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CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online now accessible

Access to CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online, one of IPSAportal’s top 300 websites for political science, is now available.  Visit the library homepage, under Databases A-Z, or at http://www.library.villanova.edu/Research/Databases#C.

CIAO is a resource that aggregates dispersed content about theory and research in international affairs. CIAO includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, full-text journal articles and policy briefs, and teaching materials including original case studies written by leading international affairs experts, course packs of background readings for history and political science classes, and special features.

Search results can be sorted by date and relevance. CIAO also supports advanced searching capability, provides links to international affairs Internet sources, and offers a monthly “focus” feature containing resources and links about a current topic in the news.  All sections of CIAO are updated monthly.

A brief user guide is available at http://www.ciaonet.org.ps2.villanova.edu/_media/CIAO_BrochureLetter.pdf.

A broad overview of CIAO content is available at http://www.ciaonet.org.ps2.villanova.edu/help.html.


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“Chimney Soot and hogs lard”: Lloyd Family Household Book

The Lloyd Collection contains correspondence, deeds, receipts, newspaper clippings, and account books related to Thomas Lloyd know as the “Father of United States Shorthand” and his family. One of the most interesting items from this unique collection is a household book dating from the years 1783-1826. This book contains home remedies, recipes, prayers, and a record of financial dealing.

Recently transcribed in full by Digital Library Team Member Ward Barnes, here are a few choice selections:

A Cure for a Burn

Take Chimney Soot and hogs lard—mixt well and anoint the part removes the pain immediately— for a sore leg—or any running sore Apply the Snuff of a Candle—and it certainly cures in a few days

To make Shrewsberry Cake

Take Half a pound of sugar a little Cinimond cloves beaten very fine add a pound and a Half of flour and a pound of butter Without salt then break in three Eggs and work all well together roll it very thin and bake in an oven not too hot

To make Catchup

Take the large flaps of Mushrooms pick nothing but the straws from it then lay them in a broad earthen pan throw a good deal of salt over them let them lie till next morning then with your hand break them, put them into a stew pan, let them boil a munuet, or two, then strain them thro’ a coarse Cloth and wring it hard take out all the juice let it stand to settle then pour it off clear run it thro’ a thick flannel bag then boil it; to a quart Of the liquor put a quarter of an ounce of whole Ginger and half a quarter of an ounce of whole pepper. Boil it briskly a quarter of an hour then strain it and when its cold put it into Bottles in each bottle put 9 or 10 blades of mace and 12 of cloves cook it tight and it will keep two years– This gives the best flavor of the mushrooms to any sauce If you put into this Catchup a pint of rum or old clear strong Cyder it will taste like foreign Catchup

Sauce for Steaks

Get a glass of ale two anchovies a little thyme Savory parsley an onion and some nutmeg shred all these Together adding a little lemon Peel; when your steaks are Ready pour the liquor from them then put your ale and the other things into a pan with a piece of buter roll’d in flour and when hot strain them thr’o a sieve over your steaks

Prayer

Thou foamy Ocean’s Star
Star of the wide and pathless sea.


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Datamonitor Reports Have New Homes

Datamonitor company and industry reports have always been popular with marketing and management undergraduates.  They provide business and industry descriptions, list key competitors and offer SWOT analysis.  Up until recently we could access Datamonitor reports in one place, MarketLine.  We’ve lost the convenience of a single point of access to free up funding for other needed resources to support the redesigned curriculum.

Now company reports by Datamonitor can be found by searching the Datamonitor link on the Databases by Title page or under the Company & Industry tabs on many of the business subject pages.  Getting to the Datamonitor industry reports takes a few more clicks.  From ReferenceUSA (available also on Databases by Title page and Company & Indusry tabs on business subject pages) link to international businesses and then browse or search the Industry tab.  Datamonitor reports will be found under the market reports catagory.


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Feedback Friday: Tolle Lege! Take up and read!

Summer courses at Villanova include Arts, Sciences, Business, and Nursing. Many require textbooks while others include articles posted on WebCT. Have you come across any interesting articles that you’d like to share?

Tell us in the Comments!

(Falvey Library has many article databases that can assist you with research. Librarians too!)


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Student Engineering Magazine from 1920s Now Online

The Owl, a student magazine published by Phi Kappa Pi, the Engineering honor society, highlighted student life and activities in the engineering community at Villanova College from 1925 to 1933. Recently added to the Digital Library, the volumes can be read online.  

 

For more information, please visit the Digital Library’s “Blue Electrode” blog entry by Michael Foight.


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Debate on Role of Business School

Business Week published an interesting editorial by  Gianpiero Petriglieri and Jennifer Petriglieri arguing  against a technocratic  curriculum and for a humanistic program of study balancing skills acquisition with philosophical inquiry and personal reflection.  Sound’s alot like VSB’s redesigned curriculum with an emphasis on exploring the global contextual purpose of business.

This  URL will take you to the BW editorial:

http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/jun2009/bs2009061_259826.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_business+schools


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