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Pop Culture Universe
Icons / Idols / Ideas
 Linda Behen, Michelle Boule, Sophie Brookover, Deborah Costa, Montana Miller, Connie Mitchell, Angela M. Nelson, Sarah Peckham, Tiffini Travis, and Barry Trott

0-313-08890-X/978-0-313-08890-2

Description
Pop culture is what we love to read about and to think about. It's living history: the world we inherit, take in, add to, modify, and pass along to the next generation. It's democracy in action, the true face of a society. Pop culture speaks of our values, our dreams, and our aspirations. Our icons, idols, and ideas bring us together despite our differences.

Reviews:
-How Good Is It? This site combines the best aspects of web-based information (dynamic visual appeal, deep and broad content, and timeliness) with the best aspects of for-pay knowledge databases (stable, reliable information with a minimum of bias derived from authoritative sources). The result? A supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (oh, yes, it's in there) ten!....Bottom Line: To paraphrase from the file itself, PCU is peachy, the bee's knees, swell, nifty, slick, mean, smooth, the most, cool, neat-o, groovy, far out, dyn-o-mite, rad, bitchin', mint, stupid fresh, dope, fly, en fuego, phat, off the hook, hot, awesome, and highly recommended for all libraries. It will serve every user with a pulse. —Library Journal
-PCU's home page has a fun vibe that should attract users, especially if elements are changed frequently. There are a variety of graphics, colors, and fonts; mouse-over decade images and highlights (e.g., Rosie the Riveter, Nixon); the latest entries from the PCU Blog, with commentary, YouTube videos, and photos; and lists of most-viewed pages and top searches. Blog posts, which can be bookmarked, link to relevant content from within and outside the database....Given its nature, Pop Culture Universe has something for everyone and is appropriate for high-school, public, and undergraduate library collections. —Booklist
About the Author
Linda Behen is upper school librarian at The Seven Hills School, Cincinnati, OH. She is author of Libraries Unlimited's Using Pop Culture to Teach Information Literacy: Engaging a New Generation.

Michelle Boule is social sciences librarian at The University of Houston, Houston, TX.

Sophie Brookover is senior children's & teen librarian, Camden County Library, Voorhees, NJ, and founder of the Pop Goes the Library blog (http://www.popgoesthelibrary.com).

Deborah Costa is college library reference services coordinator, University of California at Los Angeles, CA.

Montana Miller is assistant professor of popular culture, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.

Connie Mitchell is media specialist, Carmel High School, Indianapolis, IN.

Angela M. Nelson is department chair and associate professor of popular culture, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.

Sarah Peckham is head librarian, Episcopal School, Baton Rouge, LA.

Tiffini Travis is director of information literacy at California State University, Long Beach, CA.

Barry Trott is adult services director, Williamsburg (VA) Regional Library. He is author of Libraries Unlimited's Partnering with Purpose.
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