What do you think of the recent UFO sightings?

It’s been all over the news… area residents seeing mysterious objects in the sky. Whether you believe they’re real or not, the idea of UFOs has fascinated people for decades. Explore some of our UFO resources and decide for yourself!

We currently have a display of UFO videos and books available for check-out at the circulation desk.

Books & videos available at Dick Smith Library
Title: Area 51 : [videorecording] : the alien interview / Larry Finch, Jeff Broadstreet, producers ; Jeff Broadstreet, director.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER – BF2050 .A73 1997 (VIDEO- AV)

Title: The best UFO video of the \’90s [videorecording].
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER – TL789 .B47 2002 (VIDEO- AV)

Title: Billion dollar secret [videorecording].
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER – TL671.7 .B55 1999 (VIDEO-AV)

Title: Flying saucers : a modern myth of things seen in the skies / C. G. Jung ; translated by R. F. C. Hull.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER – TL789.J813 1978 (BOOK-STACKS)

Title: Flying saucers are real [videorecording] / produced by Curley & Company.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER – TL789 .F59 1993 (VIDEO-AV)

Title: Flying saucers, serious business.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER – TL789.E3 (BOOK-STACKS)

Title: Kecksburg UFO crash [videorecording] : what really happened at Kecksburg? / produced by Grizzly Adams Productions, Inc.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER – TL789 .K42 2000 (VIDEO- AV)

Title: Paranormal phenomena : opposing viewpoints / Mary E. Williams, book editor.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER – BF1031 .P334 2003 (BOOK-STACKS)

Title: Roswell [videorecording] : final declassification /produced by Indigo Films for The History Channel ; A & E Television Networks.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER – TL789.5.N6 R67 2002 (VIDEO-AV)

Title: Roswell UFO crash [videorecording] : what really happened at Roswell? / produced by Grizzly Adams Production, Inc., a Charles E. Sellier production in association with the Total Living Network.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER – TL789.5.N6 R67 2000 (VIDEO- AV)

Title: Secret NASA transmissions [videorecording] : [the smoking gun]
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER – QB54 .S4 2000 (VIDEO-AV)

Title: UFO [videorecording] : the untold stories continue / Independent Television News/Castle Home Video.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER – TL789 .U345 1996 (VIDEO- AV)

Title: UFO\’s [videorecording] : secrets of the black world / a film by Michael Hesemann ; 2000 Film Productions.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER – TL789.5.N3 U345 V. 1 (VIDEO- AV)

Database articles
Replicating the Real Thing: UFOs, Photographs, and the Burdon of Proof. Randi, James Skeptic 2004, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p6-8 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=13943511&site=ehost-live

The Art of Imagining UFOs. Cuoghi, Diego,Loxton, Daniel Skeptic 2004, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p43-51 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=13943546&site=ehost-live

Orbs, Blobs, and Glows: Astronauts, UFOs, and Photography. Marsching, Jane D. Art Journal Fall2003, Vol. 62 Issue 3, p56-65 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=11998988&site=ehost-live

UFOs over Russia and Eastern Europe. Ramet, Sabrina P. 1 Journal of Popular Culture Winter98, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p81 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=1883333&site=ehost-live

Panel says some UFO reports worthy of study. Kestenbaum, David Science 07/03/98, Vol. 281 Issue 5373, p21 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=813626&site=ehost-live

`Experts\’ declare UFOs need closer look. Skeptic 1998, Vol. 6 Issue 3, p12 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=1317899&site=ehost-live

Good Aliens, Bad Aliens. Journal of Religion & Psychical Research Jul93, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p171 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=8635835&site=ehost-live

Stress doesn\’t stop after finals

Classes are over! You should feel relief and be able to relax — right? Apparently, that doesn\’t prove true for many college students. The article \”Helping College Students Deal with Stress During Winter Break\” discusses many types of stress students experience over the winter break and offers strategies for coping.

Tarleton Libraries wish you all a safe, happy, and reduced stress holiday!

Today in History: December 7

Today in History: December 7: \”Air Raid on Pearl Harbor On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory killing more than 2,300 Americans. The U.S.S. Arizona was completely destroyed and the U.S.S. Oklahoma capsized. The attack sank three other ships and damaged many additional vessels. More than 180 aircraft were destroyed. A hurried dispatch from the ranking United States naval officer in Pearl Harbor, Commander in Chief Pacific, to all major navy commands and fleet units provided the first official word of the attack at the ill-prepared Pearl Harbor base. It said simply: AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT DRILL.\”

What do you think? Call Mom & Dad?

Many colleges and universities are reluctant to reach out to parents when there are signs of trouble, such as a missing or potentially suicidal student. Citing a federal law meant to protect student privacy, many schools rope off young people\’s records from parents and authorities. But in one area, administrators are increasingly exploiting an exception in the law that allows them to reach out: drinking and drugs. A growing number of colleges, such as Texas Tech and Ohio University, are deciding to call mom and dad about underage drinking and illegal drug use, often at the very first signs of trouble.

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(Taken from the Kept-up Librarian)

What do you think? Should college administrator\’s have the right to contact your Mom & Dad?

Increasing the likelihood of YOUR college success


And this is too late for you, but pass it on to your younger connections:

Privacy online

A Privacy Paradox: Social Networking in the United States by Susan B. Barnes in First Monday — \”Teenagers will freely give up personal information to join social networks on the Internet. Afterwards, they are surprised when their parents read their journals. Communities are outraged by the personal information posted by young people online and colleges keep track of student activities on and off campus.\”

The linked article discusses privacy issues in social networks and examines solutions to these issues. What do you think? Is privacy a outdated concept? Should it be?

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