Thursday, January 22, 2009

Research Guides & Bibliographies

It's week 3 and faculty have begun assigning research projects. Don't panic - the library is here to Help!

If you need help finding library materials on a specific topic for a paper or speech, the library has topical research guides and bibliographies that can help you find books, databases, journal and other library resources.

The Research Guides are done at faculty request for a specific class and are listed by subject and department.

The Subject Bibliographies are book lists for the Lexington campus collection and cover the following topics:
  • Accounting
  • Business Leaders - biographies on individuals of note and accomplishment in the business world.
  • Career Preparation - books on how to do resumes, cover letters and prepare for interviews.
  • Children's Literature - picture book award winning titles and curriculum books for ECE students.
  • Farmer's Market
  • Food & Politics
  • Food and Travel
  • Globalization
  • Good Eats DVDs
  • Lawyers in Film
  • Management Styles
  • Mentoring
  • Office 2007
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Organizational Change
  • Organizational Learning
  • Travel & Tourism
  • Small Business Management
  • Wine & Spirits

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

First NEW books of 2009


These are just some of the 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!

  • Action learning : images and pathways, by Robert L. Dilworth and Verna J. Willis. 374.221 D579a 2003

  • Everything I know about business I learned at McDonald's : the 7 results-driven leadership principles for success, by Paul Facella. 658.4092 F138e

  • Fat : an appreciation of a misunderstood ingredient, with recipes, by Jennifer McLagan. 641.5638 M161f

  • Great depression of debt : survival techniques for every portfolio, by Warren Brussee. 332.024 B912g

  • Mindful economics : how the U.S. economy works, why it matters, and how it could be different, by Joel Magnuson. 330.973 M199m

  • New manager's tool kit : 21 things you need to know to hit the ground running, by Don & Sheryl Grimme. 658 G864n

  • Obamanomics : how bottom-up economic prosperity will replace trickle-down economics, by John R. Talbott. 330.973 T142o

  • Putting patients first : best practices in patient-centered care, edited by Susan B. Frampton & Patrick A. Charmel. 610.696 P993

  • Tales of Beedle the Bard, by J. K. Rowling. JF R

  • Taste : a life in wine / Anthony Terlato.

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