Please see the latest spreadsheet of Library discards and contact Nathan if you’d like any of them for your department. Most of these books are about pharmacology and nursing.
Collection Updates
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Free books
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Free books
Please see the latest spreadsheet of Library discards and contact Nathan if you’d like any of them for your department. Most of these books are about pediatrics, dentistry, and pharmacology.
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AccessScience update
AccessScience has added lots of new science-related content since November, including an article on Nobel Prizes for 2025. Editorial briefings include:- A single dose of psilocybin alleviates chronic pain and associated anxiety and depression in mice
- Adaptations of marine microbes might provide a biotechnological solution to the global plastic pollution problem
News stories include:
- A diet low in glutamate may ease migraines
- A special shape shift helps a shrub thrive in blistering heat
- Lions have a second roar that no one noticed until now
- Mosquitoes infiltrated Iceland. Will they survive the winter?
- Volunteers agreed to be buried face-down in the snow, for science
- Water jets may break up into droplets thanks to jiggling molecules
- A therapeutic HPV vaccine shrank cervical tumors in mice
- A volcanic eruption might have helped bring the Black Plague to Europe
- Dark matter ‘nuggets’ could explain the Milky Way’s mysterious glow
- Mosquitos use it to suck blood. Researchers used it to 3-D print
- Personalized ‘prehabilitation’ helps the body brace for major surgery
- Research hailing the benefits of the COVID-19 shot keeps coming
- This newfound cascade of events may explain some female gut pain
- Twisted stacks of 2-D carbon act like a weird type of superconductor
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Opposing Viewpoints update
Opposing Viewpoints is constantly adding and updating coverage of current events and social issues, perfect for students writing argument papers. Here are some new and recently updated topics:- Cancel Culture
- Children of Undocumented Immigrants
- Culture of Beauty
- Deregulation
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Guns and Violence
- Homelessness
- Junk Food
- Labor Unions
- Military Deployment
- Oceans
- Online Gambling
- Space Exploration
- Student Activism and Free Speech
- Transgender Equality
- Video Games
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The Reference Shelf update
If you’re looking for extensive, unbiased coverage of social issues and topics in the news, check out the Reference Shelf series. You’ll find print copies on our shelves and most are also online at Salem Online. The latest three titles are:
- Immigration & Border Control in the 21st Century
- Space Exploration
- Representative American Speeches, 2024-2025
Get the facts and have an informed opinion!
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New titles
Check out the new books and music we’ve added to our collection since November. Here are just a few of the new titles:
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
Just a reminder that the Library provides online access to The Chronicle of Higher Education, including:
- articles and essays dating back to 1989
- coverage of topics such as student success, technology (lots about AI here), and equity & diversity
- data, statistics, and analysis
- newsletters, advice, virtual events, job listings, and more
Check out The Chronicle today!
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AccessScience update
AccessScience has added lots of new science-related content since August. New and updated articles include:Editorial briefings include:
- Deep roots are an unexpected carbon reservoir
- Eliminating malaria transmission through gene editing of mosquito hosts
- Adaptations to diverse habitat types enabled Homo sapiens to expand their species range beyond Africa
- Exergames could help slow the progression of dementia
- New approach methodologies, including organ chips and AI, could replace animal testing
- Sawflies’ selective cutting of plant tissues inspires new surgical tools
News stories include:
- Around the world, birds sing longer in light-polluted areas
- Astronauts need oxygen. Magnets could help
- Scientists perform the first pig-to-human lung transplant
- Some probiotics could feed, rather than fend off, infections
- A primordial black hole may have spewed the highest energy neutrino ever found
- Antarctic lake microbes have flexible survival strategies
- Octopus arms are adaptable but some are favored for particular jobs
- Salt can turn frozen water into a weak power source
- Staying on the keto diet long term could carry health risks
- This lizard can tolerate extreme levels of lead
- A grapevine bacteria may help douse wildfire-tainted wine’s ashy aftertaste
- Brain scans reveal where taste and smell become flavor
- Coral collapse signals Earth’s first climate tipping point
- How dandelions rig the odds for catching upward gusts
- New wetsuit designs offer a layer of protection against shark bites
- These parachutes unfurl thanks to the Japanese art of kirigami
- Two tiny genetic shifts helped early humans walk upright
- Which venomous snakes strike the fastest?
And there’s even a new ebook: Fundamentals of Virology: Today’s Persistence and Response.
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Opposing Viewpoints update
Opposing Viewpoints is constantly adding and updating coverage of current events and social issues, perfect for students writing argument papers. Here are some new and recently updated topics:- Activism
- Airport Security
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Extreme Weather
- Fake News on Social Media
- Feminism
- Freedom of Speech
- Health Care Access
- Higher Education
- Human Rights
- LGBTQ+ Community and Military Service
- Medicaid
- Poverty
- Sustainability
- Technology and Society
- Teen Suicide
- Undocumented Immigrants
- US Budget Deficit
- US Droughts and Wildfires
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New titles
Check out the new books we’ve added to our collection since September. Here are just a few of the new titles:
