Four new laptops are available for nursing and veterinary science students to use in the Library. The laptops are wireless, have a built-in webcam and come with Office 2007. Thanks to our generous donors who made this purchase possible. Laptops can be checked out at the Library front desk.
-Enjoy! Pam
Congratulations to Theresa A. Middleton Brosche on her new book, The EKG Handbook (2009) published by Jones & Bartlett.
Intended for nurses in the clinical setting, this compact guide includes topics such as brief anatomy of the heart, depolarization, and repolarization, abnormal electrical conduction pathways, EKG leads and electrical activity, speedy six step method for twelve lead EKG analysis and more.
The Resnick Library hopes that the summer is a time for rest and relaxation for both the students and faculty of SUNY Delhi, but don’t assume for one second that your librarians have been dozing the summer away. The Resnick Library has acquired some great new databases and titles, as well as some trial subscriptions worth checking out. First, we’ll start with the new purchased items:
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Journals Online
AVMA publishes two excellent veterinary journals which the library has had in print for many years. We are now happy to announce that with our print subscription comes the electronic version of the American Journal of Veterinary Research (AJVR) and the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) from the year 2000 to the present.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL): New Titles
The GVRL reference e-book database has been originally provided to SUNY Delhi through our consortium with the other SUNY schools (SUNYConnect), but now we are proud to announce that the following titles have been added to the collection:
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior
Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2nd ed.
Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
National Survey of State Laws, 6th ed.
Psychology of Classroom Learning, an Encyclopedia
Salem History
Salem History is NOT just about the Salem witches. Salem is a publishing company that provides great reference resources in many different subject areas. The library has purchased a great new biographical reference resource called Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century. This is available in the Reference section of the library in print (REF ML105 .M883 2009), but also will be available in an online database form through Salem History. It contains biographies and histories of the great musicians of this past century. Check it out, and look for more to come, since the library intends to purchase the 13-volume biographical reference called Great Athletes to be released in September, which will also be a part of the Salem History database package.
And now for some great titles that the library will be providing as trials for part of the Fall semester (keep in mind that by giving us feedback on these materials, we can better decide whether or not it is useful to purchase them). All trials are found in the find articles A-Z and by Subject listings:
Art & Architecture Complete
This database if provided through EBSCO, and is shaping up to be an excellent resource as it covers a wide variety of pertinent subjects, including antiques, art and art history, interior and landscape design, and much more. We will have access for a trial period for this month and during part of the Fall semester. It is also this month’s featured database.
GREENR
This database is provided through Gale, and it is a SUNY-wide trial. It is a new online resource that offers authoritative content on the development of emerging green technologies and discusses issues on the environment, sustainability and more. This should be on trial for much of the Fall semester.
Selected new titles from the Resnick Library are highlighted below. Most can be found on the New Book shelves during the summer, but just ask a staff member if you need help.
1. Thomas Jefferson: Architect: The Interactive Portfolio is a beautiful book combining images, narrative, and removable memorabilia celebrating the design of our third president’s most notable structures: the University of Virginia, his Monticello home, the Poplar Forest retreat, and the Virginia State Capitol.
2. Satchel : the life and times of an American legend. Recently reviewed on NPR, this is the story of Leroy Satchel Paige’s career, from the Negro Leagues to the Major Leagues.
3. Digging : the Afro-American soul of American Classical Music. Poet and playwright Amiri Baraka explores the cultural development of jazz music with respect to African American artists and how the music evolves into other forms, as well as how these artists influenced others along the way.
4. The Color Idea Book, from Taunton Press, is a great source of inspiration for expressing your ideas through color in your home.
5. The Joy of Keeping Chickens : the ultimate guide to raising poultry for fun or profit. The title says it all….
6. Building a reputation — Stay organized — Hire good people. Sound like good advice? This is from businessman Paul Teutul’s book The Ride of a Lifetime : Doing Business the Orange County Choppers Way.
7. Planet Google : One Company’s Audacious Plan to Organize Everything We Know. The strategy behind Google’s rise to Internet stardom told by New York Times columnist Randall Stross. According to Publisher’s Weekly, the “unfolding narrative of Google’s journey reads like a suspense novel.”
8. Local Breads is the result of Daniel Leader’s journey across Europe in search of the best sourdough and whole-grain recipes from the best artisan bakers. Beautiful color photographs add to this gem of a book.
9. Simply Organic is an updated edition of Jesse Ziff Cool’s “Your Organic Kitchen” with recipes organized by season.
10. And finally, for those rainy days 
, how about some new and old movies? Resnick Library has over 700 films. Stop by and ask about our video collection.
Because of special funding the library now has access to these titles in Ovid.
Disaster Medicine & Public Health Preparedness
JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Journal of Holistic Nursing
Journal of Transcultural Nursing
Nursing Science Quarterly
The Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research is now available online through ScienceDirect. Browse current issues of the journal here:
Congratulations to Steve Dixon (Resnick Library), Julee Miller (Hospitality) and Cheryl Peletz (Veterinary Science) — all of whom received continuing or permanent appointment this year. A reception was held in the Resnick Reading Room to unveil new books each person selected in recognition of this milestone. These books are on display in the Library on the main floor through October, and will be added to the library permanent collection.
Here are this year’s selections:
-Pam
Emma Goldman, Golf Course Design, Parasitology, Agriculture, Leadership, HIV/AIDS, Adolescence, and the Reformation….These subjects are the focus of new books and films recently added to the Resnick Library in honor of faculty and staff who recently received permanent or continuing appointment. The eight faculty and staff were honored and the books were unveiled at a ceremony in the Library Cafe on October 4th. Stop by to view the new acquisitions, along with comments from the faculty and staff about why they chose these titles, on display in the library through the end of the semester.
Enjoy! Pam
Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecution
REF DS 146 .E8 A58 2005
Antisemitism can be defined as “thinking and behavior intended to do harm to the reputation, rights, and/or physical well-being of Jews.” Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecution attempts to combine “scholarly rigor and an emotional subject matter,” and is successful in doing so. It is a two-volume work containing 612 alphabetically arranged articles written by historians that are focused on “the search for truth.” Entries deal with Jewish issues as they exist outside a homeland and a separate state, with the majority of articles dealing with those occurring within the last 200 years.
While most entries are short and precise, essays for the more popular figures and events are longer. The entry on Adolph Hitler, for example, is 2 pages long, but there are several additional entries attributed to his documents and actions, including “Hitler’s Prophecy,” Hitler’s Speeches,” and “Mein Kampf.” Each entry concludes by giving a bibliography of scholarly, objective materials for further information, with preference given to more recently published materials. Additionally, the index, at the end of the second volume, contains a helpful comprehensive list of historical terms related to Antisemitism.
Antisemitism is an excellent new tool for researchers, teachers, and students of history, but is also a very interesting read for even the casual reader. – Steve
What's new in science and nature? The following books/DVDs are now available in the library:
Biodiesel: Growing a New Energy Economy
Coral Reef Adventure DVD (on reserve)
Evolution DVD Box Set (on reserve)
Evolution of American Ecology, 1890-2000
Ice: The Nature, History, and Uses of this Surprising Substance
Intelligence in Nature
NOVA: World in the Balance – the Population Paradox DVD (on reserve)
Rising Tide: Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, and How it Changed America
Secret Weapons: Defenses of Insects, Spiders, Scorpions, and other Many-Legged Creatures
Under Ground: How Creatures of Mud and Dirt Shape our World
World Population DVD (on reserve)
new Peterson's Field Guides:
…More coming soon…
-Amy
