What's New at Dowling College Library

Long Island Index Maps

It's like Google Maps, but with enhanced Long Island-specific information from the U.S. Census. It's a "color-coded look at land use policy combined with demographics, housing costs, bus and train routes, and special district boundaries" (from Newsday, 12/11/09). For demographic/land use research on Long Island, this is very useful!

Listen to Loft Theater Preview

Listen to the cast and crew of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead on the latest Library podcast. The play, which follows two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet as they struggle to figure out their roles, features comedy, tragedy and aerial acrobatics.

Horses on Stage!

Dr. Kim Poppiti, assistant professor of drama and dance, discusses her research into 19th century hippodrama on the latest library Omnibus podcast.

Before movies, hippodrama was the place to go to see exciting spectacles and action on stage. Kim describes the elaborate machinery that had to be invented to recreate horse races, chariot races and circus acts within the confines of a theater. You can also see a slideshow of patent illustrations she uncovered in her research.

New Database Preview: Credo Reference

For the rest of November the Library will be previewing the Credo Reference database.

This is a full text collection of over 270 general and subject-specific reference books. Titles include everything from the Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers to Who's Who in the New Testament to the Encyclopedia of New Media.