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News and activities at Norma Marion Alloway Library, Trinity Western University

Month: July 2021 (Page 2 of 2)

New Titles Tuesday, July 20

July 21, 2021 /

Here is a selection of recently added titles

 Creating local arts together: a manual to help communities reach their kingdom goals /Brian Schrag ; James R. Krabill, general editor. This book is a manual designed to guide an individual or group into a integrating arts with the values and purposes of God’s kingdom. The practical, playful text reduces experience-based scholarly insights gained from multiple decades of incarnational ministry around the world into a flexible seven-step process.

 Handbook of game-based learning /edited by Jan L. Plass, Richard E. Mayer, and Bruce D. Homer A comprehensive introduction to the latest research and theory on learning and instruction with computer games. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the latest research on learning and instruction with computer games.  Handbook of Game-Based Learning is based on empirical findings and grounded in psychological and learning sciences theory.  The Handbook offers an indispensable reference both for readers with practical interests in designing or selecting effective game-based learning environments and for scholars who conduct or evaluate research in the field. It can also be used in courses related to play, cognition, motivation, affect, instruction, and technology.

 Re/Writing the center: approaches to supporting graduate students in the writing center /Susan Lawrence, Terry Myers Zawacki. How core writing center pedagogies and institutional arrangements are complicated by the need to create intentional, targeted support for advanced graduate writers..

Teaching cross-culturally: an incarnational model for learning and teaching /Judith E. Lingenfelter and Sherwood G. Lingenfelter. How can Christian educators teach effectively in different cultures? Here are winning principles drawn from educational theory and personal experience.

  The manifesto for teaching online /Siân Bayne, Peter Evans, Rory Ewins, Jeremy Knox, James Lamb, Hamish Macleod, Clara O’Shea, Jen Ross, Philippa Sheail, Christine Sinclair ; illustrated by Kirsty Johnston. Updated in 2016, the Manifesto presents a critical and research-informed position on teaching online in higher education.

The Oxford handbook of religion and American education /edited by Michael D. Waggoner and Nathan C. Walker. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and American Education brings together preeminent scholars to craft a comprehensive survey and assessment of the study of religion and education in the United States. This handbook aims to examine the current state of religion and American education from homeschooling to private religious schools to public schools to religious institutions and on through the range of public and private higher education.

The story of religion in America /by William Warren Sweet.

 The vanishing tradition: perspectives on American conservatism /edited by Paul Gottfried. This anthology provides a timely critical overview of the American conservative movement. The contributors take on subjects that other commentators have either not noticed or have been fearful to discuss. In particular, this collection of searing essays hits hard at the blatant cult of celebrity and intolerance of dissent that has come to characterize the conservative movement in this country.

 Transformative scenario planning: working together to change the future /Adam Kahane. This book describes a powerful new methodology for dealing with this increasingly common set of challenges. Transformative Scenario Planning is a creative and constructive way for actors from across a whole system to work together to transform that system. It is a way for them to get unstuck and to move forward on solving their tough problems.

 Trudeau: “A mess that deserves a big NO” /translated by George Tombs. Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s historic speech at the eleventh Cite libre dinner

Value sensitive design: shaping technology with moral imagination /by Batya Friedman and David G. Hendry. In Value Sensitive Design, Friedman and Hendry describe how both moral and technical imagination can be brought to bear on the design of technology. With value sensitive design, under development for more than two decades, Friedman and Hendry bring together theory, methods, and applications for a design process that engages human values at every stageThis definitive account of the state of the art in value sensitive design is an essential resource for designers and researchers working in academia and industry, students in design and computer science, and anyone working at the intersection of technology and society.

 Worship and mission for the global church: an ethnodoxology handbook /James R. Krabill, general editor ; Frank Fortunato, Robin P. Harris, Brian Schrag, editors Worship and Mission for the Global Church offers theological reflection, case studies, practical tools, and audiovisual resources to help the global church appreciate and generate culturally appropriate arts in worship and witness. Drawing on the expertise and experience of over one hundred writers from twenty countries, the volume integrates insights from the fields of ethnomusicology, biblical research, worship studies, missiology, and the arts.

Returning to normal at Alloway Library

July 8, 2021 /

As BC moves into Step 3 of it’s post COVID-19 restart plan, things are starting to change at Alloway Library.

All floors are open to users once again. That means you can browse the shelves to find the books you want to borrow.  Be sure to visit the Lower Level just to see the renovations that were done last December during the lockdown.

Masks are required to be worn while travelling through the building, but not at desks or workstations.

Building occupancy is capped at 50% of normal, 180 people. Some spaces may have posted occupancy limits.

We look forward to seeing you!

NEW Curriculum Resource Titles, July 8

July 8, 2021 /

Check out NEW Curriculum Resource titles in TWU’s Curriculum Resource Centre (CRC).

This specialized education resource library serves Trinity’s School of Education and local educators, and it provides a variety of resources for curriculum planning, research and teaching (including curriculum guides), teacher’s resources, and K-12 student resources.

Click on the link for more information. Learn how to place a Hold though our Contactless Holds Pickup.

This week we are featuring The Caldecott Medal Winners, named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. This recognition is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

The Adventures of Beekle: the unimaginary friend by Dan Santat
(Interest Level: preschool to Grade 2)
An imaginary friend waits a long time to be imagined by a child and given a special name, and finally does the unimaginable, he sets out on a quest to find his perfect match in the real world.

Flotsam by David Wiesner
(Interest Level: preschool to Grade 3)
A young boy comes to the beach eager to collect and examine flotsam. But nothing among his usual finds compares with the discovery of a barnacle-encrusted underwater camera with its own secrets to share.  

The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson and illustrated by Beth Krommes
(Interest Level: preschool to Grade 2)
A spare, patterned text and glowing pictures explore the origins of light that make a house a home bedtime book for young children. Naming nighttime things that are both comforting and intriguing to preschoolers—a key, a bed, the moon—this timeless book illuminates a reassuring order to the universe.

Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
(Interest Level: preschool to Grade 2)
It is Kitten’s first full moon, and when she sees it she thinks it is a bowl of milk in the sky. And she wants it. Does she get it? Well, no . . . and yes. What a night!  This memorable character and her suspenseful adventure are just right for the very youngest child.

This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
(Interest Level: preschool to Grade 2)
When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper, trouble could be following close behind. So it’s a good thing that enormous fish won’t wake up. And even if he does, it’s not like he’ll ever know what happened.

New Titles Tuesday, July 6

July 6, 2021 /

 1491: new revelations of the Americas before Columbus / Charles C. Mann. In this groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology,  Mann radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.  Challenging and surprising, this a transformative new look at a rich and fascinating world we only thought we knew.

Collateral knowledge: legal reasoning in the global financial markets / Annelise Riles. Riles argues that financial governance is made not just through top-down laws and policies but also through the daily use of mundane legal techniques such as collateral by a variety of secondary agents, from legal technicians and retail investors to financiers and academics and even computerized trading programs.

 Half interest in a silver dollar: the saga of Charles E. Conrad / James E. Murphy. The life of Charles E. Conrad and the history of Fort Benton, Montana Territory, are so intertwined that the story of one cannot be told independently of the other.

Indian bishop of the west: the story of Vital Justin Grandin, 1829-1902 / by Frank J. Dolphin. One of five Catholic missionaries serving in the Canandian northwest in 1854; the story of his life and achievements,

 Madness, betrayal and the lash: the epic voyage of Captain George Vancouver / Stephen R. Bown. Madness, Betrayal and the Lash is a long overdue re-evaluation of one of the greatest explorers of the Age of Discovery. It’s a gripping tale of adventure at sea, the struggle of empires, and one man’s battle against illness, the isolation of command, and a polarizing class system.

Northern frontier, northern homeland: the report of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry / Thomas R. Berger.  In March 1974, Justice Thomas Berger of the Supreme Court of British Columbia was commissioned by Pierre Trudeau’s Liberal government to study the environmental, economic, and social effects of a pipeline through the Mackenzie Valley. The pipeline, proposed by Arctic Gas and Foothills Pipelines, would have run from American and Canadian oil fields along the Beaufort Sea “to the lower 48.” Berger’s commission published its report in 1977. The inquiry and the final report are remarkable in Canadian history for any number of reasons: the attention to the north, the media coverage, the final recommendation (that the pipeline not be constructed until all land claims were settled, and with careful attention to environmental integrity), and the platform for aboriginal voices – especially Dene, Inuit, and Métis.

The Canadian Senate: what is to be done? : proceedings of the National Conference on Senate Reform, May 5-6, 1988.

 The heiress vs the establishment: Mrs Campbell’s campaign for legal justice / Constance Backhouse and Nancy L. Backhouse.  In 1922, Elizabeth Bethune Campbell, a Toronto-born socialite, unearthed what she initially thought was an unsigned copy of her mother’s will, designating her as the primary beneficiary of the estate. The discovery snowballed into a fourteen-year-battle with the Ontario legal establishment, as Mrs. Campbell attempted to prove that her uncle, had stolen funds from her mother’s estate. In 1930, she argued her case before the Law Lords of the Privy Council in London. A non-lawyer and Canadian, with no formal education or legal training, Campbell was the first woman to ever appear before them. She won. Reprinted here in its entirety, Campbell’s self-published account of her campaign, is an eloquent first-person view of intrigue and overlapping spheres of influence in the early-twentieth-century legal system. Constance and Nancy Backhouse provide extensive commentary and annotations to lluminate the context and pick up the narrative where Campbell’s book leaves off. Vibrantly written, this is an enthralling read.

Town and city: aspects of western Canadian urban development / edited, with introductions by Alan F.J. Artibise.

 Up from liberalism / William F. Buckley, Jr. Introduction by Barry Goldwater. Foreword by John Dos Passos.

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