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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
MAIN Z52.5 .M52 G748 2004 -
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
OVER TS171 .A1 D469 -
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
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Old magazine and journal issues
2009 will be here soon and we’ll need to discard old magazine and journal issues to make room for new ones. Please see this Excel spreadsheet of the issues we’re getting rid of and contact us if you’d like any of them. Thanks!
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Election Web Links
In the final run-up to the 2008 election, here’s a set of informative and fascinating web links regarding the upcoming election. You’ll find clips from the debates (searchable by topic discussed), candidate interviews, news stories, background and analysis, and more.This comes from Librarians’ Internet Index, a wonderful compilation of trustworthy Web sites. -
New titles in October 2008
Here are some of the books and videos we added to our collection in the first half of October. You’ll find these and other great titles in our catalog, MnPALS Plus.
The Old farmer’s almanac
MAIN AY81.F3 F37 2009Human development : a life-span view / Robert V. Kail
MAIN BF713 .K336 2007Manners / Aliki
JUV BJ1857.C5 A39 1992Let’s read about– Pocahontas / Kim Weinberger
JUV E99.P85 P69 2003Let’s read about– Squanto / Sonia Black
JUV E99.W2 S623 2002Minnesota : a history / William E. Lass
MAIN F606 .L35 2000Mexicans in Minnesota / Dennis Valdés
MAIN F615.M5 V35 2005Swedes in Minnesota / Anne G. Lewis
MAIN F615.S23 L49 2004Fixing failed states : a framework for rebuilding a fractured world / Ashraf Ghani
MAIN JC328.7 .G43 2008Patterson’s American education
REF L901 .P3College success strategies / S. Nist-Olejnik
MAIN LB2395 .N545 2006Below ground level : creating new spaces for contemporary architecture
MAIN NA2542.7 .B45 2003AIA guide to the Twin Cities : the essential source on the architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul / Larry Millett
MAIN NA735.M5 M53 2007The intimate landscape : a new look at the origins of the American Barbizon movement / Estelle Riback
MAIN ND1351.5 .R53 2004Where’s the rest of me? / Ronald Reagan
MAIN PN2287.R25 A3 1965Fiction : an introduction to reading and writing / Edgar Roberts
MAIN PN3353 .R615 1989The New Oxford book of American verse
MAIN PS584 .N4 1976The Thanksgiving surprise / Peggy Archer
JUV PZ7.A734 Tha 2007What a party! / Sandy Asher
JUV PZ7.A816 Wh 2008One winter’s day / Christina M. Butler
JUV PZ7.B97738 One 2007Snow friends / Christina M. Butler
JUV PZ7.B98 Sn 2006The cow who clucked / Denise Fleming
JUV PZ7.F5994 Cow 2006Tickly octopus/ Ruth Galloway
JUV PZ7.G13853 Tic 2007A Kwanzaa miracle / Sharon S. Gayle
JUV PZ7.G2414 Kw 2004There’s a hole in my pocket : based on a traditional American song / Akimi Gibson
JUV PZ7.G3595 Th 1994Pinkalicious / Victoria Kann
JUV PZ7.K12774 Pin 2008The leaves are falling one by one / Steve Metzger
JUV PZ7.M489 Le 2007The amazing turkey rescue / Steve Metzger
JUV PZ7.M5596 Ama 2007Andrew’s loose tooth / Robert Munsch
JUV PZ7.M927 An 2002Nice try, Tooth Fairy / Maty W. Olson
JUV PZ7.O47 N53 2002A kiss goodbye / Audrey Penn
JUV PZ7.P38448 Khs 2007The wind blew / Pat Hutchins
JUV PZ8.3.H965 Wi 1993What will I do if I can’t tie my shoe? / Heidi Kilgras
JUV PZ8.3.K553 Wh 1997Baby Bear, Baby Bear, what do you see? / Bill Martin
JUV PZ8.3.M418 Bab 2007Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah / Susan L. Roth
JUV PZ8.3.R747 Han 2004Animal strike at the zoo, it’s true! / Karma Wilson
JUV PZ8.3.W6976 An 2006Moose tracks! / Karma Wilson
JUV PZ8.3.W6976 Mo 2008Elementary and intermediate algebra / Alan S. Tussy
MAIN QA152.3 .T86 2006Intermediate algebra / Charles P. McKeague
MAIN QA154.3 .M3424 2008Basic mathematics for college students / Alan S. Tussy
MAIN QA43 .T87 2007Introduction to chemical principles / H. Stephen Stoker
MAIN QD33.2 .S76 2008The magic school bus fights germs / Kate Egan
JUV QR57 .E454 2008HMO/PPO directory : detailed profiles of U.S. managed healthcare organizations & key decision makers
REF RA413.5. U5H58Seeing both sides : classic controversies in abnormal psychology / Scott Lilienfeld
MAIN RC454.4 .L55 1995The depression workbook : a guide for living with depression and manic depression / Mary Ellen Copeland
MAIN RC537 .C683 2001The excruciating history of dentistry : toothsome tales & oral oddities from Babylon to braces / James Wynbrandt
MAIN RK29 .W86 2000Psychology and dentistry : mental health aspects of patient care / William A. Ayer
MAIN RK53 .A899 2005The PDR pocket guide to prescription drugs
MAIN RS75 .P376Soares book on grounding and bonding
MAIN TK 3227 .S592 2008New perspectives on the Internet : comprehensive / Gary Schneider
MAIN TK5105.875.I57 S36 2006Land of amber waters : the history of brewing in Minnesota / Doug Hoverson
MAIN TP573.U5 H68 2007The non-designer’s design book : design and typographic principles for the visual novice / Robin Williams
MAIN Z246 .W634 2008Calligraphy for the beginner / Tom Gourdie
MAIN Z43. G664 2003 -
Welcome from the Reference Librarian!
Welcome to our Library blog!As reference librarian, I help students with their research, both individually and in classroom orientations. My regular hours are M-F, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. (with some variation.)Instructors: I am happy to do library/research orientations for your classes and can adjust my schedule to fit your class meeting times. These are information-packed, hands-on sessions held in the library’s classroom.You can find me at the Reference Desk in the Library, phone me at 651-423-8345 or e-mail me at Barbara.Tuttle@dctc.edu.
