Public Administration Review & Homeland Security

Public Administration Review's July/August issue has three articles on homeland security issues:
Imperfect Federalism: The Intergovernmental Partnership for Homeland Security
Mandates and Management Challenges in the Trenches: An Intergovernmental Perspective on Homeland Security
War Narratives: Framing Our Understanding of the War on Terror
Other articles from this journal and on homeland security are available on the ABI/Inform database reached through www.iconn.org.

Public Administration Review, a bi-monthly scholarly journal, has been the premier journal in the field of public administration research, theory, and practice for more than 60 years. PAR is the only journal in public administration that serves both academics and practitioners interested in the public sector and public sector management. Articles identify and analyze current trends, provide a factual basis for decision making, stimulate discussion, and make the leading literature in the field available in an easily accessible format. With articles on a wide range of topics and expert book reviews, PAR is exciting to read and an indispensable resource.

Journal Alert: Health Affairs

Health Affairs is the leading journal of health policy thought and research. All papers are peer-reviewed. Published since 1981, Health Affairs is nonpartisan and presents a wide range of timely research and commentary on health issues of current concern in both domestic and international spheres. “For more than 20 years, Health Affairs has been a must-read for anyone with a serious interest in medicine, health care, and health care policy,” (Washington Post, 11 January 2004).

Every article Health Affairs has ever published is available online at www.healthaffairs.org. The 25-year archive is fully searchable. All back content is free access after three years. Selected content is free access at time of posting, including Editor’s Choice articles, Web Exclusives, Narrative Matters, Grants and Outcomes, UpDate Publications, Book Reviews, and Letters.

Health Affairs’ goal as a journal has been to foster an ongoing dialogue on health policy issues of concern to a diverse audience of interested readers. They are launching a blog this week, www.healthaffairs.org, with the aim of expanding the dialogue even further.

Anyone is welcome to comment, but all must register and agree to terms of use, including the use of real names. They will filter comments for appropriateness and language.
source: www.healthaffairs.org

Needlestick Injuries

"In response to a rise in the number of needlestick injuries in its OR, Connecticut-based Hartford Hospital conducted a study to determine and better understand staff members’ perceived barriers to safety and discovered that communication problems with physicians and feelings of powerlessness among nursing staff were lead factors. The study, led by perioperative services nurse educator Andrea Hagstrom, prompted the formation of a staff-led safety committee and a physician-led initiative to gain practice change buy-in. The efforts have empowered nurses to enforce the new safety practices and improved the hospital’s needlestick injury rates."
Source: Janene's blog http://ysnlibrary.blogspot.com/

Chronical Brown Bag Web Chat

William J. Pepicello, who was recently named president of the University of Phoenix, will answer your questions about the university's plans for growth, its expanding focus on younger students and new degree programs, and its trend-setting moves in marketing, including its recent deal for the naming rights to a National Football League stadium. Join him today for a live Web chat at noon, U.S. Eastern time.
http://chronicle.com/brownbag

CDC Updates for STD (Medical Assisting Class)

These guidelines for the treatment of persons who have sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were developed by Center for Disease Control after consultation with a group of professionals knowledgeable in the field of STDs who met in Atlanta, Georgia, during April 19–21, 2005. The information in this report updates the Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2002.
Read SummaryFull Guideline - web versionFull guideline - PDF version

National Report on Population & Environment

The United States population passed 300 million recently. Although constituting only five percent of the global population, the U.S. emits more carbon dioxide, consumes more paper and other forest products, and produces more municipal waste than any other country. A new report by the Center for Environment and Population (CEP) quantitatively demonstrates the relationship between current national population trends, unprecedented resource consumption, and observable environmental degradation.

This report is the first effort to bring together a wealth of statistics on national population and demographic dynamics and assess them in the context of environmental health. Using a variety of data sources, including the EarthTrends database, the report demonstrates links between phenomena such as rapid suburban sprawl, a shift from rural to urban living, and recent increases in coastal population densities, and their negative impacts on the environment, including habitat and species loss, increased water pollution, and climate change.
Direct to Full Text

Voting Rights and Election Law

The 2006 midterm election is less than six weeks away. At least one class is focusing dicussion and research on voting rights and election law. Here is a searchable blog providing information on many issues: voting rights, campaign finance, redistricting, etc.
http://www.electionlawblog.org/

Anatomy Atlases for A & P Students

"A digital library of 'current, authoritative, trustworthy' information for patients and health care providers, curated by long-time anatomy professor Ronald A. Bergman. In addition to its own extensive textual and image content, it provides links to other medical digital libraries."
Anatomy Atlases http://anatomyatlases.org
Source: Mary Laine, librarian

Banned Book Week

"Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, this annual American Library Association event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. This year, 2006, marks BBW's 25th anniversary (September 23-30).

BBW celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them. After all, intellectual freedom can exist only where these two essential conditions are met."
Source: American Library Associaton

New Feature: The Brown Bag

Join The Chronicle of Higher Education editors every Thursday at noon, U.S. Eastern time, for The Brown Bag, a new live chat on higher education's hot topics. Every week they will be joined by an expert from the world of higher-education finance and technology to answer your questions about recent news and to share ideas on how you can run your institution more effectively.

Today's guest will be Penelope W. Kyle, who is now entering her "sophomore year" as president of Radford University. She will answer questions about what she's learned -- and what she's still learning -- after her first year at the helm of this public institution in Virginia.
Join them today at noon: http://chronicle.com/live/2006/09/kyle/

The Preamble to the Constitution

"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

Constitution Week September 18-22

Information about resources and activities this week related to Constitution Week are posted on the student intranet. Here are some additions:

"A Conversation on the Constitution: Judicial Independence" video online with Supreme Court Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, Stephen G. Breyerand Sandra Day O'Connor. Length: 32 min.(Read along with Spanish language Closed Captions)

View individual students' questions and the Supreme Court Justices' answers
Source: Annenberg Classroom

Library Instruction workshops

Introduction to Sociology (LaRocca)
September 16 8:30 a.m.

Introduction to Psychology (Leone)
September 16 10 a.m.

English 101 (Simpson)
September 18 11:40 a.m.

Introduction to Sociology (LaRocca)
September 19 8:30 a.m.

Cardiopulmonary A & P (Alfieri)
September 19 6 p.m.

Youth Development Practice (Ward)
September 19 6:45 p.m.

Introduction to Science (Rajaniemi)
September 21 8 a.m.

Introduction to Homeland Security (Lee)
September 26 11:40 a.m & 6 p.m.

Book Club Members Event

The Goodwin Book Club members have been reading Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer. Ms. Packer will discuss this book of short stories at the Hartford Public Library Friday evening, September 22. The talk begins at 7 p.m. to be followed by book signings and reception. The book club will meet next week to share our reactions to this book and be introduced to our October selection.

Childhood Immunizations

If anyone is researching childhood immunizations, MedlinePlus has links to many reliable sources.
Source: Childhood Immunizations at MedlinePlus

Pub Med Statistics

PubMed, which reached 16 million citations in December 2005 (including the 1.7 million OLDMEDLINE citations), is searched at a rate of more than 76 million searches per month. It is updated with in-process and MeSH-indexed citations 5 times per week. More than 82% of data entry now comes from electronic submissions. The National Library of Medicine reached the all time annual high of adding about 606,000 indexed citations from 4,928 journals at the close of Fiscal Year 2005. MEDLINE is leased by more than 400 organizations (the majority of which are mining the data for research purposes). PubMed is a service of the National Library of Medicine that includes citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources.
Source: National Library of Medicine

September 11 Digital Archive

The September 11 Digital Archive uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the history of the September 11, 2001 attacks. For the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the September 11 Digital Archive has overlaid a select group of photographs and stories from Ground Zero in New York on an interactive map. Clicking on blue markers (photos) or red markers (stories) shows details from the September 11 Digital Archive.

Featured Collection -- Ground One: Voices from Post-911 Chinatown aims to provide an in-depth portrait of the ways in which the identity of a community, largely neglected by national media following 9/11, has been indelibly shaped by that day.
Source: September 11 Digital Archive

Purple Math: Help with Alegbra

How do you really do this? -- Purplemath's algebra lessons are written with the student in mind. These lessons emphasize the practicalities rather than the technicalities, demonstrating dependable techniques, warning of likely "trick" questions, and pointing out common mistakes. The lessons are cross-referenced to help you find related material."
http://www.purplemath.com/index.htm

Welcome to New Students

We're thrilled that you're here, and we want to help you get used to finding information and conducting research in an academic library. Don't assume that locating and using library materials in a sophisticated manner is quick or easy.

Do assume that library staff is always available to help you! Watch postings to the blog that will help you navigate our periodical indexes.

New Books Just In!

Youth Leadershp (VanLinden & Fertman)
HQ769.V278 1998

Urban Sanctuaries: Neighborhood Organizations in the Lives and Futures of Inner-City Youth (McLaughlin & Langman)
HQ769.M385 1994

Raising Children in a Socially Toxic Environment (Garbarino)
HQ769.G258 1995

Full-Service Schools: A Revolution in Health & Social Services for Chldren, Youth, and Families (Dryfoos)
LB 3409.U5 D79 1994

Ready-to-Use Activities for Before and After School Programs (Stassevitch et al.)
GV1203.R37 1989

Building a Full-Service School: A Step-by-Step Guide (Calfee et al.)
LC221.2.F6 1998

Children and Danger: Coping With the Consequences of Community Violence
(Garbarino et al.)
HQ784.V55045 1992

All Kids are Our Kids (Benson)
HQ769.B51177 1997

Putting Families First: America’s Family Support Movement & the Challenge of Change
(Kagan et al.)
HV 699.)88 1994