Looking for something new to read? AU library adds new books to it's collection throughout the academic year. When shelf ready, new books are initially featured on the book shelf located on the main floor, adjacent to the reference area. All titles have been selected by AU librarians and are subject to the library's collection development policy which includes professional reviews and recommendations by faculty members.What about new reference books? New reference titles are located on the new book shelf on the other side of the pole.
Here is an overview of a few recent additions to the library collection:
- A Companion to Plato
B395.C64 2006 - Native Americans in Comic Books: A Critical Study
E99.H77 S54 2008 - Making Time: Essays on the Nature of Los Angeles
F869.L85 F695 2007 - Evolution and Empathy: The Genetic Factor in the Rise of Humanism
GN289 .B74 2008 - The Worldwide History of Dress
GT511.A63 2007 - Warrior Girls: Protecting Our Daughters Against the Injury Epidemic in Women's Sports
GV709.S64 2008 - Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It
HD93493M542 R69 2008 - Children's Literature: A Reader's History, From Aesop to Harry Potter
PN1009.A1 L49 2008 - Particle or Wave: The Evolution of the Concept of Matter in Modern Physics
QC171.2 .A53 2008
What about new children's books? A set of new book shelves is located on the library second floor and features new additions to the juvenile collection. The Instructional Resource Center Blog routinely provides information regarding new additions to the IRC, juvenile, and education collections.
Need more? New recreational books are highlighted on a new book shelf next to the exit doors by the library patio.