Prozac works only on severely depressed- (Found July 2, 2008 ) According to a recent UK Guardian report, Prozac, used by 40m people does not work. Here's an excerpt (click on the link above for full article): The study examined all available data on the drugs, including results from clinical trials that the manufacturers chose not to publish at the time. The trials compared the effect on patients taking the drugs with those given a placebo or sugar pill. When all the data was pulled together, it appeared that patients had improved - but those on...http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/feb/26/mentalhealth.medicalresearch?gusrc=rss&f... a logophile's delight . . .- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Now available online to Pacifica students and faculty (Required password available from library staff)http://oed.com/ New eBooks added to the Gale Virtual Reference Library- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Archetypes and Motifs in Folklore and Literature: A Handbook Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericism (2 vol.) Encyclopedia of Mental Health (2 vol.) Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender (4 vol.) Encyclopedia of Shamanism (2 vol.) Login to view the complete list of titles. (Required password available from library staff)http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/carp39441 World's Oldest Ritual Discovered- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Check out this news break from EurekAlert Science News -- Click Here A startling archaeological discovery this summer changes our understanding of human history. While, up until now, scholars have largely held that mans first rituals were carried out over 40, 000 years ago in Europe, it now appears that they were wrong about both the time and place. Associate Professor Sheila Coulson, from the University of Oslo, can now show that modern humans, Homo sapiens, have performed advanced rituals...http://www.online.pacifica.edu/pgl/2007/12/03#a1006 The Librarian is Walkin'- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Pacifica will be a sponsor in Santa Barbara's 2007 Memory Walk on Aug. 24th, to raise awareness (and funding) for Alzheimer's Disease and related research. If you have an extra buck or two (every little bit helps), you are welcome to sponsor Erin the Librarian <hint, hint. Click right here to visit her donation page. OR To see a list of Pacifica employees participating (or to sponsor someone else) click here. Your sponsorship, whether in monetary form or as moral support, is much...http://www.online.pacifica.edu/pgl/2007/08/12#a1005 Research suggestions- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Lifehack has offered students 10 Steps Toward Better Research. I agree heartily with Know Your Resources. Most importantly, you should start out with a working thesis that changes, morphs or is supplanted entirely by your final thesis which will develop as you carry out your research. Make sure you allocate time for this process; sometimes it's the most critical step.http://www.online.pacifica.edu/pgl/2007/08/05#a1004 Librarians Describe Life Under FBI Gag Order- (Found July 2, 2008 ) How important are librarians So important they can be a threat to national security! Next time you're on campus, thank one of your librarians for protecting your intellectual freedoms, your privacy, and your right to read...http://www.online.pacifica.edu/pgl/2007/06/25#a1003 |