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What's new?
In this term's mailout you will find:
- The new and updated Topic List 2005
- Infocus order form
- Topic suggestion form
- Infocus bookmarks
English and the The Journey
This term we take another look at the work of Irish poet W.B.Yeats in item numbers 2364-2366. These three articles offer different interpretations of the poet'
s work.
Shakespeare'
s famous villain Richard III is revisited in items 2359-2361.
Comparisons to contemporary villains such as Al Pacino'
s Scarface, and the similarities between love and evil are two of the topics discussed.
John Krakauer'
s book Into the wild tells the true story of Christopher McCandless, whose adventures into the Alaskan wilderness led to his tragic death. Items 2362-2363 attempt to understand the motivations behind McCandless'
actions.
Ancient History
This term we have included two articles on Spartan women and their roles in society, (items 2369-2370). Both the women of the lower classes and the elite of ancient Spartan society are featured.
Item 2371 looks at the discoveries of Arthur Evans at Knossos and the trade in Minoan forgeries which developed as a result.
Next term, we will feature articles on the new ancient history topic Cities of Vesuvius, Pompeii and Herculaneum. Watch this space!
Legal Studies
Articles 2377, 2378, 2384, 2391, 2393 deal with issues relating to Australia'
s refugee policy and the detention of children. Recent reports and recommendations are the focus of these articles. Other topics include, digital voyeurism and privacy (2381), the Family Court and indigenous families (2390), and Circle sentencing (2385).
Society and culture
Items 2372-2374 look at the phenomena of the metrosexual and its impact on contemporary culture in different countries. The effects on popular culture, including fashion, television, and the marketing world are examined in these articles.
Items 2375-2376 look at the topic of children who were conceived through artificial insemination. These articles look at recent legal developments and the social and ethical dilemmas involved in this issue.
Infocus and SCIS
Infocus and SCIS are currently collaborating on a project to make Infocus catalogue records available on the SCIS database. SCIS and dewey numbers will be available on the coversheets of each Infocus item, as well as on the Infocus database, making access much easier. Coming Soon!
ISelect news
News Text Withdrawn
Unfortunately, the News Text database is no longer available to iSELECT
members as Nationwide News Ltd has withdrawn it. We are investigating
alternatives. Meanwhile News Ltd articles are available via Proquest.
The iselect_discussion list
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sending a message to the list which is open to all iSELECT subscribers.
Managing Access to Databases
You'll find some ideas and advice on managing access to pay-as-you-go
databases in the help section on the left side of the iSELECT home page.
Exhibitions
Eye 4 Photography
The State Library's largest and most ambitious photographic exhibition to date offers a visual feast of more than 125 works, many seen for the first time. The images range from the earliest daguerreotypes produced in the colony to stunning photographs by our most celebrated photographers.
Eye 4 Photography charts the medium's 160 year journey to the digital era in Australia, and the people and places it captured along the way. Spanning three galleries the exhibition represents the cream of the Library's photographic collection of more than one million images.
Infocus contact details
Infocus: linking people and information
State Library of New South Wales
Macquarie St, Sydney 2000
Tel: 02 9273 1519 Fax: 02 9273 1248
E-mail: infocus@sl.nsw.gov.au
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