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China through Mao's eyes Cultural celebrations Cultural history of television Developing digital and media literacy skills Harvard University Press reference library Media literacy News literacy Oxford American English Social sciences collection (New York, N.Y.) Ultimate media librarian collectionHIRSCH, E.D., JR
Summary: "What every American needs to know"--Jacket subtitle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.03 HIRSCHarris, Duchess
Summary: "The 2016 US presidential election introduced a new term to the media lexicon. The Fake News Phenomenon examines the spread of bogus news sources, the reasons they exist, and the difference between media bias and "fake news." Readers are also provided with tips for how to discern the credibility of a news source. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 070 HARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J071.309 HARHamen, Susan E.
Summary: "An overview of Lunar New Year, from the origin of the celebration to how it is practiced today." -- Publisher's summary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DiscoverRoo, an imprint of Pop! 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.261 HAMHarris, Duchess
Summary: "The news media and its role in society are topics of conversation and debate in today's world. News Literacy looks inside newsrooms, exploring key moments in the history of journalism and explaining how today's journalists work. Examine how news is presented, and learn how advertising, online algorithms, and other modern trends affect the way we experience news. Investigate the phenomenon of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J301.16 HARSummary: "Completely revised and updated, the fourth edition of this established dictionary offers entries on all aspects of the classical world. With reception and anthropology as new focus areas and numerous new entries, it is an essential reference work for students, scholars, and teachers of classics and for anyone with an interest in the classical era"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2012
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 938.003 OXFDays of the New (Musical group)
Contents: Flight response 5:55. -- The real 4:19. -- Enemy 5:12. -- Weapon & the wounded 5:45. -- Skeleton key 3:03. -- Take me back then 4:16. -- Bring yourself 5:55. -- I think 5:51. -- Longfellow 1:56. -- [Untitled track] 1:42. -- Phobics of tragedy 3:27. -- Not the same 4:24. -- Provider 5:53. -- Last one 4:37.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Outpost Recordings 1999
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK DAYSummary: From the Publisher: As Oxford's flagship American dictionary, the New Oxford American Dictionary sets the standard of excellence for lexicography in this country. With more than 350,000 words, phrases, and senses, hundreds of explanatory notes, and more than a thousand illustrations, this dictionary provides the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of American English available. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2010
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 423 NEWSummary: This DVD contains a complete visual dictionary and class for the beginner ballet student. It is an invaluable training tool for the student just beginning ballet and reference guide that can be used for years to come.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV VISQuinn, Edward
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts On File 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 803 QUINew Riders of the Purple Sage
Contents: Chapter 1, August 1, 1969, The Bear's Lair, Berkeley, California, set 2. Disc 1. Six days on the road (3:33) ; Henry (3:47) ; What's made Milwaukee famous (5:05) ; I've got a tiger by the tail (3:54) ; Don't take any chances (6:53) ; Connection (4:37) ; Delilah (4:12) ; Bonus tracks from set 1. A-11 (5:28) ; Garden of Eden (5:22) ; Hello trouble (4:32) ; Last lonely eagle (5:20) ; Whatcha gonna...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In a world of information overload, information literacy has become a survival skill. But what exactly does information literacy mean? With a focus on the Internet, this video explains how to conduct solid online research by collecting information in an organized, efficient, and ethical way. Professor Maurita Holland of the University of Michigan School of Information provides expert commentary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Within two years of the Cultural Revolution, armed factions battled each other in Mao's name. To avoid civil war, Mao essentially banished his zealots to the countryside. This program chronicles the Cultural Revolution, its disastrous aftermath, and the role of Mao's wife, Jiang Qing. Scholars, diplomats, and survivors discuss the forced labor camps known as "Schools of May 7th"; the attacks on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Weinstein, Alexander
Summary: Children of the New World introduces readers to a near-future world of social media implants, memory manufacturers, dangerously immersive virtual reality games, and alarmingly intuitive robots. Many of these characters live in a utopian future of instant connection and technological gratification that belies an unbridgeable human distance, while others inhabit a post-collapse landscape made...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WEIParnwell, E. C.
Summary: Teaches English as a second language to Russian speakers through the use of pictures dealing with everyday topics such as the body, post office, law, travel, and family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 491.73 PARBerkowitz, Edward D.
Summary: FROM THE PUBLISHER : In both the literal and metaphorical senses, it seemed as if 1970s America was running out of gas. The decade not only saw long lines at gas stations but a citizenry that had grown weary and disillusioned. High unemployment, runaway inflation, and the energy crisis, caused in part by U.S. dependence on Arab oil, characterized an increasingly bleak economic situation. As...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.924 BERVarious artists.
Contents: (Doin' the) Boom boom; (Eli 'Paperboy' Reed & The True Loves) --; Necessary evil; (Edgar 'Jones' Jones) --; Chicken half; (The Sugarman 3) --; What have you done?; (Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens) --; If this ain't love; (Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators) --; No smoke without fire; (James Hunter) --; Return to Gj̕n̤; (The New Mastersounds) --; 100 days, 100 nights; (Sharon Jones & The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mojo 1990
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD BLUES MOJSummary: The more digital technology becomes inseparable from our daily lives, the more chances corporate and political media have to manipulate young people-unless students are taught how to dissect and defend against that manipulation. This program helps educators instill media literacy through an exploration of its basic concepts as well as examples drawn from film and television. Defining media...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Part three of the series China: Through Mao's Eyes examines the origins of the Cultural Revolution, Mao's orchestration of it, the political and economic shockwaves it created, and its human cost. Rarely seen archival footage of young Red Guard operatives raiding and ransacking a home-combined with present-day interviews featuring former Red Guards and their victims-create an in-depth portrayal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Drive-By Truckers (Musical group)
Contents: The new OK -- Tough to let go -- The unraveling -- The perilous night -- Sarah's flame -- Sea island lonely -- The distance -- Watching the orange clouds -- The KKK took my baby away.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ATO Records 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK DRINew Riders of the Purple Sage (Musical group)
Contents: I don't know you / J. Dawson -- Glendale train / J. Dawson -- Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye heart) / G. Pitney ; C. Mangiaracina -- Louisiana lady / J. Dawson -- Kick in the head / R. Hunter -- Panama red / P. Rowan -- Last lonely eagle / J. Dawson -- You angel you / B. Dylan -- I don't need no doctor / N. Ashford ; V. Simpson ; J. Armstead -- Henry / J. Dawson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS Records 1980
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY NEWSummary: This program explains how to teach media literacy through the application of three basic facts and five key analytical questions that can be applied to any media message. This simple and highly effective approach is reinforced by insights and observations provided by important figures in the media literacy movement, including Elizabeth Thoman, Tessa Jolls, and Jeff Share, of the Center for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Currie, Stephen
Summary: "Though experts disagree about the specific meaning of the term digital literacy, it is usually used to refer to a variety of skills, including the ability to find content online, to create digital content, to communicate digitally, and-perhaps most important-to evaluate what is found online for accuracy and trustworthiness"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 004 CURHutchison, Patricia
Summary: An overview of Day of the Dead, from the origin of the celebration to how it is practiced today. Clear, interesting text and vibrant photos grab and hold readers' interest, and QR Codes in each chapter link to book-specific videos, activities, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DiscoverRoo, an imprint of Pop! 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.266 HUTSummary: America is a nation making itself up as it goes along--a story of discovery and invention unfolding in speeches and images, letters and poetry, unprecedented feats of scholarship and imagination. In these myriad, multiform, endlessly changing expressions of the American experience, the authors and editors of this volume find a new American history. In more than two hundred original essays, this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2009