New Book: May 30 - June 5

Author: Catron-Sullivan, Staci.
Title: Women in Atlanta
Call Number: HQ1439.A7 C38 2005

See New Titles in GIL for more new arrivals.

LexisNexis Academic Off Campus Access

Researching from home? The LexisNexis Academic database is now available for off-campus access with the current semester GALILEO password.

LexisNexis Academic contains full text articles from around 5,000 different news, business, legal, medical and reference publications. The database is a great place to locate full text newspaper articles from around the US and around the world. Ask at the Reference Desk for more information.

Memorial Day Closing

The library will be closed on Monday, May 30th for the Memorial Day holiday. However, we will be open from 10-2 on Saturday, May 28th and 2-6 on Sunday, May 29th.

New Books: May 22 - 29

Author: Harriss, G. L.
Title: Shaping the nation : England 1360-1461
Call Number: DA245 .H38 2005

Author: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Title: Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Call Number: E185.97.K5 A2 1992

See New Titles in GIL for more new arrivals.

Summer Hours

Welcome back! Summer semester hours for the library begin today. We will be open:

Monday - Thursday: 7:45am - 9pm
Friday: 7:45am - 5pm
Saturday: 10am - 2pm
Sunday: 2pm - 6pm.

See the library hours page for closings and more information.

New Books: May 16 - 22

Author: Polk, William Roe, 1929-
Title: Understanding Iraq : the whole sweep of Iraqi history, from Genghis Khan's Mongols to the Ottoman Turks to the British mandate to the American occupation
Call Number: DS70.9 .P65 2005

Author: Brumwell, Stephen, 1960-
Title: White devil : a true story of war, savagery, and vengeance in colonial America
Call Number: E199 .B894 2005

Author: Stahr, Walter.
Title: John Jay : Founding Father
Call Number: E302.6.J4 S73 2005

Author: Quinn, Eithne, 1971-
Title: Nuthin' but a "G" thang : the culture and commerce of gangsta rap
Call Number: ML3531 .Q56 2005 T

Title: Shaking the tree : a collection of new fiction and memoir by black women
Call Number: PS647.A35 S53 2004

Author: Blue, Kenny.
Title: Beach house : an urban tale of envy, lust, lies and betrayal
Call Number: PS3602.L84 B43 2005

Author: Deffeyes, Kenneth S.
Title: Beyond oil : the view from Hubbert's Peak
Call Number: TN870 .D375 2005

See New Titles in GIL for more new arrivals.

Library Closing

The library will be closed on Monday, May 16th for Staff Development. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Congratulations Graduates!

Congratulations to all of our Decatur Campus graduates! We wish you best of luck in your future endeavors.

Continuing students, enjoy your break and make sure to come visit us Summer or Fall semesters.

New Books: May 9 - 15

We received a large number of new books in the past week. Go to New Titles In GIL and limit to Decatur to see the full list.

Author: Cate, Curtis, 1924-
Title: Friedrich Nietzsche
Call Number: B3316 .C38 2005

Author: Pink, Daniel H.
Title: Whole new mind : moving from the information age to the conceptual age
Call Number: BF408 .P49 2005

Author: Fraser, Rebecca.
Title: Story of Britain : from the Romans to the present : a narrative history
Call Number: DA32.8 .F73 2005

Author: Short, Philip.
Title: Pol Pot : anatomy of a nightmare
Call Number: DS554.83.P65 S53 2005

Author: Brown, Gordon S., 1936-
Title: Toussaint's clause : the founding fathers and the Haitian revolution
Call Number: E310.7 .B76 2005

Author: Paradis, James M., 1949-
Title: African Americans and the Gettysburg campaign
Call Number: E475.51 .P18 2005

Author: Miles, Hugh.
Title: Al-Jazeera : the inside story of the Arab news channel that is challenging the West
Call Number: HE8700.9.Q22 M55 2005

Author: Downing, Michael.
Title: Spring forward : the annual madness of daylight saving
Call Number: HN49.D3 D69 2005

Author: Bixler, Mark, 1970-
Title: Lost boys of Sudan : an American story of the refugee experience
Call Number: HV640.4.S73 B59 2005

Title: Forensic science : an introduction to scientific and investigative techniques
Call Number: HV8073 .F5835 2005

Author: Bollier, David.
Title: Brand-name bullies : the quest to own and control culture
Call Number: KF2979 .B64 2005

Author: Bogira, Steve.
Title: Courtroom 302 : a year in felony court
Call Number: KFX1247 .B64 2005

Author: Washburn, Jennifer.
Title: University, Inc. : the corporate corruption of American higher education
Call Number: LC1085.2 .W37 2005

Author: Calasso, Roberto.
Title: K.
Call Number: PT2621.A26 Z564513 2005

Author: Corson, Trevor.
Title: Secret life of lobsters : how fishermen and scientists are unraveling the mysteries of our favorite crustacean
Call Number: QL444.M33 C675 2004

Author: Hunter, Susan S.
Title: AIDS in Asia : a continent in peril
Call Number: RA643.86.A78 H86 2005

Author: Kaufman, Francine Ratner.
Title: Diabesity : the obesity-diabetes epidemic that threatens America--and what we must do to stop it
Call Number: RA645.O23 K38 2005

Author: Hallowell, Edward M.
Title: Delivered from distraction : getting the most out of life with attention deficit disorder
Call Number: RC394.A85 H349 2005

Author: Balfour, Sandy, 1962-
Title: Nursing America : one year behind the nursing stations of an inner-city hospital
Call Number: RT34 .B34 2005

Final Exam Schedule

The Spring Semester 2005 final exam schedule is available on the GPC website. Good luck with your finals!

Student Study Day

The library will be open from 7:45am until 11:00pm on the Wednesday, May 4th Student Study Day! Come on in and hit the books.

Listen Up! #2

The second edition of Listen Up!, our monthly news and information program, is now available.

Listen Up! #2 (mp3)

The show is listenable directly from the blog by clicking on the above link or by subscribing to either the Decatur Campus Library or Listen Up! podcast feeds.

See the Listen Up! blog for detailed program information.