Monday, June 26, 2006

The 2005-6 Highline Ref Desk Questions

The following questions were received at the Highline Community College library reference desk:

I'm looking for posters on the nervous system and endocrine system for my classroom display.

I need information about the history and steps involved in Spanish dancing.

What was the weather at 8:45 am in Des Moines on August 24, 2005?

I need to learn about the Canadian-US lumber trade dispute.

Can you find me personal narratives on overcoming bulimia?

How do I send an email?

I need a book on gambling addiction.

I need pencil/black and white drawings from the 1500-1600's.

How can I find laws on obscenity in the Revised Code of Washington?

I need nutrition information about chocolate and peanuts.

What are the causes of divorce?

How has military training changed over time?

I need a book on African masks.

What is the percentage of male teachers in secondary school science?

Please help me find a review of A Family Supper by Ishiguro.

What search terms should I use for a paper on labor rights and US corporations doing international business?

I need data on trade between Russia and China 1415-1715.

What is the source country for oil for each of the oil companies?

I want to know about the history of the Gullah people of South Carolina/Louisiana; their history; language and migration patterns, in relation to that of the Cherokee Indians.

Do multilingual students have less difficulty learning new languages?

Do you have books on ankle taping and sports injuries?

What were the causes of the Korean War?

What are the drawbacks to genetically modified food?

How can I find advertising agencies in Washington state?

What are working conditions in the garment industry in Egypt?

I need photos and data on intersex people.

What are the arguments for and against salary caps in baseball?

How do I start a doggy day care?

What is the customer profile for Dominos Pizza?

I need peer-reviewed articles about stereotypes of Asian-American women.

I need images of Piaget's concrete operational stage.

Can I find books on the history of Shakespearean theater?

What are the effects of war on children?

I need examples of price discrimination.

I want to learn about the history of the African-American Pentecostal church and its culture.

I need scholarly articles about Internet addicts.

How can I compare Nigerian and US criminal law?

Where can I learn about the culture of French cheese?

I want to know how many immigrants came to the US under the "Homecoming Act of 1987"?

What is the history of calypso music?

Is there a link between artificial sweeteners and pregnancy complications?

Where can I find a brief overview on the Federalist papers?

I need to find articles about the link between soccer and violence in Europe.

Where can I find biographical data on the poet Wilfred Owen?

I need to do research on the recruiting of foreign nurses to the US.

I"m looking for an article about a solar house in Colorado. The article was in Sunset magazine.

I want to learn about the Port Chicago Mutiny, which took place in San Francisco in 1944.

I need data on the physical health of human trafficking victims.

I need to find a newpaper article about a murder committed by my son.

How many patents does Google have?

What can I learn about furniture design in Austria in the 1920's.

How can I find information about table manners in Poland?