Jessup Journal

"A New World Order," a review by Crystal Newell, circulation/access librarian The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria The "world is flat" according to Thomas Friedman . In this changing political, economical and social environment, the United States' place as hegemon is in question. What are the exact forces contriving to make a post-American world? Who are the up-and-coming players on the world stage? Zakaria explores and answers these questions in a well thought out and easily understood way. He views the changing political stage as an opportunity for the United States. As China and India rise, the United States' place of power will inevitably shift, but we, as readers, have to ask if this is a bad thing. After exploring a decidedly different take on history (Was the West really that influential; what about the East?), Zakaria describes how India and China have risen in recent years, both economically and politically. He also discusses how this affects

Image courtesy of https://mellott.wikispaces.com/Information+Literacy . The world is full of information, and the amount of information is increasing exponentially every day. Books, articles, newspapers, Web sites and blogs (not too mention the influx of tweets) bombard us with information; sometimes it is reliable and correct, sometimes it's not. The ability to locate, use and determine what is reliable and trustworthy is called information literacy. This skill is extremely important, both in college and in the workplace. However, libraries are not the only institutions expounding the importance of information literacy. Even the president of the United States recognizes the need to be information literate. So much so that a proclamation was enacted on October 1. October has been declared National Information Literacy Awareness Month (as per this online press release ). If you are interested in becoming more information literate, consider taking an ITE 119/120 or CSC 110 class. The

The Book Club is reading A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines. We will meet on Friday, October 23, in Room 725 (Study Room C) from 1 - 2 p.m. in the Jessup Library. Please join us as we review and discuss this book! Any questions, please contact Linda Cahill (lcahill@pvcc.edu).

How many times have you made a special trip to the library just to ask if we have the book you need? Do you avoid buying your textbooks until you call the library to find out if we have any of the textbooks? Your wait is over: you can look for these things on your own from any computer anywhere by following these simple steps. 1. Go to the library Web site . 2. Click on the " Jessup Library Catalog " link seen here: 3. Use the drop-down box on the basic search screen to select where you want the computer to find your search terms (we usually select "Keywords Anywhere" unless we have a particular book or author we want to find, then we use "Title Keywords" or "Author Keywords"). WAIT! What if you need to find a book you think might be on reserve (like a textbook)? Use the link to the library catalog, but before you add any search terms, go to the big blue box at the top of the screen & click "Course Reserves" : Select your home