Please see this spreadsheet for a list of books and videos we added to our collection in the first half of February. You’ll find these and other great titles in our catalog, MnPALS Plus.
Training sessions in March
DCTC students and employees can access dozens of databases through the DCTC Library web site. State tax dollars pay for many of these databases, which are collectively known as ELM, the Electronic Library for Minnesota. ELM is one of several MINITEX Library Information Network programs.
MINITEX offers free web-based training on ELM databases from time to time. Here are some of the upcoming training sessions, as described on the MINITEX web site:
EBSCO Academic Search Premier Basics
This one-hour webinar will look at the world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database. Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals.
Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Register
ELM Overview
Electronic Library for Minnesota provides quality online information resources to all Minnesota residents via their local libraries and the ELM Portal and MnLINK Gateway. ELM offers magazine, newspaper, and journal articles, reference sources, and electronic books appropriate for a variety of users. Currently, ELM has resources from EBSCO, Gale, ProQuest, OCLC, and NetLibrary. A reference librarian from MINITEX will provide an overview of ELM, including content, features, and access points.
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Register
View an archived version of ELM Overview
ProQuest Newsstand Complete
Citation, abstract, and full-text coverage of approximately 250 local, state, regional, national, and international newspapers is available through Newsstand Complete! This includes 27 major newspapers: The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Barron’s, and USA Today are just some of them. The Star Tribune is also available full-text back to 1986! Learn more about the newspaper collection and join MINITEX Reference Services staff as they take you through content, searching, and working with results in Newsstand Complete.
Date: Monday, March 16, 2009
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Register
View an archived version of ProQuest Newsstand Complete
EBSCO Academic Search Premier Advanced
This one-hour webinar will build upon the Academic Search Premier Basic Overview webinar by taking a look at the more advanced features of the database. Time will be spent exploring the Advanced Search & Limiter options, Cited References, Search History Management, Search & Journal Alerts, and Folder Features (e.g., Results Management, Page Composer).
Date: Monday, March 23, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Register
EBSCO Business Source Premier Basics
In this 60 minute webinar, MINITEX Reference Services staff will take you through content of Business Source Premier, one of the world’s largest business databases. This comprehensive database offers full-text for more than 1,150 scholarly business journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and much more. Business Source Premier contains periodicals ranging from Business Week, Forbes, Fortune and American Banker to journals such as Harvard Business Review, Journal of Management, Academy of Management Review, and many more. More than 250 of these full text publications are available exclusively from EBSCO. The full-text, peer-reviewed content in Business Source Premier is unmatched and full-text coverage begins in 1990 for many journals. Business Source Premier includes PDF images and embedded images for many of these journals. In addition, the database provides detailed information on the 10,000 largest international and national companies in the public and private sector based on sales. Do you need gender or religious breakdowns by country, global or international business/travel information, SWOT analyses for a company you’re interviewing with? Business Source Premier will give you the answers to these and many more business-related questions.
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Register
To learn more about these and other resources, register for a training session or just ask a librarian!
More new titles for January 2009
Here are some of the books and videos we added to our collection in the last half of January. You’ll find these and other great titles in our catalog, MnPALS Plus.
The order of things : hierarchies, structures, and pecking orders / Barbara Kipfer
REF AG106 .K55 2008
Top 10 of everything 2009 / Russell Ash
REF AG243 .A69 2008
Britannica concise encyclopedia
REF AG5 .B78 2006
Hawaii
MAIN DU622 .H325 2007
State rankings 2008: a statistical view of America
REF HA203 .S734 2008
The Pocket list of railroad officials
REF HE2723 .P7
Country trade sourcebook : country profiles, foreign trade zones, best exporting opportunities
MAIN HF1379 .C68 2006
U.S. export regulations : schedule B, foreign trade statistics regulations, export admininstration
MAIN HF1379 .E97 2006
Trade services directory & guide
REF HF1416.5 .O351 2006
Practical Office XP / June J. Parsons
MAIN HF5548.4. M525P377 2002
Payroll accounting / Bernard J. Bieg
MAIN HF5681.W3 B53 2009
Thorndike encyclopedia of banking and financial tables : 2007 yearbook : retirement cash flow / David Thorndike
REF HG1626 .T49 2007
Growing Old
AV HQ1064.U5 G76 2007
Through deaf eyes
AV HV 2530 .T57 2007
Limited liability companies for dummies / Jennifer Reuting
MAIN KF1380 .R48 2007
Business and legal forms for authors and self-publishers / Tad Crawford
REF KF3084.A65 C73 2004
Business and legal forms for illustrators / Tad Crawford
REF KF390.A7 C7 2004
Encyclopedia of furnishing textiles, floorcoverings and home furnishing practices, 1200-1950 / Clive Edwards
REF NK1710 .E48 2007
Dorland’s illustrated medical dictionary
REF R121 .D73 2007
International classification of diseases, 9th revision, clinical modification : hospital ICD-9-CM
REF RB115 .I4914
PDR nurse’s drug handbook
REF RM125 .P37 2009
Railways
MAIN TF149 .L69 1963
Green building A to Z : understanding the language of green building / Jerry Yudelson
REF TH880 .Y633 2007
Power and speed diesel locomotives
AV TJ619 .P69 2002
American electricians’ handbook
REF TK151 .C8 2009
NFPA 70B : recommended practice for electrical equipment maintenance / National Fire Protection Association
REF TK2189 .N38 2006
Hollander interchange number history: interchange number changes and removals from the 54th edition
REF TL152 .H654
North American standard out-of-service criteria
MAIN TL230 .N67 2007
Cargo securement handbook for drivers
MAIN TL230.3 .C36 2005
The glossary of digital photography / John G. Blair
REF TR267 .B55 2008
Reference sources for small and medium-sized libraries
REF Z1035.1 .A47 2008
Green jobs board and the White House blog: a couple of good Web sites
Two new recommended Web sites from the weekly bulletin of one of our favorite tools, the Librarians’ Internet Index, who also provided the annotations. Enjoy!
List of job boards “that focus on social or environmental responsibility.” The listings cover general green jobs and jobs in specific industries such as solar energy and green building. From the Green Collar Blog, which provides news and resources on employment in environmental fields.
This is the official White House blog, launched in January 2009 at the start of the Barack Obama administration. Includes video and text of the “Weekly Address,” and announces events, proclamations, executive orders, and other White House activities.
New titles for January 2009
Here are some of the books and videos we added to our collection in the first half of January. You’ll find these and other great titles in our catalog, MnPALS Plus.
The United States Constitution : what it says, what it means
UNDER KF4527 .U548 2005
Elementary algebra / Charles P. McKeague
MAIN QA152.3 .M4514 2008
Applied calculus for the managerial, life, and social sciences / Soo Tang Tan
MAIN QA303.2 .T34 2007
Finite mathematics and applied calculus / Stefan Waner
MAIN QA37.3 .W37 2007
Mathematics : a practical odyssey / David Johnson
MAIN QA39.3 .J64 2007
Mega disasters
AV QC981.8.C5 M44 2007
PDR brand/generic reference pocket guide
UNDER RM301.12 .P37 2007
A Handbook of hazard tree evalutaion for utility arborists / James R. Clark
UNDER SB435.76 .H3 1993
Ugly’s electrical references / George V. Hart
UNDER TK151 .H28 2008
High risk helicopter linemen
AV TK4255 .H54 2005
Barack Obama’s favorite reads
Our new president loves to read, and his eloquence as a speaker reflects his love of words. Obama wrote this about an important realization he had in college: “With the right words everything could change -— South Africa, the lives of ghetto kids just a few miles away, my own tenuous place in the world.”
Here are some of President Obama’s favorite books, as compiled by Hennepin County Library from various sources.
http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/booklistaction.cfm?list_num=968
Upcoming Training Sessions
DCTC students and employees can access dozens of databases through the DCTC Library web site. State tax dollars pay for many of these databases, which are collectively known as ELM, the Electronic Library for Minnesota. ELM is one of several MINITEX Library Information Network programs.
MINITEX offers free web-based training on ELM databases from time to time. Here are some of the upcoming training sessions, as described on the MINITEX web site:
Keeping Current with ProQuest Newsstand Complete: Using the Smart Search Feature
ProQuest Newsstand Complete offers access to over 350 newspapers (250 with full-text) which includes local, regional, state, national, and international new sources. This webinar will take a closer look at one of its searching features, Topics – powered by Smart Search. Join MINITEX Reference Services staff to discover how the Smart Search feature compares search terms to index terms and suggests topics, suggests options for narrowing search, and creates a “bread crumb trail.”
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009
Time: 1:30 – 2:30 PM
Register
EBSCO MasterFILE Premier – Basics
This webinar will take you through basic searching options, including the advanced, publication, and image searches, as well as a few features available in the “My EBSCOhost” folder. Join MINITEX Reference Services staff for a look at this ELM database, MasterFILE Premier, which offers access to approximately 2,000 full-text periodicals, 84,000 biographies, 88,000 primary documents, 107,000 images, and more.
Date: Monday, February 02, 2009
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Register
ProQuest Newsstand Complete – Advanced
While researching in ProQuest Newsstand Complete, would you like to know how to track editorials on a specific topic, follow a particular columnist, and find book reviews? Would you like to know how to download and e-mail your search summary as a web page / HTML file? This webinar will take a closer look at its advanced searching options as well as features available in the “My Research” folder. Join MINITEX Reference Services staff for an in-depth look at an ELM database, ProQuest Newsstand Complete, which offers over 350 newspapers (250 with full-text) including local, regional, state, national, and international new sources.
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Register
EBSCO Academic Search Premier – Advanced
This one-hour webinar will build upon the Academic Search Premier Basic Overview webinar by taking a look at the more advanced features of the database. Time will be spent exploring the Advanced Search & Limiter options, Cited References, Search History Management, Search & Journal Alerts, and Folder Features (e.g., Results Management, Page Composer).
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 PM
Register
To learn more about these and other resources, register for a training session or just ask a librarian!
New titles for December 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.
The New York times 2009 almanac
MAIN AY67 .N5 N48 2009
On apology / Aaron Lazare
MAIN BF575 .A75 L39 2004
Body language 101 : the ultimate guide to knowing when people are lying, how they are feeling, what they are thinking, and more / David Lambert
MAIN BF637 .N66 L37 2008
The Chinese / Jasper Becker
MAIN DS706 .B393 2002
Teaching spirits : understanding Native American religious traditions / Joseph E. Brown
MAIN E98 .R3 B753 2001
The voyageur’s highway : Minnesota’s border lake land / Grace Lee Nute
MAIN F606 .N97 2002
The Bohemian Flats
MAIN F614 .M56 B64 1986
Chinese in Minnesota / Sherri Fuller
MAIN F615 .C5 F85 2004
Germans in Minnesota / Kathleen Neils Conzen
MAIN F615 .G3 C66 2003
Poles in Minnesota / John Radzilowski
MAIN F615 .P7 R33 2005
The real estate math handbook : simplified solutions for the real estate investor / Jamaine Burrell
MAIN HD1382.5 .B86 2007
Small business for dummies / Eric Tyson
MAIN HD62.7 .T97 2008
The cigarette century : the rise, fall, and deadly persistence of the product that defined America / Allan M. Brandt
MAIN HD9130.8 .U5 B72 2007
AdWords for dummies / Howie Jacobson
MAIN HF5415.1265 .J33 2007
The new rules of marketing and PR : how to use news releases, blogs, podcasting, viral marketing, & online media to reach buyers directly / David Meerman Scott
MAIN HF5415.1265 .S393 2007
The marketing power of emotion / John O’Shaughnessy
MAIN HF5415.32 .O743 2003
Virtual assistant– the series : become a highly succeeful, sought after VA / Diana Ennen
MAIN HF5547.25 .E56 2004
Professional office procedures / Susan H. Cooperman
MAIN HF5547.5 .C66 2009
Calculator applications for business / Sandra Yelverton
MAIN HF5548.2 .Y439 2006
Accounting for dummies / John A. Tracy
MAIN HF5635 .T678 2008
Accounting for managers / John J. Glynn
MAIN HF5657.4 .A27 2008
QuickBooks 2008 : the missing manual / Bonnie Biafore
MAIN HF5679 .B5323 2008
QuickBooks 2008 solutions guide : for business owners and accountants / Laura Madeira
MAIN HF5679 .M27 2008
Quickbooks 2008 for dummies / Stephen Nelson
MAIN HF5679 .N44957 2008
Using Peachtree complete accounting 2008 / Glenn Owen
MAIN HF5679 .O42 2009
Reading financial reports for dummies / Lita Epstein
MAIN HF5681 .B2 E67 2005
How to read a financial report : wringing vital signs out of the numbers / John A. Tracy
MAIN HF5681 .B2 T733 2004
Business math for dummies / Mary Sterling
MAIN HF5691 .S674 2008
Gaines and Coleman real estate math : what you need to know / Linda Crawford
MAIN HF5695.5 .R3 G35 2005
Hedge funds for dummies / Ann C. Logue
MAIN HG4530 .L598 2007
All about derivatives : the easy way to get started / Michael Durbin
MAIN HG6024 .A3 D87 2006
Handbook of girls’ and women’s psychological health
MAIN HQ1206 .H2383 2006
Signing illustrated : the complete learning guide / Mickey Flodin
MAIN HV2474 .F56 2004
Violence in the home : multidisciplinary perspectives / Karel Kurst-Swanger
MAIN HV6626 .K83 2003
Prying eyes : privacy in the twenty-first century / Betsy Kuhn
MAIN JC596 .K84 2008
Nolo’s patents for beginners / David Pressman
MAIN KF3114.6 .P737 2006
Trademark : legal care for your business & product name / Stephen Elias
MAIN KF3180 .Z9 E43 2007
Consultant & independent contractor agreements / Stephen Fishman
MAIN KF898 .F567 2008
Psychology applied to teaching / Jack Snowman
MAIN LB1051 .B452117 2009
Learning and instruction : theory into practice / Margaret E. Gredler
MAIN LB1060 .G73 2001
Guiding young children / Patricia F. Hearron
MAIN LB1140.2 .H52 2009
Guiding young children : a problem-solving approach / Eleanor Reynolds
MAIN LB1140.2 .R495 2008
The compassionate classroom : relationship-based teaching and learning / Sura Hart
MAIN LB3013 .H357 2004
Historic homes of Minnesota / Roger Kennedy
MAIN NA7235 .M6 K46 2006
Late 19th century furniture by Berkey & Gay / Brian L. Witherell
MAIN NK2439 .B47 A4 1998
Action meets word : how children learn verbs
MAIN P118 .A174 2006
The creative process / Carol Burke
MAIN PE1408 .B883837 1993
The Oxford book of children’s verse in America
MAIN PS586.3 .O94 1985
Supporting users and troubleshooting desktop applications on a Microsoft Windows XP operating system / Joli Ballew
MAIN QA76.3
The practical PC / June J. Parsons
MAIN QA76.5 .P37 2008
Dire predictions : understanding global warming / Michael E. Mann
MAIN QC981.8 .G56 M365 2008
Using the electronic health record in the health care provider practice / Shirley Eichenwald
MAIN R864 .E38 2008
Cultural diversity in health and illness / Rachel Spector
MAIN RA418.5 .T73 S64 2009
The blue zone : lessons for living longer from the people who’ve lived the longest / Dan Buettner
MAIN RA776.75 .B84 2008
Bipolar disorder : a guide for patients and families / Francis Mark Mondimore
MAIN RC516 .M64 2006
16 myths of a diabetic diet / Karen Chalmers
MAIN RC662 .C45 2007
Child development / Fergus Hughes
MAIN RJ131 .H84 1996
Radiographic imaging for the dental team
MAIN RK309 .M384 2009
NCLEX-PN review made incredibly easy! /
MAIN RT62 .N3366 2009
Real world Adobe Photoshop CS3 : industrial-strength production techniques / David Blatner
MAIN T385 .B57647 2008
Adobe illustrator CS3 how-tos : 100 essential techniques / David Karlins
MAIN T385 .K35243 2008
Mastering Photoshop Cs3 for Print Design and Production / Ted LoCascio
MAIN T385 .L617 2007
Adobe CS3 web workflows : building web sites with Adobe Creative Suite 3 / Joseph Lowery
MAIN T385 .L694 2008
The Adobe Illustrator CS3 Wow! book : tips, tricks, and techniques from 100 top Illustrator artists / Sharon Steuer
MAIN T385 .S75833 2008
Minnesota logging railroads / Frank Alexander King
MAIN TF24 .M6 K56 2003
The architecture of light : architectural lighting design concepts and techniques / Sage Russell
MAIN TH7703 .R87 2008
Geothermal power
MAIN TJ280.7 .G446 2007
Solar power
MAIN TJ810 .S715 2007
Wind
MAIN TJ820
Water
MAIN TK1081 .W287 2006
Search engine optimization for dummies / Peter Kent
MAIN TK5105.884 .K46 2008
Letting go of the words : writing Web content that works / Janice Redish
MAIN TK5105.888 .R427 2007
Content rich : writing your way to wealth on the Web / Jon Wuebben
MAIN TK5105.888 .W84 2008
Dreamweaver CS3 / David Sawyer McFarland
MAIN TK5105.8885 .D74 M3922 2007
The cell phone handbook : everything you wanted to know about wireless telephony (but didn’t know who or what to ask) / Penelope Stetz
MAIN TK6570 .M6 S74 2001
Nuclear power
MAIN TK9148 .N83 2007
Coal
MAIN TP325 .C5135 2007
Biomass : energy from plants and animals
MAIN TP339 .B5646 2007
Natural gas
MAIN TP350 .N35 2007
Oil
MAIN TP355 .O38 2007
Hydrogen
MAIN TP359 .H8 H93 2006
Alternative digital photography / John G. Blair
MAIN TR267 .B5855 2008
The book of alternative photographic processes / Christopher James
MAIN TR350 .J35 2009
Hungry planet : what the world eats / Peter Menzel
MAIN TX353 .M43 2007
The best of brochure design 07
MAIN Z246 .B482 2003
The best of brochure design 9 / Jason Godfrey
MAIN Z246 .G63 2006
Design matters, brochures : an essential primer for today’s competitive market / Michelle Taute
MAIN Z246 .T38 2008
Art direction + editorial design / Yolanda Zappaterra
MAIN Z246 .Z37 2007
Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 step by step / Joyce Cox
MAIN Z253.532 .M53 C677 2008
The calligrapher’s bible : 100 complete alphabets and how to draw them / David Harris
MAIN Z43 .H27 2003
Blogs, Wikipedia, Second life, and Beyond : from production to produsage / Axel Bruns
MAIN ZA4482 .B78 2008
More free books for December 2008
We missed a few titles in the previous list. Please see this spreadsheet of additional Library discards and contact us if you’d like any of them. Thanks!
Free books for December 2008
Please see our spreadsheet of December 2008 Library discards and contact us if you’d like any of them. Yes, they’re really free!
