This Week in CQ Researcher

“Fish Farming,” by Jennifer Weeks, July 27, 2007

Is it safe for humans and the environment?
Global demand for fish products has doubled since the 1950s and is still rising. Today more than 40 percent of the world's seafood comes not from wild catches but from land-based and offshore farms.

Some fish farms pollute surrounding waters, and escaped farm fish compete with wild stocks and spread diseases. There are also growing concerns about whether imported seafood is safe to eat and whether the United States regulates fish imports strictly enough.

• Are farmed fish safe to eat?
• Is aquaculture polluting the oceans?
• Should the United States commercialize genetically engineered fish?

To read this article and others visit our Articles and Databases webpage http://www.swccd.edu/~library/articles.htm and click on CQ Researcher. Select the Access Off Campus link for information on how to access this resource from off campus locations.

New Multimedia in the Library

These DVDs were recently added to the Library collection. For more information about these titles and how to access them, see Media Services.

Anthropology
DVD ANT 01
Lost king of the Maya
DVD ANT 02
Maya lords of the jungle
DVD ANT 03
Aztecs
DVD ANT 04
Warriors of the Amazon

Art
DVD ART 03
Michelangelo artist and man /
DVD ART 04
Sister Wendy the complete collection /
DVD ART 05
Sister Wendy the complete collection /
DVD ART 06
Sister Wendy the complete collection /
DVD ART 07
Sister Wendy the complete collection /

Astronomy
DVD AST 03
Cosmos
DVD AST 04
Cosmos
DVD AST 05
Cosmos
DVD AST 06
Cosmos
DVD AST 07
Cosmos
DVD AST 08
Cosmos
DVD AST 09
Cosmos

Biology
DVD BIO 12
An inconvenient truth
DVD BIO 13
Cellular respiration energy for life /
DVD BIO 13
Cellular respiration energy for life / (guide)
DVD BIO 14
Energy on earth.; Resources on earth ; Ecosystems on earth : a Hawkhill DVD program /
DVD BIO 15
Evolution
DVD BIO 16
Global warming. /
DVD BIO 17
The Human Genome Project.
DVD BIO 18
Genetic engineering.
DVD BIO 19
Cloning : how and why. /
DVD BIO 20
Stem cells. /
DVD BIO 21
The Gene. : a Hawkhill DVD program / c. 1
DVD BIO 21
The Gene. : a Hawkhill DVD program / c. 2
DVD BIO 22
Cellular respiration: Cell and energy
DVD BIO 23
Cellular respiration: Glycolysis 1
DVD BIO 24
Cellular respiration: Glycolysis 2
DVD BIO 25
Cellular respirationa: Krebs cycle
DVD BIO 26
Cellular respiration: Oxidative phosphorylation
DVD BIO 27
Cellular respiration: Metabolism and nutrition
DVD BIO 28
Meiosis : the key to genetic diversity /
DVD BIO 28
Meiosis : the key to genetic diversity / (guide)

Child Development
DVD CD 04
Great expectations
DVD CD 05
Louder than words
DVD CD 06
In the land of the giants
DVD CD 07
Among equals
DVD CD 08
Childhood physical abuse
DVD CD 09
Painting a positive picture : proactive behavior management.
DVD CD 10
Designing developmentally appropriate days.
DVD CD 11
Structured play : gross motor activities for everyday.
DVD CD 12
Quality child care.
DVD CD 13
Daily dilemmas : coping with challenges /
DVD CD 14
New games for a child care setting.
DVD CD 15
Cooing, crying, cuddling : infant brain development /

Chemistry
DVD CHEM 01
The World of chemistry
DVD CHEM 02
The World of chemistry
DVD CHEM 03
The World of chemistry
DVD CHEM 04
The World of chemistry

Communication
DVD COM 01
Triumph of the nerds

English
DVD ENG 03A
Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?
DVD ENG 03B
Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?
DVD ENG 04
Women & men : stories of seduction and Women & Men 2 : three short stories /

Environmental Studies
DVD ENV 02
Planet Earth. The complete series
DVD ENV 03
Planet Earth. The complete series
DVD ENV 04
Planet Earth. The complete series
DVD ENV 05
Planet Earth. The complete series
DVD ENV 06
Planet Earth. The complete series

English as a Second Language
DVD ESL 01
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 02
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 03
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 04
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 05
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 06
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 07
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 08
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 09
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 10
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 11
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 12
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 13
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 14
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 15
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 16
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 17
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 18
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 19
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 20
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 21
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 22
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 23
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 24
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 25
Crossroads Café
DVD ESL 26
Crossroads Café

French
DVD FR 01
Belle et la bête [French language] Beauty and the beast /
DVD FR 02
The little prince
DVD FR 03
Apprenons l'alphabet français Let's learn the French alphabet /

Geography
DVD GEOG 01
Planet earth. Volume 1

Health Education
DVD H ED 01
The miracle of life.
DVD H ED 01
The miracle of life.
DVD H ED 01
The miracle of life.
DVD H ED 03
Life's first feelings./

History
DVD HIS 13
500 nations
DVD HIS 13-17
500 nations
DVD HIS 14
500 nations
DVD HIS 15
500 nations
DVD HIS 16
500 nations
DVD HIS 17
500 nations
DVD HIS 18
Dollar a day, ten cents a dance
DVD HIS 19
In no one's shadow Filipinos in America /
DVD HIS 20
The Greek beginning
DVD HIS 21
The classical age
DVD HIS 22
Heroes and men
DVD HIS 23
The minds of men
DVD HIS 24
Egypt engineering an empire /
DVD HIS 25
Engineering an empire Greece /
DVD HIS 26
Rome : engineering an empire

Humanities
DVD HUM 01
Joseph Campbell and the power of myth.
DVD HUM 02
Joseph Campbell and the power of myth.

Italian
DVD ITAL 01 A
La Strada [Italian language]
DVD ITAL 01 B
La Strada [Italian language]

Japanese
DVD JPN 02
Hachigatsu no ky{014D}shikyoku Rhapsody in August /

Math
DVD MATH 033
Against all odds inside statistics /
DVD MATH 034
Against all odds inside statistics /
DVD MATH 035
Against all odds inside statistics /
DVD MATH 036
Against all odds inside statistics /
DVD MATH 037
Against all odds inside statistics /
DVD MATH 038
Against all odds inside statistics /
DVD MATH 039
Against all odds inside statistics /

Music
DVD MUS 08A
A great day in Harlem
DVD MUS 08B
A great day in Harlem

Philosophy
DVD PHIL 01
The story of Islam.

Physics
DVD PHY 02
Demonstrations in acoustics
DVD PHY 02A
Demonstrations in acoustics
DVD PHY 02B
Demonstrations in acoustics

Sociology
DVD SOC 06
Secret of the wild child
DVD BLK 01A
The speeches collection. Volume 1
DVD BLK 01B
The speeches collection. Volume 1

Spanish
DVD SPA 01
Como agua para chocolate = Like water for chocolate /
DVD SPA 02
La historia oficial = The official story /
DVD SPA 03
Luisa Valenzuela, novelista argentina
DVD SPA 04
El Poema de mio Cid

Theatre Arts
DVD TA 29
As you like it.
DVD TA 30
Hamlet.
DVD TA 31
Julius Caesar.
DVD TA 32
Macbeth.
DVD TA 33
The Merchant of Venice.
DVD TA 34
A Midsummer night's dream.
DVD TA 35
Othello.
DVD TA 36
Romeo & Juliet.
DVD TA 37
The Taming of the shrew.
DVD TA 38
The Tempest.
DVD TA 55
E.T., the extra-terrestrial : E.T., el extra-terrestre [Spanish language]
DVD TA 62
Hamlet
DVD TA 63
Stand and deliver
DVD TA 63
Stand and deliver
DVD TA 64
Much ado about nothing
DVD TA 65
Oleanna
DVD TA 66
Roger & me
DVD TA 67
Macbeth
DVD TA 68 A
Apocalypse now, the complete dossier
DVD TA 68 B
Apocalypse now, the complete dossier
DVD TA 69
Frank Capra's It's a wonderful life
DVD TA 70
Throne of blood /
DVD TA 70
Throne of blood /
DVD TA 71A
King Lear /
DVD TA 71B
King Lear /
DVD TA 72A
Henry IV. Part 1 & 2
DVD TA 72B
Henry IV. Part 1 & 2
DVD TA 73
Henry V
DVD TA 74
Richard II
DVD TA 75
Richard III
DVD TA 76
Timon of Athens
DVD TA 77
Titus Andronicus
DVD TA 78
Antony & Cleopatra
DVD TA 79
King Lear
DVD TA 80
Coriolanus
DVD TA 81A
West Side story
DVD TA 81A
West Side story
DVD TA 81B
West Side story
DVD TA 81B
West Side story
DVD TA 81 book
West Side story
DVD TA 81 book
West Side story

This week in CQ Researcher

“ Cuba 's Future,” by Peter Katel, July 20, 2007
Will Castro's influence endure?

Cuba is poised at the brink of change. After more than 45 years in power, Fidel Castro, now 80, has relinquished power to his brother Raúl . The former Soviet ally has been a thorn in the sides of successive U.S. administrations – and during the 1962 “Cuban missile crisis” brought the world to the brink of atomic war. Now Washington worries whether his death could provoke instability in Cuba leading to a mass exodus toward Florida 's nearby shores.

• Is Cuba on the verge of change?


• Should the United States lift restrictions on travel to Cuba ?


• Does Cuba threaten the U.S.?

To read this article and others visit our Articles and Databases webpage http://www.swccd.edu/~library/articles.htm and click on CQ Researcher. Select the Access Off Campus link for information on how to access this resource from off campus locations.

ARTstor Additions

The Artstor Digital Library has added 2,000 images from the Library of Congress “Eyes of the Nation” collection. This collection provides a pictorial overview of American history and includes prints, posters, maps, manuscript pages, photographs, design, movie stills, and cartoons. To find these images, from the ARTstor homepage "www.artstor.org", click on the link "Search and Browse for Images". After a few seconds you will see the Artstor Welcome page click on “Image Gallery”. Choose “Eyes of the Nation” to view all the images in this collection.


Also nearly 1600 additional images have been added to the Islamic Art and Architecture Collection. This latest release focuses on the Ottoman architecture in Turkey and brings the total number of images in this collection to over 10,000. To find these images, from the ARTstor homepage "www.artstor.org" click on the link "Search and Browse for Images". After a few seconds you will see the Artstor Welcome page click on “Image Gallery”. Choose the “Islamic Art and Architecture Collection” to view all the images in this collection.

The ARTstor digital collection contains approximately 500,000 images from many time periods and cultures, and documents the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design, as well as many other forms of visual culture.

For information on how you can access and register for an ARTstor account visit our ARTstor information website at http://www.swccd.edu/~library/Docs/artstor0507.pdf .

New Books Available!

America's health care crisis ~~ Mexican-American girls and gang violence ~~ Mayan kingdoms ~~ Jeff Wall

Read about these topics and many more in the current batch of new books in the library.

This week in CQ Researcher

“Students Under Stress” by Marcia Clemmitt , July 13, 2007
Do schools assign too much homework?

The average homework load for first- through third-graders has doubled over the past two decades, even though research shows homework doesn't benefit such young children. Indeed, some schools require preschoolers to tackle academic subjects like reading and writing.

Some schools have responded by limiting homework for the youngest children and downplaying stress-causing programs, such as academic honor rolls. At the same time, however, U.S. high school students spend less time in class than students in most other countries, and their homework loads remain far below the two hours per day that research shows is optimal for college-bound students.

• Are students today under more academic pressure than in past generations?
• Are schools assigning too much homework?
• Are high-stakes tests putting too much pressure on students?

To read this article and others visit our Articles and Databases webpage http://www.swccd.edu/~library/articles.htm and click on CQ Researcher.Select the Access Off Campus link for information on how to access this resource from off campus locations.

New Books Are Available

The World Cup, the Dalai Lama, and Michael Chabon's fictional account of Sitka, Alaska. Read about these topics and many others in the latest batch of new books in the library.

New Book of the Month

The Last Days of Dogtown
By Anita Diamant

Anyone who treasured Year of Wonders: a novel of the plague will want to read The Last Days of Dogtown by the author of The Red Tent. Like Year of Wonders, Dogtown was inspired by a real place, this one in early nineteenth-century Massachusetts. Other parallels are that it is a story of a community of dwindling population in a harsh environment, that there are strong women characters, and that the details of domestic life are so vividly given that the reader seems to be there, undernourished and shivering in the cold. This is not a tale that tells of pretty people and homes, not a tale that ends happily for all concerned. Not a “pretty” tale, but a beautifully written, magnificent story that will have the reader not wanting to finish.

The Last Days of Dogtown has been nominated for College Book for spring 2008. It is available for checkout in the New Book area of the library until July 16 (call number 3011).

July e-book of the Month

Our July e-book of the month is
The Arc: A Formal Structure for a Palestinian State by Doug Suisman, Steven Simon, Glenn Robinson, C. Ross Anthony, Michael Schoenbaum and RAND Corporation. Winner of the 2006 Institute Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design, American Institute of Architects.

Creating a successful Palestinian state poses a wide range of political, economic, social, and environmental challenges. In the July eBook of the Month, researchers from the RAND Corporation provide an in-depth and comprehensive nation-building plan to overcome these obstacles, as well as a design to meet the population's infrastructure needs.

The Arc will be provided with free, unlimited access during the month of July. To access our e-book of the month visit http://www.netlibrary.com/eBookOfTheMonth/Promo.aspx .

If you have already established a NetLibrary account through Southwestern College Library, visit http://www.netlibrary.com/ and log in to read The Arc or any of our 15,000 e-book titles.

If you do not have a NetLibrary account, you can create your own account from any computer on the Southwestern College campuses. Visit http://www.netlibrary.com/CreateAccount.aspx .