Banned Books Week - SEC presentation

Join us on Thursday, Sept. 29th at noon in the SEC Student Center Auditorium (Rm. 9101) for a celebration of Banned Books Week (September 24 - October 1, 2011.) PIZZA will be served. Learn
about censorship and why books have been banned from libraries.

This is the thirtieth annual celebration of the freedom to read. This freedom, not only to choose what we read, but also to select from a full array of possibilities, is firmly rooted in the First Amendent to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
American Library Association

Banned Books Week Web Site

Be Brave! Visit your campus LRC, checkout and read a banned book. Just a few titles that are available:

To kill a mockingbird / Harper Lee
Catcher in the rye / J. D. Salinger
Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets / J.K. Rowling
Catch-22 : a novel / by Joseph Heller.

Come to the LRC for more recommendations!

I Need a Research Topic......Where do I go for Ideas?

Check some of our online databases for topic ideas:

CQ Researcher Online
Issues & Controversies
Points of View Reference Center





We have many sources and research guides that will help you choose a topic. The "Choose a Topic" tab in the Comp I Research Guide suggests:

• Select a topic that interests you


• Read some background information about your topic


• State your research topic as a single sentence or question - what are you trying to find out?


• Brainstorm keywords that describe your topic

September 11 Resources

Click on the book covers for info

Check out some of the the following links for information on 9/11. The 10-year anniversary is just next week. Links include ebooks, video, and info on traditional books available in you LRC's.

Internet Archive - Understanding 9/11 - a Television News Archive

"A website featuring a wide selection of archived television programming from that fateful day and its aftermath. The collection of DVD-quality video footage starts at 8 a.m. EDT on September 11, 2001 - less than an hour before the first plane hit the World Trade Center in New York City - and ends at 9 p.m. on September 17. The resource features 3000 hours of footage from 20 channels around the world, including CNN; the BBC; affiliates of ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox; and networks from China, Russia, and Mexico, among others."

from David Rapp's Library Journal Blog

Free ebooks from ebrary - 9/11 Searcheable Information Center