Top Shelf

Welcome to Top Shelf, a weekly column where your SWC librarians share some of their favorite resources.

Come back and take a look each week -- whether it's for a class assignment or for your own curiosity -- we'll be sharing some of the best, unique, most interesting (and occasionally odd!) books, e-books, and websites out there.

This week's selections come from librarians Diane Gustafson and Tanya Carr.

Book Selection:
My selection this week is an e-book from our netlibrary.com collection -- The Encyclopedia of Cancer by Carol Turkington and William LiPera (RC262 .T86 2005eb). I found it very easy to use. I looked up squamous skin cancer, and the article was well-written, concise, and very informative. It dealt with the differences among the three kinds of skin cancer, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care. I’m sure I will refer to this e-book again and again. For more information on accessing e-books, visit our Remote Access page.
-Diane

Website Selection:
http://www.nutrition.gov/ – Nutrition.gov
Okay gang, I stumbled across this website looking up nutrients in different foods. It's not only a great resource for individuals trying to lose weight or change diet habits, but a wonderful resource for students taking health/P.E./nutrition classes. The website offers neat features like a nutrient list that can be sorted alphabetically or by nutrient content, a Body Mass Index calculator (I haven't tried this feature yet...don't want to know the results!), and an amazing Interactive Menu Planner. It also includes links to educational resources, food storage & preservation, food labels, cooking methods, and ethnic cooking. Check it out!
-Tanya