Spring 2013 Newsletter
Catch up on the latest news from the library, with the latest installation of our Check it Out! newsletter.
- The upcoming art show
- The 2013 Campus Reads Program
- Lynda.com
- And more!
Spring Break Database: Global Road Warrior
Going abroad for Spring Break? Try the database Global Road Warrior to brush up on culture, etiquette, food & more for over 175 countries!
Check out Global Road Warrior today! (library login needed)
New Databases By Subject Page!
Overwhelmed by all the choices in our collection of articles & databases?
Use this guide to narrow your choices down to the database that is going to be most likely to have what you need.
Check out our improved, easy-to-use page that breaks down all the JWU Library databases by subject today!
Google Scholar
Google Scholar is a useful tool that indexes an enormous amount of articles, books, and other publications.
Many articles in Google Scholar are available through databases that the JWU Library subscribes to.
Learn how to set up Google Scholar for JWU-licensed articles in our LibraryFAQ.
Ghosts of Manhattan
Ghosts of Manhattan is the debut novel of Douglas Brunt, and it is a riveting dark comedy in the first-person set on Wall Street beginning in 2005 (so expect the ‘percolating financial Armageddon’ to function as a scenic backdrop.
The Fish That Ate the Whale: the Life and Times of America’s Banana King
Check out this biography of the notorious Samuel Zemurray (1877-1961), who, among other things, was the mogul of the United Fruit Company, a vital part of the foundation of Israel, and who assisted in the ascendancy of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro
Neurogastronomy : How the Brain Creates Flavor and Why it Matters
Leading neuroscientist Gordon M. Shepherd embarks on a paradigm-shifting trip through the “human brain flavor system,” laying the foundations for a new scientific field: neurogastronomy.
The Family Business
The Family Business
Check out the latest in our best-sellers collection at the Harborside Library, a suspenseful novel by best-selling author Carl Weber, about “an upstanding family who run a thriving car dealership in Queens,” but who, “By night…live a dangerous secret life.”
By Carl Weber, with Eric Pete.
The Nature of Leadership
With contributions from leading authors in the most important areas of current research, this book provides insight into the streams that are driving leadership theory and practice today.
Edited by David V. Day and John Antonakis.
Check out The Nature of Leadership at the Harborside Library!
Women’s Wear Daily
Get detailed information on fashion trends, view photo galleries, and more from Women’s Wear Daily, a new database at the JWU Library!
Visit the Women’s Wear Daily database today!
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