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NEW
LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS FOR MEMBERS'LENDING
July --
2001
California Academy of Sciences Library
Pub GN281
.J57 1996
From Lucy to Language / Donald Johanson and Blake Edgar.
New York: Simon & Schuster Editions, 1996.
Fabulous color photographs and intriguing text are highlights
of this work that follows human origins and bipedalism to the origins of language.
Information on early life includes evidentiary photos in part one, and part
two examines important fossil finds.
Selected references and an index are also included.
Pub QH197
.L38 2000
Stinging Trees and Wait-a-Whiles: Confessions of a Rainforest Biologist
/ William Laurance. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago
Press, 2000.
In 1986, biologist William Laurance arrived in Australia
to conduct fieldwork in the country's rapidly disappearing rainforest. Fifteen
years later, he is giving all of us an opportunity to learn about his fieldwork,
the ups and downs of research, volunteers, locals, and more. His non-traditional
account of his time in the rainforest makes an entertaining and illuminating
memoir of a scientist in action.
Photographs and suggested readings are included.
No titles
in July.
Biodiv
QH88 .D47 1991
Desert Under Siege. Oakland, CA: The Video Project, 1991.
An examination of the California desert and the challenges
the habitat is currently facing. The California desert is a land of extremes,
from the lows of Death Valley to 12,000 foot peaks, to snow and blistering heat.
More than 2,000 different species can be found in this unique ecosystem.
More human impact is occurring in the desert every year, from recreation and
off-roading to mining, housing development, solar and wind power plants, pipelines,
and livestock grazing. All of the impact is having a negative effect on the
desert, its plants and animals. The desert tortoise is now endangered, native
plants are disappearing, and, with their disappearance, animals are losing shelter
and food.
Pub AV&M
QH271 .H79 1998
Micrographia / Robert Hooke. Palo Alto, CA: Octavo, c1998.
Explore a seminal work in science, Robert Hooke's Micrographia,
through interactive CD-ROM. The volume presented information gleaned from a
microscope, providing close up images and a glimpse at the immense potential
of this scientific instrument.
In this digital environment, the volume is reproduced in its entirety, with
the ability to zoom in on specific details and text.
Pub AV&M
Q105 .U5 P76 1996
Project Mosaic: Museums at the Crossroads. Washington, D.C.: American
Association for the Advancement of Science: Association of Science-Technology
Centers, 1996.
This short video provides an examination of changing populations
and ways that museums are hoping to meet the needs of a diverse community. The
main theme of the video is how to make diverse populations welcome in the museum,
attract more diversity among visitors through exhibit selection and design,
and work with the community.
Pub AV&M
QE862 .D5 S69 1989
Stalking Dinosaurs. Denver, CO: Denver Museum of Natural History,
1989.
This video is an examination of the science and people
who stalk dinosaurs, looking for fossil remains. Through interviews with geologists
and paleontologists, the passion and technology are examined. A highlight of
the film is the CAT scan of the dinosaur egg showing an embryo. Through new
techniques, luck, instinct, and theory, the scientists discuss their finds and
their hopes.
Pub AV&M
GC512 .N6 S3 1999
A Virtual Tour of Sable Gully. [Ottawa]: Fisheries Canada, [1999?].
Explore an undersea canyon off the eastern coast of Canada
in this interesting and interactive CD-ROM. Fish, seabirds, marine mammals,
maps, and more are explored at a speed (and topic) you control. Video clips,
audio, text, and images are included for many of the entries. The program is
easy to navigate and educational as well as entertaining.
No titles in July.
All of the materials above are available for check-out to Academy members.
This page will not be complete until the end of July. Please check back for more materials and reviews.
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Last update: July 24, 2001.
