New Books:

Selected titles of new books processed this week in the Library. These are just a few items, if you'd like to see more new items OR need a particular title, stop by the Reference Desk and the staff will be happy to help you!

• Building and sustaining learning communities : the Syracuse University experience / Sandra N. Hurd, Ruth Federman Stein ; foreword by Vincent Tinto. 371.395 H961b
• Drug courts : a new approach to treatment and rehabilitation / James E. Lessenger, Glade F. Roper, editors. 345.73 D794
• Edible ideologies : representing food and meaning / edited by: Kathleen LeBesco, Peter Naccarato. 641.3 E23
• Five future strategies you need right now / George Stalk with John Butman. 658.4 S782f
• It starts with one : changing individuals changes organizations / J. Stewart Black, Hal B. Gregersen. 658.402 B627i
• The Price is wrong : understanding what makes a price seem fair and the true cost of unfair pricing / Sarah Maxwell. 338.43 M465p
• Think like a chef / Tom Colicchio with Catherine Young, Lori Silverbush, and Sean Fri ; photographs by Bill Bettencourt. 641.5 C696t
• Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico / by E.L. Kolb ; with a foreword by Owen Wister ; with 48 plates from photographs by the author and his brother. 979.132 K81t
• What matters in college? : four critical years revisited / Alexander W. Astin. 378.198 A854w
• X-teams : how to build teams that lead, innovate, and succeed / Deborah Ancona and Henrik Bresman. 658.4022 A542x

More information on each title can be found in the catalog.

Black History Month

The list below represents a portion of the Sullivan University Library holdings in the topic area of Food & Cooking as part of our Black History Month celebration.



Librarians can help find these or other materials, just stop by the desk.

Accounting resources on the internet

Did you know that the Sullivan University Library and Learning Resource Center has many resources to help you hone your accounting skills and prepare for a career as a professional accountant? Just ask at the reference desk and the librarians will be happy to assist you with any of these resources.
Below is a list of resources and links to information on the internet--

Blogs:
CPASense
Inside Sarbanes-Oxley

Enforcement and regulatory bodies:
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Licensing Boards:
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)

Miscellaneous:
Simple Studies Free Introduction to Accounting Lessons
Ten Steps to Accounting Research

Portals:
AccountantsWorld
Rutgers Accounting Web (RAW)
SmartsPros.com

Professional Associations: (some of these associations offer student memberships)
American Accounting Association (AAA)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)

Standard setting bodies:
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)

Resources taken from: Anderson, C. D. (2008). Accounting and Auditing Resources: Sites for the Investor, Academic, and Practitioner. College & Research Libraries News, 69, 96-100.

Black History Month

The list below represents a portion of the Sullivan University Library holdings in the topic area of Business and Labor as part of our Black History Month celebration.



Librarians can help find these or other materials, just stop by the desk.
Next week's topic : food & family.

Stop by & see the book display!

Book display and bibliography available in the Library, come by and browse!

Black History Month - web links

Need more information?

• Library of Congress African American History Month honors the memory of the nation’s African-American forebears in recognizing the importance of ethnic diversity with the 2008 theme of “Carter G. Woodson and the Origins of Multiculturalism.” Woodson (1875–1950), known as the “Father of Black History,” devoted his life to increasing public awareness of African-American history. Includes collection of images, audio and video from the Library's archives.
• Biography.com - offers profiles of prominent African-American personalities with video, quizzes and a timeline of significant events beginning in 1619.
• New York Times Issues in Depth developed for teachers, contains lesson plans with links to NYTimes articles as well as parent resources for starting conversations. Lesson plans include bibliographies and web links for more information.
• U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features - links to statisical figures from the variety of censuses conducted by the Bureau that cite African American data. Topics include population, business, education, income, armed services, families & children, home ownership and employment.

These are just a few of the resources available, tell us in the comments a website you found helpful and we'll update our list!

Black History Month

During February, the library will be posting lists of materials from the collection to commorate Black History Month. The list below represents some of the materials from the library's collection in the area of Art & Literature written and created by African-American writers.

Please see a librarian for help finding these or other materials

Next week's topic : biographies.

Books that are new:

Selected titles of new books processed this week in the Library. These are just a few items, if you'd like to see more new items OR need a particular title, stop by the Reference Desk and the staff will be happy to help you!

• Case study reference guide : a straightforward approach to analyzing marketing and management cases / J.D.Williams. 658.8 W724c
• CrazyBusy : overstretched, overbooked, and about to snap : strategies for coping in a world gone ADD / Edward M. Hallowell. 158 H193c
• Food politics : how the food industry influences nutrition and health / Marion Nestle. 363.85 N468f2d
• Inside the living body / NGHT, Inc. ; produced by Pioneer Productions in association with Channel 4 and RTL Television for National Geographic Channel ; producer/director, Martin Williams. DVD 612 I59
• Intranets for info pros / edited by Mary Lee Kennedy and Jane Dysart. 004.682 I61
• Kitchen literacy : how we lost knowledge of where food comes from and why we need to get it back / by Ann Vileisis. 641.5973 V699k
• Problem based learning training / Sullivan University. DVD 378.17 P962t
• Ugly truth about managing people : 50 (must-get-right) management challenges and how to really handle them / Ruth King. 658.3 U26

More information on each title can be found in the catalog.