2009-2010 Database Cancellations

During the Spring 2010 database renewal cycle it was determined that the following databases would not be renewed, due to low usage:

Cancelled as of June 1st, 2010

Annals of American History

Cancelled as of July 1st, 2010

AccessScience

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online

Please contact CBC Library Reference if you have comments or need help locating alternative resources.

New to Gale Virtual Reference

• The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer. 3rd ed. Gale, 2010.
  Comprehensive survey of 120 cancers, cancer drugs, traditional and alternative treatments, side effects and diagnostic procedures.


• The Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests. Gale, 2009.
  Provides coverage of numerous surgical procedures, medical tests and related topics, such as anesthetics, common lab test and procedures, medications and postoperative care. Entries for medical test and surgical include definition; purpose; demographic information; diagnosis/preparation; aftercare; risks; morbidity and mortality rates; alternatives; and more.

Summer Hours for Richland Library

The Richland library will have the following reduced hours for Summer 2010.

Closed: June 19-27

June 28-August 27
Monday-Thursday: 8am-1pm
Friday-Sunday: Closed
Closed July 5

Closed: August 28-Sept 19

Choose Privacy Week

The American Library Association has declared May 2-8, 2010 the first 'Choose Privacy Week,' calling for "a national conversation about privacy rights in a digital age." Among the resources posted is a new video, available online May 1st:

Choose Privacy Week Trailer from 20K Films on Vimeo.

New study shows young adults value online privacy but many "believe incorrectly that the law protects their privacy online and offline more than it actually does." (p.4): Hoofnagle, Chris Jay, King, Jennifer, Li, Su and Turow, Joseph, How Different are Young Adults from Older Adults When it Comes to Information Privacy Attitudes and Policies? (April 14, 2010). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1589864

7 Day Loan Videos

To encourage usage of our videos (DVDs & VHSs), we have pulled more than 150 videos from closed stacks and put them out near the new books shelf next to the Reference Desk. These videos can be checked out for 7 days by CBC faculty, staff, and students.

Short URL to the list of videos: http://bit.ly/7dayvideo

DUI meeting

The once-a-month DUI victims panels are no longer held in L-102 at CBC. They now hold them on the first Saturday of each month at the Grange building in Kennewick located at 2611 S Washington. Individuals should contact Mark Pickard at 374-0901 for registration and specific details.

EBSCOhost Interface Updates

EBSCO has announced several updates for its EBSCOhost interface. The most significant is the PDF navigation sidebar, which allows users to browse a PDF full text publication without having to close the viewer; they've included a video demonstration in the release info. They have also added a text-to-speech function for their HTML full text articles, with your choice of American, British or Australian accents!
A minor but helpful change is the addition of the word 'Cite' to the previously mysterious golden page button that generates article citations in MLA, APA, and four other styles.