Books

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

 Psychology

Bautista, Edgar Lacson.  Modules in general psychology.  Quezon City : Great Books Trading, 2003. [Fil/150/B328/2003]

Toplis, John.  Psychological testing : a manager’s guide.   3^rd ed.  London : CIPD, 1997. [153.94/T627/1997] 

Natural Sciences 

Castro, Peter.   Marine biology.   4^th ed. Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2003. [NatSci/578.77/C277/2003]

Irwin, Alan.  Science, social theory and public knowledge.  Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2003. [NatSci/500/Ir9/2003]

Nester, Eugene W.   Microbiology : a human perspective.   3^rd ed. Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2001. [NatSci/579/M538/2001]

Starr, Cecie.   Biology : the unity and diversity of life.  10^th ed.  Australia : Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2004. [NatSci/570/St28/2004]

Computer Science

Henderson, Harry.  Encyclopedia of  computer science and technology.   New York : Facts On File, 2003. [R/004.03/H383/2003]

Hofstetter, Fred T.  Advanced web design.  Boston : McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2003. [It005.276/H677/2003]

-         Jamalipour, Abbas.  The wirless mobile internet : architectures, protocols and services.   Chichester :John Wiley, 2003. [IT/004.678/J223/2003]

Kelton, W. David.  Simulation with Arena.  3^rd ed. Boston : Higher Education, 2004. [It/003.35369/K299/2004]

-         provides a comprehensive treatment of simulation concepts in general and the Arena simulation software in particular

Tan, Teik-Kheong.  The World wide Wi-Fi : Technological trends and business strategies.  New Jersey : Wiley Interscience, 2003. [IT/004.68/T153/2003]

-         provide a clear, accessible road map of the Wi-Fi wireless LAN market and it explains both the business technology of WLAN.

Vickery, Christopher.  UNIX shell programmer’s interactive workbook.  Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice-Hall, 1999. [IT/005.43/V663]

-         it starts with basic scripts and functions, then the execution of internal and external commands; use control structures, token splitting and environment and shell variables

Political Science

Anderson, Benedict.  The Spectre of comparisons : nationalism, southeast Asia and the worlds.   Quezon City : Ateneo de Manila University Press, 1998. [Fil/320.959/An23/1998]

-         an indispensable resource for those interested in Southeast Asia.  It take up issues of the universal grammars of nationalism and ethnicity, the peculiarity of nationalist imagery as replicas without originals and the mutations of nationalism in the age of mass global migrations and instant electronic communication.

McCormick, John.  Comparative politics in transition.   4^th ed. Australia : Thomson Wadsworth, 2004. [320.3/Mc137/2004]

-         about political power and about the many ways in which it is define, given, taken, won, lost and distributed.

Major problems in American foreign relations : since 1914, volume 2.  Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2000. [327.73/M288/2000]

-         explores America’s many intersections with the world from World War I to the present.  It shows how Americans from various walks of life have participated in the world community.  It examines why and how American leaders devised policies to protect, mange and extend U.S. interest abroad.

Philippines : improving government performance: discipline, efficiency and equity in managing public resources : a public expenditure, procurement and financial management review.  Manila : Asian Development Bank, 2003. [Fil/350.9599/P538/2003]

-         discusses how the government manages its public resources. A  summary  of the findings and highlights critical actions to improve the management of public expenditures.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTANCY

Accounting

Glencoe accounting : real-world applications & Connections.   New York : Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2004. [Com/657/G484/2004]

-         tells about the career planning and the variety of career opportunities available in accounting and the importance of accounting in today’s business environment

Hollander, Anita S. Accounting, information technology, and business solutions.  Boston : Irwin McGraw-Hill, 2000. [Com/658.1511/H719/2000]

Management

Afuah, Allan.  Business models : a strategic management approach.  Boston : MCGraw-Hill, 2004. [Com/658.4012/Af91/2004]

-         focuses on business models and broad strategy concepts.

Anthony, Robert.  Management control systems.   11^th ed. Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2004. [Com/658.15/An86/2004]

-         provides concepts, text and cases for a course in management control systems.  It gives emphasis to the techniques of the management control process and the behavioral considerations involved in the use of these techniques.

Bartlett, Christopher A.  Transnational management : text, cases and readings in cross-border management.   4^th ed. Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2004. [Com/658.049/B284/2004]

-         this edition includes new cases and reading and a greater focus on the internal dynamics of the multinational corporations and an in-depth discussion of the issues of culture and management MNCs from lesser develop countries

Brealey, Richard A.  Principles of corporate finance.   7^th ed. Boston : McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2003. [Com/658.15/B74/2003]

-         describes the theory and practice of corporate finance.  It shows how managers use financial theory to solve practical problems.

Burgelman, Robert A.  Strategic management of technology and innovation.   4^th ed. Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2004. [Com/658.514/B91/2004]

-         it continues to take the perspective of the general manger at the product line, business unit and corporate level and also address the interaction among the different levels of general management

Daniels, John D.  International business : environments and operations.  10^th ed. Upper Saddle river, NJ : Pearson Education International, 2004. [Com/658.18/D228/2004]

Hale, Judith.  Performance –based management : what every manager should do to get results.   San Francisco : Pfeiffer, 2004. [Com/658.4012/H133/2004]

-         helps first-line managers recognize the deficiencies exist and  focus on things that they can do more effective.  It also provides them with tools to assess organizational factors, identify barriers to performance and convene and direct the appropriate resources to improve workplace performance

Harvard Business review on leading in turbulent times. Boston, MA : Harvard Business School  Publishing, 2003. [Com/658.4092/H261/2003]

-         it includes articles on how to lead in a downturn economy, overcome a growth crisis, stay resilient through difficult periods and more

Hill, Charles L.  Global business today.   Boston : Irwin McGraw-Hill, 2004. [Com/658.049/H55/2004]

-         explains how and why the world’s countries differ and the functions and form of the global monetary system It present a thorough review of the economics and politics of international trade and investment and also examines the strategies and structures of international business

Ivancevich, John M.  Human resource management.   Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2003. [Com/658.3/Iv1/2004]

-         takes a managerial orientation, it views HRM as relevant to mangers in every unit, project or team.  It pays attention to the application of HRM approaches in real organizational settings and situations.

King, Jan B.  Business plans to game plans : a practical system for turning strategies into action.   rev. ed.  New Jersey : John Wiley, 2004. [Com/658.4012/K538/2004]

-         elaborates on the six critical principles of running a small business and also provides strategies and tools needed to learn how to do things right and how to do the right things

Noe, Raymond A.  Fundamentals of human resource management.   Boston : McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2004. [Com/658.3/F962/2004]

-         provides a brief introduction to the field of human resource management that is rich with examples and engaging in its application

Project and report writing.   Oxford : Pergamon Flexible Learning, 2003. [Com/658.453/P943/2003]

-         this workbook addresses the issues of project and report writing, identifying  of what a report is about and for whom, data gathering, plan  and how to prepare  a report.

Marketing

Sherman, Andrew J.  Franchising & licensing : two powerful ways to grow your business in any economy.  New York : AMACOM, 2003. [Com/658.8708/Sh55/2003]

-         a definitive guide to franchises and licensing programs.  The author expanded its coverage to include international franchising initiatives. The chapters are updated to reflect new information on market responsiveness, compliance and other key issues.

COLLEGE OF NURSING

Ackley, Betty J.  Nursing diagnosis handbook : a guide to planning care.  6^th ed. St. Louis, Missouri : Mosby, 2004. [R/610.73/Ac57/2004]

-          discusses the most important skill in nursing.  It provides a complete reference on completing assignments, examining case studies, or planning care for actual patients

Aiken, Tonia Dandry.   Legal, ethical and political issues in nursing.   2^nd ed. Pha. : F. A. David, 2004. [Nsng/362.173/Ai42/2004]

-          this edition is divided into five (5) parts: nursing practice, introduces the legal and ethical issues; the nursing and the law, explains the underlying concepts of the principles of health care laws; nursing ethics, explains the fundamental principles on which ethical decision are made; liability in professional practice, focuses on the doctrines; and professional issues helps the nurse entering the contracts understands the rights and ways to deal conflicts should  disputes arise

Anderson, Elizabeth T.   Community as partner :theory and practice in nursing.  4^th ed. Pha : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004. [Nsng/610.7343/An23/2004]

-          defines the role of a community health nurse and outlines the concepts and goals of the World Health Organization, as well as key areas of community demographics, assessment, analysis and advocacy

Burnard, Philip.   Professional and ethical issues in nursing.  Edinburgh : Bailliere Tindall, 2003. [Nsng/174.2/B931/2003]

-          provides health practitioners with invaluable companion to the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Code of Professional Conduct. It also discusses the philosophical basis of each subject and give practical examples of how it should be understood and applied.

Christensen, Barbara Lauritsen. Adult health nursing.   4^th ed. St. Louis : Mosby, 2003. [Nsng/610.73/C462a/2003]

-          incorporates the most accurate, current and clinically relevant information available on adult health nursing

Core Curriculum for infusion nursing.  Pha : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004. [Nsng/615.855/C812/2004]

-          provides an opportunity to educate the practitioner by providing the basic knowledge required to obtain certification in the infusion specialty

Downie, George.  Pharmacology and medicines management for nurses.  Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstones, 2003. [Nsng/615.1/D759/2003]

-          provides a thorough foundation upon which nurses can build their clinical experience to achieve competence

Diagnostic tests made incredibly easy!  Springhouse, PA : Springhouse, 2002. [R/616.075/D54/2002]

-          provides straight to the point, giving lowdown on hundreds of diagnostic tests.  The tests are organized logically by category and provide concise information on why and how each test is performed and what the normal result are and what abnormal findings may mean.

Fain, James A.   Reading, understanding and applying nursing research : a text and workbook. Pha : F. A Davis, 2004. [Nsng/610.73072/F149/2004]

-          emphasize how to read research reports, evaluate them critically and apply the findings to practice by providing more examples of nursing research throughout the books

Grandis, Sue.  Foundation studies for nursing : using enquiry-based learning.  New York : Palgrave, 2003. [Nsng/610.73/F825/2003]

-          use the EBL method. It provides an introduction to the teaching method, offers insights into all major areas and illustrates throughout the clinical case studies that characterize EBL.

Hargrove-Huttel, Ray A. Medical-surgical nursing.  Pha : Lippincott, 2001. [R/610.73076/H224/2001]

-          comprehensive outline review on major subject area on medical- surgical nursing and also contain a self-test mechanism. 

Joel, Lucille A. Advanced practice nursing : essentials for role development.  Pha : F. A. Davis, 2004. [Nsng/610.73092/J591/ 2004]

-          explores the evolution of advanced practice from historical perspective of each of the specialties  to practice environment, critical thinking even to discuss of legal aspects

Kenner, Carole.  Developmental care of newborns & infants : a guide for health professionals.  St. Louis, MO : Mosby, 2004. [Nsng/618.9201/K392/2004]

-          offers a comprehensive coverage of individualized, family-centered developmental care from an interdisciplinary team perspective

Kirkpatrick, Mary Jo.  Study guide to accompany clinical drug therapy rationales for nursing practice.   7^th ed. Pha : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004. [R/615.58/K636/2004]

-          provides a review of most vital information, with a range of exercises that emphasize the nursing applications of basic pharmacologic principles

Maglaya, Araceli S., ed. Nursing practice in the community.   3^rd ed. Marikina City : Argonauta, 2003./ [Fil/610.7343/N938/2003]

-          describe the length the essence of nursing practice- promoting health, enhancing human becoming and facilitating healing through expert caring

MaNee, Carol L.  Understanding nursing research : reading and using research in practice.  Pha : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004. [Nsng/610.73072/Mc233/2004]

-          focused around the facts needed to use research

Marrelli, T. M.  The nurse manager’s survival guide : practical answers to everyday problems.   3^rd ed.  Louis, MO : Mosby, 2004. [Nsng/362.173/ M349/ 2004]

-          provides practical tips, lists, pointers and specific guidelines for proactively handling day-to-day management challenges

Matzo, Marianne Laporte.   Gerontologic palliative care nursing.   PA : Mosby, 2004. [Nsng/618.97/M428/2004]

-          focuses on end-of-life nursing care and its impact from a palliative care perspective, reflecting major advances in enabling function and managing symptoms.

Nugent, Patricia M.   Fundamentals success : a course review applying critical thinking to test taking.   Pha : F. A. Davies, 2004. [R/610.73/N895/2004]

-          includes more than 1,200 classroom-tested, NCLEX questions that cover an entire fundamentals nursing course

Nursing interventions classification (NIC).   4^th ed.  St. Louis, Missouri. :  Mosby, 2000. [Nsng/610.73012/N938/2004]

-          presents a full range of nursing interventions from general practice to all specialty areas.  It provides a comprehensive approach to nursing practice and presents for each intervention a definition.

Nursing outcomes classification (NOC).   3^rd ed. St. Louis, Missouri. :  Mosby, 2004. [Nsng/610.73/N938/2003]

-          presents standardized terminology and measures for nursing-sensitive patient outcomes that result from nursing interventions

Nursing procedures made incredibly easy.   Springhouse, PA : Springhouse, 2002. [R/610.73/N938/2002]

-          covers hundred of nursing procedure, helps you master each step of a procedure from elementary to intricate and makes you understand the rationales for key procedure steps and it departs from the ordinary approach to procedures

Pathophysiology made incredibly easy!.  2^nd ed. Springhouse, PA : Springhouse, 2002. [R/616.07/P273/2002]

-          covers today’s hottest clinical topics, including infectious immune and cardiac disorders and pathophsyiology, signs and symptoms, tests and current treatments for scores of discorders

Pediatric primary care : a handbook for nurse practitioners.   3^rd ed.  St. Louis, Mo : Saunders, 2004. [R/618.92/P341/2004]

-          design for advanced practice nurses serving the primary health care needs of infants, children and adolescents

Polit, Denise F.   Study guide to accompany nursing research : principles and methods.  Pha : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004. [R/610.73072/P759st/2004]

-          helps in the development and reinforcement of the basic skills essential to today’s nursing research

Psychiatric nursing made incredibly easy!  Pha : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003. [Nsng/610.7368/P959/2003]

-          covers more than 70 psychiatric conditions, current treatment options and core concepts in psychiatric nursing care

Urden, Linda D.  Thelan’s critical care nursing : diagnosis and management.   4^th ed.  St. Louis, Missouri : Mosby, 2002. [Nsng/610.7361/Ur2/2002]

-          provides a comprehensive, detailed discussion of critical care nursing.  It addresses  the current trends, pressing issues and modern advances that affect day-to-day clinical work.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Electronics Communications Engineering

Bass, Michael.  Fiber optics handbook : fiber, devices and systems for optical communications.   New York : McGraw-Hill, 2002.  [R/621.38275/B293/2002]

-          on  fiber optics and fiber optics communications

Bishop, Owen.  Electronics : circuits and systems.  2^nd ed. Oxford : Newness, 2003. [Engg/621.381/B541/2003]

-          shows how circuit behavior may be studied with a computer, using circuit simulator software

Couch, Leon II.  Digital and analog communication systems.   6^th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice-Hall, 2001. [Engg/621.380413/C83/2001]

-          provides the latest up-to-date treatment of digital communication systems.  It includes a number of new study-aid examples and homework problems

Egan, William F.  Practical RF system design.  New York : Wiley-Interscience, 2003. [Engg/621.38412/Eg14/2003]

-          addresses a variety of complex, real-world problems that system engineers are likely to encounter today.  It covers important topics in the areas of system noise and nonlinearity, frequency conversion and phase noise.

Franco, Sergio.   Design with operational amplifiers and analog integrated circuits.   3^rd ed. Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2002. [Engg/621.3815/F848/2002]

-          illustrates the general analog principles and design methodologies using practical devices and application

Frenzel, Louis E.  Communication electronics.   2^nd ed.  New York : Glencoe, 1995. [Engg/621.382/F889/1995]

-          begins with an introduction of basic communication concepts and circuits, including modulation techniques as well as radio transmitters and receivers.  Antennas and microwave techniques are also discussed.

Grob, Bernard.  Basic television and video systems.   6^th ed. New York : Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 1999. [Engg/621.388/G89/1999]

-          focus on circuit functions rather than on the element of circuits. It begins with an overview f video signal applications, then explanation of the requirements necessary to create, edit, store and deliver television signals

Jaeger, Richard C.  Microelectronic circuit design.  2^nd ed. New York : McGraw-Hill, 2003. [Engg/621.3815/J176/2004]

-          focus on providing a comprehensive understanding of the basic techniques of modern electronic circuit design.  It emphasize on practical design principles, real-world applications and problem solving

Network design basics for cabling professionals.   New York McGraw-Hill, 2002. [Engg/621.3981/N389/2002]

-          illustrated and provides time-tested methods and procedures needed to master the design and customization of network infrastructure plans capable of meeting a client’s most exacting requirements

Palais, Joseph C.   Fiber optic communications.   New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, 1998. [Engg/621.38275/P177/1998]

-          is an introductory book, only the simplest concepts in algebra and trigonometry are invoked in explaining the characteristics of fiber systems. It also discusses the design, operation, and capabilities of fiber systems

Rao, K. R.  Packet video communications over ATM networks.   New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, 2000. [Engg/621.38216/R18/2000]

-          provides a comprehensive coverage of various surveys of the current issues relating to video delivery over ATM networks.  It addresses the fundamentals of major topics of video communications over ATM networks.

Razavi, Behzad.  Design of integrated circuits for optical communications.  Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2003. [Engg/621.3827/R183/2003]

-          deals with the design of high-speed integrated circuits for optical communication systems.  It emphasizes analysis and design in modern VLSI technologies, particularly CMOS and presents numerous broadband circuit techniques

Razavi, Behzad.  Design of analog CMOS integrated circuits.   Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2001. [Engg/621.39732/R183/2001]

-          offers new perspective on the analysis and design of analog CMOS ICs. It emphasize both fundamentals and new paradigms that are essential in modern analog circuits.

Shafi, Manssor, ed.  Wireless communications in the 21^st century.   New Jersey : Wiley-Interscience, 2002. [Engg/621.382/W743/2002]

-          presents the state of the art of research in the field and offers a picture of things to come in an area that is likely to transform people’s lives in significant and even radical ways

Sheriff, Ray E.  Mobile satellite communication networks.   Chichester : John Wiley, 2001.

-          explains the formal design methodology that is used to integrate communication networks and also demonstrate how network-signaling protocols are developed in the future mobile communication network environment.  It describes the design of satellite constellations for global coverage and examines the latest research initiatives.

Whitaker, Jerry C., ed.   Standard handbook of video and television engineering.   4^th ed.  New York : McGraw-Hill, 2003. [R/621.388/St24/2003]

-          covers a broad range of video and television technology with emphasis on practical applications.

Chemical Engineering

Alberty, Robert A.  Thermodynamics of biochemical reactions.   New Jersey : Wiley-Interscience, 2003. [Engg/547.2/Al14/2003]

-          emphasizes the fundamental equations of thermodynamics and their application to systems of biochemical reactions

Davis, Mark E.  Fundamentals of chemical reaction engineering.   Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2003. [Engg/660.2/S295/2003]

-          an introduction to the quantitative treatment of chemical reaction engineering.  It provides a balanced approach to the understanding of both homogeneous and heterogeneous reacting systems and both chemical reaction engineering and chemical reactor engineering.

Diamond, Dermot, ed.    Principles of chemical and biological sensors.   New York : John Wiley, 1998. [Engg/681.2/P935/1998]

-          offers a state-of-the-art look at the principles and applications of the most popular sensors, coupled with an exploration of potential directions and developments for the future of this dynamic field.

Geankoplis, Christie John.  Transport processes and separation process principles (includes unit operations).   4^th ed.  New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, 2003. [Engg/660.2842/G26/2003]

-          covers the essential principles underlying transport processes and key separation processes

Hvitved-Jocabosen, Thorkid.  Sewer processes : microbial and chemical process engineering of sewer networks.   Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2002. [Engg/628.3/H99/2002]

-          concentrates on process engineering of sewer networks from a chemical and microbiological point of view to be applied by sanitary and environmental engineers and students.  It establishes sewer processes as an integral part of managing, designing and operating an urban wastewater system.

Ladisch, Michael R.  Bioseparation engineering : principles, practice and economics.   New York : Wiley-Interscience, 2001. [Engg/660.2842/ L125/2001]

-          discusses its theory, methods and materials that reduce the science of bioseparation to practice whether in the laboratory or the plant

Schulz, Hoerst D., ed. Geochemical processes in soil and groundwater : measurement- modelling- upscaling .  Weinheim : WileyVCH, 2003. [Engg/551.9/G29/2003]

-          represents the international conference “GeoPro2002” which address the subject of geochemical processes in seepage and groundwater

Seider, Warren D. Process design principles : synthesis, analysis and evaluation.   New York : John Wiley, 1999.  [Engg/660.2812/Se42/1999]

-          describes modern strategies for the design of chemical processes. It emphasize on process invention and on process synthesis

Speight, James G.  Perry’s standard tables and formulas for chemical engineers.  New York : McGraw-Hill, 2002. [R/540.21/Sp32/2003]

-          provides all data chemical engineers need to quickly and easily design industrial chemical processes and equipment which includes hundred of the standardized chemical tables and formulas and also  basic principles

Sunahara, G. I., ed.  Environmental analysis of contaminated sites.  Chichester : John wiley, 2002. [Engg/615.902/En89/2002]

-          describes the inter-relationship between the laboratory and field ecotoxicologist, the contaminated site risk assessor and various international environmental regulatory agencies. It uses case studies to illustrate key points.

General Courses in Engineering

Bethune, James D.   Engineering graphics with AutoCAD 2004.  Upper Saddle river, NJ : Pearson, 2004. [Engg/620.0042/B465/2004]

-          presents the standards and conventions of technical drawing that are in line with national standards and uses AutoCAD 2004 to apply to these standards. It includes a step-by-step format for presenting software commands, illustrations to highlight important information and solved exercises to augment the information covered.

Blanchard, Benjamin S.   Logistics engineering and management.   6^th ed.  New Jersey : Pearson Education International, 2004. [Engg/658.7/B592/2004]

-          introduces logistics from the a broad perspective to include all activities throughout the system life-cycle pertaining to supply chain management, the physical supply and distribution of products  and the sustaining maintenance and support of systems throughout their planned life cycles.   It emphasize the importance of dealing with ,logistics early in the system design and development process and throughout the implementation of the system engineering process.

Chapman, Stephen J.  Electric machinery and power system fundamentals.  Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2002. [Engg/621.31042/C367/2002]

-          covers the basic principles, power system components and power systems

Chapman, Stephen .  Electric machinery fundamentals.   4^th ed.  Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2005. [Engg/621.31042/C367/2005]

-          provides an introduction to the basic machinery concepts and also solid-state power electronic circuits.  It cover topics on transformers, ac and dc machinery.

Fricker, Jon D.  Fundamentals  of transportation engineering : a multimodal systems approach. NJ : Pearson, 2004. [Engg/629.04/F911/2004]

-          familiarizes students with the standard terminology and resources involved in transportation engineering, provides a realistic scenarios for students to analyze, and offers numerous examples designed to develop problem-solving skills. It has strong emphasis on the relationship between the phases of a transportation project.

Hibbeler, R. C.  Engineering mechanics : statics and dynamics.  10^th ed.  New Jersey : Pearson Education, 2004. [Engg/620.1/H521/2004]

                - provides a clear and thorough presentation of the theory and applications of engineering mechanics

Kaplan, Steven M.   Wiley electrical and electronics engineering dictionary.  New Jersey : IEEE Press, 2004. [R/621.303/K141/2004]

-          provides researchers, working engineers, students and those in related disciplines with the definitions of all the terms and acronyms used in today’s electrical and electronics literature

King, Joe.  Exploring engineering.   2^nd ed. Upper Saddle river, NJ : Prentice-Hall, 2002. [Engg/620.0023/K583/2002]

Ridley, John, ed.  Safety at work.   6^th ed. Amsterdam : Butterworth Heinemann, 2003. [Engg/363.11/Sa17/2003]

-          a guide to safety and health in the workplace and covers all aspects of safety management

CULTURAL

General References

Encyclopedia of bioethics.  3^rd ed.  New York : Thomson Gale, 2003. [R/174.95703/En19/2003]

-          this five volume set covers a wealth of topics on healthcare ethics in all its aspects. It embraces the full history of bioethics.

Dela Torre, Visitacion “Chit” R.  Cultural icons of the Philippines.  Makati City : Tower Book House, 2002. [Fil/300.959/D375/2002]

                - presents popular images or icons that crop up when the word “Filipino” is mentioned.  The icons are classified into material objects or objects from nature, food and beverage/drinks, tourist destination and cultural practices or traditions

Kayumangi : biographies of Philippine visual artists.   Quezon City : Peso Book foundation, 2000. [Fil-R/750.92/K189/2000]

-          comprehensive compilation of biographies of Philippine visual artists which includes painters, potters, illustrators, sculptors

Arts

Duldulao, Manuel D.  Art across the Philippines : selections from the collection of art patron Carlos A. Chukie Arellano.   Manila : Peso Book Foundation, 2003. [Fil/759.9599/D887/2003]

-          art works  chosen in this book reveal and celebrate the creative spirit that has flourished throughout the archipelago.  It also includes the biographical sketches of artist featured in this book

Guerrero, Amadis Ma. Amadeo Y. Manald : history’s muralist.   Manila : Kasaysayn Publishing, 2003. [Fil/751.73/G937/2003]

-          on painter and muralist Amadeo Y. Manalad, a contemporary and a peer of the national artist Carlos V. Francisco and Vicente S. Mansala

Sociology

Centenera, Fe G.  Basic elements of humanities.  Makati City : Bookmark, 2003. [Fil/001.3/C333/2003]

-          covers the study of humanities. It consists of five areas of arts, painting, sculpture, dancing, music and architecture.

Disch, Estelle.  Reconstructing gender : a multicultural anthology.   Mountain View, CA. : Mayfield Publishing, 2000. [305.3/D631/2000]

-          discuss the most basic and stubborn problems of gender in ways that literally bring them home to students

Joaquin, Nick.  Culture and history.   Pasig City : Anvil Publishing, 2004. [Fil/809.35/J574/2004]

-          talks of culture as history, their relationship

Westheimer, Ruth K.   Human sexuality : a psychosocial perspective.   Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002. [306.7/W526/2002]

                - gives not only better understanding how life is created but also how to actually create life itself

LaSalliana

Bragado, Erlinda.  Brother sunshine on the wings of dawn : a tribute to Bro. Leander Fidelis Leddy, FSC. Manila : DLSU Press, 2002. [LS/271.78022/B73/2002]

                - biography and life of Bro. Fidelis Leddy

American Studies Resource Center

Alsop, Ronald J.  The wall street journal : guide to the top business schools 2003.  New York : Simon & Schuster, 2002. [ASRC-R/650.13/W154/2002]

-          shows students what corporate recruiters – the buyers of budding management talent-really think of the schools and their students

Bear, John.  Bear’s guide to earning degrees by distance learning.   Berkeley : Ten speed Press, 2003. [ASRC-R/378.2/B38/2003]

-          most comprehensive, opinionated and respected guide to the often baffling world of nontraditional education

Beyle, Thad L., ed.  State and local government 2003-2004.  Washington D. c. : CQ Press, 2003. [ASRC/320.973/St29/2003]

-          collection of the best articles and most up to date views on a wide range of issues currently affecting state politics and government

Curry, Dean.  Easy does it.  Washington D. C : Office of English Language Programs, 2000. [ASRC/428/C937/2000]

-          an oral skills practice book for beginning level students of English as a foreign language

DeSipio, Louis. Making Americans, remaking America : immigrations and immigrant policy.   Boulder, Colorado : Westview Press, 1998. [ASRC/325.73/D46/1998]

-          presents a historical overview of U.S. immigration followed by an examination of the legislative and legal debates waged over immigration and settlement policies today

Lazarus, Barbara b.  The soman’s guide to navigating the Ph.D. in engineering & science.  New Jersey : Wiley-Interscience, 2001. [ASRC-R/620.0071/L457/2001]

-          focus on the emotional and social difficulties that women may experience and offers practical suggestions and advice for surviving the thriving in graduate school

Letteau, Lara.  Applying to a top MBA program : from decision to admission – interviews with successful applicants.  2000.  [ASRC/378.1553/L569/2000]

-          gives a snapshot into the lives of successful applicants to some top business schools

Jin, Ha.  Waiting.  New York : Pantheon Books, 1999. [ASRC-F/J564/1999]

Tawin, Mark.  The adventures of Huckleberry Finn.  Washington D. c. : Office of English Language Program. 1988. [ASRC/813.4/T911/1988]

-          a story of growing up, of  friendship, loyalty and making difficult choices.  The story of Huck and Jim, the runaway slaves who became friends, their adventures.

Wightman, Richard.  A companion to American thought.   Malden, Mass : Blackwell Publishers, 1998. [ASRC/001.10973/C738/1998]

-          assesses the whole sweep of American thought from the colonial era to the present day