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LIBRARIANS IN THE LOBBY

Old Saint Nick isn't the only one making house calls this month. Librarians will be dropping into GGU lobbies throughout December with goodies of our own to give away (after we sweep the chimneys of course!). We'll be offering free candy and, for those of you getting a head start on your New Year's resolutions, the healthier alternative of fresh veggies. Also rolling around our big bag of gifts are the following treats for all you good little researchers:
  • Research Assistance
  • Appointments with Trained Researchers
  • Cool Bookmarks
  • GGU Folders
So be a good researcher for goodness' sake! And take the time to say "Hello" to your jolly University Library Librarians.

When: Monday - Thursday, December 3 - 6, from 6 - 7 pm
Where: 5th floor lobby, 536 Mission Street, San Francisco

---R. Bain

BOOKS OF INTEREST

Counseling across cultures/ Paul B. Pedersen … , editors. Los Angeles : Sage Publications, c2008. BF636.7.C76 C68 2008

Broken buildings, busted budgets : how to fix America's trillion-dollar construction industry / Barry B. LePatner, with Timothy Jacobson and Robert E. Wright. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007. HD9715.U52 L46 2007

Handbook of counseling and psychotherapy with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients / Ruperto M. Perez, Kurt A. DeBord, Kathleen J. Bieschke. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2000. BF637.C6 H3125 2000

Contemporary issues in counseling / Pamela K. Patrick. Boston : Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, c2007. BF636.6 .P38 2007

Fundamentals of sport marketing / Brenda G. Pitts, David K. Stotlar. Morgantown, WV : Fitness Information Tech, c2007. GV716 .P58 2007

A history of wine in America. Vol. 1, from the beginnings to prohibition / Thomas Pinney. Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, 2007. TP557 .P57 2007 vol. 1

A history of wine in America. Vol. 2, From prohibition to the present / Thomas Pinney. Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, c2005, 2007. TP557 .P57 2007 vol. 2

Empathy in counseling and psychotherapy : perspectives and practices / Arthur J. Clark. Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007. BF637.C6 C4533 2007

Relationships and patterns of conflict resolution : a reference book for couples counseling / Peter D. Ladd. Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, Inc., c2007. RC488.5 .L33 2007

Essential do's and taboos : the complete guide to international business and leisure travel / Roger E. Axtell. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2007. HF5389 .A98 2007

Beyond brief counseling and therapy : an integrative approach / Jack H. Presbury, Lennis G. Echterling, J. Edson McKee. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall, c2008. RC480.55 .P72 2008

GREEN IDEA OF THE MONTH: Print on both sides of a page

Print on both sides of a page. Using the "duplex" function on office printers, multifunction systems and copiers--especially for documents like e-mail or memos - is a simple way to quickly cut paper use. It saves energy as well.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates say that manufacturing a piece of paper requires 10 times more energy than making a copy.

YOU CAN HELP CLEAN UP THE OIL SPILL

As a result of the November 7 collision of the ship Cosco Busan's with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, dozens of dead and injured seabirds have been found coated in the viscous, heavy toxic container ship oil. The 58,000-gallon oil spill in the San Francisco Bay is an incident that scientists are already saying could threaten wildlife for years.

In response to the accident, hundreds of concerned Bay Area citizens have volunteered to help with the clean-up. You, too, can if you wish, but before you are qualified to go on the rescue mission, you are required to attend special training classes.

It is important to avoid all contact with the oil as it is a hazerdous substance. Do not attempt to rescue oiled wildlife. This may cause them to go back into contaminated waters. Keep all pets on leash and avoid any area that has been contaminated by the spill.

If you cannot give of your time and energy, you may make a donation instead. All proceeds will go to the cleanup and rescue of wildlife in our bay.

Make sure you check out beach closures before you attempt to go to the beaches for any reason. Refer to current status and updates on beach closures, the spill, links to information about the spill, and clean up efforts from the San Francisco Recreation Area government website at http://www.nps.gov/goga/sf_oil-spill.htm.

For more detailed information on the spill, its consequences, and what you can do about it, check out the following websites:
SITE OF THE MONTH
Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD USER

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) is responsible for maintaining current information on housing needs, market conditions, and existing programs, as well as conducting research on priority housing and community development issues.

PD&R's HUD USER is the primary online source for federal government reports and information on housing policy and programs, building technology, economic development, urban planning, and other housing-related topics.

Free downloads are provided of more than 1,000 publications and data sets, such as free market rents for assisted housing, housing market analysis, U.S. housing market conditions, Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, housing affordability data and issues of fair housing/housing finance, home ownership and housing production and technology.

COME TO THE RESEARCH SPA!

Tense with worries about final exams and papers? What you need is a trip to the research spa! Relax in a supportive setting where our trained professionals will help you
  • calm your nerves
  • focus your energy
  • massage your topic
  • find the nutritious resources (articles, books, working papers, etc.) to nourish your ideas
  • develop skill with tools to polish your research (writing and presenting your research, citing sources appropriately).
Karen McRobie, Director of PLUS, remarked: "When my students come back from the library, they look so relaxed it is as if they have been to a spa."

You, too, can have the research spa experience!

Join us for the research spa, at the University Library, Saturday, December 8, 11 am. Relax! We are here to help.

---R. Bain

What New Year's Resolutions Should We Make?

Happy Holidays from the University Library staff! Thanks for helping make this a productive and successful year. Please let us know what New Year's Resolutions we should develop to provide even better support in the Year Ahead. Send your suggestions to Janice Carter jcarter@ggu.edu 415 442-7248, or stop by the library and put a suggestion in the suggestion box. We are here as your partners for success at GGU!

---J. Carter

BAY AREA ANIMAL RESCUE GROUPS

The Bay Area Animal Rescue Groups include the Humane Society, the SPCA, and several other animal welfare organizations.

The Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA is San Mateo's largest and most celebrated animal welfare organization. Programs include adoptions (dogs, cats, small animals and exotic pets -- with a guaranteed home for every healthy dog and cat!), wildlife rehabilitation, education/advocacy, community outreach, rescue of animals in distress and investigation of animal cruelty. Generous gifts of time, resources and funds help treat and find homes for more animals.

The mission of the SAN FRANCISCO SPCA is to save and protect animals, to provide care and treatment, to advocate for their welfare, and to enhance the human-animal bond.

Volunteer opportunities exist for helping animals in need. Many pets suffer through not just the holidays, but every day, alone, in a cage, or on the street. Please consider volunteering at your local animals shelter to walk dogs, play with cats, help with clean up or administrative duties, among other activities. Your dog and cat (and other pet) friends are counting on you. (from the SF SPCA website).


FOOD for THOUGHT

Life is not measured by the number of breathes we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

---George Carlin



The Update is a regular feature of the University Library's website. If you wish to be added to our mailing list, please contact The Update Editor. Suggestions and questions regarding the newsletter may also be directed to this address.

Consultant: Janice Carter | 415-442-7248
Editor: Alice Dietrich | 415-442-7259
Site of the Month: Larry Burg | 415-442-7250
Books of Interest: L. Burg
Food for Thought: A. Dietrich
Free Cultural Events Calendar: A. Dietrich
Photos, graphics & layout: A. Dietrich
Other contributors to this issue: J. Carter, R. Bain

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PICTURES AT TOP Parol is a traditional Filipino Christmas decoration, a five point star-shaped Christmas lantern, originally made of thin bamboo frames and covered with colored cellophane or with rice paper. There's no greater symbol of the Filipino Christmas spirit than the parol. All through the Christmas season, star-shaped lanterns can be found hanging outside homes and along the streets of cities and small provincial towns, farms and fishing villages. For Filipinos, making a parol, decorating one and lighting it is an expression of shared faith and hope. The parol is a main component in the Filipino celebration of Christmas, which has become a Festival of Lights. MM Del Rosario's article in HubPages offers more information on parols and MarketManila shows you how to make one!

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REAL AND SURREAL WORLD HALLOWEEN PARTY COSTUME CONTEST WINNERS

Congratulations to the following winners of the Research for the Real and Surreal World Halloween Party Costume Contest. Each winner was awarded a certificate suitable (or not) for framing, as well as the prize listed below.

For the most research-oriented costume, Karen McRobie, who came as a search engine, received a $20 Starbucks Gift Certificate.

For the most surreal (and perhaps most frightening) costume, Anne Nam, who came as Ted Mavrakos, received a copy of Edward Gorey's The Jumblies.

We changed a category from funniest costume to cutest costume, when we saw Rachel Castillo's daughter, Carmen Leiato, decked out as a duck with bright orange webbed feet. Her prize? Make Way for Ducklings!

Hadi Amjadi told an intriguing story about his costume, and thus won the prize for the costume with the longest tail/tale, --a copy of The Long Tail by Chris Anderson.

In another sense, all who attended events in the Research for the Real World Symposium are winners. Thanks to all who participated!

---J. Carter

AND THE WINNERS ARE ...

TOP ROW, left to right:

Picture #1: Winner Anne Nam, Most Surreal Costume, Cowboy Ted Mavrakos, Flapper Bridgette Pelayo, and Wizard Mladena Kotchmalarska.

Picture #2. Winner Baby Duckling Carmen Leiato, Cutest Costume, with proud mom Rachel Castillo as herself.

Picture #3. Winner Karen McRobie, Most Research-Oriented Costume, with smiling Daffy Duck.

Picture #4. Sheik Hadi Amjadi, winner, Longest Tail/Tale, shown here all by his lonesome.

BOTTOM ROW: Party people having fun and enjoying goodies at the Real and Surreal Halloween Costume Party.

FREE CULTURAL EVENTS AND THINGS TO DO

DECEMBER 2007

MOVIES at SAN FRANCISCO MAIN LIBRARY
JANE FONDA: 70 YEARS YOUNG
Thursdays, 12 - 2 pm, December 6, 13, 20 & 27
Films: Barbarella: Queen of the Galaxy; Klute; China Syndrome; and On Golden Pond 100 Larkin St. at Grove

5th ANNUAL PAROL LANTERN FESTIVAL PARADE
FILIPINO LANTERN PARADE
Saturday, December 8, 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Parade begins @ Bayahihan Community Center
1010 Mission Street at 6th Street, San Francisco


OAKLAND CITY CENTER CONCERTS
Ongoing through Dec 24
Tuesday & Friday 11 am - 1 pm
Monday & Wednesday 11:30-1:30
Classical piano concerts: Friday 4:30-6:60
Above 12th St BART Station, Oakland

TOYS FOR TOTS
Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots
Bring joy to Bay Area children: DONATE A TOY
Check website for drop-off locations		 SAN FRANCISCO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
PRODIGIES : Mozart & Mendelssohn
December 30 & 31, 2007; January 1, 2008
San Francisco, Berkeley, and San Mateo
Check website for exact date, time, and place

BERKELEY FARMERS MARKET CRAFTS FAIR
HOLIDAY CRAFTS FAIR
Organic produce, crafts, live music
Saturdays, 10am - 4pm ongoing thru Dec 18
Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park
MLK Jr Way, Berkeley

GLIDE MEMORIAL CHURCH
Provides a variety of essential services to those in need. Holiday volunteer opportunities: http://www.glide.org/HolidayVolunteerOpps.aspx
330 Ellis Street at Taylor, San Francisco


CLICK ON GREETINGS
Free downloads: Microsoft Windows Media Player |RealPlayer


SCHEDULE of FREE DAYS at MUSEUMS in the BAY AREA
WORD FORMAT | PDF FORMAT

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DECEMBER 2007 volume 2, no. 12
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