Indicators of School Crime And Safety: 2009
A joint effort by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics, this annual report examines crime occurring in school as well as on the way to and from school. It provides the most current detailed statistical information to inform the Nation on the nature of crime in schools. This report presents data on crime at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population from an array of sources--the National Crime Victimization Survey, the School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey, the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the School Survey on Crime and Safety and the School and Staffing Survey. Data on crime away from school are also presented to place school crime in the context of crime in the larger society.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
Please click this link to access the online version of the book.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Hot Document in April
Monday, April 19, 2010
ANIMercer
Mercer's animation club, ANIMercer, has donated part of its collection to the Tarver Library Media Center. The following DVDs have been added to the Media Center animation collection. Additional titles on VHS cassettes will be available soon.
Akira
Cowboy Bebop: Best Sessions
Fushigi Yugi, The Mysterious Play (All 52 Episodes)
Haruhi Suzumiya, The Melancholy, vol. 1-2 (6 Episodes)
Infinite Ryvius, vol. 1: Lost In Space (Episodes 1-5)
Martian Successor: Nadesico, The Motion Picture
Monster Rancher, Let The Games Begin (Episodes 1-3)
Ninja Cadets
Ninja Nonsense, The Legend of Shinobi, vol. 1: Enter The Ninja (6 Episodes)
Noir: Shades of Darkness
RahXephon, Orchestration 1: Threshhold
RahXephon, The Motion Picture: Pluralitas Concentio
Sin, The Movie
Tenchi, The Movie: Tenchi Muyo In Love
Tenchi Forever
Trigun, vol. 1 (4 Episodes)
Urusei Yatsura, Movie 6: Always My Darling
New SGA bearDVDs --April 2010
We are happy to announce that the Student Government Association has decided to continue funding the bearDVD program. Since this year's funding has occurred so late in the year, we have acquired 40 new titles this month. In the future we plan to acquire 5-8 new titles each month during the Fall and Spring semesters. If you wish to suggest at title you may contact the Media Center Supervisor, Richard Marcum at marcum_rg@mercer.edu, or use the suggestion form at http://tarver.mercer.edu/inc/media/mcsuggest.php
* Academy Award Winner
+ Academy Award Nominee
ACTION-ADVENTURE
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, PN1997.9 AA THR .G55 2009
+Iron Man (2 disc special edition), PN1997.9 AA HRO .I76 2008
Where The Wild Things Are, PN1997.9 AA FAN .W44 2009
Zombieland, PN1997.9 AA COM.Z6 2009
ANIMATION
9, PN1997.9 ANI SF .N56 2009
*Up, PN1997.9 ANI AA .U6 2009
COMEDY
Adventureland, PN1997.9 COM ROM .A38 2009
Away We Go, PN1997.9 COM ROM .A93 2009
College, PN1997.9 COM TC .C65 2008
Couples Retreat, PN1997.9 COM ROM .C68 2009
(500) Days of Summer, PN1997.9 COM ROM .F58 2009
Garden State, PN1997.9 COM ROM .G37 2004
The Hangover (2 disc version), PN1997.9 COM LEG .H36 2009
I Love You, Beth Cooper, PN1997.9 COM TC .I46 2009
I Love You, Man, PN1997.9 COM ROM .I46 2009
It's Complicated, PN1997. COM ROM .C66 2009
Made of Honor, PN1997.9 COM ROM .M33 2008
Paper Heart, PN1997.9 COM ROM .P37 2009
Post Grad, PN1997.9 COM ROM.P67 2009
Shaun of the Dead, PN1997.9 COM HOR .S53 2004
27 Dresses, PN1997.9 COM ROM .T94 2008
Waiting... (2 disc version), PN1997.9 COM SAT .W35 2005
Still Waiting..., PN1997.9 COM SAT .W35 2009
GREAT DIRECTORS
*Inglourious Basterds, PN1997.9 DIR TAR .I5 2009
DRAMA
*The Blind Side, PN1997.9 DRA BIO .B55 2009
*Crazy Heart, PN1997.9 DRA ROM .C73 2009
+An Education, PN1997.9 DRA ROM .E38 2009
Law Abiding Citizen, PN1997.9 DRA LEG .L39 2009
+The Lovely Bones, PN1997.9 DRA THR .L68 2009
*Precious (Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire), PN1997.9 DRA SOC .P74 2009
Public Enemies, PN1997.9 DRA BIO .P83 2009
Twilight Saga: New Moon, PN1997.9 DRA FAN .T9 2009
+Up In The Air, PN1997.9 DRA ROM .U65 2009
Whip It, PN1997.9 DRA SPT .W45 2009
SCIENCE FICTION
*Avatar, PN1997.9 SF AA .A93 2009
+District 9 (2 disc edition), PN1997.9 SF ET .D57 2009
*Star Trek, PN1997.9 SF SOP .S73 2009
Terminator Salvation, PN1997.9 SA AI T47 2009
+Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, PN1997.9 SF ET .T7 2009
2012, PN1997.9 SF APOC .T94 2009
HORROR
Drag Me To Hell, PN1997.9 SUS HOR .D73 2009
Halloween II (unrated director's cut), PN1997.9 SUS HOR .H35 2009
The Haunting in Connecticut, PN1997.9 SUS HOR .H38 2009
Jennifer's Body, PN1997.9 SUS HOR .J46 2009
Last House on the Left, PN1997.9 SUS HOR .L37 2009
Saw VI, PN1997.9 SUS HOR .S29 2009
28 Days Later, PN1997.9 SUS HOR .T94 2002
28 Weeks Later, PN1997.9 SUS HOR .T94 2007
TELEVISION
The Office, Season 5, PN1997.9 TV COM .O34 2009
Sex and the City: The Movie, PN1997.9 TV COM .S4 2008
WAR
*The Hurt Locker, PN1997.9 WAR GW2 .H8 2008
Brothers, PN1997.9 WAR TER .B76 2009
Friday, April 9, 2010
Tarver Tips for Healthy U Exhibit @ National Library Week, April 11-17
Good health is the greatest asset anyone can have. We have a lot of health-related government resources at the Tarver Library, and we are eager to share this wealth of information with you!
We are happy to invite you to visit our “Tarver Tips for a Healthy U” exhibit which will be on display Sunday, April 11 from 2pm-10pm, and Monday, April 12 from 10am-3pm right inside the main entrance. Come see us for the resources, fun, and free give-away items!
During this time, you will have a chance to become familiar with several key health databases sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, enjoy learning Mercer Wellness tips for a healthy life style, watch live demos, and even visit with the Tarver librarians. Refreshments will be provided.
In addition, we will offer three walk-in student workshops on how to use PubMed, PubMed Central – a source of free full-text articles—and Medline Plus. If you are interested in any of these resources in your studies or simply have an inquisitive mind, stop by the Tarver Library Classroom at any of these times:
1) April 12, 11am-noon
2) April 12, 1:30pm-2:30pm
3) April 13, 11am- noon
We look forward to seeing you April 11-12 and be sure to come back for our 10th Anniversary Party on April 13.
On April 13, the exhibit will move to the University Center from 10am to12:30pm and then the Connell Student Center from 1pm to -3pm.
In addition, a faculty brown bag lunch will be offered at noon on April 12, in Room 101 of the Willet Science Building. Faculty are invited for a discussion with Tarver librarians about locating biomedical and life sciences electronic journals through the PubMed Central Journal List and subscribing to the PMC News RSS feed.
If you can’t make it to any of the events, you can check this web page on government health resources.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
New Titles - April 2010
COMPACT DISCS
I Get A Kick Out of You: The Cole Porter Songbook, Vol. II; Compact Disc 5847
DVDs
Manufactured Landscapes; TR706 .M3584 2007
Up The Yangtze; DS793 .Y3 U7 2007
Monday, April 5, 2010
EBSCO launches new PDF viewer
EBSCOhost, the platform of many of our favorite databases, has just been upgraded with a new PDF viewer.
"EBSCOhost features a special viewer designed to streamline the browsing of an entire issue, or all available volumes and issues, from one screen. There are also several helpful features to enable users to easily navigate and manage open PDFs, including:
• TOC column with instant access to citations with title, author and subject detail
• Hyperlinked access to full text issue contents, by article or chapter titles
• A convenient list of hyperlinked thumbnails to illustrations
• Expand/collapse arrow to control open PDF view"
If you experience any difficulties viewing a PDF document, please contact the reference librarian at 478.301.2055 or the Circulation Desk at 478.301.2961
Featured Government Website in April
healthfinder.gov -- your source for reliable health information
healthfinder.gov is sponsored by the National Health Information Center. This government web site has resources on a wide range of health topics selected from over 1,600 government and non-profit organizations to bring you the best, most reliable health information on the Internet. The topics include: a Quick Guide to Healthy Living, Health A to Z, Health News, and Personal Health Tools, which provide free interactive tools to check your health, get personalized advice, and keep track of your progress. You can even locate a doctor, health center, organization or public library through the Find Services & Information link.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
The Atlanta Historic Newspapers Archive
Tarver Library is pleased to announce the addition of Atlanta Historic Newspapers Archive to our online databases.
An initiative of the Digital Library of Georgia, Atlanta Historic Newspapers Archive provides online access to fourteen newspaper titles published in Atlanta from 1847 to 1922. Consisting of over 67,000 newspaper pages, the archive provides historical images that are both full-text searchable and can be browsed by date. The site will provide users with a record of Atlanta's history from its origins as a railroad terminus, through the devastation of the Civil War, to its eventual growth into one of the nation's largest cities.
The archive includes the following Atlanta newspaper titles:
- Atlanta Daily Examiner (1857),
- Atlanta Daily Herald (1873-1876),
- Atlanta Georgian (1906-1911),
- Atlanta Intelligencer (1851, 1854-1871),
- Atlantian (1911-1922),
- Daily/Georgia Weekly Opinion (1867-1868),
- Gate-City Guardian (1861),
- Georgia Literary and Temperance Crusader (1860-1861),
- New Era (1869-1872), Southern Confederacy (1861-1864),
- Southern Miscellany, and Upper Georgia Whig (1847),
- Southern World (1882-1885),
- Sunny South (1875-1907),
- Weekly Constitution (1869-1882).
Georgia Health Go Local Discontinued
Due to State-wide budget challenges, GALILEO is unable to continue offering the health resource Georgia Health Go Local. It has been removed from Tarver and Centers' database listings and GALILEO Scholar profiles.
Other subscription health resources will remain available under the Consumer Health subject heading in GALILEO:
http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?path=/subjects/consumer-health/articles-databases/&view=library
Georgia health resources may be found through the Georgia Health Info site: http://georgiahealthinfo.gov
