Library News This Week – Winter Session Edition
January 11, 2016
Congratulations to the December Library Staff Member of the Month, Jason Brizzolara!
Library Open Regular Hours during Winter Session
Library Closed Monday, January 18th, Martin Luther King Day
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Library Staff Development Day
Tuesday, January 12th, beginning at 8:30 AM,
Ruth Schwartz Reading Room
Library Services for Student Athletes –Nikki Heinel, Assistant Athletic Director for Academics and Student-Athlete Support Services
Library Services for Faculty – Dr. William Roberts, Director, Public Administration Institute, Immediate Past President, Faculty Senate
Library Services for Latino Students – Professor Irene Oujo, Senior Lecturer, Communications and English
Upcoming Events
Giovatto Library Readers Circle Book Club – Monday, January 11th, @ 1 PM, Ruth Schwartz Reading Room
Library Staff Development Day – Tuesday, January 12th, beginning at 8:30 AM, Ruth Schwartz Reading Room
Kathy’s Picks
Books: New & Noteworthy http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2016/01/03/new-and-noteworthy-books/77767316/
PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 11, 2016 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/69057-pw-picks-books-of-the-week-january-11-2016.html
Six Books to Curl Up with This Winter http://www.wsj.com/articles/six-books-to-curl-up-with-this-winter-1452190704
12 Book-To-Movie Adaptations To Look Forward To This Year http://www.bustle.com/articles/131206-12-book-to-movie-adaptations-to-look-forward-to-this-year
Self-Directed Independent Learning @ the Library – Winter Break is a great time to learn a new skill or to get a head start on the spring semester!
The Great Courses @ Giovatto Library – Winter break is a wonderful time to enjoy a “Great Course. The Giovatto Library collection includes many of “The Great Courses” on DVD and/or CD!
Giovatto Library Reader’s Advisory Service –If you would like to develop a plan for independent self-directed learning during the winter break, please contact the reference librarians for assistance. We will be happy to help you to find the best reading and research materials for your needs.
For Alumni Only – Welcome December 2015 Graduates!
FDU Alumni Library Privileges — As an FDU Alumnus/a, you are entitled to lifetime Library privileges. Borrow books, magazines, DVDs, language CDs, and more from the Library. Attend Library events and programs. Use Library spaces.
To get your Library card, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations @ fdualumni@fdu.edu or at 201-692-7013.
If you would like more involvement with the Library, consider joining the Giovatto Library Alumni Advisory Board.
New Books This Week
AHA Guide, 2016
The Associated Press Stylebook 2015 and Briefing on Media Law
Avenging Lincoln’s Death: The Trial of John Wilkes Booth’s Accomplices
Becoming a Professional Life Coach: Lessons from the Institute for Life Coach Training
Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen
Beyond News: The Future of Journalism
Biopsychology
Breakpoint: The Changing Marketplace for Higher Education
Brick by Brick: How Lego Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry
C++ without Fear
Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development
Criminal Justice at the Crossroads
Crisis in the Central African Republic
Crisis Intervention: The Criminal Justice Response to Chaos, Mayhem, and Disorder
Crisis Intervention Handbook: Assessment, Treatment, and Research
Cross Justice, a novel
Current Perspectives in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Behavior
Deviant Behavior
Deviant Behavior: Crime, Conflict, and Interest Groups
Emergence: Seven Steps for Radical Life Change
The Encyclopedia of Sustainable Tourism
The End of Plenty: The Race to Feed a Crowded World
European Union Politics
First Bite: How We Learn to Eat
The First Hostage, a novel
The Four Mindsets: How to Influence Motivate and Lead High Performance Teams
The 14th Deadly Sin, a novel
From Deep State to Islamic State: The Arab Counter-Revolution and Its Jihadi Legacy
The Global Airline Industry
A Guide to Crisis Intervention
In Winter’s Kitchen: Growing Roots and Breaking Bread in the Northern Heartland
The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution
Iran in World History
The Islamic State: A Brief Introduction
The Islamic State: Combating the Caliphate without Borders
Islamic State: The Digital Caliphate
Leaders Ought to Know: 11 Ground Rules for Common Sense Leadership
Learning Foreign and Second Languages
A Little Life, a novel
Love Is Our Mission: Pope Francis in America
Manual of Clinical Psychopharmacology
Marketing Analytics: Data-Driven Techniques with Microsoft Excel
Media Career Guide: Preparing for Jobs in the 21st Century
The Most Beautiful Libraries in the World
NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
Organize Tomorrow Today: 8 Ways to Retrain Your Mind to Optimize Performance at Work and in Life
Peterson’s Graduate Programs in Business, education, Information Studies, Law & Social Work, 2016
Peterson’s Graduate Programs in the Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, 2016
Play Therapy in Middle Childhood
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
Progressive Punishment: Job Loss, Jail Growth, and the Neoliberal Logic of Carceral Expansion
Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement
Railroad Facts, 2015
Rebels: The Irish Rising of 1916
Remapping the Foreign Language Curriculum
Saudi Arabia in Transition
Savoring Gotham: A Food Lover’s Companion to New York City
Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans, 2016
Security Careers: Skills, Compensation, and Career Paths
Self-Improvement 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know
Sinatra: The Chairman
SIPRI Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security, 2015
Social Commerce: Marketing, Technology, and Management
Social Marketing: Changing Behaviors for Good
Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up
Spenser in the Moment
SPSS Statistics for Dummies
Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Well-Being
System Engineering Analysis, Design, and Development
The Telecommunications Handbook: Engineering Guidelines for Fixed Mobile and Satellite Systems
The Terrorism Lectures: A Comprehensive Collection for Students of Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and National Security
To Advanced Proficiency and Beyond: Theory and Methods for Developing Superior Second Language Ability
The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor
Ultimate Star Wars
The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time
The U.S. Army Culture & Language Enterprise as Actionable Intelligence
Walden, and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
When the Sun Bursts: The Enigma of Schizophrenia
Winter Street, a novel
New Audiobooks This Week
Living Language English
New DVDs This Week
Abundance on a Dry Land
He Named Me Malala
Trainwreck
A Walk in the Woods