Please see our spreadsheet of December 2008 Library discards and contact us if you’d like any of them. Yes, they’re really free!
Michael Kirby
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Free books for December 2008
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More new titles in November 2008
Here are some of the books we added to our collection in the last half of November. You’ll find these and other great titles in our catalog, MnPALS Plus.
Week by week : documenting the development of young children / Barbara Nilsen
MAIN BF722 .N53 2004Buy ology : truth and lies about why we buy / Martin Lindstrom
MAIN HF5415.12615 .L56 2008Marketing to the social web : how digital customer communities build your business / Larry Weber
MAIN HF5415.1265 .W43 2007Administrative assistant’s and secretary’s handbook / James Stroman
MAIN HF5547.5 .S8163 2008The accounting game : basic accounting fresh from the lemonade stand / Darrel Mullis
MAIN HF5635 .O75 2008How to measure anything : finding the value of “intangibles” in business / Douglas Hubbard
MAIN HF5681 .I55 H83 2007Guiding children’s social development : theory to practice
MAIN HQ767.9 .G85 2006See how they grow : infants and toddlers / Sue Martin
MAIN HQ774 .M295 2007The copyright handbook : what every writer needs to know/ Stephen Fishman
MAIN KF2995 .F53 2008Legal guide to Web & software development / Stephen Fishman
MAIN KF390.5 .C6 F57 2007Property inspector’s guide to codes, forms, and complaints / Linda Pieczynski
MAIN KF5701 .P54 2007Families, schools, and communities : together for young children /Donna Couchenour
MAIN LB1139.25 .C67 2004Families, schools, and communities together for young children / Donna Couchenour
MAIN LB1139.25 .C67 2008Introduction to early childhood education / Eva Essa
MAIN LB1139.25 .E871 2007Early childhood education today/ George Morrison
MAIN LB1139.25 M66 2004Language development in early childhood/ Beverly Otto
MAIN LB1139.5 .L35 O83 2006Growing up with literature / Walter Sawyer
MAIN LB1140.5 .L3 S28 2004Children’s literature : discovery for a lifetime / Barbara Stoodt
MAIN LB1575 .S86 2009Teaching young children in multicultural classrooms : issues, concepts, and strategies / Wilma Robles de Melendez
MAIN LC1099.3 .D4 2007Introduction to two-dimensional design : understanding form and function / John Bowers
MAIN NC703 .B68 2008Graphic design that works : secrets for successful logo, magazine, brochure, promotion, and identity
MAIN NC997 .G67 2006Technical communication in the twenty-first century / Sidney Dobrin
MAIN P301 .D63 2008Mathematics for the trades : a guided approach / Robert Carmen
MAIN QA39.3 .C37 2005Basic college mathematics / John Tobey
MAIN QA39.3 .T634 2005The hot topic : what we can do about global warming / Gabriel Walker
MAIN QC981.8 .G56 W35 2008The brain that changes itself : stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science / Norman Doidge
MAIN QP363.3 .D65 2007Math basics for the healthcare professional / Michele Benjamin-Lesmeister
MAIN R853 .M3 B46 2005Obsession : a history / Lennard Davis
MAIN RC533 .D38 2008Math for meds : dosages & solutions / Anna M. Curren
MAIN RS57 .C87 2005Understanding construction drawings / Mark W. Huth
MAIN T355 .H87 2004Adobe Creative Suite 3 bible / Ted Padova
MAIN T385 .P352 2007Design of mechanical and electrical systems in buildings / J. Trost
MAIN TH6031 .T76 2004Wiring simplified / H. P. Richter
MAIN TK3271 .R49 2008Electrical wiring : commercial / Ray C. Mullen
MAIN TK3284 .M85 2008Data, voice, and video cabling / Jim Hayes
MAIN TK5103.12 .H39 2009Landing page optimization : the definitive guide to testing and tuning for conversions / Tim Ash
MAIN TK5105.888 .A7836 20Writing for the web 3.0 / Crawford Kilian
MAIN TK5105.888 .K365 2006Killer Web content : make the sale, deliver the service, build the brand / Gerry McGovern
MAIN TK5105.888 .M3778 2006Dreamweaver CS3 Bible / Joseph Lowery
MAIN TK5105.8885 .D74 L694 2007How to wow / Jack Davis
MAIN TR267 .D39 2008Foundation Flash CS3 for designers / Thomas J. Green
MAIN TR897.7 .G737 2007Adobe Flash CS3 professional how-tos : 100 essential techniques / Mark Schaeffer
MAIN TR897.7 .S372 2008The best of brochure design 8/ Ann Willoughby
MAIN Z246 .B495 2006Adobe InDesign CS3 bible / Galen Gruman
MAIN Z253.532 .A34 G787 2007Adobe InDesign CS3 one-on-one / Deke McClelland
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Finding good web sites: Internet Public Library
Internet Public Library is a well-organized site maintained by a consortium of universities, and it’s filled with useful links. IPL includes an excellent Reference Center, with online dictionaries, encyclopedias and more. Also included are “pathfinders” to research on specific topics, along with links to relevant and authoritative Web sites. There’s also an Exhibits area of multimedia images on a range of subjects from lighthouses to music to dinosaurs.
IPL is a bit like having a reference room on your computer, and it’s available on the free Internet – no password necessary.
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Free books
We’re constantly adding new books and audiovisual materials to our collection, which means we’re also constantly getting rid of older stuff to make room. Please see this Excel spreadsheet of the items we’ve weeded since September 1st and contact us if you’d like any of them. And yes, they’re really free!
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Hours on 11/26
The Library will close at 1 PM on Wednesday, November 26th. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
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Finding good web sites: Librarians’ Internet Index
The motto of Librarians’ Internet Index is “Websites You Can Trust.” Updated weekly, this is an extensive database of websites on every subject under the sun, individually selected by librarians for their usefulness and reliability.
With over 20,000 websites indexed, there are plenty to choose from! These include all kinds of trustworthy sites from government, academia, associations, and other sources. The LII home page usually features links related to current news and holidays.
LII is one of my favorite resources and a great way to find reliable websites quickly!
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New titles in November 2008
Here are some of the books and videos we added to our collection in the first half of November. You’ll find these and other great titles in our catalog, MnPALS Plus.
Exploring psychology / David G. Myers
MAIN BF121 .M935 2008The developing person through childhood / Kathleen Berger
MAIN BF721 .B3664 2006Adult development and aging
MAIN BF724.5 .P37 2007Minnesota goes to war : the home front during World War II / Dave Kenney
MAIN D769.85 .M6 K46 2005American foreign policy : the dynamics of choice in the 21st century / Bruce Jentleson
MAIN E840 .J46 1999Landscapes of Minnesota : a geography / John Hart Fraser
MAIN F606.8 .H37 2008Henry Hastings Sibley : divided heart / Rhonda R. Gilman
MAIN F606 .S56 G55 2004The falls of St. Anthony : the waterfall that built Minneapolis / Lucile M. Kane
MAIN F614 .M557 K36 1987Latino Minnesota / Leigh Roethke
MAIN F615 .S75 R64 2007New perspectives on Microsoft Office Project 2003 : introductory / Rachel B. Bunin
MAIN HD69 .P75 B86 2005Microsoft Office Excel 2003 / Robert T. Grauer, Maryann Barber
MAIN HF5548.4 .M523 G725 2004Microsoft Office Excel 2003 : comprehensive course / Judy Mardar
MAIN HF5548.4 .M523 M322 2004Microsoft Excel 2002 : illustrated complete / Elizabeth Reding
MAIN HF5548.4 .M523 R44 2002Go! with Microsoft Office Access 2003 : comprehensive / Linda Foster-Turpen, Jeffrey M. Howard
MAIN HF5548.4 .M525 F678 2004Office XP : a professional approach : core / Deborah Hinkle
MAIN HF5548.4 .M525 H56 2002Microsoft official academic course : Microsoft Office system 2003 edition
MAIN HF5548.4 .M525 M54 2004New perspectives on Microsoft Office XP / June J. Parsons
MAIN HF5548.4 .M525 P3722 2002Intercultural communication : a reader
MAIN HM1211 .I57 2006The young child : development from prebirth through age eight
MAIN HQ767.9 .B56 2009Guidance of young children / Marian Marion
MAIN HQ772 .M255 2007Infants & toddlers / Terri Swim
MAIN HQ778.63 .SP5 2007Literacy : helping students construct meaning / David J. Cooper
MAIN LB1050.45 .C76 2009Beginnings & beyond : foundations in early childhood education / Ann Miles Gordon
OVER LB1139.23 .G663 2004Family involvement in early childhood education : research into practice / Jennifer Prior
MAIN LB1139.35 .P37 P75 2007Play at the center of the curriculum
MAIN LB1139.35 .P55 P57 2007Early childhood experiences in language arts : early literacy / Jeanne Machado
MAIN LB1139.5 .L35 M335 2007Literacy development in the early years : helping children read and write / Lesley Morrow
MAIN LB1140.5 .L3 M667 2009A guidance approach for the encouraging classroom / Daniel Gartrell
MAIN LB3012.2 .G37 2007Reflections : preparing for your practicum and internship / Mary Bold
MAIN LC1072 .I58 B65 2008Home, school, and community relations / Carol Gestwicki
MAIN LC225.3 .G47 2007Exceptional children and youth : an introduction to special education / Nancy Hunt
MAIN LC3965 .H86 2002Exceptional lives : special education in today’s schools
MAIN LC4031 .E87 2004Young children with special needs / Stephen Hooper
MAIN LC4031 .U425 2009The long haul : an autobiography / Myles Horton
MAIN LC5301 .M65 H69 1998The Prentice Hall guide for college writers / Stephen Reid
MAIN PE1408 .R424 2006Perspectives on argument / Nancy V. Wood
MAIN PE1431 .W66 2001Roget’s 21st century thesaurus in dictionary form : the essential reference for home, school, or office / Barbra Kipfer
REF PE1591 .K54 2005The American Heritage college dictionary
REF PE1628 .A6227 2007The American Heritage college dictionary
MAIN PE1628 .A6227 2007The vampire Lestat / Anne Rice
MAIN PS3568 .I265 V3 1985Understanding computers : today and tomorrow / Deborah Morley
MAIN QA76.5 .P319 2008Practical computer literacy / June J. Parsons
MAIN QA76.9 .C64 P37 2005Microsoft Office Access 2003 / Lisa Friedrichsen
MAIN QA76.9 .D3 F75 2006Microsoft Access 2002 : illustrated complete / Lisa Friedrichsen
MAIN QA76.9 .D3 F756 2002Microsoft Office Access 2003 comprehensive / Robert Grauer
MAIN QA76.9 .D3 G71959 2004Microsoft Access 2002 complete tutorial / William Paewark
MAIN QA76.9 .D3 P375 2002Respiratory physiology : the essentials / John B. West
MAIN QP121 .W43 2008Gastrointestinal physiology
MAIN QP145 .G27 2007Vitamins and minerals demystified / Steve N. Blake
MAIN QP771 .B53 2008The disease fighters : the Nobel Prize in medicine / Nathan Aaseng
MAIN R699 .A27 1987Guide to medical billing and coding
MAIN R728.5 .G87 2007Maximizing billing and collections in the medical practice
MAIN R728.5 .M394 2007Electronic health records : a guide for clinicians and administrators
MAIN R864 .A42 2008The Merck manual of health & aging
MAIN RA777.5 .M47 2005Mastering the reimbursement process / Joanne Waters
MAIN RA981 .A2 U34 2008Step-by-step medical coding / Carol J. Buck
MAIN RB115 .B82 2008Principles Of ICD-9-CM Coding / Deborah Grider
MAIN RB115 .G75 2008A manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests / Frances Fischbach
MAIN RB38.2 .F57 2009Prentice Hall’s handbook of laboratory & diagnostic tests : with nursing implications / Joyce LeFever Kee
MAIN RB38.2 .K44 2009Mosby’s diagnostic and laboratory test reference / Kathleen Pagana
MAIN RB38.2 .P337 2008Oncology nursing
MAIN RC266 .O53 2007Stroke care : a practical manual / Rowan Harwood
MAIN RC388.5 .H37 2005The amnesias : a clinical textbook of memory disorders / Andrew C. Papanicolaou
MAIN RC394 .M46 P365 2006Oxford textbook of psychopathology
MAIN RC454 .O94 2009How did this happen?: a practical guide to understanding eating disorders– for teachers, parents and coaches
MAIN RC552 .E18 1999The asthma sourcebook / Francis V. Adams
MAIN RC591 .A325 2007Fluids and electrolytes / Mary Baumberger-Henry
MAIN RC630 .B28 2008Fluids and electrolytes demystified / Joyce Johnson
MAIN RC630 .J64 2008The diabetes travel guide : how to travel with diabetes– anywhere in the world / Davida Kruger
MAIN RC660.4 .K784 2006American Medical Association guide to preventing and treating heart disease : essential information you and your family need to know
about having a healthy heart
MAIN RC672 .L57 2008Living with coronary heart disease : a guide for patients and families / Jerome Granato
MAIN RC685 .C6 G72 2008Pulmonary physiology and pathophysiology : an integrated, case-based approach / John B. West
MAIN RC711 .W47 2007Gastrointestinal nursing / Graeme D. Smith
MAIN RC802 .S615 2005The doctor’s guide to gastrointestinal health : preventing and treating acid reflux, ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis,
celiac disease, colon cancer, pancreatitis, cirrhosis, hernias and more / Paul Miskovitz
MAIN RC806 .M57 2005First aid and CPR essentials / Alton Thygerson
MAIN RC86.7 .T473 2007Wound care made incredibly easy!
MAIN RD93.95 .W68 2007Health, safety, and nutrition for the young child / Lynn R. Marotz
MAIN RJ101 .M347 2009Treatment planning in dentistry
MAIN RK318 .T74 2007Prentice Hall nursing drug guide
MAIN RM125 .N78The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy
MAIN RM127 .M4 2006I.V. therapy demystified / Kerry Cheever
MAIN RM170 .C464 2008Pharmacology / Joanna Holly
MAIN RM301 .H58 2009The complete guide to psychiatric drugs : straight talk for best results / Edward Drummond
MAIN RM315 .D87 2006Clinical calculations : with applications to general and specialty areas / Joyce LeFever Kee
MAIN RS57 .K44 2009Telephone triage protocols for nurses / Julie K. Briggs
MAIN RT120 .E4 B75 2007Nursing
MAIN RT48.5 .N89 2008Handbook of nursing diagnosis / Lynda Carpenito-Moyet
MAIN RT48.6 .C385 2008Nursing diagnosis : application to clinical practice
MAIN RT48.6 .N869 2008Professional guide to diseases
MAIN RT65 .P69 2009Principles of horticulture / Charles Adams
MAIN SB318 .A33 2008Microsoft Powerpoint 2002 : illustrated introductory / David Beskeen
MAIN T385 .B473 2002Go! with Microsoft Office / Alicia Vargas
MAIN T385 .V337 2004New perspectives on Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 : comprehensive / Beverly Zimmerman
MAIN T385 .Z55 2004Minnesota-Ontario iron ore railroads / Patrick Dorin
MAIN TF677 .D665 2002Heating boiler operator’s manual : maintenance, operation, and repair / Mohammad Malek
MAIN TJ289 .M35 2007Electrical theory DC and AC
AV TK454 .D3 2009Mixed emulsions : altered art techniques for photographic imagery / Angela Cartwright
MAIN TR395 .C335 2007Photographing weather / Storm Dunlop
MAIN TR705 .D865 2007Performing with Microsoft Publisher : comprehensive course / Iris Blanc
MAIN Z253.532 .M53 B53 2002Microsoft Office Word 2003 comprehensive / Robert Grauer
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Finding GOOD web sites
The Internet can be a terrific place to find up-to-date information for research papers and projects. In fact, these days the Web is the only place to find certain sorts of information. Government agencies, for example, are increasingly making their latest statistics available only in electronic format as they try to rein in costs (and save trees in the process.)
You can also find invaluable, extensive and trustworthy information from Web sites put up by professional organizations and associations (examples: American Psychological Association, Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association), as well as sites related to programs heard on National Public Radio (like “All Things Considered”) or seen on public television (NOVA science programs.) These fine Web sites can be excellent supplements to books and journal articles as research sources.
But, as every instructor knows, there’s also a lot of unreliable junk on the Net, as well. After all, anyone with a computer can put up a Web site. And when students simply Google their way through a research project, the results can be discouraging.
So, given the mixed bag in the Web world, how do you sort the wheat from the chaff? In a short series of short blog entries, I’ll present some tips to make your Web searching easy and fruitful. Look for the first installment next week!
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More new titles in October 2008
Here are some of the books and videos we added to our collection in the last half of October. You’ll find these and other great titles in our catalog, MnPALS Plus.
The Penguin factfinder
REF AG106 .N49 2005Guinness world records 2009
REF AG243 .G87 200815,003 answers : the ultimate trivia encyclopedia / Stanley Newman
REF AG243 .N496 2007Introduction to psychology / James W. Kalat
OVER BF121 .K26 2007500 nations : an illustrated history of North American Indians / Alvin Josephy
OVER E77 .J787 2002Minneosta yesterday & today / Layne Kennedy
OVER F607 .K39 2006Rand McNally commercial atlas & marketing guide, 2003
REF G1019 .R22 2003Small business sourcebook : the entrepeneur’s resource
REF HD2346 .U5 S66World chamber of commerce directory
REF HF294 .W75Wiley GAAP 2007 CD-ROM interpretation and application of generally accepted accounting principles
AV HF5616 .U5 W55 2007Accounting / Carl S. Warren
OVER HF5635 .F386 2007Principles of accounting / Belverd E. Needles
OVER HF5635 .N35 2008Encyclopedia of women and American politics
REF HQ1236.5 .U6 E52 2008How children develop / Robert Siegler
OVER HQ767.9 .S534 2006Going public handbook : evolving SEC disclosure systems / Harold S. Bloomenthal
REF KF1432.1 .B55The Oxford companion to American law
REF KF154 .O96 2002International mechanical code 2006
REF KF5708 .I55 2006RIA federal tax handbook
REF KF6289 .R523Barron’s profiles of American colleges : descriptions of the colleges
REF L901 .B323Minnesota measures : 2008 report on higher education performance
OVER LB2322.2 .M56 2008Peterson’s study abroad
REF LB2376 .P46Underground buildings : more than meets the eye / Loretta Hall
OVER NA2542.7 .H35 2004Design secrets : furniture : 50 real-life projects uncovered / Laurel Saville
OVER NK2260 .S28 2006The Oxford dictionary of word histories
REF PE1580 .O94 2004Oxford large print thesaurus
MAIN and REF PE1591 .O925 2004Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary
MAIN and REF PE1628 .M36 2007The New York times dictionary of misunderstood, misused, mispronounced words / Laurence Urdang
REF PE1680 .U7 2002The Oxford encyclopedia of children’s literature
REF PN1008.5 .O94 2006Bowker’s news media directory
REF PN4877 .B69Sustaining life : how human health depends on biodiversity
OVER QH541.15 .B56 S96 200The Book of the states
REF R353.9 B274 2007CPC coding exam review : the certification step / Carol J. Buck
MAIN RB115.7 .B824 2008Dental assisting : a comprehensive approach / Donna Phinney
OVER RK60.5 .P48 2008Foundations of therapeutic recreation
OVER RM736.7 .F66 2008Minnesota State Fair : an illustrated history / Kathryn Koutsky
OVER S555 .M666 K68 2007Fashion illustration with Photoshop / Kevin Tallon
MAIN T385 .P54 T35 2008Trade shows worldwide
REF T394 .T723Twin Cities by trolley : the streetcar era in Minneapolis and St. Paul / John W. Diers
OVER TF725 .M6 D54 2007Red dot design yearbook
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Science Online update
I just received this update from Facts On File regarding our Science Online subscription. Check it out!
Overview
This update includes many new features and records that tie current events to the study of science and also provide support to educators who will start preparing soon for final exams and science fair competitions.
Check out our new Today’s Science and “Focus On” features on the home page, 60 new experiments, more than 125 new videos, more than 440 new and updated illustrations and photographs, and more than 100 new essays. The new content covers everything from artificial intelligence to tsunamis and the hydrosphere. Continue reading for more details about this update.New Today’s Science Feature
Visit the home page to find our new Today’s Science feature box highlighting four articles on hot topics and recent discoveries and events in science. New articles will be added regularly to the feature box. Mouse over the article titles to see brief descriptions of and photos from the articles or click the article title or “More” link to read the complete article. Article contents menus appear at the top of each record. Today’s Science articles also appear under the All and News Articles search results tabs. This month’s featured content includes:
Water-Splitting to Store Solar Energy: Learn about the challenges of storing solar power efficiently and cheaply. Insect Altruism-More Than a Family Matter?: Read E.O. Wilson’s observations about insects such as worker bees, group selection, and evolution.
Explosion of Luck: Scientists Observe the Birth of a Supernova: Find out how scientists discovered the X-ray pattern that signals the birth of a supernova.
Mars Wet-Chemistry: Phoenix Finds Ice: Explore the question “Could life have existed on Mars?”
Click here to visit the home page and check out this new feature.
New Videos
More than 125 new videos on topics such as electricity and magnetism, genetics, and botany have been added to Science Online
. The videos are clear, short, and easy-to-follow. They provide educators with a great way to engage users who learn more effectively by watching and listening as scientific concepts are demonstrated, instead of focusing purely on reading assignments. The video records include links to related content, such as other videos, experiments, diagrams, essays, terms, and more. Libraries and educators can link to the records on their subject and homework Web pages using the “record URLs” provided at the bottom of each page. Examples of new videos include:New Essays
More than 100 essays on a variety of topics, including core topics in chemistry and Earth science as well as hot topics such as renewable resources and climate change, are new with this update. Essays exploring the environment and the fragility of our planet link science to current events and provide a helpful starting point not only to environmental science educators but also to those studying current events and participating in this year’s National High School Debate on alternative energy incentives. Other essays on topics such as the quantum model cover essential content required by the science curriculum and incorporate helpful illustrations within the
essays. Examples of new essays include:
