NPR's Book Concierge

Have you heard about NPR's Book Concierge?? It is a book list that you can explore 260 titles recommended by NPR staff and critics. There are 29 filters to narrow down the categories you're interested in, such as Staff Picks, Cookbooks & Food, Eye-Opening Reads, It's All Geek To Me, Ladies First, Tales From Around The World, etc. Yes, the filters sound very funny, but don't worry, there are familiar names like Mysteries & Thrillers, Nonficition, and Science Fiction & Fantasy!! And they can be combined.

Flying Books Spotted on the Internet!

Moonbot Studios, based in Shreveport, LA, has produced a short film, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, which has been nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Animated Short Film category.  The fantastic story of a love for books also draws inspiration from the events of Hurricane Katrina, "The Wizard of Oz," Buster Keaton, and silent film.  The animation, created by the illustrator, William Joyce and co-director, Brandon Oldenburg uses a hybrid style of computer and traditional 2-d animation and minitures.

More information is available on the film's website, on IMDB, and in the news.  The film itself can be watched on iTunes, Vimeo, and also this page.

Highlighting items in the library

Encyclopedia of Religion in America

Reference BL 2520 E52 2010 v. 1-4

The 4-volume Encyclopedia of Religion in America is a comprehensive resource on the historical development and current state of religion in the US, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. It explores the origins, development and influence of various religions, sects, cults and movements with the broader cultural, economic, political and social world. Some topics covered include religion and the mass media, the environment and LGBT issues. Each volume includes both an alphabetical and thematic table of contents. The latter is helpful as it groups articles of related subject matter together for easier exploration of a topic.



Chase’s Calendar of Events with searchable CD-ROM

Reference GT 4803 C48 2010

Chase’s Calendars of Events is the definitive source for special occurrences, holidays, anniversaries, birthdates, religious observances, sporting events, and more from around the world. Updated and published yearly since 1957, Chase’s has over 12,000 entries from 194 countries. 2010’s new entries included the birthdays of Michelle Obama and Lady Gaga; and events and dates of the 2010 Winter Olympics and FIFA World Cup. The book is laid out numerically by days and includes an alphabetical index. It also includes other features such as a Chinese calendar, list of wedding anniversary gifts, world time zones, Leap Seconds, list of names for the year’s hurricane season and a list of major awards presented that year.

Recent New Titles Added to the College Library Collection

New Books


#1
WY 154 A1114 2007 2007
AACN essentials of progressive care nursing
Chulay, Marianne.


#2
WY 100 A2442 2006 2006
Adult health nursing 5th ed.
Christensen, Barbara Lauritsen.

#3
XX(799984.1) 2008
AHA hospital statistics: The comprehensive reference source for analysis and comparison of hospital trends 2009 ed.
American Hospital Association.

#4
PS 3558 A6427 A78 2007 2007
All together dead Ace mass market ed.2008.
Harris, Charlaine.

#5
PN 6231 P6 S84 2004 2004
America (the book) : a citizen's guide to democracy inaction Teacher's ed.
Stewart, Jon, 1962-

#6
LB 1775.2 E53 2008 2008
Anatomy of professional practice : promising research perspectives on educational leadership
English, Fenwick W.


#7
PS 3552 R685434 A82 2000 2000
Angels & demons
Brown, Dan, 1964-


#8
WY 100 A385A 2006 2005
Applying nursing process : a tool for critical thinking 6th ed.
Alfaro-LeFevre, Rosalinda.


#9
TR 655 B78 2006 2006
Approaching nowhere 1st ed.
Brouws, Jeffrey T.


#10
HQ 801 H3193 2008 2008
Are you there vodka? It's me, Chelsea 1st ed.
Handler, Chelsea.
No copies currently available. Estimated wait undetermined.


#11
PS 3569 T3655 A88 2008 2008
The art of racing in the rain : a novel 1st ed.
Stein, Garth.
No copies currently available. Estimated wait undetermined.

#12
PN 83 B785 2007 2007
Asking the right questions : a guide to critical thinking 8th ed.
Browne, M. Neil, 1944-


#13
W 26.5 G545a 2008 2008
Austin and Boxerman's information systems for healthcare management 7th ed.
Glandon, Gerald L.

#14
WD 305 N1634a 2008 2008
The autoimmune epidemic : bodies gone haywire in a world out of balance-- and the cutting-edge science that promises hope 1st Touchstone hardcover ed.
Nakazawa, Donna Jackson.


#15
QV 4 C622B 2007 2007
Basic pharmacology for nurses 14th ed.
Clayton, Bruce D., 1947-

#16
WA 950 L425b 2009 2009
Bayesian disease mapping : hierarchical modeling in spatial epidemiology
Lawson, Andrew (Andrew B.)

#17
TR 820.5 O94 B55 2007 2007
Bill Owens : photographs
Owens, Bill.

#18
WY 150 B8972 2008 2008
Brunner & Suddarth's textbook of medical-surgical nursing 11th ed. / [edited by] Suzanne C. Smeltzer ... [et al.].
Brunner, Lillian Sholtis.


#19
WY 18.2 B765C 2008 2008
Calculation of medication dosages : practical strategies to ensure safety and accuracy
Boundy, Janice F.


#20
QA 11 A1 C35M 2008 2008
Calculation vs. context : quantitative literacy and its implications for teacher education

New Popular Fiction

As the semester comes to an end, why not pick up a good book to take home with you over the holidays? We at the library have been scouring editor’s picks, bestseller lists, and reviewer recommendations to bring you a variety of quality leisure reading material! Have you been enjoying the new HBO series True Blood? Read the books before next season starts! Want to find out where Carrie Bradshaw’s adventures began? Or read the book that inspired the hit Broadway musical Wicked? Perhaps you want to read a spy novel, or a horror story about alien infestation! Whatever your taste, we have something good for you to curl up with during the cold winter nights that won’t tax your tired brain. Come by, pick it up and check it out! Happy Holidays!