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Books

Access 2007 for dummies / by Laurie Ulrich-Fuller, Ken Cook & John Kaufeld.
005.7565 Ul7a 2007

BOC study guide : clinical laboratory certification examinations / oversight editors, Patricia A. Tanabe, E. Blair Holladay.
REF 610.73 B6308 2009

CBET secrets : study guide, your key to exam success / Mometrix Test Preperation Team.
(Test review for the Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician Examination)
REF 610.73 C3194 2009

Certified coding associate (CCA) exam preparation / Dorine L. Bennett, Kathy L. Dorale.
RESERVES 616.002 B4391c 2011
RESERVES CDROM 616.002 B4391c 2011

The chakras / C.W. Leadbeater.
299.934 L4694 2008

The CET study guide / Joseph A. Risse, Sam Wilson.
(Certified Electronics Technician)
621.381 R496c 1996

Chemistry for dummies / by John T. Moore.
540 M7811c 2003

 Chemistry workbook for dummies / Peter J. Mikulecky ... [et al.].
540 M5896c 2008

Concentration : an approach to meditation.
291.43 W85012 2001 

Graphic design, referenced : a visual guide to the language, applications, and history of graphic design / Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit.
REF 741.6 G5865g 2009

A guide to radiological procedures / edited by Frances Aitchison.
REF 616.0757 G94115 2009

The healing energies of music / Hal A. Lingerman.
615.8 L6468 1995

Mastering your hidden self : a guide to the Huna way / Serge King.
133 K5801 1985

Medicine women : a pictorial history of women healers / Elisabeth Brooke.
610.82 B7903 1997

The meditative path : a gentle way to awareness, concentration, and serenity / John Cianciosi.
294.3 C481 2001

Native healer : initiation into an ancient art / Medicine Grizzlybear Lake.
299.7 L1489 1991 

New Rudman's questions and answers on the CET. Certified electronic technician examination : intensive preparation for the examination / Jack Rudman.
621.381 N42062n 2008

Physics for dummies / by Stephen Holzner.
530 H749p 2006

Physics workbook for dummies / by Steve Holzner.
530 H749pa 2007

Plain & simple guide to therapeutic massage & bodywork examinations / Laura Allen.
RES 615.822 Al531 2010

Radiography essentials for limited practice / Bruce W. Long, Eugene D. Frank, Ruth Ann Ehrlich.
RESERVES 616.07572 L8501r 2010

Radiology review manual / Wolfgang Dahnert.
REF 616.0757 D139r 2007

Sacred space, sacred sound : the acoustic mysteries of holy places / Susan Elizabeth Hale.
203.7 H13 2007 

Schaum's outline of college chemistry / Jerome L. Rosenberg, Lawrence M. Epstein and Peter J. Krieger.
540.76 R7232s 2007

Schaum's outline of theory and problems of college physics / Frederick J. Bueche, Eugene Hecht.
530 B86 2006

The seven human powers : luminous shadows of the self / Shirley J. Nicholson.
299.934 N52 2003

The shaman and the medicine wheel / by Evelyn Eaton (Mahad'yuni).
299.7 Ea83 1982

Spiritual healing / compiled by Dora Kunz ; foreword by Dolores Krieger.
610 Sp485 1995

A still forest pool : the insight meditation of Achaan Chah / compiled & edited by Jack Kornfield & Paul Breiter.
294.3 C347 1985

The three faces of mind : developing your mental, emotional, and behavioral intelligences / Elaine de Beauport with Aura Sofia Diaz.
153.9 D3506 1996

Tying rocks to clouds : meetings and conversations with wise and spiritual people / William Elliott.
200.922 El581 1995

The visionary window : a quantum physicist's guide to enlightment / Amit Goswami ; [foreword by Deepak Chopra].
215 G6998 2006

The wholeness principle : dynamics of unity within science, religion & society / Anna F. Lemkow.
111.82 L5436 1995

Yoga for your spiritual muscles : a complete yoga program to strengthen body and spirit / Rachel Schaeffer ; photographs by Adam Mastoon and David S. Waitz.
613.7 Sch136 1998

Zen of listening : mindful communication in the age of distraction / Rebecca Z. Shafir.
153.6 Sh134 2003

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Journals/Magazines

The Internet journal of allied health sciences and practice [electronic resource]

Journal of radiology case reports [electronic resource]

Radiology case reports [electronic resource]

RN Magazine - discontinued publication 3/09 - EBSCO notification.

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Media

The Best of Photoshop user : the 12th year / National Association of Photoshop Professionals, a KelbyMediaGroup company.
DVD 006.6 B4643 2010

Classic X-Ray Films. Asheville, N.C. : Quality Information Publishers, 2006.
(Additional title: Vintage X-Ray and Radiology Films)
RESERVE  DVD  616.07  C5691  2006

Job search strategies.
RESERVE DVD 650.14 J575 2000

Overcoming barriers to employment success.
RESERVE  DVD 650.1  Ov23  2010

Secrets to job fair success.
RESERVE  DVD  650.14  Se255  2008

A Sampler of Alternative Homes Approaching Sustainable Architecture. / Kelly Hart.  Deming, NM: Hartworks, 2005.
RESERVE  DVD  720.47  Sa777s  2005

Weight bias in health care.
DVD 306.4 W427 2009

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Databases, New - access through Sullivan University Library's web page.

A to Z Maps Online: World Trade Press provides an extensive collection of world, national, and state and county maps. The maps are royalty-free and can be used for nonprofit school projects. Please check the database for more usage rights information.  Available through Sullivan University Library's web page --> Databases.

Books24x7: full-text access to titles dealing mainly with business, office essentials and information technology.  Registered SUS users only, requires registration from off campus.  Available through Sullivan University Library's web page. For login information see the tutorial document Accessing Sullivan Virtual Library e-Books from Books24x7 scroll down in document for registration information.

Global Road Warrior: Global Road Warrior is a country information database that provides insight about the culture, business practice, stereotypes, language, religion, and much more. Available through Sullivan University Library's web page --> Databases.

Internet Resources - for class, research or just fun

Academic Earth : free video courses from leading universities
http://www.academicearth.org
"We are building a user-friendly educational ecosystem that will give internet users around the world the ability to easily find, interact with, and learn from full video courses and lectures from the world’s leading scholars."

AgingStats.gov
http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/main_site/default.aspx
Federal interagency forum on aging-related statistics.

AIDS.gov
http://www.aids.gov/
“To improve access to Federal HIV/AIDS information programs serving minority and other communities most at-risk for, or living with, HIV, through a variety of new media channels, and to support the use of new media tools by Federal and community partners.”

All Things Digital
http://allthingsd.com/
“AllThingsD.com is a Web site devoted to news, analysis and opinion on technology, the Internet and media. But it is different from other sites in this space. It is a fusion of different media styles, different topics, different formats and different sources.”

Archive of American Television
http://www.emmytvlegends.org/
“Founded in 1997, the Television Academy Foundation’s Archive of American Television has conducted over 600 long-form videotaped interviews with the pioneers and legends of television. The Archive’s vision is to chronicle electronic media history as it evolves, whatever form it may take and make the interviews available worldwide.”—Web page

BSDglobal.com
http://www.bsdglobal.com/
This site explains the strategies and tools that companies can draw on to translate an aspiration of sustainability into practical, effective solutions. Case studies from around the world are provided as an example of each measure.

Business and Human Rights Resource Center
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Home
“The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has become the world’s leading independent resource on the subject.  Our website is updated hourly with news and reports about companies’ human rights impacts worldwide – positive and negative.”—Web site

Business.gov
http://www.business.gov
Business.gov helps small businesses understand their legal requirements, and locate government services supporting the nation’s small business community. Business.gov is an official site of the U.S. Government.
Local link:  Kentucky Small Business Guide  http://www.business.gov/states/kentucky

Center for Creative Photography / University of Arizona
http://www.creativephotography.org/
The Center for Creative Photography is an archive and research center located on the University of Arizona campus. We retain the archives of Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Garry Winogrand, Harry Callahan, and other great 20th century photographers—over fifty archives in all.

Childinfo – Monitoring the Situation of Children & Women
http://www.childinfo.org/
This website contains UNICEF’s statistical information, including data used in UNICEF’s flagship publications, The State of the World’s Children and Progress for Children. Also here are technical resources for conducting UNICEF-supported Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), which are a major source of global development data.
See also: The State of the World’s Children and Progress for Children
               
http://www.childinfo.org/publications_smsbytheme.html

CIA – The World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
“The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.”

The Citizens Media Law Project
http://www.citmedialaw.org/
“The mission of the CMLP is to provide legal assistance, education, and resources for individuals and organizations involved in online and citizen media. We also provide research on free speech, newsgathering, intellectual property, and other legal issues related to online speech.”—Web page

City-Data.com
http://www.city-data.com/
Extensive collection and analysis of data from numerous sources to create as complete and interesting profiles of all U.S. cities.

Columbia Historical Corporate Reports Online Collection Digitized Annual Reports from Watson Library's collection / Columbia University Economics & Business Library
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/business/CorpReports.html
In 2007 a project was undertaken to digitize a selection of corporate reports from the Columbia Business Library's extensive collection of historical corporate annual reports.

Digital Library  - Smithsonian Institution Libraries
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalLibrary.cfm
The Smithsonian Library's 'Digital Library' contains digital publications, collections and objects including online exhibitions, webcasts, digital editions, bibliographies and fact sheets, and finding aids/inventories for collections such as our trade literature collection and artist files.

Directory of History of Medicine Collections / National Library of Medicine
http://wwwcf.nlm.nih.gov/hmddirectory/index.cfm
The collections described in this Directory database provide research, reference, and interlibrary loan services to scholars interested in the history of the health sciences. Some of the subjects include: dentistry, veterinary medicine, nursing, military medicine, and pharmacy. While the Directory is by no means exhaustive, it serves to draw attention to the depth and variety of history of medicine collections available to researchers … The records are arranged alphabetically by U.S. state and city, followed by foreign collections grouped alphabetically by country.

Energy Explained / U.S. Energy Information Administration
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energyexplained/
Independent statistics and analysis, resources, units and calculators, etc.—Web page.

Energy in Brief / U.S. Energy Information Administration
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/index.cfm
Energy in Briefs explain important energy topics in plain language. Each Brief answers a question relevant to the public and recommends resources for further reading.

EthicsShare
https://www.ethicshare.org/
“EthicShare is a research and collaboration Web site for scholars working in the field of ethics.”-Web page

Europeana
http://www.europeana.eu/portal/
“Europeana.eu is about ideas and inspiration. It links you to 4.6 million digital items -- images - paintings, drawings, maps, photos and pictures of museum objects;  texts - books, newspapers, letters, diaries and archival papers sounds - music and spoken word from cylinders, tapes, discs and radio broadcasts; videos - films, newsreels and TV broadcasts.  Some of these are world famous, others are hidden treasures from Europe's -- museums and galleries, archives, libraries, audio-visual collections”

explore
http://explore.org/
explore is a multimedia organization that documents leaders around the world who have devoted their lives to extraordinary causes. Both educational and inspirational, explore creates a portal into the soul of humanity by championing the selfless acts of others.

FedStats
http://www.fedstats.gov
…provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic. With convenient searching and linking capabilities to more than 100 agencies that provide data and trend information on such topics as economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production and more, FedStats is your one location for access to the full breadth of Federal statistical information.

FinAid
http://www.finaid.org
"FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools on or off the web...Access to FinAid is free for all users and there is no charge to link to the site"--About FinAid.

Foreign Language Videos
http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?page=index;c=forglv
Foreign Language Video Instruction is a collection of video clips in which native speakers elaborate on a wide variety of topics about their culture, family, daily life, and more. Each video clip is accompanied by a description of its contents, the country of the speaker, and additional grammar and vocabulary notes. These videos are produced by the ViewPoints Project of the Five Colleges of Ohio consortium.

Free-Ed.net
http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/
Free-Ed.net offers online courses and study/review materials in a wide range of subjects; a great site for self-instruction or review of subjects. Some resources are better and more thorough than others.

Global Post
http://www.globalpost.com/
“GlobalPost is embarking on a bold journey to redefine international news for the digital age. To get there, we are relying on the enduring values of great journalism: integrity, accuracy, independence and powerful storytelling.”—Mission statement

Glory Days - New York Baseball 1947-1957 / Museum of the City of New York
http://www.mcny.org/glorydays/
…a virtual exhibition that explores how and why New York City came to dominate Major League baseball and how 11 extraordinary seasons shaped today's game…

Governing – State and Local Sourcebook
http://sourcebook.governing.com/
“…authoritative compendium of data on the states and the largest U.S. municipalities”—Web page.

Grabl’s Writing Center
http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/
“Designed by a professional journalist and communications specialist, this portal connects to a vast array of writing resources. It is divided into four major areas: Writing Resources, Style Manual, Concise Writing Guide, and Bookshelf of Writing Resources.”

Holocaust Encyclopedia
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/
Encyclopedia done by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

ICON: International Coalition on Newspapers
http://209.175.55.109/
“The International Coalition on Newspapers is a coordinated multi-institutional effort to increase the availability of international newspaper collections by improving both bibliographic and physical access to global newspaper collections.”—Web page

Identity Archives Project, The (idAP)
http://www.identityarchives.com/
Welcome to the Identity Archives Project – a keyword-searchable database of logos and brand identity designs from around the world.

International Children’s Digital Library
http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
“The ICDL Foundation's goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world.  Ultimately, the Foundation aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community.”—Web page.

Jerry Beck’s Cartoon Research
http://www.cartoonresearch.com/
"Dedicated To Classic Cartoons: Past, Present & Future"—Web page

Jurist – Legal news and research / University of Pittsburgh
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/
Just what the title says.

LangMedia – Language Media Resources for World Languages
http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/
… features video clips of interviews and discussions with people from many different countries and of many different ages and walks of life. Some interviews and discussions are in English; more are in the language(s) of the countries involved. Translations and/or transcripts are given for all non-English video clips. Topics include family, food, education, religious and cultural customs, work, art, sport, travel, and more.

LibraVox
http://librivox.org/
LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain. There are several options for listening.

Library & Archival Exhibitions on the Web / Smithsonian Institution
http://www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/Online-Exhibitions/
Explore the rich variety of topics, images, and materials featured in online exhibitions from libraries, archives, historical societies, and museums around the world.

Map History / History of Cartography
http://www.maphistory.info/
“Old maps, early maps— non-current maps in general—are the subject of this site. Whether you are an academic, family historian, collector, teacher, parent or surfer - WELCOME! Use this site to find the worthwhile free information about old maps, both on the web and in the real world.”—Web page

Mapping History / University of Oregon
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/
The Mapping History Project has been designed to provide interactive and animated representations of fundamental historical problems and/or illustrations of historical events, developments and dynamics.

MediaCollege.com
http://www.mediacollege.com/
“MediaCollege.com is a free educational and resource website for all forms of electronic media. Topics include video & television production, audio work, photography, graphics, web design and more.  We have hundreds of exclusive tutorials with supporting illustrations, videos, sound bytes and interactive features. You'll also find reference material, utilities and other useful goodies, as well as a helpful forum. Everything here is 100% free with no strings attached — we only ask that you respect our terms & conditions. We produce this website because we love it and we want you to love it too.

Mississippi State University, Library Guides: Economic and Financial Crisis
http://guides.library.msstate.edu/content.php?pid=38283&sid=294561
“This guide is a comprehensive resource to the current economic and financial crisis.”—Web site

National Contact Center­ / Federal Consumer Information Center.
http://info.gov/ncc.htm
The National Contact Center (NCC), operated under contract by the ICT Group in Lakeland, Florida, has two main functions for the FCIC:  responding to telephone and e-mail inquiries about Federal programs, benefits, and services, and processing telephone requests for consumer publications 

National Women’s History Museum
http://www.nwhm.org/
“The National Women’s History Museum (NWHM), founded in 1996, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit educational institution dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and celebrating the diverse historic contributions of women, and integrating this rich heritage fully into our nation's history.”—Web page

OpenJurist
http://openjurist.org/
“OpenJurist's mission is to provide access to published court opinions without charge. Our collection includes approximately 647,000 opinions from the United States Supreme Court published in the United States Reports, and from the lower federal courts, particularly the United States Courts of Appeals, as published in the First, Second and Third series of Federal Reporter.”

OutbreakNet Team / Center for Disease Control & Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/outbreaknet/index.html
CDC's OutbreakNet Team collaborates with the national network of epidemiologists and other public health officials who investigate outbreaks of foodborne, waterborne, and other enteric illnesses in the United States…

OYEZ – Supreme Court Media
http://www.oyez.org/
The Oyez Project is a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work. It aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955. The Project also provides authoritative information on all justices and offers a virtual reality 'tour' of portions of the Supreme Court building, including the chambers of some of the justices.

Physics to Go
http://www.compadre.org/informal/index.cfm
“…is an online biweekly mini-magazine, and it's also a collection of more than 800 websites that you can search and browse.”—Web page

ProPublica
http://www.propublica.org/
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. Our work focuses exclusively on truly important stories, stories with “moral force.” We do this by producing journalism that shines a light on exploitation of the weak by the strong and on the failures of those with power to vindicate the trust placed in them.

RAND Health Compare
http://www.randcompare.org/
“…provides information and tools to help policymakers, the media, and other interested parties understand, design, and evaluate health policies.”—Web page

SHOW/USA
http://show.mappingworlds.com/usa/
Site has statistics and information about the USA, uses mapping to display, has a lot of health information on it as well as population and other info.

SnagFilms
http://www.snagfilms.com/films/
SnagFilms is an ambitious project that is making hundreds of documentary films available for viewing on the Web at no charge.

Sperling’s Bestplaces
http://www.bestplaces.net
Presents a database of statistics, ratings, analysis and comparative data for thousands of cities across the United States.

State of the Cities Data Systems (SOCDS)
http://socds.huduser.org/index.html
“The SOCDS provides data for individual Metropolitan Areas, Central Cities, and Suburbs.”—Web page

US Cities & State Gazetteer
http://www.hometownlocator.com/
Extensive collection of profiles for cities, towns, neighborhoods and subdivisions; maps, data and directions for 1.8 million physical, cultural and historical features.

videolectures.net
http://videolectures.net
"The main purpose of the project VideoLectures.Net is to provide free and open access of a high quality video lectures presented by distinguished scholars and scientists at the most important and prominent events like conferences, summer schools, workshops and science promotional events from many fields of Science. The portal is aimed at promoting science, exchanging ideas and fostering knowledge sharing by providing high quality didactic contents not only to a scientific community but also to a general public. All lectures, accompanying documents, information and links are systematically selected and classified through the editorial process taking into account also users' comments..."--About Us.

WolframAlpha
http://www04.wolframalpha.com/
“Is an answer engine developed by Wolfram Research. It is an online service that answers factual queries directly by computing the answer from structured data, rather than providing a list of documents or web pages that might contain the answer as a search engine would.” 
They certainly have an impressive goal, as their website says “Today's Wolfram|Alpha is the first step in an ambitious, long-term project to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable by anyone.”  Whew!

WomensLaw.org
http://www.womenslaw.org
"The Mission of WomensLaw.org is to provide easy-to-understand legal information and resources to women living with or escaping domestic violence or sexual assault. By reaching out through the Internet, we empower women and girls to lead independent lives, free from abuse"--About WomensLaw.org.

Work Ethic Site
http://www.coe.uga.edu/workethic
"This web site provides a central resource for materials related to work ethic, affective work competencies, and employability skills for work force development. It is designed to serve both educators and human resource professionals.  Available materials include on-line lessons for use in education and training, two self-scoring work ethic inventories, a history of work ethic, information about available work ethic curriculum materials, and links to other work ethic resources"--Web site.
 

World Wide Telescope / Microsoft Research
http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/Home.aspx
WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world. Experience narrated guided tours from astronomers and educators featuring interesting places in the sky.
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