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Inside the Global Supply Chain: What Every Student Should Know

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Ever wondered how your tech, clothes, or snacks actually make it to you? This documentary series takes you behind the scenes of the global supply chain - the real engine of our economy and everyday life.  For students preparing for careers in a shifting world (and faculty guiding them), understanding this system is more than useful - it’s essential. One disrupted shipment can impact prices, jobs, and industries across the globe. Get smarter about how our global economy works.  Watch The Chain: How the World Works series on Films on Demand. For more library resources on economics related topics, visit our Economics, Macroeconomics or Microeconomics library guides. a { text-decoration: none; c...

Latest Read -- Finding Comfort During Hard Times

Finding Comfort During Hard Times: A Guide to Healing after Disaster, Violence, and Other Community Trauma Finding Comfort is a book about easing grief and trauma after unimaginable horrors - mass shootings, catastrophic natural disasters and terrorist acts. Personal recollections of responding to tragedy, combined with a practical application, Johnson offers readers the tools they need to seek support and offer it to those in need. The book walks through the life-cycle of disaster care from the first hours and days to the years that follow. Having been a care provider in a variety of events, Johnson shares valuable wisdom from those who have worked in the worst situations. Whether you're a first responder, a care professional, a victim of a disaster, a family member, or following a disaster on television or social media, Finding Comfort gives readers guidance and support. This book is a ready resource to both those in need looking for help and to those wishing to ...

Need a Stand‑Out Paper Topic? Explore Workforce Pay Equity

March 25, 2026 is National Equal Pay Day. a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } This research topic is relevant, data‑driven, and guaranteed to impress your professors. Workforce pay equity is a major focus in today’s business conversations and COM library has everything you need to dive into the topic.  Consider these quality sources: * Scholarly journal articles in JSTOR & ProQuest  * Books and eBooks on wage gaps * Viewpoints and key points on the issue in CQ Researcher and Opposing Viewpoints * Statistics on pay equity in Statista a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } The library can help you...

Fresh Flicks in the Library!

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } New DVDs just dropped in the library! Looking for ideas for your next study break? The library just added a stack of new DVDs, and they’re seriously worth checking out. Swing by the library and take home a new favorite. Perfect for background noise while you “totally” do homework. Our full DVD collection is viewable online in OneSearch.  Check out the library's Media & Streaming Video Collection guide for more video watching options.  a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } http://dlvr.it/TRbvqw

Forget Your Phone Charger? The Library Has You Covered.

Cables work with most iOS and Android devices.  Has lightning, Micro USB and Type C. We checkout WAY more than just books!  Visit our Library of Things list to see what else is available. For more information about your library, see the online About COM Library guide. http://dlvr.it/TRYmp5

New Guide! Business Operations

Our latest guide is Business Operations. Get great resources including books, articles, streaming media and open access sources.  Here are a few examples of what you can find in the guide. Some resources must be accessed on campus or login with your COM account to access campus. -Essential Guide to Operations Management  (eBook) -Managing people from what matters : the art and science of guaranteeing performance (print book) -Stream The Chain series on FOD.  -Go to Harvard Business Review's (HBR) Operations Strategy. Want More?  See all our Business & Finance Guides.  http://dlvr.it/TRWyZC

Love to Craft? COM Library Has eBooks For That!

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Did you know you can spark your next creative project without spending a dime—just by opening COM library’s eBook collection? Whether you’re into quilting, crocheting, papercrafts, resin, embroidery, or trying something totally new, there’s an eBook waiting to inspire your next masterpiece.  The O'Reilly database is a great source for all kinds of books on craft related skills.  Grab a cozy seat, fire up your tablet or phone, and explore a world of creativity right at your fingertips. Your next project is only a click away. Check out these O'Reilly books to get started: Polymer Clay Jewelry Nature Art Workshop The LEGO Engineer Paper Collage Workshop Happy crafting! a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } a { ...

It's New Comic Wednesday on hoopla!

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } It's finally Spring Break!  Whether you’re chilling at home or traveling, it’s the perfect time to dive into some fresh online comics on hoopla!  Kick back, relax and treat your Spring Break brain to something fun. Login to hoopla and find your new Spring Break obsession.  Happy reading, comic fan! Check out hoopla's comics, graphic novel and manga collection. Visit the library's Graphic Novels Collection guide for more information on what's available in the library. http://dlvr.it/TRQlj7

Shadowhunters, Gods & Twilight Worlds - Newly Added YA Reads

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } We know you are working hard in your classes. If you’re craving a break from reality, here are four YA fantasy reads that deliver magic, romance, and adventure.  Whether you’re new to fantasy or are already obsessed with it, these books bring the good kind of escapism and emotional chaos to your life. A fresh lineup of newly added bestselling adult and young adult books are currently featured on our bestsellers book carousel.  Bring your COM ID and spend a few minutes of blissful enjoyment perusing what's new and choosing your next favorite read to checkout! Visit our leisure collection guide for more information on fun reads available through COM library. a { text-decoration: none; colo...

Have a Great Spring Break!

COM Library is closed for Spring Break, but you can still: stream a movie on Swank, read a great eBook in Libby, or listen to an audiobook on Hoopla. All free to COM students, faculty and staff, available 24/7! And all our great online academic eBooks, streaming videos from great producers like A&E, HBO or PBS and article databases are still there if you need them. :) http://dlvr.it/TRJq9l

Spotlighting Women's Contributions: A Curated Collection for Women's History Month

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting a curated collection that celebrates women’s impact across history, culture, science, and society. These works shine a light on voices that have shaped movements, expanded knowledge, and inspired change. Explore the collection, discover new perspectives, and join us in recognizing the women whose contributions have influenced our world. Women's history month is on the main first floor display for the whole month of March.  For more suggested resources on this topic, visit the library's Women's History guide. http://dlvr.it/TRHdv9

March is Women's History Month

We have some great guides on the history of women and issues women face today. Go to the Women's History guide. Featured Resources * Stream Swank feature films Harriet, free to COM students, faculty & staff! How to Use Swank. * Stream Iron Jawed Angels, Unbreakable: One Girl Changing the World—The Story of Malala, or RBG. How to Use Academic Videos Online (AVON), How to Use Films on Demand (FOD). * Read one of our great eBooks in our Women Authors collection in OverDrive like The Radium Girls by Kate Moore, She Said by Jodi Kantor or Violeta by Isabel Allende or classics like And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood or Kindred by Octavia E. Butler. How to Use OverDrive eBooks. * Get print books like D-Day Girls, Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet, or Mother Tongue: the surprising history of women's words. How to use OneSearch.  Mor...

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