Tutoring Schedule, Winter 2010

Click on image below to see Tutoring Schedule for Winter Quarter.

If you need assistance in a subject that isn't listed, please see your instructor, the department chair, or other full-time instructor in the department during their office hours or on Plus Fridays for assistance. Office hours and Plus Friday hours are posted on the bulletin board in the faculty office suite near rm. 146.

The Tutoring Center is located in Rm. 133.

Follow us on Twitter!

How well do you know your library?

Starting January 1, 2010 the library will post a daily quote from a book in the collection to our Twitter account.

Follow us and see if you can guess what book we're quoting -- we give the answer the following day -- along with a new quote to guess.

To find us on Twitter :

http://twitter.com/WhatstheBook

New Books - Week 1

Welcome to Winter Quarter 2010! 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!

• Coco : 10 World-Leading Masters Choose 100 Contemporary Chefs, by Ferran Adrià and friends. 641.5 A243c
• The collaborative habit : life lessons for working together, by Twyla Tharp. 650.13 T367c
• Essential Facebook development : build successful applications for the Facebook platform, by John Maver and Cappy Popp. 006.754 M461e
• Fractals : hunting the hidden dimension, a Quest Productions and Kikim Media production for Nova ; produced and directed by Michael Schwarz and Bill Jersey. DVD 514.742 F798
• A moveable feast : with America's favorite chefs, a production of WGBH Boston in association with American Public Television ; featuring Julia Collin-Davison. DVD 641.59 M935
• The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander. 364.973 A377n
• The non-designer's presentation book : principles for effective presentation design, by Robin Williams. 006.6 W726n
• Priceless : the myth of fair value (and how to take advantage of it), by William Poundstone. 338.52 P876p
• Understanding Sam and Asperger syndrome, story by Clarabelle van Niekerk & Liezl Venter ; pictures by Clarabelle van Niekerk. JF N
• 10 steps to successful teams, by Renie McClay. 658.4022 M126t

More information on each title can be found in the catalog or by talking with a librarian.

December Break Hours

Thanksgiving Break Hours

Veteran's Day is November 11

Veteran's Day for 2009 is Wednesday, November 11th. Started in November 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson, the first Veteran's Day (then called Armistice Day) was created to commemorate those that had served and died in World War I. Since then, a grateful nation takes time to salute each American that has served as a member of our armed forces on Veteran's Day.

To read a history of the holiday, take a look at information from the Veteran's Administration, the Department of the Army and History.com. Through their American Folklife Center, the Library of Congress has assembled their historical resources together in the Veteran's History Project. This year they are highlighting forgotten branches of the service, the Merchant Marines and the Coast Guard with a special page.

For statistics about Veteran's Day, the Census Bureau has a Factfinder page with demographic and labor statistical data. And to see what events happening in Kentucky for Veteran's Day, the Department of Veteran's Affairs has a list.

[Graphic above is official poster for 2009, VA has an archive of posters dating back to 1978 that are available for viewing and downloading.]

Upcoming Alumni Event

Global Road Warrior

The library has recently subscribed to the Global Road Warrior database, a world-class econtent database offering country-by-country information on 175 nations and territories.

The database features more than 8 million words of editorial content, over 6,500 color photos and 1,575 maps, all presented in a consistent 92-category framework for each country. Topics include society and culture, travel essentials, business culture, communications and more. Created by an international team of researchers, cartographers and writers, the database is continually updated.

Talk to a librarian for information on how to connect or if you need help using the database.

Nobel Prize Trivia

By now you have probably heard that President Barack Obama received the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”

Did you know that, in addition to President Obama, three other U.S. presidents have won this prestigious award?

President Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for his efforts in mediating the peace between Russia and Japan. Roosevelt is the only Republican president to have received this honor.

President Woodrow Wilson won the award in 1919 for his work with the League of Nations, a precursor to the United Nations.

President Jimmy Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, for his diplomatic work during and after his presidency.

Other interesting facts about the U.S. presidents, the Nobel Prize, and a variety of other subjects can be found in The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2009, R 317.3 W927 2009, which is located here in the Sullivan University Library and Learning Resource Center. The Nobel Prize also has an informative website where you can find out more about the history of the award and past recipients.

Banned Books list

Now that we’ve told you about what banned books are and what the top 10 banned books were in 2008, we’d like to share with you a list of the banned and challenged books that we have at the Sullivan Lexington Library. Please ask at the reference desk if you want to check out one of these books, and someone will be glad to assist you.

• 1984 by George Orwell; 824.912 O79n
• And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell; JF R
• Beloved by Toni Morrison; DVD 791.43 B452
• Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger; 813.54 S165c
• Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going; JF G
• Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling; JF R
• Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov; 813.54 N117l
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil; DVD 791.43 M6296
• Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes; JF H
• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor; JF T
• Song of Soloman by Toni Morrison; 813.54 M882s
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain; DVD 813.4 T969a
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker; 813.54 W759c and DVD 791.43 C719
• The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler; JF M
• The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck; 813.52 S819g
• The Jungle by Upton Sinclair; 813.52 S616j
• The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien; 823.912 T649l
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway; 813.52 H488s
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee; 813 L478 and DVD 813.54 T627

Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2008

There were 513 challenges reported to the American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom in 2008. Listed below are the books with the most challenges and why:

• And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell. Reasons: anti-ethnic, anti-family, homosexuality, religious viewpoint, and unsuited to age group


• Dark Materials Trilogy, by Philip Pullman. Reasons: political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, and violence


• TTYL; TTFN; L8R, G8R (series), by Lauren Myracle. Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group


• Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz. Reasons: occult/satanism, religious viewpoint, and violence


• Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya. Reasons: occult/satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, and violence


• The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky. Reasons: drugs, homosexuality, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, suicide, and unsuited to age group


• Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily von Ziegesar. Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group


• Uncle Bobby's Wedding, by Sarah S. Brannen. Reasons: homosexuality and unsuited to age group


• The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group


• Flashcards of My Life, by Charise Mericle Harper. Reasons: sexually explicit and unsuited to age group

Banned Books Week, September 27-October 3

What is a banned book? Do people really still try to stop information these days? You'd be surprised.

Librarians continue to have groups and individuals attempt to prevent access to certain books. Over the years, books in the library have been both banned and challenged. What's the difference?

A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict material, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others. Due to the commitment of librarians, teachers, parents, students and other concerned citizens, most challenges are unsuccessful and most materials are retained in the school curriculum or library collection. American Library Association

Fall Break Hours

Labor Day 2009

The Library will be closed in celebration of Labor Day, September 7th. Regular hours will resume Tuesday morning, September 8th.

New Personal Chef Diploma Program

Sullivan's new Personal Chef Diploma program is making news in the blogosphere -- the AOL Slashfood blog recently posted an article discussing the new program.

While browsing the web we found the new program is getting good press a few other places as well:

Taste Magazine Cincinnati's Things We Get

my foodservice news

Check it OUT!