Tuesday, April 24, 2007

CREEPY READING IN OUR PAPERBACK COLLECTION - AVAILABLE NOW!


King, Stephen
Now in paperback!
The Cell - You’ll never look at your cell phone the same way again!
Storm of the Century
The Shining
Four Past Midnight

Other Stephen King titles in our collection:
Black House (with Peter Straub)--PS3561.I483B57 2001
The Shawshank Redemption--PS3561.I483D5 1994
Firestarter--PS3561.I483 F57 1980
Carrie--PS3561.I483 1974
LISEY'S STORY -- HIS LATEST --PS3561.I483L57 2006

Prefer to watch?
The Shawshank Redemption--DVD 896
The Green Mile--DVD 459, 37; VC 1625
Stand By Me--DVD 149

If you like Stephen King, you might also like these
Dean Koontz paperbacks
Forever Odd
Life Expectancy
The Face
One Door Away From Heaven
False Memory

And in the same vein, try these authors:
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Jean Kalogridis
Anne Rice

Thursday, April 19, 2007

DATABASE OF THE WEEK - CUSTOM NEWSPAPERS


Thomson Gale's InfoTrac® Custom Newspapers is an extraordinary new Web-based collection of full-text newspapers from around the United States and the world, including THE NEW YORK TIMES and THE NEW YORK POST.

Custom Newspaper database allows you to search articles electronically by title, headline, date, author, section or other assigned fields. Search results are organized according date of article, from most recent to oldest, allowing you to conduct research in a chronological order.

To take a look at this database, go to the Library Homepage, choose E-RESOURCES, then ARTICLES/DATABASES. Choose NEWSPAPERS, then CUSTOM NEWSPAPERS.

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

DATABASE OF THE WEEK - CQ RESEARCHER



Looking for a place to begin your research?
Looking for background information on your topic?
Want to know what the current issues are on your topic?


  • The CQ RESEARCHER database is an excellent place to start research for your papers.

    Covering a variety of topics, CQ RESEARCHER is known for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health issues social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy.

    Included in each report - Introductory Overview, Background and chronology on the topic, an assessment of the current situation, tables and maps, pro/con statements from representativers of opposing positions and bibliographies of sources.

    Access to CQ RESEARCHER is available on campus or from any remote location:
  • From the Library Homepage - www.sunywcc.edu/library
  • Choose E-RESOURCES, ARTICLES/DATABASES
  • Choose CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES from the choices on top
  • CHOOSE CQ RESEARCHER
  • START SEARCHING!!!!