- Unhooked : how young women pursue sex, delay love and lose at both / Laura Sessions Stepp.
- To live’s to fly : the ballad of the late, great Townes Van Zandt / John Kruth.
- Everything bad is good for you : how today’s popular culture is actually making us smarter / Steven Johnson
- The art of protest : culture and activism from the civil rights movement to the streets of Seattle / T.V. Reed
- Fighting for air : the battle to control America’s media / Eric Klinenberg
Category Archives: Information
iGoogle, do you iGoogle?
Have you made your personal Google page, iGoogle? Personalize your Google page to include handy gadgets for your favorite web content–your gmail, weather, movie times, gas prices, news, joke of the day, and NOW you can add the Todd Library Catalog and your library account! If you have a Google account, go to iGoogle and click on Sign In, and if you don’t have an account–simply click on Get Started. It will save you time the next time you log on, and it’s fun!
Help with Citations
As you complete your end of semester projects, don’t forget that the Todd Library provides online citation guides. Our Citing your Sources page will take you to the guides. Just click on the link that says HowTo – Document your Sources and you will see guides for MLA, APA, ASA, and Chicago Style citation. Just click on the citation guide you’d like to use and it will download in a new window. You’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the guides. If you need to download it, there is a link under the citation guides.
Complete citation manuals are available to use in the library. Just stop by the reference desk and ask for the one that you need.
FCC Adopts Report on Children and TV Violence
FYI:
FCC Adopts Report on Violent Television Programming and Its Impact on Children (39 pages; PDF) – found via Docuticker
From the News release: “The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [has released a] Report on the issue of excessively violent television programming and its impact on children. The FCC found that research indicates exposure to violence in the media can increase aggressive behavior in children, at least in the short term. Given this finding, the FCC recommends that action should be taken to address violent programming. “
Issues and Controversies Database
Need a current topic for a research paper? Already tried CQ Researcher? Have you already looked at our Contemporary Issues book section? How about the Issues and Controversies database? This database produced by the folks at Facts on File is another excellent source of current topic information. Along with World News Digest, these databases will keep you up to date, and give you some great paper topics! Use the “Need a Research Paper Topic?” link at the top of the page, or use the “Quick access” or “Issues in the Headlines” for great topic ideas and good information. And, of course, it’s available from home with a student login and password!