Friday, November 21, 2008

New Books at the Library!

As you may have noticed, our New Books shelf has been growing lately! Our newest acquisitions include a bit of everything, so you’re sure to find something. Stop by and check out these titles today:


NONFICTION by Dewey class


000-100 Generalities

  • The Oxford Guide to Library Research by Tomas Mann. Oxford University Press, New York: 2005. 025.524 M315
  • Teaching Information Literacy: 35 practical, standards-based exercises for college students by Joanna Burkhardt. American Library Association, Chicago: 2003 028.7 B918
  • The Book of General Ignorance by John Lloyd. Harmony Books, New York: 2006. 031.02 L777
  • This Just in: What I Couldn’t Tell You on TV by Bob Schieffer. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York: 2003. 070.92 Sch32


100-200 Philosophy and Psychology

  • The Power of Play: How Spontaneous, Imaginative Activities Lead to Happier, Healthier Children by David Elkind. Da Capo Lifelong, Cambridge, MA: 2007. 155.4 El52p

300-400 Social Sciences

  • Online Social Networking edited by Sylvia Engdahl. Greenhaven Press, Farmington Hills, MI : 2007. 302.23 En31
  • Why Terrorism Works: Understanding the Threat, Responding to the Challenge by Alan Dershowitz. Yale University Press, New Haven: 2002. 303.625 D448
  • The World Without Us by Alan Weisman. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, New York: 2007. 304.2 W434
  • Money for Minors: A Student's Guide to Economics by Marie Bussing-Burks. Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn.: 2008. 330 B967
  • Beyond Agriculture: New Policies for Rural America by the Center for the Study of Rural America, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Books for Business, New York: 2001. 333.335 F317
  • Fueling Our Future: An Introduction to Sustainable Energy by Robert Evans. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, New York: 2008. 333.79 Ev15
  • Alternative Energy Sources edited by Darrin Gunkel. Greenhaven Press, Detroit: 2006. 333.794 G956
  • Biodiesel Power: The Passion, the People, and the Politics of the Next Renewable Fuel by Lyle Estill. New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island, BC: 2005. 338.4 Es86
  • Law for Business, 10th Ed. by James Barnes. McGraw-Hill/Irwin, Boston: 2009. 346.7307 B261
  • Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury: Greatest Closing Arguments in Modern Law by Michael Lief. Scribner, New York: 1998. 347.63 L623
  • Child Abuse edited by Jean Leverich. Greenhaven Press, Detroit: 2008. 362.76 L577
  • Bodies We’ve Buried: Inside the National Forensic Academy, the World's Top CSI Training School by Jarrett Hallcox. Berkley Books, New York: 2007. 363.25017 H152
  • Terrorism as Crime: from Oklahoma City to Al-Qaeda and Beyond by Mark Hamm. New York University Press, New York: 2007. 364.1 H182
  • Inside the Mind of BTK: The True story Behind Thirty years of Hunting for the Wichita Serial Killer by John Douglas and Jonny Dodd. Jossey-Bass; J. Wiley & Sons, San Francisco: 2007. 364.152 D746
  • Devil’s Knot: the True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara Leveritt. Atria Books, New York: 2003. 364.1523 L577
  • Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss. New American Library, New York: 1983. 364.1523 M175
  • Correctional Officers in America: The Emergence of a New Profession by Stephen Walters. Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston, N.Y.: 2006. 365.973023 W171
  • Podcasting for Teachers: Using a New Technology to Revolutionize Teaching and Learning by Kathleen King. IAP, Charlotte, NC: 2007. 371.33 K583
  • Yes We Can! : A Community College Guide for Developing America's Underprepared by Robert McCabe. League for Innovation in the Community College Phoenix, AZ ; American Association of Community Colleges, Washington, D.C. : 2003. 378.01 M123
  • Team Building for Quality: Transitions in the American Community College by George Baker. Community College Press, American Association of Community Colleges, Washington, D.C.: 1995. 378.052 B173
  • Taking a Big Picture Look @ Technology, Learning, and the Community College edited by Mark David Milliron. League for Innovation in the Community College, Mission Viejo, CA.: 2000. 378.052 M622

500-600 Natural Sciences and Mathematics

  • 777 Mathematical Conversation Starters by John DePillis. Mathematical Association of America, Washington, D.C.: 2002. 510 D441
  • Mathematical Circles by Howard Eves. Mathematical Association of America, Washington, D.C.; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 2004. 510 Ev28 Vol.1
  • Mathematical Circles Revisited by Howard Eves. Mathematical Association of America, Washington, D.C.: 2003. 510 Ev28 Vol.2
  • Mathematical Circles Adieu, Return to Mathematical Circles by Howard Eves. Mathematical Association of America, Washington, D.C.: 2003. 510 Ev28 Vol.3
  • Math Through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and Others by William Berlinghoff. Oxton House Publishers, Farmington, Me.: 2002. 510.9 B455
  • The Essential John Nash by Harold Kuhn. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J.: 2002. 510.92 K955

600-700 Technology (Applied Sciences)


  • The Evidence-Based Practice Manual For Nurses. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh; New York: 2007 610.73 C844
  • Teaching Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing: A Guide for Academic and Clinical Settings by Rona F. Levin & Harriet R. Feldman. Springer Pub. Co., New York: 2006. 610.73 L578
  • Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia: 2009. 610.73 L666
  • Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Model and Guidelines by Robin Purdy Newhouse. Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Indianapolis: 2007. 610.73 N457
  • Our Bodies; Ourselves by the Boston Women's Health Book Collective. Simon & Schuster, New York: 2005. 613.04244 B656
  • 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! By David Grotto Bantam Books, New York: 2008. 613.2 G915
  • Autism by Carrie Fredericks. Thomson Gale, Detroit: 2008. 616.85882 Au81
  • 100 Questions & Answers About Breast Cancer by Zora Brown. Class, London: 2005. 616.99449 B815
  • Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom by Christian Northrup. Bantam Books, New York: 2006. 618.1 N818
  • Power Transformers: Principles and Applications by John Winders. Marcel Dekker, New York: 2002. 621.314 W723
  • Seeds for the Future: The Impact of Genetically Modified Crops on the Environment by Jennifer Thomson. Comstock Pub. Associates, Ithaca, NY: 2007. 631.5233 T384
  • Foodlover’s Atlas of the World by Martha Shulman. Firefly Books, Willowdale, Ont.: 2002. 641.3 Sh93
  • I Want it Now: Navigating Childhood in a Materialistic World by Donna Bee-Gates. Palgrave Macmillan, New York: 2007. 649 B391
  • Queen Bees and Wannabees : Helping your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence by Rosalind Wiseman. Three Rivers Press, New York: 2002. 649.125 W754
  • Biodiesel America: How to Achieve Energy Security, Free America From Middle-East Oil Dependence, and Make Money Growing Fuel by Joshua Tickell. Yorkshire Press; Biodiesel America Organization and the National Biodiesel Board: 2006. 662.669 T437
  • Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 Step by Step by Joyce Cox. Microsoft Press, Redmond, WA: 2008. 686.2 C839

700-800 The Arts
  • D.W. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation: A History of "The Most Controversial Motion Picture of All Time" by Melvyn Stokes. Oxford University Press, New York: 2007. 791.43 St67
  • Theatre World by John A Willis& Ben Hodges. Applause Theatre & Cinema; Hove: Roundhouse, New York : 2008. 792.097305 W697
  • New York Theatre Walks: Seven Historical Tours from Times Square to Greenwich Village and Beyond by Howard Kissel. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, New York: 2007. 792.09747 K643
  • Why Is That So Funny?: A Practical Exploration of Physical Comedy by John Wright. Limelight Editions, New York: 2007. 792.23028 W933
800-900 Literature and Rhetoric


  • Hecho en Tejas: An Anthology of Texas-Mexican Literature edited by Dagoberto Gilb. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque: 2006. 810.8 G371
900-999 Geography and History


  • Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950 by Charles Murray. HarperCollins, New York: 2003. 908 M961
  • Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America by James H. Webb. Broadway Books, New York: 2004. 973 W381
  • Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President by Harold Holzer. Simon & Schuster, New York: 2004. 973.7 H749
  • The Presidency of Richard Nixon by Melvin Small. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence: 1999. 973.931 Sm18
  • The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Norton, New York: 2004. 973.931 N210
FICTION


  • One for the Money by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 1994. Fic Ev14 #1
  • Two for the Dough by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 1996. Fic Ev14 #2
  • Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 1997. Fic Ev14 #3
  • Four to Score by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 1998. Fic Ev14 #4
  • High Five by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 1999. Fic Ev14 #5
  • Hot Six by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 2000. Fic Ev14 #6
  • Seven Up by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Press, New York: 2002. Fic Ev14 #7
  • Hard Eight by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 2003. Fic Ev14 #8
  • To the Nines by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 2003. Fic Ev14 #9
  • Ten Big Ones by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 2004. Fic Ev14 #10
  • Eleven on Top by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 2006. Fic Ev14 #11
  • Twelve Sharp by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 2006. Fic Ev14 #12
  • Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evonovich. St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York: 2008. Fic Ev14 #13
  • Foul Play by Janet Evonovich. Harper, New York: 1989 Fic Ev14f
  • The Wyoming Kid by Debbie Macomber. Harlequin, New York: 2006. Fic M236w
  • Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Megan Tingley Books, New York: 2005. Fic M575t
  • New Moon by Stephanie Meyer. Little, Brown, New York: 2008. Fic M575n
  • Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer. Little, Brown, New York: 2007. Fic M575e
  • Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer. Little, Brown, New York: 2008. Fic M575b
  • Still Summer by Jacquelyn Mitchard. Warner Books, New York: 2007. Fic M691
  • Criss Cross by Lynn Rae Perkins. Greenwillow Books, New York: 2005. Fic P419
JUNIOR FICTION


  • Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. HarperTrophy, New York: 1994. J.F. C861
  • Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Curtis. Dell Yearling, New York: 1999. J.F. C944
  • Kira-kira by Cynthia Kadohata. Aladdin Paperbacks, New York: 2004. J.F. K115
  • A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. Square Fish, New York: 2007. J.F. L547
  • Shiloh by Phyllis Rey Naylor. Aladdin Paperbacks, New York: 2000. J.F. N234s
  • Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell. Houghton Mifflin, Boston: 1988. J. F. Od2
  • The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York: 2006. J.F. P276
  • Holes by Louis Sachar. Dell Yearling, New York: 2003. J.F. Sa14
  • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor. Puffin Books, New York: 1976. J.F. T216

Thanksgiving Break - Library Hours

The Library will close at 7:00pm on Tuesday, Nov. 25th and will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 25th -Sunday, Nov. 29th. We will open at 7:45am on Monday, Nov. 30th.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

From the Library staff at Cloud County Community College

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Library Hours for Nov. 10th & 11th

The Library will close at 7:00pm on Monday, Nov. 10th and we will be closed all day on Tuesday, Nov. 11th in observance of Veteran's Day.

Friday, September 26, 2008

NOW SHOWING- DVD’s available in the library for students to check out

Have a free evening but no money to spend? Come check out what a few students already take advantage of in the library – the collection of popular DVD’s! Our collection contains classic and current popular movies, and is growing! Here is just a sampling:

Classics and Must See Movies:












Recent Acquisitions:








Know of a title that should be in our collection? Please let the library know! You can call the library at 243-1435 ext. 224, email us at library@cloud.edu, or stop by anytime the library is open.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

New databases available at the Library

Fall 2008

New databases available through the CCCC Library Webpage:
http://www.cloud.edu/academic/db_a2z.asp

Clinical Reference Systems
Medical information index
Full Text


CQ Researcher Online
Current issues index
Full Text


EBSCO Animals
Encyclopedia of animals.
Full Text / Abstracts


ERIC
Education resources index
Full Text/Citations

Health Source
Consumer health information index
Full Text


Kids Search
Middle and elementary school index
Full Text

MAS Ultra
Resources for high school research
Full Text


Middle Search Plus
Resources for middle school research
Full Text


Newspaper Source
Index to National, International and U.S. Papers
Full Text

Novelist
Collection of over 150,000 fiction titles and reviews.
Full Text/Citations

Nursing and Allied Health
Nursing and Allied Health periodical index.
Full Text

Primary Search
Resources for elementary school research
Full Text

Professional Development Collection
520+ journals for educators.
Full Text

Searchasaurus
Elementary school index
Full Text


Student Research Center
High school and middle school index
Full Text


TOPICSearch
Current events index
Full Text