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Digital destiny : How the New Age of Data will Transform the Way We Work, Live, and Communicate By Shawn Dubravac Call Number:  T 14.5 .D78 2015 Publisher's Description:  Our world is about to change.  In Digital Destiny: How the New Age of Data Will Change the Way We Live, Work, and Communicate , Shawn DuBravac, chief economist and senior director of research at the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), argues that the groundswell of digital ownership unfolding in our lives signals the beginning of a new era for humanity. Beyond just hardware acquisition, the next decade will be defined by an all-digital lifestyle and the “Internet of Everything”—where everything, from the dishwasher to the wristwatch, is not only online, but acquiring, analyzing, and utilizing the data that surrounds us. But what does this mean in practice? It means that some of mankind’s most pressing problems, such as hunger, disease, and security, will finally have a solutio...

Please join us for our  next Library Labs series workshop  scheduled for Wednesday , March 4 th  at noon-1:00 p.m.   (LRC 107).   The workshop is free, but we would like you to  register here.   Cookies and refreshments will be served! Workshop Description:  This  session will begin with an overview of 3D printing basics and then dive into advanced topics such as printer operation and troubleshooting. It will also explore options for model creation.  Intended Audience:  Faculty, Staff, Students Dates & Times:  Wednesday, March 4, noon-1:00 p.m. Location:  LRC 107 Presenters: Matt Sonnenberg, IMC Asssistant

Featured database :  CQ Researcher Description:  This weekly publication provides in-depth reports on current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, insight into all sides of the issues, bibliographies and more. Where to find it:  Find Databases  list  Use it to find : Information on today's hot topics, such as Gentrification, Animal Rights, Climate Change, Health Care, etc. Pro/Con Features Chronology Historical Background Footnotes and Bibliography

The Teacher Wars : a history of America's most embattled profession By Dana Goldstein Call Number:  LA212 .G65 2014 Review from the New York Times Book Review  Publisher's Description :  Why is teaching the most controversial profession in America? Historically, American public school teaching developed as an explicitly anti-intellectual, working class job. Yet at the same time that we paid public school teachers poorly, policed their political activity, and prevented them from influencing the curriculum, we asked them to eradicate poverty and inequality—a staggering expectation. In her lively, character-driven history, Dana Goldstein guides us through American education’s many passages, including the feminization of teaching in the 1800s and the fateful growth of teachers unions, and shows that the battles fought over nearly two centuries echo the very dilemmas we confront today.  The Teacher W...

Featured database: GenderWatch (Proquest) Description: GenderWatch is a unique database that includes diverse publications focusing on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas with archival materials dating back to 1970 in some cases. Publications include scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books and NGO, government and special reports. Where to find it: Find Databases list  Use it to find : evolution of the women's movement historical perspectives on the evolution of the women's movement men's studies the transgendered community changes in gender roles over the years

Vaccine nation : America's changing relationship with immunization By Elena Conis Call Number:  RA638 .C66 2015 Review from Times Higher Education   Publisher's Description :  With employers offering free flu shots and pharmacies expanding into one-stop shops to prevent everything from shingles to tetanus, vaccines are ubiquitous in contemporary life. The past fifty years have witnessed an enormous upsurge in vaccines and immunization in the United States: American children now receive more vaccines than any previous generation, and laws requiring their immunization against a litany of diseases are standard. Yet, while vaccination rates have soared and cases of preventable infections have plummeted, an increasingly vocal cross section of Americans have questioned the safety and necessity of vaccines. In Vaccine Nation , Elena Conis explores this complicated history and its consequences for personal and public health. Vaccine Nation opens in the 196...

Please join us for our  next Library Labs series workshop  scheduled for Tuesday, February 10 th at 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. (LRC 316).   The workshop is free, but we would like you to  register here.   Cookies and refreshments will be served! Workshop Description: In this session, you will learn some of the basic functions of the Office for Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) and the Library’s Foundation Collection as they apply to the grant seeking process. The presenters will also provide information and resources available to you for both federal grants and foundation grants. The session will end with time for a Q&A. Intended Audience:  Faculty, Staff, Students Dates & Times:  Tuesday, February 10, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Location:  LRC 316 Presenters:  Nerissa Nelson, Outreach/Foundation Collection Librarian; Michelle Goetsch, Grant Writer/Proposal Coordinator – Office of Research and Sponsored Programs