Top Shelf

by Karen Smith and Ron Vess, SWC Librarians

Top Shelf is a weekly column where SWC Librarians share some of the top resources they've discovered.

Book Selection
Encyclopedia of folk medicine : old world and new world traditions.
by Gabrielle Hatfield.
Available via NetLibrary (R733 .H376 2004eb)

This electronic book, available to all of the SWC community 24/7 in our Netlibrary collection, is a well-researched look into healing treatments used throughout history. Each article is extensively footnoted and has a list of references.
-Karen.

Website Selection
Urban Dictionary
http://www.urbandictionary.com/

The Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with definitions written by its visitors -- it's a living catalog of popular culture that's growing every day. You may say a way for “old Fogies” to stay Hip… or at least to catch-up. But be forewarned, like all sites that can be edited by the user, some of this is inappropriate for many folks, probably me included. Definitions run from “G” to “R++” or better/worse.
-Ron.