Whether it is Hurricane Katrina in 2005 or the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010, there will always be individuals seeking disaster relief and assistance.
No matter how dire the circumstances are, DisasterAssistance.gov is a comprehensive, easy-to-navigate, and reliable information source. Currently, 17 U.S. Government agencies, which sponsor more than 50 forms of disaster assistance, contribute to this website. It is a secure resource because individual disaster assistance applications are shared only with those agencies that you identify and are protected by the highest levels of security.
This web site features such useful sections as disaster categories, information on disaster victims' immediate needs, community resources, and information for U.S. citizens affected by disasters abroad ("Foreign Disasters").
A search feature and a Spanish language version of the site are also available for added convenience.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Featured Government Website in June
Friday, June 4, 2010
Hot Document in June
Interrogation: World War II, Vietnam, and Iraq
This book from the National Defense Intelligence College takes both an historical and policy-oriented view of prisoner of war interrogations in three wars. The World War II section examines the Army’s use of Japanese Americans – Nisei – as interrogators in the Pacific region. This part also analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the Army and Navy Japanese language training provided during the war.
The Vietnam section focuses on profiles of the most able interrogators in World War II and the war in Vietnam. The authors see excellent linguistic ability, a deep understanding of the captives’ culture, and a perception that torture is useless in soliciting information as key for successful interrogation of prisoners.
The final section, on Iraq, focuses on policy issues – specifically, whether Army doctrine should permit Special Operations personnel to interrogate prisoners. As in previous sections, personal examples and real-world examples constitute the most exciting and compelling part of the read.
You can find the full text of the book here.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
New DVDs--June 2010
The following DVDs are now available in the Tarver Library Media Center:
DOCUMENTARIES
Capitalism: A Love Story, HB 501 .C242259 2010
Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for
Non-Scientists, 2nd edition, QC173.58 .W65 2000d
Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., CS47 .F33 2010
Shackled Women: Abuses of a Patriarchal World, HQ1236 .S45 2004
S.T.O.P. Sex Trafficking: The Call To End 21st Century Slavery: The Human Toll of Sex Trafficking and the Way Out: Kika's Story, HQ281 .H85 2009
U2 360 Degrees At The Rose Bowl, M1745.18 .U2 2010
FEATURE FILMS
Alice In Wonderland (2010), PN1997.9 DIR BUR .A4 2010
The Aristocats, PN1997.9 ANI AA .A7 1970
The Book of Eli, PN1997.9 AA THR .B66 2010
Cars, PN1997.9 ANI COM .C37 2006
Dear John, PN1997.9 DRA ROM .D4 2010
Everwood, The Complete Third Season, PN1997.9 TV DRA .E9 2003
Extraordinary Measures, PN1997.9 DRA SOC .E98 2010
Finding Nemo, PN1997.9 ANI AA .F5 2003
Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, PN1997.9 AA FAN .I43 2009
Legion, PN1997.9 AA FAN .L44 2010
Monsters, Inc., PN1997.9 ANI AA .M66 2001
101 Dalmations, PN1997.9 ANI AA .O54 1961
The Parent Trap (1998), PN1997.9 COM SIT .P37 1998
Pinocchio, PN1997.9 ANI DRA .P5 1940
Prom Night (2008), PN1997.9 SUS HOR .P76 2008
Ratatouille, PN1997 ANI COM .R3 2007
17 Again, PN1997.9 COM TC .S48 2009
Shutter Island (2010), PN1997.9 DIR SCS .S58 2010
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, PN1997.9 ANI FAN .S66 1937
Toy Story, PN1997.9 ANI AA .T69 1995
Toy Story 2, PN1997.9 ANI AA .T69 1999
True Blood, The Complete Second Season, PN1997.9 TV FAN .T78 2009
Wall-E, PN1997.9 ANI SF .W35 2008
Wolfman, PN1997.9 SUS HOR .W65 2010
Youth In Revolt, PN1997.9 COM TC .Y68 2009
For further information on these and other titles, please search the Tarver Library catalog at http://library.mercer.edu/
