Being an Informed Voter

One point that many Democrats and Republicans agree on is that it is important for every American citizen to vote.  What if you’re not sure where to go to vote?  Or what if you think you don’t know enough about the candidates to make an informed decision?

First of all, to find out how and where to vote, you can visit http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Voting/Register.shtml.  This is a government-run website (you can tell by the “.gov” domain in the URL) that offers links to a Polling Place Finder, answers to Frequently Asked Questions, and contact information for people who can help you.

To find out about the candidates’ positions, visit their web pages.

Candidate	Party	Website
Barack Obama	Democratic	http://www.barackobama.com
Mitt Romney	Republican	http://www.mittromney.com/
Gary Johnson	Libertarian	http://www.garyjohnson2012.com/
Jill Stein	Green	http://www.jillstein.org/
Stewart Allen	Socialist Party USA	http://stewartalexanderforpresident2012.org/
Rocky Anderson	Justice	http://www.voterocky.org/
Andre Barnett	Reform	http://www.andrebarnett2012.com/
Roseanne Barr	Peace and Freedom	http://www.roseanneforpresident2012.org/ (not on the ballot in New Jersey)
Virgil Goode	Constitution	http://www.goodeforpresident2012.com/home.html
James Harris	Socialist Workers	http://www.themilitant.com/campaign/
Peta Lindsay	Party for Socialism and Liberation	http://www.pslweb.org/votepsl/2012/candidates/lindsay.html
Merlin Miller	American Third Position	http://merlinmiller2012.com/
Jeff Boss	Independent	http://www.jeffbossforpresident.org/

When you watch the debates, you might hear one of the candidates say something that surprises you and makes you wonder if it is true.  The website Politifact.com, from the Tampa Bay Times, analyzes what politicians and others say and measure how accurate the statements are with a “truth-o-meter”.   The Annenberg Public Policy Center has a similar website, Factcheck.org.

If you want to keep up with the news, you can use your Jersey City Free Public Library Card to get access to Infotrac.  You can use it to read articles from The New York Times, Bergen Record, Washington Post, and Philadelphia Inquirer.

New Resources: September 28, 2012

Remember to use the table of contents

Title	Author(s)	Call number	ISBN
The Dental Assistant	Pauline Carter Anderson	RK60.5 .A5 2000	0766811131
Delmar’s Dental Assisting Exam Review	Melissa Thibodeaux	RK57 .T49 2000	9780827390713
Delmar’s Handbook of Essential Skills and Procedures for Chairside Dental Assisting	Donna J. Phinney	RK60.5 .P483 2002	0766834573
Electronic Health Records	Byron Hamilton	R864 .H32 2013	9780073402147
Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Occupations	Ruth Woodrow	RM300 .W67 2011	9781435480339
Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology	Klaus Wolff, Richard Allen Johnson	RL81 .C65 2009	9780071599757
Flashcards to Accompany Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Occupations	Ruth Woodrow	RM300 .W67 2011 Cards	9781435480384
Job Readiness for Health Professionals:  Soft Skills Strategies for Success	William G. Brottmiller, et al.	R118 .J63 2013	9781455726974
Materials and Procedures for Today’s Dental Assistant	Ellen Dietz-Bourguignon	RK652.5 .D54 2005	1401837336
McGraw-Hill’s Conquering the New GRE Math	Robert E. Moyer	QA43 .M87 2011	9780071495950
McGraw-Hill’s Spanish for Educators	José Díaz	PC4120.S34 D53 2006b	9780071464918
McGraw-Hill’s Spanish for Healthcare Providers	Joanna Rios	PC4120.M3 R54 2010	9780071664318
Safety Standards and Infection Control for Dental Assistants	Ellen Roberta Dietz	RK52 .D54 2002	0766826597
Study Guide to Accompany Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Occupations	Ruth Woodrow	RM300 .W67 2011 Study guide	9781435480377

You can't judge a book by its cover, but you can tell a lot from the table of contents.

 One way to judge how useful a book will be for you is to look at the table of contents.  The table of contents for the new book Job Readiness for Health Professionals:  Soft Skills Strategies for Success has chapter and section titles that tell you exactly what gets covered in the book.  You can find a copy of the book on the shelf, or you can look in our online catalog.  If you look up this book, you can see in its entry a section called "Formatted Notes".  This features the titles of the book's chapters and sections:

Contents : Unit I : SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS -- 1. Who Are You? Adopting a Positive Attitude: The Desire to be your Best and Do a Great Job Managing your Time and Organizing your Life Achieving Honesty and Integrity Aiming to be Adaptable and Flexible Being Dependable -- 2. Ready For Work Modeling Business Etiquette Dressing for Success Displaying Good Grooming, Personal Hygiene, and Cleanliness -- 3. Being the Very Best You Can Be Gaining Energy, Persistence, and Perseverance Vowing to be Drug-Free and Unimpaired Striving for Tolerance Managing Stress Thinking Critically -- Unit II: INTERPERSONAL SKILLS -- 4. Being Easy to Deal With Building Trust Showing Empathy, Sensitivity, and Caring -- 5. Dealing With Others Managing and Resolving Conflict Dealing with Difficult People Valuing Multicultural Competence Answering the Phone and Connecting with Customers -- Unit III: COMMUNICATION SKILLS -- 6. How You Present Yourself Speaking Professionally in your Workplace Writing, Grammar, and Spelling -- 7. Interacting Successfully Listening Actively Communicating with Special Groups of Clients Reading and Speaking Body Language -- Unit IV: CAREER BUILDING SKILLS -- 8. Planning for Career Success Setting Goals and Planning Actions Following Rules and Regulations Maintaining Confidentiality and Discretion Keeping Records -- 9. Enhancing Your Promotability Talking to your Boss, Manager, or Supervisor Taking Accountability Contributing as a Member of the Team Committing to your Profession -- Unit V: EMOTIONAL SKILLS - MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS -- 10. Building Personal Emotional Strengths Building Self Esteem Controlling Anxiety Practicing Patience Strengthening Resilience -- 11. Managing Your Emotions Separating your Work and Personal Problems Managing Anger and Strong Emotions Exuding Optimism, Enthusiasm, and Positivity -- Unit VI: GO FORTH AND PROSPER -- 12. Expect Acceptance -- Acknowledgements.

Look at the titles.  Does this book look like it will be  helpful for you?

Remember that you do not need to read a book from cover to cover in order for it to be useful for you.  You can read the entire book, or only those chapters that interest you.

New Titles: August 31, 2012

Remember:  No school on Labor Day, Monday, September 3, 2012!

Title	Author  or editor	Call number	ISBN or LCCN
Arrowsmith	Sinclair Lewis	PS3523.E94 A3 1925	None
Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking	Lynn S. Bickley	RC76 .B38 2009	ISBN 9781605474007
Clinically Oriented Anatomy	Keith L. Moore	QM23.2 .M67 2010	ISBN 9780781775250
Elmer Gantry	Sinclair Lewis	PS3523.E94 E6 1927	LCCN 27004761
Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy	A.M.R. Agur	QM25 .A38 2013	ISBN 9781608317561
It Can’t Happen Here:  A Novel	Sinclair Lewis	PS3523.E94 I82 2005	None
Lady Chatterlay’s Lover	D. H. Lawrence	PR6023.A96 L3 1962	None
Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews:  Pharmacology	Michelle A. Clark, et al.	RM301.14 .P47 2012	ISBN 9781451113143
Main Street	Sinclair Lewis	PS3523.E94 M2 1920	LCCN 57052248
Step-Up to Medicine	Steven S. Agabegi	RC59 .A33 2008	ISBN 9780781771535