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The Irene duPont Library Newsletter
October 07
New to the Collection
(click on the
underlined links below)
 New Books
Fiction
Non-Fiction
New DVD
The Audio Book Collection
Fiction Non-Fiction
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 NOTEWORTHY!
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Freedom
from Chemical Dependency
at
SAS October 20-October 24
"For 30 years, FCD Educational
Services has worked hand in hand with hundreds of schools across the United States
and around the world to provide students with the knowledge, understanding,
and skills they need to make intelligent, healthy choices about alcohol and
other drug use. From the FCD website.
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DVDs of the Month
Newest
Documentaries: Something for Everyone
(click on the underlined
links below)
In the Periodical Room: Whats New
(click on the titles to
find out more)
...and what you may have missed.
Featured
CQ Topic of
the Month
The award winning CQ
Researcher explores "hot" issues in depth twice monthly.
(for the entire discussion,
click on the title below)
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Protecting Wetlands: Is the
Government doing Enough?
by Jennifer Weeks
The nation's millions
of acres of wetlands are valuable natural resources. Ponds, lakes, swamps,
bogs, bays and marine estuaries not only shelter countless fish, birds and
animals but also filter pollutants from water and soak up floodwaters.
Since the United States
was settled, more than half of its wetlands have been lost, and crucial
areas like Louisiana's
coast and the Florida Everglades are eroding daily. Although the U.S. is now
gaining more wetlands every year than it is losing, scientists say too many
acres of crucially needed wetlands are still being lost. For several
decades national policy has called for protecting wetlands, but the
powerful construction, energy and agriculture industries say current
environmental regulations make projects too expensive. Conservationists,
sportsmen and many state officials argue that stronger regulations are still
urgently needed. Meanwhile, recent Supreme Court decisions have intensified
debate over how broadly the federal government can oversee activities
affecting wetlands. The CQ Researcher.
Oct. 3, 2008. www.cqresearcher.com Volume 18, Number 34.
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Herons and hundreds
of other migratory bird species thrive in the sprawling Prairie Pothole
Region in the upper Midwest, the most productive breeding habitat in North America for waterfowl. (U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service/Herb Stein)
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Check out the Reference Room
its a nice place to browse
informative, too!
Reference Books of the Month...
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Chronological History
of US Foreign Relations, Lester H. Brune, Richard D. Burns, editor. Call # REF327.73 BRU Beginning with a brief introductory section
on the colonial period up to 1775, this set provides clear and comprehensive
descriptions of every event concerning U.S. foreign affairs on a
year-by-year basis from 1776 to 2000...[T]he Chronological History offers
brief headings that clearly describe each event, designed in a way that
allows readers to readily distinguish between incidents in which the U.S.
was a key player and those that occurred in other countries that had an
impact on U.S. policy. Readers seeking more detailed background information
will benefit from the accessible descriptions and discussions of causes and
consequences, as well as the thorough cumulative index, which provides a
comprehensive list of persons, places, events, and issues, helping students
to follow themes and compare time periods. http://www.routledge-ny.com/ref/usforelations/
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Historic US Court Cases, John W. Johnson, editor. Call # REF349.7302
HIS This work offers 201 signed essays by
political scientists, historians, and legal scholars that highlight major
legal issues in five thematic areas: crime and criminal law; governmental
organization, power, and procedure; economics and economic regulation;
race, gender, sexual orientation, and disability; and civil liberties.
Essays generally focus on one or two U.S. Supreme Court cases, although
influential cases decided by lower federal courts, the colonial courts, and
state courts are also covered. These range from the 1692 Salem
witchcraft trials to the O.J. Simpson criminal and civil trials in California state
court in the mid-1990s. Landmark cases are the subject of a number of the
essays (e.g., Miranda v. Arizona , Roe v. Wade) , but many lesser-known
cases that are representative of a large body of litigation are included,
as well as some, like Jerry Tarkanian's suit against the NCAA, that show
"eccentricities in the American legal past." ...Essays are
arranged chronologically within each thematic area and provide the
historical and social context, as well as the case's legal significance.
Each essay begins with "the case in brief," which outlines the
date, location, court, principal participants, and significance of the
case. From
Booklist, February 1, 2002, Copyright © American Library Association
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Legal
Systems of the World, Herbert
M. Kritzer, editor. Call # REF340.03
LEG This hefty set
contains a wealth of information about legal concepts, procedures, and
developments throughout the world. Although the emphasis is on current
legal systems of political entities, some articles, such as Napoleonic
Code and Inquisitorial procedure, address historic matters and
others deal with broader concepts, such as Indigenous and folk legal
systems, Islamic law, and Natural law. ...[T]he
set [is] useful to persons contemplating business or legal activities
around the world and anyone wanting to comprehend the social operations of
another country. Simple maps accompany the country articles and include
inset globes that help the reader locate the less-familiar places.
Organizational charts included in the country and U.S. state
and Canadian province entries show relationships among the various courts
in each jurisdiction. ...[T]his is a valuable
compilation of information on a subject that affects us all. Recommended
for legal, academic, and large public libraries. From Booklist,
September 15, 2002, Copyright © American Library Association.
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Featured On-Line Resources of
the Month:
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Curriculum Resources! On the Library's HOME PAGE you'll find a blue section titled
Curriculum Resources that gives you links to helpful information including
Subject Guides, Good Internet Resources, and material to guide you in
writing a research paper. Check them
out!
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Starting Point:
EB Online is often the first place to look when
starting any research. Beyond its encyclopedic articles, other fun and
amazing research tools are available including World Data, Country
Comparisons, a
Video Collection, a Gateway to the Classics, and Year in Review highlights. A great
starting point!
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Librarian's Picks!
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Interpretor of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri
The nine stories in this stunning debut collection unerringly
chart the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers
of nations and generations. Imbued with the sensual details of Indian
culture, these stories speak with passion an
wisdom to everyone who has ever felt like a foreigner.
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded, by Thomas L. Friedman
Friedman takes a look at two of the biggest
challenges we face today: America's
surprising loss of focus and national purpose since 9/11; and the global
environmental crisis, which is affecting everything from food to fuel to
forests. In this groundbreaking account of where we stand now, he shows us
how the solutions to these two big problems are linked - how we can restore
the world and revive America
at the same time. - book jacket
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Learning to Fall, by Philp Simmons
Faced at 35 with
the prospect of dying, Simmons succeeded, instead, at the art of living.
"Learning to Fall" contains his ruminations on turtle behavior,
Buddhist philosophy, Robert Frost's poetry, and his affirmation that
whatever life throws at us, we can learn to live with joy.Copyright © Libri GmbH.
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Motherless Brooklyn, by Jonathan Lethem The short and shady
life of Frank Minna ends in murder, shocking the
four young men employed by his dysfunctional Brooklyn
detective agency/limo service. The "Minna
Men" have centered their lives around Frank, ever since he selected
them as errand boys from the orphaned teen population at St.
Vincent's Home. Most grateful is narrator Lionel.Tourette's-afflicted
Lionel has found security as a Minna Man and is
shattered by Frank's death. Lionel determines to become a genuine sleuth
and find the killer.
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