Trauma is more common than we often think. Many, many individuals have had traumatic experiences of some kind. Trauma doesn’t only impact individuals; it can be felt on a much broader scale. Structural inequities and systemic oppression generate trauma for minoritized communities. Many professions are recognizing a need to incorporate understanding of, and support for, trauma in their practices. Everyone, not just those in caring professions like teachers and nurses, can benefit from understanding more about trauma and how it effects our lives and our society.
If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about trauma and trauma informed practice, we’ve got you covered. Last fall, Professor Marian Kurath and other faculty from the Castleton University Center for Social Justice and Trauma Informed Care curated a great selection of new books for our collections on exactly those topics. Come and check out the display outside the Vermont Room in the library to see some of them!
And if you’re interested in learning more about the Center or getting involved, contact Dr. Linda Olson at linda.olson@castleton.edu.
As with our databases earlier in the year, our journal subscriptions are being updated. Initial changes have been made based on cost and usage statistics. We are maintaining a current list of periodical changes that you are welcome to view. Please note that we also have full text access to many journals through our database subscriptions.
Still, there may be resources (journals or other subscriptions) that you would like to see us retain, or new ones you’d like to see added. We value your input and you can still make recommendations by filling out our Database and Journal Suggestion Form.
If you have any questions or comments, please always feel free to reach out to the library staff.
Note: Lists updated 7/26/2022 to reflect changes to new and continuing databases.
Updating our database collections is always an ongoing process, and we want your input! Please use the Database and Journal Suggestion Form to make recommendations about what databases (or journals) you’d like to see.
We do have a few changes to our existing subscriptions coming up for next year, most of which will be active July 1. Please see below for a list of what’s new, what’s leaving, and what’s staying the same. Please feel free to get in touch with us at the library with any questions, comments, or concerns.
NEW Databases
Kanopy
Discontinued Databases
BioOne
Environment Complete
Oxford Music Online
SocINDEX with Full Text
Continuing Databases
Academic Search Premier
Business Source Premier
Chronicle of Higher Education
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
CQ Researcher
Credo Reference
EBSCO eBooks
Education Research Complete
ERIC
Films on Demand
GreenFile
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
HeinOnline
Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)
JSTOR Arts & Sciences I, II & III
Learning Express Library
LISTA (Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts)
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Continuing to highlight the topic of Mental Health Awareness we would like to introduce you to Ebony Stewart. She is a slam poet artist that tours internationally. In her work she illustrates her life experiences as a black woman. Spotlighting the topics of sexuality, race, gender and mental health. Ebony is also pursuing her license as a clinical therapist. She hopes people will relate to her poems and encourage dialog about these important subjects.
For the last week of #NationalPoetryMonth we would like to highlight the topic of mental health since we are approaching May which is #MentalHealthAwarnessMonth. The first poet We would like to present is Neil Hilborn. He is a College National Poetry Slam champion. He got his degree in creative writing at Macalester College and is also the co-founder of a Macalester literary magazine called Thistle. In a lot of his work, he illustrates what his life is like living with his mental illnesses. Neil became noticed online when a video of him at a poetry slam reciting his poem “OCD” became viral.
Watch this TEDTalk to hear Neil talk a little bit about his story and read his most famous poem:
Listen to Neil read his poem “You Can’t Be Depressed”:
Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo, June 6, 2019. Harjo is the first Native American to serve as poet laureate and is a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress. Note: Privacy and publicity rights for individuals depicted may apply.
Continuing our week of highlighting Indigenous poets this #NationalPoetryMonth, allow us to present Joy Harjo, the current U.S. Poet Laureate and the first Native American appointed to the role.
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Harjo is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and belongs to the Oce Vpofv (Hickory Ground). Her award-winning work includes nine books of poetry, two children’s books, two memoirs, and seven music albums. Her most recent book of poetry, American Sunrise, was published in 2019. Her Poet Laureate Project, entitled “Living Nations, Living Words,” is an interactive Story Map and a Library of Congress audio collection of work by Native American poets.
Learn more about Joy Harjo and her work on her website.
This week for #NationalPoetryMonth, we are exploring Indigenous poets. To start this week, we are acknowledging that our institutions are on the traditional territory of the Abenaki Nation.
Cheryl Savageau is an Abenaki and French poet. Cheryl’s poetry frequently retells Abenaki stories, and she also describes her bipolar disorder. Joseph Bruchac of the Abenaki Nation is a poet from the Adirondack region of New York; he is involved in environmental education and some of his poems, such as “Transplanting Trees” and “Sun Moves” reflect his interest in nature. Stay tuned for more Indigenous poets later this week!
Another Asian American poet that we would like to celebrate this week for #NationalPoetryMonth is Tina Chang. She is an editor, a professor and the first woman to be named Poet Laureate of Brooklyn. Tina earned her BA at Binghamton University, and MFA at Columbia University. She is currently the Director of Creative Writing at Binghamton. Tina is the author of three poetry collections: Hybrida (W. W. Norton, May 2019), Of Gods & Strangers (Four Way Books, 2011), and Half-Lit Houses (Four Way Books, 2004). If you would like to find more information about Tina Chang and her Poetry, check out her website.
Feel free to watch this video of her reading “My Father. A Tree.”
Tina Chang reads from “The Revolutionary Kiss,” a poem featured in her latest collection, Hybrida.
For more information, contact your library!
Photo “Janice Mirikitani” by Nancy Wong, CC BY-SA.
This week for #NationalPoetryMonth we are celebrating Asian American poets! With so many to choose from, a good place to start is with Janice Mirikitani and Marilyn Chin. Janice Mirikitani (1941–) was born in California. She was interned in a camp in Arkansas during World War II and uses poetry to advocate for women and poor people, as well as addressing war, institutional racism, and more. Marilyn Chin (1955–) was born in Hong Kong and raised in Portland. Not only does she write poetry, she also translates poems by Ai Qing, a modern Chinese poet, and co-translates poems by Gozo Yoshimasu, a Japanese poet.
Listen to Maya Angelou in “Try to Be a Rainbow in Somebody Else’s Cloud” for #NationalPoetryMonth. Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was known for her rhythmic poetry and wrote poems such as “Still I Rise.” She was born in Missouri and lived in North Carolina at the time of her death. You can find many books, eBooks and other resources to learn more about Maya Angelou, her poetry, and autobiographies through the libraries at the Vermont State Colleges. If you want help locating more information about Maya Angelou, contact your library!
