SC LENDS

The volunteers' guide to fundraising : raise money for your school, team, library or community group / Ilona Bray. 1st Ed Nolo, 2011
"A comprehensive guide to raising money written for volunteers and staff who aren't necessarily professional fundraisers. Containing insights and stories from a team of nonprofit experts, this book covers both the practical and the fun, creative aspects of fundraising"--Provided by publisher.

Legal guide for starting and running a small business / by Fred S. Steingold. 12th ed. Nolo, 2011.
"Answers legal questions in plain English related to starting and running a small business. The 12th edition is thoroughly updated, including information on new tax reporting requirements and tax credits for small businesses under the Patient Protection Act"--Provided by publisher

Practically radical : not-so-crazy ways to transform your company, shake up your industry, and challenge yourself / William C. Taylor. 1st ed. William Morrow, 2011.
Taylor (Mavericks at Work) asserts that change is the name of the game; he takes us on an inside look at 25 companies that have grown ever more adaptive to not merely survive but thrive in today's challenging environment. Taylor's book is intended to guide leaders in launching fresh initiatives and rethinking "the logic of leadership itself as they work to rally their colleagues around an agenda for renewal." . An engaging and briskly written read, this will captivate and benefit business people interested in change and innovation.

The myths of standardized tests : why they don't tell you what you think they do / Phillip Harris, Bruce M. Smith, and Joan Harris. Rowman & Littlefield Pub. 2011
Harris (executive director, Assn. for Educational Communications & Technology), Bruce Smith (former editor in chief, Phi Delta Kappan), and award-winning elementary school teacher Joan Harris intersperse their own personal experiences with testing among the book's chapters, which detail their evidence on the failures of standardized tests. The final two chapters contain recommended alternative accountability schemes for evaluating the success of students and schools. VERDICT Thought-provoking reading for educators and parents.

Computing for seniors / Marty Matthews ... [et al.] Author Matthews, Martin S. McGraw-Hill 2011 A full-color guide teaches seniors everything they want to know about computing from using office applications and checking e-mail to working with photos, social networking and tracing one's family tree.

Getting organized in the Google era : how to stay efficient, productive (and sane) in an information-saturated world / Douglas C. Merrill and James A. Martin. Crown Business 2011
Getting Organized in the Google Era breaks new ground…guiding you to solutions that honor your unique personality. Smart, non-judgmental and filled with practical advice. Whether it's a faulty memory, a tendency to multitask, or difficulty managing our time, every one of us has limitations conspiring to keep us from being organized. But, as organizational guru and former Google CIO Douglas C. Merrill points out, it isn't our fault. Our brains simply aren't designed to deal with the pressures and competing demands on our attention in today's fast-paced, information-saturated, digital world. What's more, he says, many of the ways in which our society is structured are outdated, imposing additional chaos that makes us feel stressed, scattered, and disorganized. Getting Organized in the Google Era is chock-full of practical, invaluable, and often counterintuitive advice for anyone who wants to be more organized and productive–and less stressed--in our 21st-century world

The third screen : marketing to your customers in a world gone mobile / Chuck Martin. Nicholas Brealey Pub. 2011
Martin argues that a convergence of trends in consumer behavior and technology has resulted in a migration to the "third screen" (after television and the computer) in this insightful account of the rise and widespread adoption of mobile phones. Cell phone technology allows users to access content anywhere, at any time, creating extraordinary possibilities for tailored promotion (for instance, reaching consumers in a store with the offer of coupons). And apps enable advertisers to literally become part of the customer's phone. Martin deftly illustrates how brands like Lexus, Zippo, and ING have used the mobile channel to connect with customers, and Martin ponders tough introspective questions on consumer behavior and an organization's ability to pull off a mobile promotion. Anyone interested in the evolution of consumer behavior and the adoption of new technologies will appreciate the clarity of Martin's prose and the breadth of his vision. This book will appeal to upper-division entrepreneurship students as well as practitioners

The Google guys : Inside the brilliant minds of Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin / Richard L. Brandt. Portfolio / Penguin 2011.
How much do you really know about Google's founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin? The Google Guys skips past the general Google story and focuses on what really drives the company's founders. Richard L. Brandt shows the company as the brainchild of two brilliant individuals and looks at Google's business decisions in light of its founders' ambition and beliefs.
Larry is the main strategist, with business acumen and practical drive, while Sergey is the primary technologist and idealist, with brilliant ideas and strong moral positions. But they work closely together, almost like complementary halves of a single brain. Through interviews with current and former employees, competitors, partners, and senior Google management, plus conversations with the founders themselves, Brandt demystifies the company while clarifying a number of misconceptions.

The filter bubble : what the Internet is hiding from you / Eli Pariser. Penguin Press 2011
The hidden rise of personalization on the Internet is controlling--and limiting--the information we consume. In 2009, Google began customizing its search results. Instead of giving you the most broadly popular result, Google now tries to predict what you are most likely to click on. According to MoveOn.org board president Eli Pariser, this change is symptomatic of the most significant shift to take place on the Web in recent years--the rise of personalization. Though the phenomenon has gone largely undetected until now, personalized filters are sweeping the Web, creating individual universes of information for each of us. Data companies track your personal information to sell to advertisers, from your political leanings to the hiking boots you just browsed on Zappos. In a personalized world, we will increasingly be typed and fed only news that is pleasant, familiar, and confirms our beliefs--and because these filters are invisible, we won't know what is being hidden from us. Our past interests will determine what we are exposed to in the future, leaving less room for the unexpected encounters that spark creativity, innovation, and the democratic exchange of ideas.--From publisher description.

Collection development and management for 21st century library collections : an introduction / Vicki L. Gregory. Neal-Schuman, 2011.
Unlike earlier works using a format-focused approach, this textbook describes interconnected collection development processes from assessment of users' needs to budget management, marketing, preservation, and deselection. Legal concerns, cooperative resource sharing, and intellectual freedom are also addressed, with each chapter providing suggested readings and insights on library practices through the years.

Copyright for teachers & librarians in the 21st century / Rebecca P. Butler. Neal-Schuman, 2011
Library educator Rebecca Butler explains fair use, public domain, documentation and licenses, permissions, violations and penalties, policies and ethics codes, citations, creation and ownership, how to register copyrights, and gives tips for staying out of trouble.

Information literacy instruction : theory and practice / Esther S. Grassian and Joan R. Kaplowitz. Neal-Schuman, 2009 2nd ed.
Grassian and Kaplowitz have once again published a solid, thorough manual that will serve many groups of information literacy practitioners...the new edition of Information Literacy Instruction will be a welcome addition to the professional reading shelf of any practicing instruction librarian. As was one of its intents, it will also serve as a great textbook for library school graduate students studying information literacy instruction."

Digital collections worldwide : an annotated directory / Michael J. Aloi, Marjorie Fusco, Susan E. Ketcham. Neal-Schuman, 2011.
You think you've kept pace with what's available in the digital landscape and then along comes a book like this. Though any printed directory can include only a sampling of the digital world, this sample is annotated and well chosen, including freely available, authoritative, and useful collections. Dowling College librarians Aloi and Marjorie Fusco and Long Island University librarian Susan E. Ketcham [an LJ reviewer] present over 1400 digital collections, organized geographically and indexed by name, subject, and title. The complete list is available on the publisher's website, accessible via a username and password included in each book, eliminating the problem of typing links. The website indicates it will update nonworking links and include newer collections as well as all the originals found in the printed text. It should be noted that the website lacks a search capability and lacks the excellent annotations found in the printed text; it is purely a list of digital collection titles with their associated web addresses.

Articles

Giving advice on clear communication.
Case Management Advisor. Sept 1, 2011 pNA.

GeaCom selects Sierra Wireless to connect multilingual medical communication device to electronic health records.
Total Telecom Magazine. June 7, 2011 pNA.

Medical literacy comes to the new world.
USA Today (Magazine). Feb 2010 v138 i2777 p10(2)

Before They Read: Teaching Language and Literacy Development Through Conversations, Interactive Read-alouds, and Listening Games
Author(s): Tina Costantino-Lane Source: Childhood Education. 87.4 (Summer 2011): p294.

Skills for life: delivering information literacy skills
Author(s): Sue Bastone Source: School Librarian. 59.1 (Spring 2011): p9.

The Culmore bilingual ESL and popular education project: coming to consciousness on labor, literacy, and community.
Lisa M. Rabin. Radical Teacher 91 (Fall 2011): p58(10).

Take your kids to money school! How to find a workshop, after-school program, or camp that's right for your child.(FINANCIAL LITERACY).
Tamara E. Holmes, and Sheiresa Ngo. Black Enterprise 41.11 (June 2011): p76(6).

Effective networking.
Employee Benefits (April 6, 2011): pNA.

Against financial-literacy education
Author(s): Lauren E. Willis Source: Iowa Law Review. 94.1 (Nov. 2008): p197.

State Documents

H. 3700, GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL, FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012 “The Brick” itemizing the appropriation of state funds for the state agency programs and the admininistration of government is now in the Library. It is also available online by section at http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/appropriations2011/wm11ndx.htm South Carolina Wildlife The September/October issue is out with articles on scenic rivers, opening day of dove season, and Bulls Island’s slow recovery from Hurricane Hugo twenty-two years ago.

A Long-Range Plan for the Arts in South Carolina 2011-2020 A short but attractive statement of mission and goals for arts. Included are lots of photographs of the varied arts programs sponsored by the agency throughout the state.

South Carolina Public Water System Compliance Report: Calendar Year 2010

Analysis of Change FY 2011-2012 Appropriation Bill as Recommended through the Governor’s Vetoes. SC Budget & Control Board.
This is an annual publication of the Board the recaps the total appropriations for each agency, commission, board, and office. It also has detailed information on every Proviso, including summary of how the proviso will affect state government, House and Senate action, and the Governor’s vetoes.

Several new publications from University of South Carolina, Francis Marion University, Clemson University and the Citadel really show off how beautiful the campuses are. The Citadel sent us the 2010 yearbook, which showcases the graduating class through their four years at the school. The Tour Guide of USC shows all of the residence halls in impeccable condition—even Capstone looks newly shined!

Federal Documents

The Condition of Education 2011 This is a congressionally mandated annual report that summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available statistics. The report presents statistical indicators containing text, figures, and tables describing important developments in the status and trends of education from early childhood learning through graduate-level education. The contents of The Condition of Education are organized within 5 sections that cover learners from elementary grades through postsecondary educaiton. It is online at http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4175.