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COM Library has two new primary document history databases, The American West and American Indian Histories and Cultures. To access the databases go to the History & Genealogy database page.  The American West In this collection you will find primary resources such as papers of early pioneers, explorers and hunters, including items such as the original manuscript journal and papers of James Audubon; emigrants guides, manuscript travel journals, illustrations and maps; rich resources for the study of Texas, Mexico and the South; and literary and historical works.   American Indian Histories and Cultures From early contacts between European settlers and American Indians and the subsequent political, social and cultural effects of those encounters on American Indian life, these materials tell both the historical and the personal stories of the colonization of the Americas. Continuing through to the modern era, and told against the backdrop of the 19th century exp...

Learn about the history of our Veterans, get resources for Veterans and their families, Veterans Day and this year’s focus, the USO. Go to the Guide . Features: -Read Voices of war : stories of service from the home front and the front lines (Books & eBooks). -Read online the eBook Veteran’s Guide to Benefits (Returning Vets & Families). -Read first hand accounts of life at war from the Veterans History Project (Internet). -View Civil War photographs from the Library of Congress (Media). -Watch online Kansas to Kandahar: Citizen Soldiers at War (60:00; Media).

COM Library has a brand new guide, Affordable Care. Learn how to get started with Affordable Care (Obamacare), get official government information and Texas information. Go to the Guide . Features: -Read Obamacare 101: What college students need to know -Watch the Understanding the Health Insurance Marketplace video -Scams to watch out for -Key Marketplace Dates -Lots more!

The American Cancer Society estimates that 211,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed this year and 43,300 patients will die from the disease. For every 100 women with breast cancer, 1 male will develop the disease. The American Cancer society estimates that 1,600 men will develop the disease this year. Learn the facts about breast cancer. Access articles, books & eBooks, media and web sites.. Go to the guide .

From the New York Times bestselling author of Evidence of Harm and Animal Factory—a groundbreaking scientific thriller that exposes the dark side of SeaWorld, America’s most beloved marine mammal park. Death at SeaWorld centers on the battle with the multimillion-dollar marine park industry over the controversial and even lethal ramifications of keeping killer whales in captivity. Following the story of marine biologist and animal advocate at the Humane Society of the US, Naomi Rose, Kirby tells the gripping story of the two-decade fight against PR-savvy SeaWorld, which came to a head with the tragic death of trainer Dawn Brancheau in 2010. Kirby puts that horrific animal-on-human attack in context. Brancheau’s death was the most publicized among several brutal attacks that have occurred at Sea World and other marine mammal theme parks. Death at SeaWorld introduces real people taking part in this debate, from former trainers turned animal rights activists to the men and women that...

COM Library was successful in securing a grant for eBooks in the amount of $10,000, the maximum possible for this grant! This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and Archives Commission (2014) and we are grateful for their generosity! Our library received the highest score of all the libraries applying for the grant. What impressed Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLA) the most about our plan?  -They liked that we are choosing the specific eBooks that best support the mission of the College, rather than buying a preconfigured vendor package as most libraries are; we are using data from our Distance Ed classes which have a greater need for eBooks, as well as our own circulation statistics to determine what the best subjects to cover are with these eBooks.  -They like that we are embedding the new eBooks into our very popular LibGuides to provide easy access to our studen...

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