Category: General Information

Quoting from the Gale Web: “Coming April 18! Celebrate information with integrity – the resources in your library Thomson Gale, known around the world for information integrity, honors the nation’s libraries by hosting a free-for-all – free, unlimited access to 24 diverse databases during National Library Week, April 18-24. Some of the databases to which… Continue reading Gale Celebrates National Library Week — Free Access to 24 Databases

You can access old cartoons from the New Yorker. Use the search option to find your topic. Check out the “librarian” cartoons.

Fundamentals of OOP and data structures in Java: “is a text for an introductory course on classical data structures. Part One of the book presents the basic principles of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and Graphical User Interface (GUI) programming with Java as the example language. Part Two introduces each of the major data structures with supporting,… Continue reading Fundamentals of OOP and data structures in Java

Data structures and algorithms in C++: ” Provides a comprehensive introduction to data structures and algorithms, including their design, analysis, and implementation. Each data structure is presented using ADTs and their respective implementations * Helps provide an understanding of the wide spectrum of skills ranging from sound algorithm and data structure design to efficient implementation… Continue reading Data structures and algorithms in C++

A complete manual of amateur astronomy : New book in the library’s collection. “This readable guide to observing the sky provides amateur and student astronomers with practical knowledge of telescope use and astronomical photography, describes astronomical phenomena that can be observed, and gives ideas for research projects.” (From Book News)

Enron: The Rise and Fall: This is a new title in the Moraine Valley Library. “Although the collapse of Enron has been a central focus for the media throughout the past year, it’s hard to know if we got the whole story on this former energy giant. In Enron: The Rise and Fall, investigative journalist… Continue reading Enron: The Rise and Fall

Koran Commentaries in the Library: The library has several noteworthy commentaries on the Koran (Qur’an). Click on the link above to review these titles in the library’s Public Access Catalog.

Got a topic-shopping COM student? S/he might consider the Interstate Highway System. The Summer 1996, Vol. 60, No. 1 issue of “Public Roads” magazine (available full-text through ProQuest) offers a history of the system, a contemporary evaluation, and articles on the poetry, art and movies inspired by the open road. Original source documents can be… Continue reading The Interstate Highway System

According to the “Folklore of American Holidays” (REF GT4803.F65 1991), the origin today’s holiday (AKA “All Fools’ Day”) “is uncertain, but it seems to have come about it France as a result of the change to the Gregorian calendar in 1582 when New Year’s was moved from March 25 to January 1. Thus, the first… Continue reading April Fools’ Redux

The Jesus Seminar: “Convened in 1985 by Robert W. Funk, the Jesus Seminar has become a lightning rod for international debate about the “historical Jesus” – that is, the real facts about the person to whom various Christian gospels refer. The Seminar’s on-going project has been to evaluate the historical significance of every shred of… Continue reading The Jesus Seminar