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Website of the Week

Eat Wild – http://www.eatwild.com/

Whether you are interested in getting the more nutrition from your food, or ensuring farm animals are treated humanely, or want your food to be raised in an environmentally friendly manner, the Eatwild.com website has something for you!

“Eatwild.com is owned and operated by Jo Robinson, an investigative journalist and New York Times bestselling author who specializes in science-based health information. Jo has been investigating the differences between wild plants and game and the foods in our supermarkets for the past 15 years.”

I found the website by looking for sources for grass-fed beef, because I have heard so much about the bad environmental effects of feed lots, to say nothing of the unpleasant surroundings for the cattle themselves.  I also worry about eating meat from animals raised with too many antibiotics and steroids.  The Eat Wild site began by specializing in information about pasture raised animals but has expanded to include information on organic and locally produced fruits and vegetables as well. Jo includes many charts and graphs and articles from other ‘experts’.  She also provides links to numerous other websites which can provide additional information.

Do yourself a favor and check out the Eatwild.com website today!

Review by Ann Willard, SWC Librarian

Join us TODAY at noon!

Want to improve your research skills? Join us for one (or more) of our 30-Minute Thursdays at the Library!

Today we are offering a half-hour workshop on Primary Sources. What is a primary source? How can you find a primary source? This workshop is useful for many different types of classes at SWC... check with your instructor to see if they offer extra credit for attending!

Click on the schedule to see more about each workshop:

Offered at noon every Thursday from October 8 - November 19, each 30-Minute Thursday workshop session will cover a research topic in thirty minutes, including Primary Sources, Finding Articles, and Lexis-Nexis.

No need to sign-up, just be on time!

See you at the Library on Thursdays.

Check It Out

October 2015 is Disabilities Awareness Month!

Did you know in the Library’s glass display case on the upper floor that there's a great title honoring this theme to check out? It is called, Disability and Identity : Negotiating Self in a Changing Society. It was written by Rosalyn Benjamin Darling and published in 2013. Its call number is: HV1568 .D367 2013.

This book can be found through the SWC Library’s Search the Library Catalog webpage. Just type in the title in the search box and you can find it in the results list.

This book discusses the relationship between societal views and the self-conceptions of people with mental and physical impairments. Disability and Identity examines how resilient people with disabilities are in the face of social and material barriers while describing what it means to be “different” in a changing society.

 Come to the library to see more Disabilities Awareness-related titles on display this month.

Cheers!

Review by Arnold Josafat, SWC Librarian

30-Minute Thursdays start this week!

Want to improve your research skills? Join us for one (or more) of our 30-Minute Thursdays at the Library!

Click on the schedule to see more about each workshop:

Offered at noon every Thursday from October 8 - November 19, each session will cover a research topic in thirty minutes, including Primary Sources, Finding Articles, and Lexis-Nexis.

No need to sign-up, just be on time! See you at the Library on Thursdays.

Disabilities Awareness Month

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA).

Want to know more? Stop by the Library to visit our display of resources about Disabilities Awareness Month.

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