Consumer Safety

Weeks, Jennifer. "Regulating Toxic Chemicals: Do we know enough about chemical risks?" CQ Researcher. January 23, 2009.
Chemicals are integral to many everyday products, from electronics and toys to building materials and household goods. But environmental, health and consumer advocates say the agencies responsible for protecting Americans from exposure to harmful chemicals are allowing too many dangerous substances into the market without testing them for toxicity. Some goods, such as medicines, are tested for safety before they can be sold, but many common products do not go through premarket safety screening. Many concerns focus on infants and young children, who are especially sensitive to toxic hazards. Chemical manufacturers say the existing regulatory system works effectively and can be tightened to address new concerns, but critics argue that a precautionary approach — which would require producers to show that materials are safe before they can be marketed — would protect consumers more fully. From the CQ Researcher. Reprinted with permission from CQ Press.

Katel, Peter. "Consumer Safety: Do government regulators need more power? " CQ Researcher October 12, 2007.

Articles:

EBSCOhost

(SU product safety or SU consumer protection) and SU product recall) - over 775 articles from magazines and scholarly journals, most in full text

(bpa or bisphenol A) and bottle* - over 100 articles

ProQuest

SU(food safety or product recalls or defective products) AND (united states) - over 3875 full text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals

(peanut* and salmonella) - over 500 full text articles from 2009

Books

Catalog - search food safe

search environment toxic product

Ebrary - over 20 ebooks on food safety or consumer protection

Reference - search Gale Virtual Reference for Consumer Protection OR Food Safety - numerous articles from scholarly encyclopedias

Web

United States. Dept. of Health and Human Svcs. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

United States. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Presidential Campaign 2008

Jost, Kenneth. "The Obama Presidency: Can Barack Obama deliver the change he promises?" CQ Researcher. January 30, 2009.
As the 44th president of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama confronts a set of challenges more daunting perhaps than any chief executive has faced since the Great Depression and World War II. At home, the nation is in the second year of a recession that Obama warns may get worse before the economy starts to improve. Abroad, he faces the task of withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq, reversing the deteriorating conditions in Afghanistan and trying to ease the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Still, Obama begins his four years in office with the biggest winning percentage of any president in 20 years and a strong Democratic majority in both houses of Congress. In addition, as the first African-American president, Obama starts with a reservoir of goodwill from Americans and people and governments around the world. But he began encountering criticism and opposition from Republicans in his first days in office as he filled in the details of his campaign theme: "Change We Can Believe In." From the CQ Researcher. Reprinted with permission from CQ Press.

Washington State. Secretary of State. November 4, 2008 General Election.

Facts.com Guide to the 2008 Presidential Election

ProQuest - Newspaper Articles - Obama, Barack OR McCain, John - over 14,000 full-text articles from November 2006 through January 2009.

NPR.org - 2008 Election Map.

CQ Researcher

Price, Tom. "Political Conventions": Have they outlived their usefulness? CQ Researcher August 8, 2008.

Katel, Peter. "Race and Politics." CQ Researcher July 18, 2008.

Billitteri, Thomas J. "Campaign Finance Reform." CQ Researcher June 13, 2008.

Jost, Kenneth. "Women in Politics." CQ Researcher March 21, 2008.

Jost, Kenneth. "Electing the President:" Will the early start be good for the campaign? CQ Researcher April 20, 2007.

Oxford Reference Online: "election campaigns, Presidential" The Oxford Guide to the United States Government. John J. Patrick, Richard M. Pious, and Donald A. Ritchie. Oxford University Press, 2001.

netLibrary:

Campbell, James E. American Campaign: U.S. Presidential Campaigns and the National Vote. College Station, TX: Texas A&M UP, 2000.

Henderson, Harry. Campaign and Election Reform. New York: Facts on File, 2004.

ProQuest searches:

president* AND campaign* and (fund* or financ* or money)

president* and primaries

president* and (primar* or caucus*) and Washington - in Washington State newspapers

Web:

United States. White House Blog. President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address. January 21st, 2009.

Obama, Barak. "Election Night Speech in Grant Park." Posted by Christopher Hass 5 Nov. 2008 on http://www.barackobama.com. Video and text.

McCain, John. Remarks by John McCain, November 5, 2008. Text.

Commission on Presidential Debates. "Debate Transcripts."

Washington State. Secretary of State. "2008 Presidential Primaries." Results, information, statutes.

Democratic Party

Republican National Committee

Religion & Politics '08. Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Compare the presidential candidates on several issues; public opinion & analysis; news.

Project Vote Smart. 2008 Presidential Candidates.

CQ Politics. Campaigns: White House. Election timeline, candidate profiles, and related news.

Palestine - Israel Conflict

Books in the CBC Library Catalog

Search Keywords:palestin israel
Search Keyword:gaza

E-Books
ACLS

• The struggle for Palestine , Hurewitz, J. C., 1914-
• Birthing the nation: strategies of Palestinian women in Israel, Kanaaneh, Rhoda Ann.
• Palestinian identity: the construction of modern national consciousness, Khalidi, Rashid.
• The origins of Palestinian nationalism , Muslih, Muhammad Y.

Ebrary - search Palestin* OR Israel* OR 'Arab-Israeli Conflict' - titles include:

• Hamas : Politics, Charity, and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad. Levitt, Matthew. Yale UP, 2006.
  
• Scars of War, Wounds of Peace : The Israeli-Arab Tragedy. Ben-Ami, Shlomo. Oxford UP, 2006.
  
• Barrier : The Seam of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Kershner, Isabel. Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
  
• Peace Process: American Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict since 1967 - Third edition. Quandt, William B. Brookings Institution Press, 2005.
  

Gale Virtual Reference - Search for articles in over a dozen encyclopedias or browse

• Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World. New York: Macmillan 2004.
  
• Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. New York: Macmillan 2004.

Articles Facts.com

• "Key Issue: Arab-Israeli Relations." Facts On File World News Digest @ FACTS.com.
• DeFrees, Allison. "Middle East Peace Process." Issues & Controversies in American History. 11 Apr. 2006. Facts On File News Services.

CQ Researcher Issues

• Middle East Tensions (10/27/2006)
  
• Middle East Peace (1/21/2005)
  
• "Background: Israel's Birth" in Israel at 50 (3/6/1998)
  
• "Background: Roots of the Conflict." in The Palestinians (8/30/1991)

EBSCOhost - (Limited to Full Text and CBC Title Collection)

• Subject: Gaza (300+ articles)
  
• west bank and ( barrier or fence or wall* or obstacles ) (200+ articles)
  
• (west bank or gaza) and israel* and (withdraw* or disengage*) (575+ articles)
  
• Palestine - Israel Journal of Politics, Economics & Culture - full text 2001-present; "provides background material and in-depth analysis of various aspects of the conflict from the perspective of both sides."

ProQuest - (Limited to Full Text)

• Gaza - 4600+ journal, newspaper, and magazine articles published after June 2006
  
• (foreign policy or peace process) AND (palestin* or israel*) AND (united states )(9000+ articles)
  
• (west bank) AND (barrier or wall or fence) AND (legal* or illegal* or International Court of Justice) (375+ articles)

updated 3/14/2011

Finding Additional Topics

CBC Library Databases

• CQ Researcher - search, or browse by topic
• Facts.com
  
  • Issues and Controversies in American History: Research Topics
  • World News Digest: Research Topics

CBC Library Books

• Opposing Viewpoints
• Taking Sides
• Reference Shelf (Information about the Reference Shelf 2008 from the publisher)

Web

• PBS FrontLine
• ProCon.org - presents both sides of controversial issues; nonprofit, nonpartisan organization.
• Hot Paper Topics (Lists relevant websites selected by librarians)

Public Library Databases - Students of CBC are eligible for a library card for free at both the Mid-Columbia Libraries (See Policy; Get a card) and the Richland Public Library (See Policy; Get a card), regardless of where they live (proof of enrollment will be required).

• Mid-Columbia Library: Points Of View Reference Center (This database is no longer subscribed as of Mar. 2012)
  
  1. Go to Mid-Columbia Library's Research Tools page;
  2. Scroll down to the end of the page to find Points Of View Reference Center
  3. Click on "from home";
  4. Type in your 14-digit Mid-Columbia Library ID card number to log in.
• Richland Public Library: Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
1. Go to Richland Public Library's Web site iLibrary page;
2. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is listed under "Additional Reference" on the left hand menu.
3. Click on Opposing Viewpoints-get started;
4. Enter your 14-digit Richland Public Library card number to log in.

updated 3/7/2012 y.y.

Mexico's Drug War

Katel, Peter. "Mexico's Drug War." CQ Researcher 18.43 (2008): 1009-1032.

Is the violence spilling into the U.S.?A violent drug war between the Mexican government and vicious drug gangs is escalating just over the border in Mexico — and causing concern among U.S. law-enforcement officials and lawmakers. The cartels already effectively control significant stretches on the Mexican side of the border, and now they're expanding activities on the U.S. side, including kidnapping Americans. More than 5,300 people — gangsters, soldiers, police, journalists and other civilians — have been killed this year, more than double last year's toll. Some victims have been beheaded. The Bush administration has stepped up security assistance to Mexico, but so far the aid hasn't dented the gangs' firepower, which largely depends on smuggled U.S. weapons. Some prominent foreign-policy experts say the ultimate solution is preventing drug abuse in the United States, not expanding the Mexican government's arsenal.
From the CQ Researcher. Reprinted with permission from CQ Press.

Articles

EBSCOhost
( drug* or narcotics ) and ( weapon* or firearm* or gun* or arms or violence ) and ( cartel* or gang* or dealer* ) and ( smuggl* or traffick* or trade ) and ( mexic* or border or routes )

ProQuest

(drug* or narcotics) AND (traffick* or trade or smuggl*) AND (arm* or weapon* or gun* or firearm* or violence) AND GEO(mexic* ) AND GEO(united states) AND (cartel* or gang* or dealer* )

Books

Search keywords: drug mexic
Reference

Gale Virtual Reference Library: Entries related to drug trafficking and mexico from several scholarly encyclopedias covering law, social sciences and history.

Ebooks

Search Ebrary directly for titles on drug trafficking along the mexico-u.s. border.

Web
NPR. The Diane Rehm Show. Mexican Security and the U.S. January 14, 2009. (Scroll down to see the 11:00 program and click on "Real Audio" or Windows Media link on the right to listen to the radio program.)

ENGL 101 - Hampton - Education

Resources:

• CBC Library Catalog – Books, compact discs, videos
• CQ Researcher - topic ideas in the Education category
• EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier – Scholarly journal & magazine articles
• ProQuest – Newspaper (including Washington State), magazine, & scholarly journal articles

CBC students may receive a generic username and password which allows access to the Library's online databases from outside the CBC campus computer network. Passwords are changed quarterly, posted in Angel in the "Library Research" section (see detailed instructions), and sent to currently registered students with an activated student email account.

Search Statements - EBSCOhost & ProQuest:

• Truncation: educ* (beginning with this) = educate, educator, education, etc.
• Or Statements: educ* or teach* = any of these, broadens
• And Statements: educ* and washington = all of these, narrows
• Phrases: higher education = only this, very narrow
• Grouping: (educ* or teach*) and washington = do the part in parentheses first – or use ‘Advanced Search’ and put different concepts on different lines

Limiters:
CBC Title Collection, Full Text, Peer-Reviewed (Scholarly)

Viewing an Article:
To view the text of an article click the full text icon; if it is ‘PDF Full Text’ Adobe Acrobat Reader will open in your browser. Use the Acrobat controls for printing and saving PDFs, the EBSCOhost controls for emailing articles and printing/saving html full text.

Gathering Sources:
At the computer: many full-text items may be saved to disk, or emailed to your account
Request at Circulation: articles available in the library’s collection, print-outs (5¢/25¢)
Request at Reference: items not available may be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

Citing Sources - MLA Style & CBC Library Databases

Drama - Finding Plays at the CBC Library

Browsing:
1. Select titles are held in the Reserve Reference Shelf (behind the Reference Desk)
List of Plays on Reserve (1 week check-out; click on the titles to find out the call numbers.)

2. Most drama is found with other forms of literature in the Main Collection. Use the map and guide below to assist you. Hint - individual plays are small books.

ML48-ML50	librettos – script only, no music	43
PN6112-PN6120	miscellaneous drama collections	55
PR1241-PR1273	English drama collections	58
PR2411-PR3195	English literature 1500-1640	58-59
PR2660-PR2670	Christopher Marlowe	58
PR2750-PR2839	William Shakespeare	58-59
PR3291-PR3785	English literature 1640-1770	59-60
PR3991-PR5990	English literature 1770-1900	60-61
PR6000-PR6049	English literature 1900-1960	61-62
PR6003 .E282	Samuel Beckett	61
PR6005 .O85	Noel Coward	62
PR6050-PR6076	English literature 1961-	62-63
PR6051 .Y35	Alan Ayckbourn	62
PR6069 .T6	Tom Stoppard	63
PS627-PS634	American drama collections	64
PS991-PS3369	American literature 19th century	65-66
PS3500-PS3549	American literature 1900-1960	66-70
PS3525 .I5156	Arthur Miller	68-69
PS3537 .I663	Neil Simon	69
PS3545 .I5365	Tennessee Williams	69-70
PS3550-PS3576	American literature 1961-	70-72
PS3557 .U82	A.R. Gurney	70
PS3563 .A323	Terence McNally	71
PS3563 .A4345	David Mamet	71
PS3564 .O623	Marsha Norman	71
PS3569 .H394	Sam Shepard	71
PS3573 .A798	Wendy Wasserstein	71-72
PS3573 .I45677	August Wilson	72
PQ1222-PQ1240	French drama	56
PQ1821-PQ1842	Moliere	56
PT1258-PT1266	German drama	72
PT8854-PT8881	Ibsen	72

Searching - Perform a keyword search on the catalog using the word “playscript.” All titles you find with this search contain scripts. To search for an individual play, add keywords from the title, as 'playscript death of a salesman.' To search for works by a playwright, add keywords from their name: 'playscript marsha norman.' Hint - Don't perform an AUTHOR or TITLE search - you will miss the many plays we hold in collections. For example, the keyword search 'playscript death of a salesman' locates 9 copies of the play in collections. 
Our ebrary database also includes many ebooks on the topic, including play collections.  These may be read off-campus, either online or by downloading to compatible e-readers, and substantial portions (scenes, monologues) may be printed.  Instead of using the 'cbchawk' password for remote access it will prompt you for your student ID number so it can create an individual account for you.

Compassion, Altruism & Empathy

Books & Videos

Search the CBC Library Catalog:
Type in the beginning of a keyword and search: altruis

Search empathy as a subject: su:empathy

Some other titles:

Greg Mortenson. Three Cups of Tea. Main Collection, LC2330 .M67 2007.

Beyond Our Differences. PBS, 2009. [in the CBC Library catalog] About the film

Rather, Dan. Mind Science. HDnet. 2008. [in the CBC Library catalog] "Scientists, with the help of Buddhist monks and the Dalai Lama, are unlocking mysteries of the brain."

Ebrary - search subjects "altruism OR caring OR compassion;" sample ebook titles:

• Visions of Compassion : Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature. Richard J. Davidson and Anne Harrington, eds. Oxford UP, 2001
• Altruism and Altruistic Love : Science, Philosophy, and Religion in Dialogue. Edited by Stephen G. Post, et al. Oxford UP, 2002.

Articles
Ebscohost
SU Compassion - 390+ articles in full text or available through the CBC Library with the keyword in the SUbject
SU (compassion or empathy or altruism or caring) - 1170+ peer-reviewed research articles with the keywords in the SUbject
SU volunt* and SU ( career* or employ* or vocational) - over 250 full text articles dealing with volunteering as it relates to career development

ProQuest -
TITLE(compassion or empathy or altruism) - 240+ peer-reviewed articles with the keywords in the title

Reference Search
Gale Virtual Reference - SU (Empathy or Altruism) - several scholarly encyclopedia articles

Web
VIDEOS
Karen Armstrong: 2008 TED Prize wish: Charter for Compassion Daniel Goleman: Why aren’t we all Good Samaritans? Bob Thurman: Becoming Buddha -- on the Web

ARTICLES, MAGAZINES and JOURNALS:

Wall, Cynthia. Beyond Sympathy: Learning to Serve with Compassion. Hospice training presentation article, 2006. Univ. of CA, Berkeley. Greater Good Science Ctr.

Greater Good Magazine.

Compassion

In Character, Spring 2008. "In Character seeks to illuminate the nature and power of the everyday virtues — and how these virtues shape our vision of the good life. Each issue will examine a single virtue from different perspectives, bringing together scholars and journalists versed in public policy, the humanities, religion, and the sciences."

World Religion

Oxford Reference Online - Religion & Philosophy over a dozen sources including:

• The Oxford Companion to Philosophy
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

Gale Virtual Reference - numerous encyclopedias of history, culture, and the social sciences. Includes the Encyclopedia of Religion [2nd ed., Macmillan, 2005].

Resources for the Study of Spanish

Spanish Language Periodicals

ProQuest - over 1 million articles; some publications include:

• Cinco Dias; Madrid
• EFE News Service; Madrid
• El As; Madrid
• El Diario La Prensa; New York, N.Y.
• El Mundo; Madrid
• El Norte; Monterrey, Mexico
• El Periodico U.S.A.; McAllen, Tex.
• El Pregonero; Washington, D.C.
• Extra; Chicago, Ill.
• Hoy; New York, N.Y.
• La Opinión; Los Angeles, Calif.
• Marca; Madrid
• Mural; Guadalajara, Mexico
• NoticiasFinancieras; Miami
• Palabra; Saltillo, Mexico
• People en Español; New York
• Reforma; Mexico City

In Print at the CBC Library (request back issues at the Circulation desk) - El Mundo (weekly) and People En Español (monthly)

Reference

Ebrary - search 'spanish language' - includes:

• Practice Makes Perfect : Complete Spanish Grammar
• Red Pocket Book of Spanish Verbs
• Big Red Book of Spanish Idioms
• Camino al Espanol : A Comprehensive Course in Spanish