April 2003

IT’S NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, TIME TO READ AN E-BOOK

National Library Week is during April every year. The RCC library is noting the occasion this year by emphasizing its collection of nearly 7,000 e-books which are electronic versions of printed books available online. E-books are accessible from netLibrary through the Boston Public Library with a state grant. During April, the emphasis on e-books at the library will feature posters, instruction leaflets, bookmarks, balloons and a raffle giving away four netLibrary shoulder bags.

But why would anyone want to read a book on a computer screen? Well, if we’re talking about reading a whole novel, the answer is not many. Computer screen technology just isn’t good enough yet and neither are handheld computers. However, e-books are increasingly popular for reference sources. Books on how to learn about computers, literary criticism, personal finance, health and well-being, and consumerism are very popular.

Consider this very small sample of e-book titles:

· Linux Programming By Example by Kurt Wall

· Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop 5.5 in 24 Hours by Carla Rose

· Using Microsoft Access 2000 by Susan Harkins et al.

· Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird {Bloom's Notes} by Harold Bloom

· William Shakespeare's Hamlet {Bloom's Notes} by Harold Bloom

· Bipolar Disorders : A Guide to Helping Children & Adolescents by Mitzi Waltz

· Understanding and Supporting Children With Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties by Paul Cooper

· Feng Shui Tips for a Better Life by David Kennedy

· Paralegal Career Starter by Jo Southard

· High Profit Financial Management for Your Small Business by Suzanne Caplan

· Violence and the Media: A Reference Handbook {Contemporary World Issues} by David E. Newton

· Parenting and Child Development in "Nontraditional" Families by Michael E. Lamb

· Marijuana {Drug Abuse Prevention Library} by Sandra Lee Smith

There are 77 books on nursing, 83 on medicine and health, 100s of books in such topics as business, psychology, education, literature, history and science. Also, there are many 100s of books on every conceivable topic in the popular Complete Idiot’s series including the #1 most popular netLibrary e-book by far, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Amazing Sex.

If you merely want to search or browse an e-book, you do not need to set up an account. However to check out an e-book or to access it remotely, you need to create a user account on any campus computer.  At the netLibrary home page, click on Create an account and follow the on-screen instructions. 

You can search for an e-book by author, title, subject, keyword, full text or publisher.  Once you have located an e-book, you can browse it online or check it out.  To read an e-book that you have checked out, go to the netLibrary home page, click on eBookshelf and follow the on-screen instructions.  While the e-book is checked out to you it is not available to anyone else.  It will automatically check-in when your time is up. The time due is displayed on the screen.

E-books are useful alternatives to regular books in those areas where they are appropriate. They are also cost effective in these days of fiscal constraint.

To reach e-books, go to the library’s web page http://www.rcc.mass.edu/lib, then select Electronic Resources>E-Books.

LIBRARY TO CLOSE TUESDAY EVENINGS, WORK-STUDY STUDENTS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.

As part of the fiscal crisis hitting RCC and the 20% cutback on staff, the library will be forced to close on Tuesday evenings for the next 3 months. In this environment the library’s work-study students are even more important than they have been in the past. Altogether, they have put in 45 hours per week and now represent over 22% of library staffing. They perform essential services and help the library function as well as possible in these strained circumstances.

The library’s 3 work-study students this semester are Muniiro Abdiaziz, Rosa Ferreras and Aleksandr Pruzhan. They are a microcosm of the rich diversity of backgrounds found on the campus.

· Muniiro is originally from Mogadishu, Somalia where she grew up during the Somali civil war and UN intervention of the early 1990s. She is presently finishing her required courses at RCC and plans to go into pharmacology and transfer to UMass Boston. Muniiro says she enjoys working with the friendly people she finds in the library.

· Rosa is originally from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She’s in the psychology program and also hopes to transfer to UMass Boston next year. Rosa says she gets a lot of satisfaction helping people in the library. Both Rosa and Muniiro staff the very crowded circulation desk, checking out books to students, signing people up for computers, giving out reserve books and answering questions.

· Aleks is from St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), Russia. He was a teenager during the German invasion and blockade of the city during World War II. His father, who was in the Soviet navy, got him a place in the navy primarily for the increased food ration. After a long career as an electrician, Alex and his wife followed their children and grandchildren to the United States to avoid Soviet anti-Semitism. He is concentrating on language skills in ESL courses and also likes history, government and politics courses. Aleks works behind the scenes in the library processing and shelving books and setting up audiovisual equipment for loans for classroom use.

Our thanks to Andre Charles, of the Financial Aid Office, for always sending such fine work-study workers to help staff the library.

Rosa Ferreras and Aleksandr Pruzhan. Not pictured: Muniiro Abdiaziz.

THE USA PATRIOT ACT AT RCC

On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed the USA Patriot Act into law. In the name of fighting terrorism, this law has given law enforcement agencies enhanced investigative powers that many fear infringe on individual privacy rights. In March, Library Director Roblyn Honeysucker met with the faculty to outline the library’s position as it relates to the confidentiality of library records. The following is a new RCC library policy statement on the issue, which has been adapted from the longstanding policy of the American Library Association:

Policy on Confidentiality of Library Records at Roxbury Community College

1. The circulation records and other records identifying the names of library users are confidential in nature. The Roxbury Community College library subscribes to the Code of Ethics of the American Library Association which in point III states: "We protect each library user's right to privacy and confidentiality with respect to information sought or received, and materials consulted, borrowed, acquired or transmitted.''
2. Confidential records shall not be made available to any agency of state, federal, or local government except pursuant to such process, order, or subpoena as may be authorized under the authority of, and pursuant to, federal, state, or local law relating to civil, criminal, or administrative discovery procedures or legislative investigative power.
3. The Roxbury Community College library shall resist the issuance or enforcement of any such process, order, or subpoena until such time as a proper showing of good cause has been made in a court of competent jurisdiction. Upon receipt of such process, order, or subpoena, the library's officers will consult with their legal counsel to determine if such process, order, or subpoena is in proper form and if there is a showing of good cause for its issuance; if the process, order, or subpoena is not in proper form or if good cause has not been shown, they will insist that such defects be cured.

This Policy on Confidentiality of Library Records is in accordance with the confidentiality policy of the American Library Association Council, adopted January 20, 1971; revised July 4, 1975, July 2, 1986, and available at http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/pol_conf.html.

For more in-depth information regarding how libraries are coping with the USA Patriot Act, go to the RCC library’s web page at http://rcc.mass.edu/lib, click on the new link Legal Concern>USA Patriot Act.

LEXISNEXIS ACADEMIC UNIVERSE

--Legal Research

LexisNexis Academic Universe is a big, useful research tool, which has information in several areas: news, business, legal research, medicine and reference. This review is limited to the 6 Legal Research features:

· Secondary Literature. Search for articles from legal newspapers, magazines, newsletters and law reviews. For example, do a Boolean search like Gender Discrimination And Boston in 220 legal periodicals and 440 law reviews.

· Case Law.

o Get a Case. Find the complete text of Federal and state legal decisions. For example, read the December 12, 2000 U.S. Supreme Court decision GEORGE W. BUSH AND RICHARD CHENEY, PETITIONERS v. ALBERT GORE, JR., ET AL. which decided the 2000 election by typing in the names of the two main parties.

o Shepard's® for U.S. Supreme Court. Look up the precedents for any Supreme Court case from 1789 to the present. For example, to get the prior appellate history of Bush v. Gore, key in 531 U.S. 98, the citation for the case.

o Federal Case Law. Find decisions from any Federal court by searching by keyword. For example, find decisions in the U.S. Court of Appeals relating to Picketing OR Demonstration by keying in that search argument.

o State Case Law. Find decisions from state courts by a keyword search. For example, search all Massachusetts court decisions looking for Busing And Boston.

o Area of Law by Topic. Do a keyword search for Federal and state decisions within one of 12 broad topics such as Corporate, Criminal, Environmental or Family Law. For example, find the decisions of 63 cases of Federal cyberlaw involving Microsoft Corporation by keying in the name of that company.

· Codes and Regulations.

o Federal Code. Do a keyword search in the Federal Code, U.S. Constitution or Court Rules. For example, find 59 references to Whistleblower Protection in the U.S. Code.

o Federal Regulations. Search a term in Federal regulations, agency opinions & U.S. Attorney General Opinions. For example, searching Ashcroft And Immigration results in 19 citations in the Federal Register for the past 6 months.

o State Codes. Find information in statutory laws and court rules from all states and Attorneys General opinions from all states.

o Tax Law. Search for topics in The IRS Bulletin, tax regulations and many other tax sources.

· International Legal Materials. Search for Canadian legislative materials, Canadian statutes and regulations, European Union law, and do a variety of other types of international legal research.

· Patent Research. Search for information on patents registered since 1971 by keyword, patent number or U.S. classification number

· Legal Career Information. Details on more than 900,000 lawyers & law firms around the world (for example the 144 law firms in Boston where Spanish is spoken) and details on over 250 U.S. law schools.

LexisNexis is very valuable to students in RCC’s Criminal Justice program but is also useful to anyone needing legal information. It is the only RCC library database which is not available from your home computer because of the extra cost that would entail. However, you can reach it from any RCC computer via the library web page http://rcc.mass.edu/lib. Select Electronic Resources>LexisNexis (in the Law section) then Legal Research.

NEW BOOKS—POPULAR AND BEST SELLERS

FICTION

NON-FICTION

The King of Torts
by John Grisham

Stupid White Men
by Michael Moore

The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold

The Savage Nation
by Michael Savage

Someone to Watch Over Me
by Judith McNaught

The Devil In the White City
by Erik Larson

The Last Detective
by Robert Crais

What Should I Do With My Life?
by Po Bronson

The Confessor
by Daniel Silva

This Just In
by Bob Schieffer

Late Bloomer
by Fern Michaels

Useful Idiots
by Mona Charen

Crossroads of Twilight
by Robert Jordan

Leadership
by Rudolph W. Giuliani with Ken Kurson

Flashback
by Nevada Barr

Good to Great
by Jim Collins

The Cat Who Brought Down the House
by Lilian Jackson Braun

Bush At War
by Bob Woodward

Prey
by Michael Crichton

Hatred's Kingdom
by Dore Gold

NEW BOOKS—TO SUPPORT THE CURRICULUM

--organized by call number category

B--PHILOSOPHY, PSCHOLOGY, RELIGION

Coles, Robert. Simone Weil : a modern pilgrimage B2430 .W474 C65 2001

Shadish, William R. Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for generalized causal inference BD591 .S48

Heiman, Gary. Research methods in psychology BF76.5 .H43

Thorne, B. Michael. Connections in the history and systems of psychology BF81 .T48 2001

Bernstein, Douglas A. Essentials of psychology BF721 .C624 2003

A cloud of witnesses : readings in the history of Western Christianity BR141 .C56 2001

D, E. F--HISTORY

Andrea, Alfred J. The human record : sources of global history D5 .A53 2001

Discovering the global past : a look at the evidence D20 .D58 2002

The earth and its peoples : a global history D21 .E17

Zamoyski, Adam. Holy madness : romantics, patriots, and revolutionaries, 1776-1871.

D308 .Z34 2001

Overfield, James H. Sources of twentieth-century global history D411 .O77 2002

A history of England / general editor, Lacey Baldwin Smith. DA30 .H652 2001/V.1-4

Wheeler, William Bruce. Discovering the American past : a look at the evidence. E175.8 .W47 2002/

Kennedy, David M. The American pageant : a history of the Republic E178.1 .B15 2002B/VOL.2

The enduring vision : a history of the American people. Paul S. Boyer ... [et al.].

E178.1 .E63 2002

Gillon, Steven M. The American experiment : a history of the United States E178.1 .G856 2002B/

H--SOCIAL SCIENCES

Landreth, Harry. History of economic thought HB75 .L324 2002

Boyes, William J. Economics HB171.5 .B6944 2002

Boyes, William J. Microeconomics HB172 .B68 2002

Boyes, William J. Macroeconomics HB172.5 .B675 2002

Harris, Jonathan M. Environmental and natural resource economics : a contemporary approach HC79 .E5 H356 2002

Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. Evolve! : succeeding in the digital culture of tomorrow

HC79 .I55 K358 2001

Hill, Charles W. L. Strategic management theory : an integrated approach HD30.28 .H55 2001B

Head, Sydney W. Broadcasting in America : a survey of electronic media HE8689.8 .H43 2001

Jeannet, Jean-Pierre. Global marketing strategies HF1416 .J43 2001

Ferrell, O. C. Business ethics : ethical decision making and cases HF5387 .F45 2002

Hoyer, Wayne D. Consumer behavior HF5415.32 .H69 2001

Levin, Jay H. A guide to the euro HG925 .L48 2002

Pozen, Robert C. The mutual fund business HG4930 .P63 2002

Brehm, Sharon S. Social psychology HM1033 .B74 2002

Putnam, Robert D. Bowling alone : the collapse and revival of American community

HN65 .P878 2000

The Atlantic slave trade / edited and with an introduction by David Northrup.

HT1322 .A85 2002

Moores, Donald F. Educating the deaf : psychology, principles, and practices

HV2430 .M66 2001

Encyclopedia of crime & justice / Joshua Dressler, editor in chief. HV6017 .E52 2002/V.1-5

Knepper, Paul. Explaining criminal conduct : theories and systems in criminology

HV6018 .K54 2001

Criminal justice and criminology : concepts and terms. James F. Anderson ... [et al.]

HV7411 .C74 2002

America in Black and White. Racial profiling and law enforcement [videorecording] / [produced by] ABC News. HV8141 .R33 2000

J--POLITICAL SCIENCE

Lawson, Kay. The human polity : a comparative introduction to political

JA66 .L39 2003

Human resource management : the public service perspective / W. David Patton ... [et al.].

JF1601 .H865 2002

Barbour, Diana Christine. Keeping the republic : power and citizenship in American politics.

JK276 .B37 2001

Wayne, Stephen J. Is this any way to run a democratic election? : debating American electoral politics. JK1967 .W3 2001

Practicing Texas politics. JK4816 .P7 2001

Practicing Texas politics : a brief survey. JK4816 .P72 2002

K--LAW

Southard, Jo Lynn. Paralegal career starter. KF320 .L4 S68 2002

Statsky, William P. Introduction to paralegalism : perspectives, problems, and skills

KF320 .L4 S73 2003

Before the law : an introduction to the legal process. KF384 .B43 2002

Walston-Dunham, Beth. Introduction to law for paralegals / KF386 .W33 2002

Baum, Lawrence. American courts : process and policy / KF8700 .B38 2001

L--EDUCATION

Kaleidoscope : readings in education / LA209.2 .K25 2001

Teaching strategies : a guide to better instruction / LB1025.3 .T437 2001

Cooper, J. David. Literacy : helping children construct meaning / LB1050.45 .C76 2003

Hull, Karla. Opening doors : an introduction to inclusive early childhood education / LB1139.25 .H85 2002

Chambers, Janet. Ready, set, read : building a love of letters and literacy through fun phonics activities / LB1139.5 .R43 C53 2002

Cooper, J. David. Literacy Assessment : helping teachers plan instruction / LB1576 .C714 2001

Welton, David A. Children and their world : strategies for teaching social studies /

LB1584 .W42 2002

Roe, Betty D. Secondary school literacy instruction : the content areas / LB1632 .R64 2001

McKeachie, Wilbert James. McKeachie's teaching tips : strategies, research, and theory for college and university teachers / LB1738 .M35 2002

Ellis, David B. Becoming a master student : tools, techniques, hints, ideas, illustrations, examples, methods, procedures, processes, skills, resources, and suggestions for success / LB2343.3 .E44 2003

Arkin, Marian. Research papers : a practical guide / LB2369 .A745 2001

Dunbar-Odom, Donna. Working with ideas : reading, writing, and researching experience / LB2369 .D84 2001

Salvia, John. Assessment / LB3051 .S245 2001

Hunt, Nancy. Exceptional children and youth : an introduction to special education /

LC3965 .H86 2002

P--LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Berko, Roy M. Communicating : a social and career focus / P90 .B416 2001

Harper, Christopher. The new mass media / Christopher Harper. P90 .H37 2002

Polansky, Susan G. Exploraciones : culturas y campos profesionales / PC4117 .P673 2001

Henein, Nadia. Reading matters. 4 : an interactive approach to reading / PE1128.A2 4 2002

Watkins, Floyd C. Practical English handbook PE1408 .W37 2001

Trimmer, Joseph F. Writing with a purpose / PE1408 .T695 2001

Allen, Roberta. The playful way to serious writing : an anything-can-happen workbook to inspire and delight /PE1413 .A38 2002

Inside out outside in : exploring American literature / Victoria Holder ... [et. al.]. PE1417 .I564 2001

Folse, Keith S. Great paragraphs : an introduction to writing paragraphs PE1439 .F65 2001

Folse, Keith S. Great sentences for great paragraphs : an introduction to basic sentences and paragraphs / PE1439 .F65GS 2002

Rodrigues, Ann Honan. English that works / PE1479 .B87 R63 2001

Schwiebert, John E, Reading and writing from literature / PE1479 .C7 S39 2001

Hyde, Stuart Wallace. Television and radio announcing / PN1990.9 .A54 H9 2001

Daly, John A. Presentations in everyday life : strategies for effective speaking /

PN4129.15 .D35 2001

Chesnutt, Charles Waddell. Selected writings : complete texts with introduction, historical contexts, critical essays / PS1292 .C6 A6 2001

McMurtry, Larry. Sin killer : a novel / PS3563 .A319 S56 2002

Q--SCIENCE

Aufmann, Richard N. Prealgebra / QA39.3 .A94 2002

Barker, Gord. MCSE Windows 2000 professional training guide : exam 70-210 /

QA76.3 .B363 2000

Heller, Philip. Complete Java 2 certification study guide / QA76.3 .H45 2002

Norton, Peter. Peter Norton's essential concepts. QA76.3 .N6818 2001

Freeze, Jill T. Sams teach yourself computer basics in 24 hours / QA76.5 .F693 2002

Parsons, June Jamrich. The practical PC / QA76.5 .P37 2001

Wang, Wally. Beginning programming for dummies / QA76.6 .W373 2001

Deitel, Harvey M. Java : how to program / QA76.73 .J38 D45 2002

Burns, Joe. JavaScript goodies / QA76.73 .J39 B87 2002

Cogswell, Jeffrey M. C++ all-in-one desk reference for dummies / QA76.76 .C153 C3 2003

Rampling, Blair. DNS for dummies / QA 76.76 .DUN 2003

Gookin, Dan. Sams teach yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 24 hours /

QA76.76 .O63 G6668 2000

Chambers, Mark. Mac OS X all-in-one desk reference for dummies / QA76.76 .O63 M5787 2003

Stutz, Michael. The Linux cookbook : tips and techniques for everyday use /

QA76.76 .O63 S788 2001

Velte, Toby J. Windows 2000 enterprise networking / QA76.76.O63 V38 2000

Morris, Gerard. The Windows NT Server lab manual / QA76.76 .W56 M6597 2000

Barkakati, Nabajyoti. Red Hat Linux for dummies : all-in-one desk reference /

QA76.76 RED2003

Hubbard, Elaine. Intermediate algebra : discovery and visualization / QA154.3 .H83 2003

Larson, Ron. Algebra and trigonometry. QA154.3 .L34 2001 5TH ED.

Gallian, Joseph A. Contemporary abstract algebra / QA162 .G34 2002

Brase, Charles Henry. Understanding basic statistics : concepts and methods /

QA276.12 .B725

Larson, Ron. Calculus with analytic geometry / QA303.2 .L42 2002

Zumdahl, Steven S. Basic chemistry / QD33 .Z84 B3 2000

Zumdahl, Steven S. Introductory chemistry / QD33 .Z86 2001

Zumdahl, Steven S. Chemical principles / QD33.2 .Z86 2002

Zumdahl, Steven S. World of chemistry / QD33.2 .Z865 2002

Chernicoff, Stanley. Earth : geologic principles and history / QE28 .C3745 2002

R--MEDICINE

Psychology in prisons / edited by Graham Towl. RA1148 .P785 2003

Ryan, Maura A. Ethics and economics of assisted reproduction : the cost of longing /

RG133.5 .R926 2001

T--TECHNOLOGY

Riordan, Daniel G. Technical report writing today. T11 .R575 2002

Lowe, Doug. Networking for dummies / TK5105.5 .L67 2003

Kizza, Joseph Migga. Computer network security and cyber ethics / TK5105.59 .K58 2002

Brinck, Tom. Designing Web sites that work : usability for the Web / TK5105.888 .B763 2002

FrontPage 2000 : a tutorial to accompany Peter Norton's Introduction to computers. TK5105.8885.M53 F76 2001

The computer engineering handbook / edited by Vojin G. Oklobdzija. TK7885 .C645 2002

Grimes, Galen. Sams teach yourself upgrading and fixing PCs in 24 hours / TK7887 .G748 2002

U--MILITARY SCIENCE

The nuclear age / edited and with an introduction by Shane J. Maddock. UA23 .N773 2001

Feklisov, Aleksandr. The man behind the Rosenbergs / UB271.R92 F4439613 2001

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Roblyn Walker Honeysucker, Library Director