MCC Library Newsletter

NetLibrary: The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means by George Soros (PublicAffairs, 2008).

To view the netLibrary eBook of the Month, go to the library home page, click on Quick Research Links and choose netLibrary from the list.  The eBook will be accessible from the lower right corner of the netLibrary home page.

To view the PsychiatryOnline eBook of the Month, go to the library home page, click on Articles, Research & More and choose PsychiatryOnlinefrom the list.  The eBook will be accessible from the lower left of the PsychiatryOnline home page.

The season makes people think of kicking back and having fun.  Going to see wonderful movies and reading good books are a big part of that fun.  The “Read the Book – See the Movie” display celebrates that part of the summer experience.  The display features all the classic stories which have made it to the “Silver Screen”.  Come check out these adventurous, romantic, and dramatic titles which will guide you on a journey that requires no travel — except to where your imagination will take you.

To view the books selected for the May display, click this link to the Online Catalog.

To view information about movies that have been adapted from books, click this link to Based on the Book (Mid-Continent Public Library).

The Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com) provides information about past, current and upcoming movies.

Due to inaccuracies, do not use the citation tools available in our library’s databases to generate your MLA, APA or other formatted citations. 

To properly cite your sources for a works cited or bibliography, use the following sources:

1. Your textbook or assignment instructions may include models for proper citation
2. Official manuals for MLA, APA and other styles
   • Checkout  at the MCC Library for 2 hour in library use
   • Use at the MCC Writing Center (Student Center 222)
3. Visit the Writing Center for assistance with citations and additional academic writing skills (Student Center 222)
4. Reputable web sites for citations styles (listed on our Works Cited & Sources page)

For 2 hours between 9pm and 11pm on Saturday, April 12, ELibrary and ProQuest Newsstand will be unavailable due to maintenance.

NetLibrary eBook of the Month
Retire Happy What You Can Do Now to Guarantee a Great Retirement by Attorneys Richard Stim & Ralph Warner

When planning for retirement, it’s easy to become preoccupied with stock portfolios, 401(k) balances and doomsday predictions about baby boomer’s lack of savings. But happiness in retirement isn’t about how much cash you can manage to sock away before the age of 65. Everyone wants a comfortable retirement—but most also plan to have some fun, maintain an active social life, and enjoy a healthy old age.

In Retire Happy: What You Can Do Now to Guarantee a Great Retirement, author Rich Stim shows readers how to become rich in the ways that matter most. He encourages future retirees to balance financial concerns with an enriching lifestyle by cultivating interests outside work, leading a healthier lifestyle, revitalizing family relationships, and more. Retire Happy helps readers prepare for retirement—not just financially, but in every aspect of their lives.

To access the NetLibrary Ebook of the Month, go to the library home page and click on Quick Links and then NetLibrary. Click on book located in the lower right corner of the NetLibrary screen.

The PsychiatryOnline Ebook of the Month is entitled Managing Metabolic Abnormalities in the Psychiatrically Ill: A Clinical Guide for Psychiatrists, edited by Richard A. Bermudes, M.D., Paul E. Keck Jr., M.D., and Susan L. McElroy, M.D

This book addresses an important unmet need of patients with both mental disorders and medical illness—namely, the lack of integration of general medical care with psychiatric care and the related problem of barriers to collaboration and communication among health care providers. Managing Metabolic Abnormalities in the Psychiatrically Ill is the first book to provide a current review of the relationships among psychiatric illnesses, metabolic abnormalities, and treatment, focusing on how clinicians can tailor care to those doubly-afflicted patients.

“Metabolic disturbances represent perhaps the major medical concern impacting patients with psychiatric conditions, yet many psychiatrists are still struggling with how to best manage these common problems. In this excellent text, Drs. Keck, Bermudes, and McElroy have compiled practical, relevant information for managing metabolic abnormalities and the related medical issues in psychiatric patients that practitioners will find timely, useful and important in their day-to-day practice. The editors have gathered an outstanding group of experts to write clear descriptions and recommendations that are easily incorporated into psychiatric care. I recommend this book highly.”—Stephen M. Strakowski, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, Neuroscience & Biomedical Engineering; Director, Center for Imaging Research, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

To access the PsychiatryOnline Ebook of the Month, go to the library home page and click on Articles, Research & More. Then select PsychiatryOnline from the drop down list.

The National Association for Music Educators, MENC, has declared March as “Music In Our Schools” month. This celebration emphasizes the importance of music education for children. The MCC Library is celebrating music this month by featuring materials about all types of music. Additional information on “Music In Our Schools” month can be found on the MENC website. Additional information about music and education can be found on VH1’s “Save the Music” program and the Texas Music project .

The NetLibrary Ebook of the Month is entitled From the Primaries to the Polls:
How to Repair America’s Broken Presidential Nomination Process
by Thomas Gangale

America’s presidential nominating process is inherently unfair and exclusive, yielding undue weight and privilege to the states that vote in the earliest rounds. More and more states are beating down the door to vote earlier, trying to redress the inequity on a state-by-state basis. In the ensuing free-for-all, the presidential primary schedule has become so front-loaded that the anointed “front-runner” with the biggest war chest in each of the major parties is the de facto nominee.

To access the NetLibrary Ebook of the Month, go to the library home page and click on Quick Links and then NetLibrary. Click on book located in the lower right corner of the NetLibrary screen.

The PsychiatryOnline Ebook of the Month is entitled The Early Stages of Schizophrenia, edited by Robert B. Zipursky, M.D., and S. Charles Schulz, M.D.

In sharp contrast to the prevailing belief during the past century that schizophrenia inevitably results in a progressive deteriorating clinical course, research since the early 1980s shows that early intervention can significantly improve the long-term outcome of this complex illness. With very early treatment, many affected individuals can achieve an excellent recovery.

The work of 19 experts in the field of schizophrenia research is available in this single, powerful volume that introduces the concept of early intervention and describes the clinical approaches most likely to facilitate the fullest degree of recovery. With its dramatically different perspective on the potential long-term outcome of a still-baffling illness, this volume is a must-read for mental health practitioners and educators, psychiatry residents, and family members of affected individuals.

To access the PsychiatryOnline Ebook of the Month, go to the library home page and click on Articles, Research & More. Then select PsychiatryOnline from the drop down list.

The NetLibrary Ebook of the Month is entitled Science and Technology in World History by James E. McClellan III and Harold Dorn

This bestselling textbook may be the single most influential study of the historical relationship between science and technology ever published. Tracing this relationship from the dawn of civilization through the twentieth century, James E. McClellan III and Harold Dorn argue that technology as “applied science” emerged relatively recently, as industry and governments began funding scientific research that would lead directly to new or improved technologies.

To access the NetLibrary Ebook of the Month, go to the library home page and click on Quick Links and then NetLibrary. Click on book located in the lower right corner of the NetLibrary screen.

The PsychiatryOnline Ebook of the Month is entitled Guide to Marriage and Family Therapy, by Eva C. Ritvo, M.D., and Ira D. Glick, M.D.

Developed for use in the clinical setting, Concise Guide to Marriage and Family Therapy presents the core knowledge in the field in a single quick-reference volume. With brief, to-the-point guidance and step-by-step protocols, it’s an invaluable resource for the busy clinician. Detailed indexes, easy-to-read prose, and at-a-glance charts and tables make it easy to find the information needed for work with families and couples in daily practice.

To access the PsychiatryOnline Ebook of the Month, go to the library home page and click on Articles, Research & More. Then select PsychiatryOnline from the drop down list.

The library has acquired three new electronic resources beginning January 2008.

1. Oxford English Dictionary Online: The OED is recognized as the authority on the evolution of the English language. The contents of the OED provides the meaning, history, and pronunciation of more than half a million words in past and current use. The online version provides access to the 2nd edition of the OED plus contents of the additions published between 1993 and 1997 and quarterly revisions. For more information about the benefits of the online OED, visit the publisher’s FAQs. You will find links to this database in the following locations on the library web site: 1) Where Do I Start? Encyclopedias & Reference, 2) A-Z List of Article & Research Databases, and 3) Databases by Type: Encyclopedias & Reference.

2 . Cambridge Collections Online, including The Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics and The Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, Religion and Culture. You will find links to this database in the following locations: 1) A-Z List of Article & Research Databases, 2) Databases by Subject: Literature & Humanities, Literary Biography and Religion and Philosophy and 3) Databases by Type: Electronic Books.

Descriptions from the publisher’s site: “The Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics collection offers over 1500 comprehensive and accessible essays on major authors, periods and genres, written by experts and designed for student readers. For
the author Companions each writer is placed in literary and historical context; their major works are analysed, either in separate chapters or grouped according to theme, and their influence on later writers assessed. The generic and topical Companions cover periods of English literature such as Old English or the Victorian Novel, and literary
genres such as Modernism or Greek Tragedy, giving the student vital contextual information about political, social, religious and artistic relationships. The Companions to Classical Civilisation examine key periods and aspects of the civilisations of ancient Greece and Rome.”

“The Cambridge Companions series offers specially-commissioned collections of essays which are intended to serve as reference works for an inter-disciplinary audience of students and non-specialists. Addressing topics and figures ranging from Plato through Kant to Habermas, and philosophical movements such as the Scottish Enlightenment and German Idealism, this online collection contains over 1000 downloadable essays taken from the Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, Religion and Culture (more than 100 volumes).”

3. Acceda Noticias (Newsbank): Provides online access to the complete full-text of more than 50 Spanish-language newspapers, newswires, magazines, and transcripts from major US cities and Spanish-speaking countries including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Spain. All content was written originally in Spanish, rather than translated from other languages. You will find links to this database in the following locations: 1) A-Z List of Article & Research Databases, 2) Databases by Subject: Languages, and 3) Resources by Subject: Spanish Language Resources.

If you are attempting to search one of the MCC Library’s Gale databases (Gale Virtual Reference Library, Literature Resource Center, Health and Wellness Resource Center, Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Scribner and Twayne’s) when using Internet Explorer version 7, you may notice that the individual database screen does not load.

Until this problem can be resolved, you will need to hit Refresh (F5) on your IE7 browser once after trying to get into the database.  You may also choose to use an alternate browser, such as Mozilla, Opera, or Netscape.