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Noisy Group Study area

Due to work on the building A/C system, we have to open the door in the server room in the back of the Library, in the Group Study area. There is a fair amount of fan noise as a consequence.

We apologize for the noise and inconvenience.

Closed on Veterans' Day

The USF Poly Library and the Open Use Lab will be closed on Thursday, November 11th, in observance of Veterans’ Day.

LTB 1115 will reopen on Friday, the 12th at 8:00 AM.

We salute all of our veterans, thank you for your service!

Business Librarian wins election!

Business Librarian Lisa Zilinski will become one of two Directors of the Florida and Caribbean Chapter of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) this coming January. This position on the Executive Board of the Chapter is for a period of two years.

SLA is an international professional association grouping information professionals and librarians from the corporate, government, not-for-profit and academic fields.

Congrats Lisa!

Computers under maintenance

The computers in the Library and Open Use Lab are currently being replaced by newer, faster models. We have already received new, bigger monitors. Not all of the machines are available yet. This includes the public access computer and the micro-form reader/scanner.

Please excuse the noise and the inconvenience. We think it will be worth it!

New resources at the USFP Library

Here are the latest arrivals for the month of October. As always, circulating books are located in the New Books shelves in the back of the room. Reference and DVDs are shelved immediately in their proper stacks.

To note, in our DVD collection, a new job skills title for students getting ready to graduate or to go on internships and practicum.

Reference

  • GAAS guide / Chicago, IL : CCH, 2007-
    REF HF5667 .M514 2011

DVDs

  • Which fork do I use? / Bendigo, Vic. : Classroom Video,, c2009.
    AV BJ1838 .W55 2009

Books

    SOCIAL SCIENCES (includes business, commerce, economics, finance, sociology and criminology)

  • Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams great / Esther Derby, Diana Larsen. Raleigh, NC : Pragmatic Bookshelf, c2006.
    HD66 .D463 2006
  • 44 Letters from the Liquid Modern World / Zygmunt Bauman. Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, c2010.
    HM449 .B386 2010
  • Handbook of Social Psychology / edited by Susan T. Fiske, Daniel T. Gilbert, Gardner Lindzey. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2010]
    HM1011 .H37 2010 v.1
    HM1011 .H37 2010 v.2
  • LAW

  • Everyday Law For Seniors / Lawrence A. Frolik and Linda S. Whitton. Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, c2010.
    KF390.A4 F7535 2010
  • Corporate tax digest / John Catherall, Daniel E. Feld. Boston : Warren, Gorham & Lamont, c1997.
    KF6460.3 .C38 1997 suppl. 2010 no.1
  • EDUCATION

  • Teaching for experiential learning : five approaches that work / Scott D. Wurdinger and Julie A. Carlson. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2010.
    LB1027.23 .W86 2010
  • SCIENCE

  • Java Persistence With Hibernate / Christian Bauer and Gavin King. Greenwich, Conn. : Manning, c2007.
    QA76.64 .B393 2007
  • Programming Ruby 1.9 : the pragmatic programmers’ guide / Dave Thomas with Chad Fowler and Andy Hunt. Raleigh, N.C. : Pragmatic Bookshelf, c2009.
    QA76.64 .T494 2009
  • Language Implementation Patterns: Create Your Own Domain-Specific and General Programming Languages / Terence Parr. Raleigh, N.C. : Pragmatic Bookshelf, c2010.
    QA76.7 .P37 2010
  • Programming Clojure/ Stuart Halloway. Raleigh, N.C. : Pragmatic Bookshelf, c2009.
    QA76.73.C565 H35 2009
  • Programming Groovy: Dynamic Productivity / Venkat Subramaniam ; [edited by Daniel H. Steinberg]. Raleigh, N.C. : Pragmatic Bookshelf, c2008.
    QA76.73.G23 S83 2008
  • Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real World / Venkat Subramaniam, Andy Hunt. Raleigh, N.C. : Pragmatic Bookshelf, c2006.
    QA76.76.D47 S82 2006
  • Pragmatic Unit Testing In Java With Junit / Andy Hunt, Dave Thomas. Raleigh, N.C. : Pragmatic Bookshelf, c2004.
    QA76.76.T48 H862 2004
  • Steganography in Digital Media: Principles, Algorithms, and Applications / Jessica Fridrich. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
    QA76.9.A25 F75 2010
  • Debug It!: Find, Repair, and Prevent Bugs in your Code / Paul Butcher. Raleigh, N.C. : Pragmatic Bookshelf, c2009.
    QA76.9.D43 B77 2009
  • Delusions of Gender: How our minds, Society, And Neurosexism Create Difference / Cordelia Fine. New York : W.W. Norton, c2010.
    QP360 .F52 2010
  • MEDICINE

  • Occupational Safety and Health Simplified For The Food Manufacturing Industry / Frank R. Spellman and Revonna M. Bieber. Lanham, Md. : Government Institutes, c2008.
    RC965.F58 S64 2008
  • Human Behavior, Learning, and the Developing Brain: Atypical Development / edited by Donna Coch, Geraldine Dawson, Kurt W. Fischer. New York : Guilford Press, 2010.
    RJ506.D47 H86 2010
  • Human Behavior, Learning, and the Developing Brain: Typical Development / edited by Donna Coch, Geraldine Dawson, Kurt W. Fischer. New York : Guilford Press, 2010.
    RJ506.D47 H863 2010
  • TECHNOLOGY

  • Systems of Systems / edited by Dominique Luzeaux, Jean-Rene Ruault. London : ISTE ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2010.
    TA168 .S86413 2010
  • Cost reduction and optimization for manufacturing and industrial companies /Joseph Berk. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley ; Salem, Mass. : Scrivener Pub., c2010.
    TS165 .B47 2010
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIBRARY SCIENCE. INFORMATION RESOURCES (GENERAL)

  • Countdown To A New Library: Managing the Building Project /Jeannette Woodward. Chicago : American Library Association, 2010.
    Z679.2.U6 W66 2010

Website of interest: C-SPAN Video Library

The C-SPAN Video Library is the free video archives of the network of the same name.

The C-SPAN Archives records, indexes, and archives all C-SPAN programming for historical, educational, research, and archival uses. Every C-SPAN program aired since 1987, now totaling over 160,000 hours, is contained in the C-SPAN Archives and immediately accessible through the database and electronic archival systems developed and maintained by the C-SPAN Archives.

The Archives records all three C-SPAN networks seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. Programs are extensively indexed making the database of C-SPAN programming an unparalleled chronological resource. Programs are indexed by subject, speaker names, titles, affiliations, sponsors, committees, categories, formats, policy groups, keywords, and location. The congressional sessions and committee hearings are indexed by person with full-text. The video collection can be searched through the online Video Library.

Program searches are possible by topic, series, congressional committee or organization, person, location, most recent or most popular.

Website of interest: Teacher's Domain

Aimed at educators, Teacher’s Domain is a website that serves as a repository for free materials, including media from NOVA, Frontline, American Experience and other public broadcasting content. Included as well are multimedia content, lesson plans, student activities, and interactives, correlated to state and national standards. There are several editions: K-12 (which has the most content), College, New York, Kentucky and Massachusetts.

Free registration gives access to more functions and personalizations.

Florida Publishers Association 2010 President’s Book Awards

The Florida Publishers Association (FPA) presented its 2010 President’s Book Awards to members whose books were chosen as the best in 13 different categories and one special category.

Adult Nonfiction:

  • GOLD MEDAL WINNER — Conquer Prostate Cancer: How Medicine, Faith, Love and Sex Can Renew Your Life by Rabbi Ed Weinsberg, with Dr. Robert Carey, published by Health Success Media (publisher and authors in Sarasota)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — The Not So Patient Advocate: How to Get the Health Care You Need Without Fear or Frustration by Ellen Menard, published by Bardolf & Co. (publisher and author in Sarasota)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — Tea with Elisabeth: Tributes to Hospice Pioneer Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross by 51 Contributors, published by Quality of Life Publishing (Naples)

Adult Fiction:

  • GOLD MEDAL WINNER — Savannah Law by William Eleazer, published by Elex Publishers, Inc. (publisher and author in St. Petersburg)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — Disturbing the Peace by P.D. LaFleur, published by RGI Press (publisher and author in Punta Gorda)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — Jesus Swept by James Alexander Protzman, published by Kitsune Books (publisher in Crawfordville, author in Chapel Hill, NC)

Business Book:

  • GOLD MEDAL WINNER — Training Workshop Essentials: Designing, Developing and Delivering Learning Events that Get Results by Robert W. Lucas, published by Pfeiffer (publisher in San Francisco, author in Casselberry)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — Don’t Bring It to Work: Breaking the Family Patterns that Limit Success by Sylvia Lafair, published by Jossey-Bass (publisher in San Francisco, author in White Haven, PA)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — The Complete Guide To Investing In Bonds And Bond Funds: How To Earn High Rates Of Return — Safely by Martha Maeda, published by Atlantic Publishing (publisher in Ocala, author in Orlando)

Poetry Book:

  • GOLD MEDAL WINNER — The Neighborhoods of My Past Sorrows by Jessee Millner, published by Kitsune Books (publisher in Crawfordville, author in Fort Myers)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — Nothing Is Without Future by Piero Rivolta, published by New Chapter Publisher (publisher and author in Sarasota)

Memoir:

  • GOLD MEDAL WINNER — Bars of Steel: Life Before Love in a Hong Kong Go-Go Bar – The True Story of Maria de la Torre by Brandon Royal & Paul Strahan, published by Maven Publishing (publisher in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; coauthors in Calgary, Canada and Hong Kong)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — Ballad of a Bagpiper by E.A. Channon, published by Eloquent Books (publisher in New York, author in Scotland)

Young Adult Nonfiction:

  • GOLD MEDAL WINNER — Off to College: Now What? A Practical Guide to Surviving and Succeeding Your First Year of College by Jessica Linnell, published by Atlantic Publishing (publisher in Ocala, author in Canton, GA)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — Lincoln Laughing: The Stories, Jokes and Anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln by James W. MacMeekin, III, published by MediaOne/Three Rivers Press (publisher and author in Winter Haven)

Young Adult Fiction:

  • GOLD MEDAL WINNER — Pleasure Island: You’ve Found Paradise, Now What? A Modern Fable on How to Keep Your Dreams Alive by Brandon Royal, published by Maven Publishing (publisher and author in Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — Ghosts: Another Summer in the Old Town by Randy Cribbs, published by OCRS (publisher in Jacksonville, author in St. Augustine)

Children’s Fiction:

  • GOLD MEDAL WINNER —The Adventures of Charlie Pierce: The American Jungle, written by Harvey E. Oyer, III, illustrated by James Balkovek, maps by Jeanne Brady, published by Middle River Press (publisher in Oakland Park, author in West Palm Beach)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — Trouble in Contrary Woods: A Bailey Fish Adventure by Linda Salisbury, published by Tabby House (publisher and author in Mineral, VA)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — Mudd Saves the Earth by Linda Salisbury, illustrations by Joe Kohl, published by Tabby House (publisher and author in Mineral, VA)

Children’s Picture Book:

  • GOLD MEDAL WINNER — Count Down to Fall by Fran Hawk, illustrated by Sherry Neidigh, published by Sylvan Dell Publishing (publisher and author in Mount Pleasant, SC, illustrator in Simpsonville, SC)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys & Gulls by Lucy Nolan, illustrated by Connie McLennan, published by Sylvan Dell Publishing (publisher in Mount Pleasant, SC, author in Columbia, SC, illustrator in Rocklin, CA)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — Nicholas, that’s Ridiculous! A Story About Being a Boy by Christa Carpenter, illustrated by Mark Wayne Adams, published by Caballo Books (publisher in Longwood, author in Maitland)

Florida Fiction for Adults:

  • GOLD MEDAL WINNER — Disturbing the Peace by P.D. LaFleur, published by RGI Press (publisher and author in Punta Gorda)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — Windrusher and the Trail of Fire by Victor DiGenti, published by Ocean Publishing (publisher in Flagler Beach, author in Ponte Vedra Beach)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — ReBecoming: The Way of Opportunity by J.R. Maxon, published by Dassana Press, LLC (publisher and author in Anna Maria)

Florida Nonfiction for Adults:

  • GOLD MEDAL WINNER — Expect the Best: There’s Always Hope on the Horizon by Katherine Robinson, published by Bardolf & Co. (publisher in Sarasota, author in Bradenton)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — This Nearly Was Mine: A Journey Through Carlton Country by Dr. Barbara Castleberry Carlton with Barbara Oehlbeck (publisher in Lakeville, MN, authors in Arcadia and LaBelle)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — Haunted Theatres of Southwest Florida by Kim Cool, published by Historic Venice Press (publisher and author in Venice)

Florida Children’s Books:

  • GOLD MEDAL WINNER — The Adventures of Charlie Pierce: The American Jungle written by Harvey E. Oyer, III, illustrated by James Balkovek, maps by Jeanne Brady, published by Middle River Press (publisher in Oakland Park, author in West Palm Beach)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — Haunted Theatres of Southwest Florida by Kim Cool, published by Historic Venice Press (publisher and author in Venice)

Cover Design:

  • GOLD MEDAL WINNER — Africa’s Top Wildlife Countries by Mark Nolting, cover design by 1106 Design, published by Global Travel Publishers (publisher and author in Fort Lauderdale)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — ReBecoming: The Way of Opportunity by J.R. Maxon, cover design by 1106 Design, published by Dassana Press, LLC (publisher and author in Anna Maria)
  • SILVER MEDAL WINNER — Table For Two: The Cookbook For Couples by Warren Caterson, cover design by Rebecca Anne Russo of Principle Creative, published by Winfield and Scott Press (publisher and author in St. Augustine)

PRESIDENT’S PICK, selected by FPA President Chris Angermann:

  • Disturbing the Peace by P.D. LaFleur, published by RGI Press (publisher and author in Punta Gorda)

Library wins the Homecoming decorating contest

On par with the rest of the USF system, SGA and Student Affairs organized a full week of events for Homecoming. Among the events was an office decorating contest with the theme “Leaving a Legacy”. The Library was declared the happy winner of the contest! We used items from the library collections to illustrate the theme and a whole lot of school spirit!

You can see some pictures on the Library’s Flickr account.

Thank you to the whole Library staff, everyone helped decorate! Go Bulls!

New interface for OECD database: OECD iLibrary

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (or OECD) just released a new interface for their growing information platform.

The OECD iLibrary, the new platform giving seamless and comprehensive access to statistical data, books, journals and working papers, is now available. It replaces SourceOECD and hosts all content equally so users can find — and cite — tables and databases as easily as articles or chapters. The citation tool for datasets and tables is new and unique to the OECD iLibrary.

OECD iLibrary contains all the publications and datasets released by OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), International Energy Agency (IEA), Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and International Transport Forum (ITF) since 1998 — some 390 complete databases, 2.500 working papers, 5.500 books, 14.000 tables and graphs, 21.000 chapters and articles.

OECD iLibrary has the following new features:

  • Intuitive navigation by country or theme.
  • Granular content – users can search and click directly to tables, chapters or articles.
  • Integrated search results, showing all available file formats (PDF, HTML, XLS).
  • A citation tool for all content, compatible with popular bibliographic management systems.
  • Content in context – related content is one click away.
  • Links to previous editions, with the option to download any full-text item such as tables or chapters from the table of contents.
  • Every content level has a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) and fixed URL.
  • Users can navigate back and forth via hierarchical “breadcrumb trails”.
  • Executive summaries available for key titles in up to 20 languages.
  • Data available as ready-made, downloadable tables, or, for experienced users, in databases for users to build and extract their own tables.
  • OECD.Stat is fully integrated, offering multiple export formats (including SDMX) explanatory metadata and links to related publications.
  • 44,000 home pages with Google friendly URLs.

To search OECD iLibrary and other databases, visit the USF Poly Library website and click on “Search the databases”.