New Books, May 2016

Ready for some summer reading? Browse through the library's new books page to discover all of our new books, films and audio.

New Books & Films, February 2016

Check out our new books page. Browse through the carousel of leisure reading books or scan the lists of all new books, new films and videos, and new audio and CDs.

New Books at Hunter Library, February 2016

New Resource: Science News via Flipster

         

Stay up to date on the latest breakthroughs in science and technology with Flipster the digital magazine solution that provides users with easy access to Science News.The magazine of the Society for Science & the Public (SSP), Science News is dedicated to public engagement in scientific research and education and to promoting the understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it plays in human advancement.

Users can download the Flipster app – available through the iTunes store for the iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini and on the Google Play store for Android phones and tablets–to access Science News magazine for offline reading or view Science News on your desktop here.

New Resource: PsycTESTS

 

Check out our new database, PsycTESTS. This is an extensive collection of psychological measures, scales, surveys, and other instruments essential to the research needs in the social sciences.

Focused on a collection of instrumentation tools developed for research but not made commercially available, PsycTESTS helps researchers easily find scales and measures for their own use. PsycTESTS in an indispensable resource for researchers looking to conduct, create, or measure research in multiple fields of study.

Key benefits of PsycTESTS

• Helps researchers avoid "reinventing the wheel" by exposing thousands of research instruments, the majority of which are available for immediate download, and include reliability and validity information
• An ideal starting point for researchers initiating new research projects, with the availability of multiple measures, research instruments, and test types in a variety of subject areas
• Fills virtually any need by indexing a wide variety of test types and measurement instruments—including aptitude tests, personality scales, and cognitive functioning measures

New Resource: Mango Languages

Hunter Library has joined the Mango family!

We are now subscribed to Mango Languages, an online language-learning resource that will enrich and supplement your linguistic and cultural experience here on campus.


Our subscription includes 8 languages:

• Spanish
• French
• German
• Russian
• Japanese 
• Mandarin Chinese 
• English for Arabic Speakers 
• Cherokee

Mango Languages enriches lives with language and culture through self-guided courses that go beyond grammar and vocabulary, introducing language learners to a whole new world.

Click here to access Mango Languages. It is also listed under the articles and databases tab in the A-Z list. Just create a profile, log in, and get started! Once you create a profile, download the Mango Languages app for your phone or tablet and learn a new language on the go. If you need help with the program please visit our Mango guide.


For questions, contact Cara Barker, Librarian for World Languages.

New Resource: Teachingbooks.net

Teachingbooks.net
is now available to all students, faculty, and staff.  While Teachingbooks.net is primarily intended to support literacy in K-12 classrooms and will be especially useful for teacher education students and faculty, it will also be appreciated by anyone who reads children’s and young adult literature.

Features include:

• Guides and teaching resources for thousands of titles, including information about reading levels and genere
• Streaming video of author interviews filmed in the authors’ homes and studios
• Articles about teaching literacy
• Common Core literacy connections
• Reader’s Theater scripts
• Author name pronunciations
• Links to author websites

Off-campus users will log in with their regular username (before the @catamount or @wcu) and password.

Questions? Contact:
Beth McDonough, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Research and Instruction Librarian for the College of Education and Allied Professions