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A different kind of dictionary, the Visual Dictionary is perfect…

“when you know what something looks like but not what it’s called, or when you know the word but can’t picture the object, The Visual Dictionary has the answer. In a quick look, you can match the word to the image.”

There are also audio files of the pronunciation of words. First published in print (in multiple languages), the Dictionary is now available online. Well worth a look.

Here are the items newly arrived at the USF Polytechnic Library during the month of March. As always, new circulating books are found in the “New books” stacks in the Group Study area; the new reference titles are being immediately shelved in their respective stacks.

Reference

• Encyclopedia of survey research methods / editor, Paul J. Lavrakas. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, c2008.
  Reference HN29 .E53 2008
• Battleground : women, gender, and sexuality / edited by Amy Lind and Stephanie Brzuzy. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.
  Reference HQ1115 .B38 2008
• Tax facts on investments (Cincinnati, Ohio : 2004) Tax facts on investments. Cincinnati, Ohio : National Underwriter Co., c2004-
  Reference KF6415.A15 T36

Books

• Observation techniques : structured to unstructured / Bill Gillham. London ; New York : Continuum International Pub., 2008.
  BF76.6 .O27 G55 2008
• The Cambridge companion to Jung / edited by Polly Young-Eisendrath and Terence Dawson. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
  BF109 .J8 C36 2008
• Freud : a guide for the perplexed / Celine Surprenant. London ; New York : Continuum, 2008.
  BF173 .F85 S795 2008
• Rogue clerics : the social problem of clergy deviance / Anson Shupe. New Brunswick : Transaction Publishers, c2008.
  BV4011.5 .S56 2008
• The principles of knowledge creation : research methods in the social sciences / edited by Bengt Gustavsson. Cheltenham, Glos, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2007.
  H62 .P6847 2007
• A guide to econometrics / Peter Kennedy. Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
  HB139 .K45 2008
• Innovation in low-tech firms and industries / edited by Hartmut Hirsch-Kreinsen and David Jacobsen. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, c2008.
  HC79 .T4 I56 2008
• Technology due diligence : best practices for chief information officers, venture capitalists, and technology vendors / Stephen J. Andriole. Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, c2009.
  HD30.2 .A536 2009
• The halo effect– and the eight other business delusions that deceive managers / Phil Rosenzweig. New York : Free Press, c2007.
  HD30.19 .R67 2007
• Handbook of research on global corporate citizenship / edited by Andreas Georg Scherer and Guido Palazzo. Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2008.
  HD60 .H335 2008
• The principles of project management / by Meri Williams. Collingwood, Vic. : SitePoint ; Farnham : O’Reilly [distributor], 2008.
  HD69 .P75 W5544 2008
• Corporate governance : promises kept, promises broken / Jonathan R. Macey. Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008.
  HD2741 .M223 2008
• Ethics in finance / John R. Boatright. Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
  HF5387 .B63 2008
• The mobile marketing handbook : a step-by-step guide to creating dynamic mobile marketing campaigns / Kim Dushinski ; foreword by Laura Marriott. Medford, N.J. : CyberAge Books/Information Today, c2009.
  HF5415.1265 .D87 2009
• Habit : the 95% of behavior marketers ignore / Neale Martin. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : FT Press, c2008.
  HF5415.32 .M375 2008
• Mastering technical sales : the sales engineer’s handbook / John Care, Aron Bohlig. Boston, MA : Artech House, 2008.
  HF5439 .H54 C37 2008
• Working with cultural differences : dealing effectively with diversity in the workplace / Richard Brislin. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.
  HF5549.5 .M5 B74 2008
• Management accountant’s standard desk reference / Jae K. Shim. London : Global Professional Pub., c2008.
  HF5657.4 .S55 2008
• Financial shock : a 360° look at the subprime mortgage implosion, and how to avoid the next financial crisis / Mark Zandi. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : FT Press, c2009.
  HG2040.5 .U5 Z36 2009
• Analysis and uses of financial statements / Jae K. Shim. London : Global Professional Publishing, c2008.
  HG4028 .B2 S55 2008
• Sustainable investing : the art of long-term performance / edited by Cary Krosinsky and Nick Robins. London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008.
  HG4521 .S847 2008
• Search engine society / Alexander Halavais. Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2009.
  HM567 .H35 2009
• Organizational ethnography / Daniel Neyland. Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2008.
  HM791 .N49 2008
• Making waves : worldwide social movements, 1750-2005 / William G. Martin, coordinator, with Tuba Agartan … [et al.]. Boulder : Paradigm Publishers, c2008.
  HM881 .M34 2008
• Drug smugglers on drug smuggling : lessons from the inside / Scott H. Decker and Margaret Townsend Chapman. Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2008.
  HV5801 .D415 2008
• Making people illegal : what globalization means for migration and law / Catherine Dauvergne. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
  K3274 .D38 2008
• Developing teacher leaders : how teacher leadership enhances school success / Frank Crowther with Margaret Ferguson and Leonne Hann ; foreword by Andy Hargreaves. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, c2009.
  LB1025.3 .D487 2009
• The academic portfolio : a practical guide to documenting teaching, research, and service / Peter Seldin, J. Elizabeth Miller. San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2009.
  Professional Development LB1029.P67 S45 2009
• The learning portfolio : reflective practice for improving student learning / John Zubizarreta. San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2009.
  Professional Development LB1029.P67 Z83 2009
• Schools as professional learning communities : collaborative activities and strategies for professional development / Sylvia M. Roberts, Eunice Z. Pruitt ; foreword by Susan Sullivan. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, c2009.
  LB1032 .R59 2009
• Language and literacy development : what educators need to know / James P. Byrnes and Barbara A. Wasik. New York : Guilford Press, c2009.
  LB1576 .B98 2009
• Culturally responsive literacy instruction / Bob Algozzine, Dorothy J. O’Shea, Festus E. Obiakor, editors. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, c2009.
  LB1576 .C853 2009
• Children’s language : connecting reading, writing, and talk / Judith Wells Lindfors ; foreword by Vivian Gussin Paley. New York : Teachers College Press, c2008.
  LB1576 .L533 2008
• The right to literacy in secondary schools : creating a culture of thinking / edited by Suzanne Plaut ; foreword by Theodore R. Sizer. New York : Teachers College Press ; Denver, CO : Public Education & Business Coalition ; Newark, DE : International Reading Association, c2009.
  LB1631 .R537 2009
• The reflective educator’s guide to professional development : coaching inquiry-oriented learning communities / Nancy Fichtman Dana, Diane Yendol-Hoppey ; foreword by Joellen Killion. Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, c2008.
  LB1731 .D35 2008
• Mentoring new teachers / Hal Portner ; forward by Gerald N. Tirozzi. Thousand Oaks : Corwin Press, c2008.
  LB1731.4 .P67 2008
• Using curriculum mapping & assessment data to improve learning / Bena Kallick, Jeff Colosimo ; foreword by Heidi Hayes Jacobs. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, c2009.
  LB2806.15 .K35 2009
• Leading professional learning communities : voices from research and practice / Shirley M. Hord, William A. Sommers ; foreword by Andy Hargreaves. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, c2008.
  LB2822.82 .H667 2008
• Using data to improve learning for all : a collaborative inquiry approach / Nancy Love, editor. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press ; [Oxford, OH] : National Staff Development Council ; [Alexandria, VA] : National Association of Elementary School Principals ; [Cambridge, Mass.] : TERC ; [Acton, Mass.] : Research for Better Teaching, c2009.
  LB2846 .U85 2009
• Understanding systems leadership : securing excellence and equity in education / Pat Collarbone and John West-Burnham. [London] ; New York, NY : Network Continuum/Continuum International Pub. Group, c2008.
  LB2901 .C598 2008
• Controversies in the classroom : a radical teacher reader / edited by Joseph Entin, Robert C. Rosen, Leonard Vogt ; foreword by Deborah Meir. New York : Teachers College Press, c2008.
  LC196.5 .U6 C68 2008
• Culture, literacy, & learning : taking bloom in the midst of the whirlwind / Carol D. Lee ; foreword by Linda Darling-Hammond. New York, NY : Teachers College Press, c2007.
  LC2779 .L43 2007
• Literacy essentials for English language learners : successful transitions / Maria Uribe, Sally Nathenson-Mejia ; foreword by Kathy Escamilla. New York : Teachers College Press, c2008.
  PE1128.A2 U75 2008
• Essentials of programming languages / Daniel P. Friedman, Mitchell Wand. Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, c2008.
  QA76.7 .F73 2008
• Designing software-intensive systems : methods and principles / Pierre F. Tiako [editor]. Hershey : Information Science Reference, c2009.
  QA76.758 .D476 2009
• Engineering service oriented systems : a model driven approach / Bill Karakostas, Yannis Zorgios. Hershey, PA : IGI Pub., c2008.
  QA76.758 .K365 2008
• Essentials of scientific computing : numerical methods for science and engineering / Victor Zalizniak. Chichester, UK : Horwood Pub., 2008.
  QA76.9.M35 Z35 2008
• Contemporary perspectives on mathematics in early childhood education / edited by Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek. Charlotte, NC : IAP/Information Age Pub., c2008.QA135.6 .C659 2008
• Teaching essential mathematics, grades K-8 : increasing engagement and building understanding of key concepts / Timothy J. McNamara. Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, c2008.
  QA135.6 .M396 2008
• Mobile telemedicine : a computing and networking perspective / edited by Yang Xiao, Hui Chen. Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2008.
  R119.9 .M63 2008
• Systems engineering approach to medical automation / Robin Felder, Majd Alwan, Mingjun Zhang, editors. Boston : Artech House, c2008.
  R858 .S97 2008
• The first interview / James Morrison. New York : Guilford Press, c2008.
  RC480.7 .M67 2008
• Feedback systems : an introduction for scientists and engineers / Karl Johan Astrom, Richard M. Murray. Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008.
  TJ216 .A78 2008
• Autonomous robots research advances / Weihua Yang, editor. New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2008.
  TJ211.415 .A875 2008
• Handbook of research on heterogeneous next generation networking : innovations and platforms / Stavros A. Kotsopoulos, Konstantinos G. Ioannou, [editors]. Hershey : Information Science Reference, c2009.
  TK5103.2 .H3368 2009
• Handbook of research on web log analysis / [edited by] Bernard J. Jansen, Amanda Spink, Isak Taksa. Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, c2009.
  TK5105.888 .H3636 2009
• Quick recipes on Symbian OS : mastering C++ smartphone development / Michael Aubert with Alexey Gusev … [et al.]. Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, c2008.
  TK6570 .M6 A92 2008
• Ubiquitous positioning / Robin Mannings. Boston : Artech House, c2008.
  TK6570 .M6 M36 2008
• Information literacy assessment in K-12 settings / Lesley S.J. Farmer, James Henri. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2008.
  ZA3075 .F36 2008

Databases

• Music Index Online

Governor Charlie Crist has proclaimed April 2009 as Library Appreciation Month. You will find below the text of the proclamation.

WHEREAS, libraries are a cornerstone of Florida’s educational system, providing programs for children, families, adults, and elders to enrich their understanding of the world; and

WHEREAS, libraries provide residents of Florida with access to important information about health, economics, the environment, and countless other subjects, improving living conditions and allowing Floridians to live more productive and fulfilling lives; and

WHEREAS, libraries support a competitive workforce with basic literacy programs, computers and other resources, helping people find, evaluate, and use information they need for their jobs, health, and recreation; and

WHEREAS, the expansion of electronic networks linking libraries and their resources gives library users easier access to information;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Charlie Crist, Governor of the State of Florida, do hereby extend greetings and well wishes to all observing April 2009 as Library Appreciation Month.

The USF Polytechnic Library and its staff works hard to achieve its mission, which is to provide access to information resources and assistance in using those information resources in order to support study, research and teaching. We appreciate your support!

The USFP Library has published a new online tutorial on boolean logic and boolean searching. It’s a short introduction (3m42s) on the three basic boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) and how they work together.

Check out our other online tutorials on the Library’s website, under “Research Help”.

Access to Wiley InterScience will be intermittently disrupted Saturday, March 28, from 8:00 AM to approximatively 12:00 PM. The full site will not go offline, but may experience minor disruptions where items such as the search or customer service interfaces will be unavailable for periods of about 30-40 minutes. The downtime is due to essential site maintenance.

A gentle reminder about some policies in effect at the Library and Open Use Computer Lab.

• All minors under 16 are to be accompanied by an adult.
• The USF Poly Computer Usage and Security Policies prohibit a user from logging someone else on a computer with their personal logon ID.
• Concerning the public open access computers, priority is given to academic/research purposes. Please limit your time to 30 minutes if others are waiting.
• Finally, we would like to remind you that food and open drink containers are not permitted.

We appreciate your cooperation and your courtesy towards others, thank you!

The Florida Book Awards announced the winners for eight categories of books published in 2008. The Florida Book Awards is an annual program established in 2006 that recognizes, honors, and celebrates the best Florida literature published the previous year. It is coordinated by The Florida State University Program in American and Florida Studies, and co-sponsored by the Florida Library Association, Florida Center for the Book, State Library and Archives of Florida, Florida Historical Society, Florida Humanities Council, Florida Literary Arts Coalition, “Just Read, Florida!,” Governor’s Family Literacy Initiative, Florida Association for Media in Education, Florida Center for the Literary Arts, the Florida State University Friends of Libraries, and Florida Chapter of the MysteryWriters of America.

GENERAL FICTION

• Gold Medal Winner: John Dufresne, Requiem, Mass (W. W. Norton)
• Silver Medal Winner: Tony D’Souza , The Konkans (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
• Bronze Medal Winners: Kristy Kiernan, Matters of Faith (Berkley); Debra Dean, Confessions of a Falling Woman (HarperCollins Publishers/Ecco)

FLORIDA NONFICTION

• Gold Medal Winner: Shawn C. Bean, The First Hollywood (University Press of Florida)
• Silver Medal Winner: John A. Stuart and John F. Stack, Jr., The New Deal in South Florida (University Press of Florida)
• Bronze Medal Winners: Rodney L. Hurst, Sr., It Was Never About a Hot Dog and a Coke (Wing Span Press); Jeff Klinkenberg, Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators (University Press of Florida); Gregg M. Turner, A Journey into Florida Railroad History (University Press of Florida)

SPANISH LANGUAGE BOOK

• Gold Medal Winner: Antonio Orlando Rodriguez, Chiquita (Santillana)
• Silver Medal Winner: José Àlvarez, Principio y fin del mito fidelista (Trafford Publishing)

POETRY

• Gold Medal Winner: David Kirby, The Temple Gate Called Beautiful (Alice James Books)
• Silver Medal Winner: Campbell McGrath, Seven Notebooks (HarperCollins Publishers/Ecco)
• Bronze Medal Winners: Terri Witek, The Shipwreck Dress (Orchises Press); Frank Giampietro, Begin Anywhere (Alice James Books); Helen Pruitt Wallace, Shimming The Glass House (Ashland Poetry Press)

YOUNG ADULT

• Gold Medal Winner: John Tkac, Whispers from the Bay (Southeast Books)
• Silver Medal Winner: Anne E. Ake, Everglades: An Ecosystem Facing Choices and Challenges (Pineapple Press)
• Bronze Medal Winner: Julie Gonzalez, Imaginary Enemy (Random House Children’s Books)

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

• Gold Medal Winner: Susan L. Womble, Newt’s World: Beginnings (CyPress Publications)
• Silver Medal Winner: Donna Gephart, As if Being 12 ¾ Isn’t Bad Enough, My Mother is Running for President (Random House Children’s Books)
• Bronze: Loreen Leedy, Missing Math: A Number Mystery (Marshall Cavendish Corporation)

GENRE FICTION

• Gold Medal Winner: Deborah and Joel Shlian, Rabbit in the Moon (Oceanview Publishing)
• Silver Medal Winner: Lisa Unger, Black Out (Shaye Areheart Books)
• Bronze Medal Winners: James Swain, The Night Stalker (Ballantine Books); Patrick Kendrick, Papa’s Problem (Blue Water Press) ; Martha Powers, Conspiracy of Silence (Oceanview Publishing)

BOOK DESIGN

• Gold Medal Winner: Emmett H.L. Snellings, Jr., Seminole Views (Rainbow Books, Inc.)

New titles have been added to the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Titles have been purchased by Tampa; others acquired by USF Sarasota/Manatee on behalf of all of the USF Libraries.

The following represent the new acquisitions for Education:

The College Blue Book , 34th ed., 6v, 2007

Volumes 1 through 6 (Narrative Descriptions, Tabular Data, Degrees Offered by College & Subject, Occupational Education, and Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, & Loans, Distance Learning) offer detailed descriptions of colleges, including degree programs offered, scholarships, and occupational education programs.

More than 3,000 institutions of higher education, in both the United States and Canada, are described, including universities, senior colleges, two-year colleges, and specialized institutions.

Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration , 2v, 2006

The Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration published by Sage presents the most recent theories, research, terms, concepts, ideas, and histories on educational leadership and school administration. With over 600 entries, the two volumes of this Encyclopedia represent one of the most comprehensive knowledge base of educational leadership and school administration.

Encyclopedia of Education Law , 2v, 2008

The Encyclopedia of Education Law is a compendium of information drawn from the various dimensions of education law and serves as an essential source for research on education law. The entries cover a number of essential topics, including key cases in education law, constitutional issues, theories and legal principles, key statutes, treaties (e.g., the Universal Declaration on Human Rights), curricular issues, educational equity, governance, rights of students and teachers, technology and key legal documents from the U.S. Constitution.

Growing and Knowing: A Selection Guide for Children’s Literature , 2004

Serves as a guide to the selection of books for children, recognizing the vast range of books published and the individual rates of reading and social development of different children. Focuses on the application of reading development theories of the 20th and 21st century to the selection of specific books and covering the characteristics of the various genres of children’s literature, including the classics and award winners. Provides ideas for book promotion within the children’s library or school library and classroom and covers the selection of books for children from ethnic communities throughout the world.

The following purchased titles can be found in the online catalog as ebooks with unlimited access. They are not included in MetaLib as these would be considered “circulating titles”, rather than online reference books.

• Managing Curriculum and Assessment: A Practitioner’s Guide , 2006
• Technology Application Competencies for K-12 Teachers , 2008
• Student Plagiarism in an Online World: Problems and Solutions , 2008
• Advanced Teaching Methods for the Technology Classroom , 2007
• Teaching and Learning with Virtual Teams , 2006
• Making the Transition to E-Learning: Strategies and Issues , 2007

For these resources and other library resources visit http://poly.usf.edu/library.xml. Click on “Search the Databases” (MetaLib) to begin. For the titles not included in MetaLib listed at the bottom of the list, search by author or titles in the online catalog at: http://usf.catalog.fcla.edu/sf.jsp.

We invite you to our open door seminars, offered online via Elluminate today and tomorrow:

Database Searching
Tuesday, March 17, 12:00-1:00PM
Learn to select and access the best databases for your subject, search their content and find full-text articles.

RefWorks
Wednesday, March 18, 12:00-1:00PM
Learn how to use this citation management system that makes building bibliographies a flash.

These seminars are open to all; no registration required.

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If this is the first time you will be using Elluminate, you may be prompted to download some software which may take anywhere from 2 to 20 minutes depending upon your Internet connection speed. You can pre-configure your system with the required software by going to the support page located at: http://131.247.100.61:80/support.help.

Please make sure your computer has a microphone and speakers to be able to talk and hear while you are in the Elluminate meeting.

Monday, March 16th and Tuesday, March 17th, work on the covered walkway will necessitate workers to be active in the north-east corner of the Open Use Computer Lab. Some noise and disruption are possible intermittently.

Some of the workstations are not accessible. The printers have been moved closer to the front desk. Printing is still available.

We remind you that there are some workstations at the back of the room. It should also be quieter in that area. We apologize for the disruption.