In support of the right to choose books freely for our- selves, ALA and Conn Li- brary spon- sored Banned Books Week (September 29 - October 4, 2008), an an- nual celebra- tion of our right to access books without censorship. It commemorates the most basic freedom in a democratic society—the freedom to read freely—and encourages us not to take this freedom for granted. Celebrate with us all year long! Check out a banned or challenged book ! As children start a new school year, teachers send out their reading lists and parents begin to gather books. In some cases, clas- sics like "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "To Kill a Mocking Bird" may not be included in curriculum or available in the school li- brary due to chal- lenges made by parents or admin- istrators. In 2007, the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Free- dom (OIF) re- corded 420 book challenges re- questing a book be removed from library shelves or school curricu- lum. It is thanks to the commitment of librarians, teachers, parents, and stu- dents that most challenges are unsuccessful and books like "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," "Slaughterhouse Five," the Harry Potter series and Richardson and Parnell’s “And Tango Makes Three,” which topped OIF's most challenged list in 2007, remain available. Challenges are not simply an expres- sion of a point of view; they restrict the access of others. Even of a challenge is well intentioned, the outcome is det- rimental. Censor- ship denies our freedom as indi- viduals to choose and think for our- selves. Celebrating the Freedom to Read INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Celebrating the Freedom to Read 1 Quick Research Tip 1 National Breast Cancer Aware- ness Month 2 New Books & DVDs at Conn 2 Database Spotlight 3 Pura Belpré Medal 4 Kid’s Foreign Language 4 Curriculum Collection 5 BIOSIS Trial 5 NETCHE Video Library 6 Did You Know? 6 Bookends OCTOBER 2008 VOLUME I, ISSUE 3 LIBRARY HOURS: Monday - Thursday 7:30 AM - Midnight Friday 7:30 AM - 5 PM Saturday 1 PM - 6 PM Sunday 3 PM - Midnight U.S. CONN LIBRARY (402)375-7258 asklibrary @wsc.edu CONTACT US: Database Info Links Ever wanted to learn more about a database? Not sure you are using the right database? Need some help navi- gating and retrieving resources from a particular database? Check out our infor- mational links! For more information on a database, including subjects covered and amount of material in full-text, just click on the information icon next to the data- base. You can also access a pop-up tuto- rial by clicking on the question mark. Quick Research Tip
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In support of
the right to
choose books
freely for our-
selves, ALA
and Conn Li-
brary spon-
sored Banned
Books Week
(September 29
- October 4,
2008), an an-
nual celebra-
tion of our right
to access
books without
censorship. It
commemorates
the most basic
freedom in a democratic
society—the freedom to read
freely—and encourages us
not to take this freedom for
granted.
Celebrate with us all year
long! Check out a banned or
challenged book !
As children start a new
school year, teachers send
out their reading lists and
parents begin to gather
books. In some cases, clas-
sics like "The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn" and "To
Kill a Mocking Bird" may not
be included in curriculum or
available in the school li-
brary due to chal-
lenges made by
parents or admin-
istrators.
In 2007, the
American Library
Association's
(ALA) Office for
Intellectual Free-
dom (OIF) re-
corded 420 book
challenges re-
questing a book
be removed from
library shelves or
school curricu-
lum. It is thanks to
the commitment of librarians,
teachers, parents, and stu-
dents that most challenges
are unsuccessful and books
like "I Know Why the Caged
Bird Sings," "Slaughterhouse
Five," the Harry Potter series
and Richardson and Parnell’s
“And Tango Makes Three,”
which topped OIF's most
challenged list in
2007, remain
available.
Challenges are not
simply an expres-
sion of a point of
view; they restrict
the access of others.
Even of a challenge
is well intentioned,
the outcome is det-
rimental. Censor-
ship denies our
freedom as indi-
viduals to choose
and think for our-
selves.
Celebrating the Freedom to Read
INS IDE TH IS
I S SUE :
Celebrating the
Freedom to Read 1
Quick Research
Tip 1
National Breast
Cancer Aware-
ness Month
2
New Books &
DVDs at Conn 2
Database
Spotlight 3
Pura Belpré
Medal 4
Kid’s Foreign
Language 4
Curriculum
Collection 5
BIOSIS Trial 5
NETCHE
Video Library 6
Did You Know? 6
Bookends O C T O B E R 2 0 0 8 V O L U M E I , I S S U E 3
L IBRARY
HOURS :
Monday - Thursday
7:30 AM - Midnight
Friday
7:30 AM - 5 PM
Saturday
1 PM - 6 PM
Sunday
3 PM - Midnight
U.S. CONN
LIBRARY
(402)375-7258
asklibrary @wsc.edu
CONTACT US :
Database Info Links
Ever wanted to learn more about a database? Not sure you are using
the right database? Need some help navi-
gating and retrieving resources from a
particular database? Check out our infor-
mational links! For more information on a
database, including subjects covered and
amount of material in full-text, just click
on the information icon next to the data-
base. You can also access a pop-up tuto-
rial by clicking on the question mark.
Quick Research Tip
P A G E 2
New Books & DVDs at Conn
October: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month 100 Questions & Answers about
Breast Cancer
Zora K Brown
WSC Stacks 616.99449 B815
“Whether you're a newly
diagnosed breast cancer pa-
tient, a survivor, or a friend
or relative of either, this book
offers help.… This best-selling
book gives you up-to-date,
authoritative, practical an-
swers to your questions
about breast cancer.”
- BOOKS IN PRINT
The Breast Cancer Book: What
You Need to Know to Make
Informed Decisions
Ruth H Grobstein
WSC Stacks 618.19 G891 &
WSC eBook
“From a caring physician who
has treated thousands of
breast cancer patients, a clear
and reassuring guide to the
disease, its prevention, and its
treatment.”
- BOOKS IN PRINT.
Understanding Breast Cancer
Genetics
Barbara T Zimmerman
WSC ebook
“This book would be a valu-
able and quick read for any
health care professional who
is new to the field of clinical
oncology... offering complex
information in simple terms
but also by including historical
information that keeps the
reader captivated”
- DOODY’S REVIEWS
Readings on Michael Crichton
Technology & Applied Science
Electric Motors and Drives:
Fundamentals, Types, and
Applications
The Paint Effects Bible: 100
Recipes for Faux Finishes
The Zero-Carbon Car: Building the
Car the Auto Industry Can’t Get
Right
POPULAR READING General Fiction
America America: A Novel
Armageddon in Retrospect, and
Other New and Unpublished
Writings on War and Peace
The God of War
City of Thieves: A Novel
Non-Fiction
Crash Proof: How to Profit from
the Coming Economic Collapse
Chain of Blame: How Wall Street
Caused the Mortgage and Credit
Crisis
Romance
Carry the
Light
Jacob’s List
Torrent Falls
Willow Springs
DVDs
The Assassination
of Jesse James by
the Coward
Robert Ford
Barrio Cuba
Bevel Up Drugs, Users & Outreach
Nursing
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Edgar Allan Poe’s The House of Usher
Let’s Go with Pancho Villa!
Love in the Time of Hysteria
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Sicko
The Treasure of
the Sierra
Madre
Waitress
Business & Economics
Confessions of a Subprime Lender:
An Insider’s Tale of Greed, Fraud,
and Ignorance
Six-Week Start-up: A Step-
by-Step Program for Start-
ing Your Business, Making
Money, and Achieving Your
Goals
History & Auxiliary Sci-
ences
The Bay of Pigs
Ghost Plane: The True
Story of the CIA Torture
Program
Puerto Rico in the American
Century: A History Since 1898
HHPS
Advanced Sports Nutrition
Nebraska’s Cowboy Trail:
A User’s Guide
Language, Linguistics &
Literature
American Earth: Environ-
mental Writing since Tho-
reau
Shakespeare’s Wife
Readings on John Grisham
Medical Therapy of Breast
Cancer
Zenon Rayter et al.
WSC eBook
“Discusses the sig-
nificant advances in
the study, investiga-
tion and treatment
of breast cancer and
surveys how scientific ad-
vances have influenced, im-
proved, and extended mod-
ern therapeutic options.”
- BOOKS IN PRINT
For a larger listing, click on
New Arrivals on the library
homepage, or just visit the
New Books Shelf in the library. B O O K E N D S
P A G E 3 V O L U M E I , I S S U E 3
Database Spotlight: Oregon PDF in Health & Performance
What is it?
OregonPDF in Health & Performance, a non-profit founda-
tion, cooperates with colleges and universities throughout
the world to make available graduate dissertations and
theses in areas related to health and performance.
The intellectual focus of the collection is physical activity.
Academic areas of interest include biochemistry, biome-
chanics, dance, exercise physiology, history or philosophy
of physical education, kinesiology, motor control, obesity,