Our final display at the Arlington Campus Library (in the Original Building that is) is focusing on Global Institutions. Global studies, globalization and global politics have become popular terms in academic research, so we thought this topic was a fitting one to end the year and our Monthly Displays series with at this location. The [...]
Posts Tagged ‘displays’
3 Nov
Spotlight on Transportation Policy
A new book display is available for your perusal in the reference section of the Library. This month’s topic is Transportation Policy. Did you know that each day more than 3,000 people are killed during road traffic accidents? And tens of millions are injured each year? These figures are from the World Health Organization’s Road [...]
3 Oct
Conflict Resolution Day Celebration at ACL
This month, the Library is celebrating Conflict Resolution in honor of Conflict Resolution Day, Oct. 21., 2010. Created by the Association for Conflict Resolution in 2005, it is always celebrated on the third Thursday in October. As stated on the ACR website, “Conflict Resolution Day was conceived in 2005 by ACR to: • Promote awareness [...]
15 Sep
Day of Democracy
photo from Library of Congress Flickr Commons Happy International Day of Democracy! Sept. 15 has been officially the International Day of Democracy since the United Nations declared it in 2007. It is a day to celebrate and reflect upon the various forms of democracy throughout the world. As previously mentioned on the blog, ACL has [...]
1 Sep
Welcome to September
The first day of September is already upon us, and the Arlington Campus Library has selected a few titles to be displayed throughout the month. Focusing on the theme of democracy, in honor of International Day of Democracy on September 15th, the following books can be found behind the Reference Desk. Feel free to browse [...]
7 Jun
Water, Water Everywhere
Above is a photo of the latest display to grace the library: WATER. Water is something that most of us in the U.S. take for granted, and also something most of us don’t drink enough of! With the recent, massive oil spill in the Gulf, we’ve decided to highlight books in our collection that relate [...]
2 Jun
Spotlight on Refugees
This month, the library has been busy getting this amazing book display together. The theme is all about refugees. From Gender, Conflict, and Migration to The Humanitarian Hangover, we’ve assembled an interesting selection of titles about refugees and the issues surrounding them. Stop in this month to check out one (or even all) of these [...]
10 May
Peace and Conflict
If you’re interested in the popular subjects of Conflict and Peace-building, then you’ll want to check out the library’s newest display. Located directly behind the Reference Desk, you will find a lovely collection of books all ready to be checked out and read. Many thanks to one of our wonderful student assistants, Sarah Tomlinson, for [...]
5 Apr
Spotlight on Environmental Policy & Conflict
In honor of both Earth Day and Arbor Day coming up later this month, the library has created an Environmental Policy and Conflict display for April 2010. Both policy and conflict students who are interested in the environment should find this display of library books intriguing. The books will be on display until the end [...]
16 Mar
Faculty Authors in ACL
Seeing as there are a great number of prolific faculty authors at Mason, the Arlington Campus Library has created a revolving display area to showcase the books in our collection that have been written by faculty. This spring we are featuring the School of Public Policy on our bulletin board with accompanying faculty biographies. A [...]
