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		<title>Need another source for your paper?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.northcentralcollege.edu/library/2009/10/19/need-another-sourse-for-your-paper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aimee Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Need another source for your paper? No need to leave your room. Check out some of the e-Books available through Oesterle Library. For general information or to get some ideas for developing your topic, try searching these collections of subject encyclopedias and reference books: Gale Virtual Reference Library, Credo Reference, and Sage eReference. In each collection, you can search [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Oesterle Library Research by Subject webpages</title>
		<link>http://blogs.northcentralcollege.edu/library/2009/04/13/new-oesterle-library-research-by-subject-webpages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Egan</dc:creator>
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Not sure where to start with your library research? Try the new and improved Research by Subject pages on the Oesterle Library website.
The Research by Subject pages correspond to the major courses of study at NCC, such as Computer Science, Journalism or Leadership, Ethics &#38; Values.  Each page provides links for finding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flags, flags, flags!</title>
		<link>http://blogs.northcentralcollege.edu/library/2009/02/25/flags-flags-flags/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Egan</dc:creator>
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Over the past few weeks, it has become common to hear students exclaim, &#8220;Flags!&#8221; when they enter Oesterle Library. The flags in question are a colorful new addition to the lobby area on the main floor of the library. They celebrate NCC&#8217;s international exchange programs and the home countries of our international [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Movie resources at Oesterle Library</title>
		<link>http://blogs.northcentralcollege.edu/library/2009/01/28/movie-resources-at-oesterle-library/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Egan</dc:creator>
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With the Academy Awards coming up, movie-lovers may find themselves in heated debates about the merits of their favorite films. Brush up on your movie knowledge with resources from Oesterle Library. For basic facts and quick reviews of over 21,000 movies old and new, see Leonard Maltin&#8217;s movie guide in the Reference [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can&#8217;t get enough of the inauguration?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.northcentralcollege.edu/library/2009/01/21/can%e2%80%99t-get-enough-of-the-inauguration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Egan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Relive the moment where now President Obama takes the oath of office at www.CNN.com/themoment. Pictures and video sent in by inauguration attendees will be fused together to create a 3-D experience using Microsoft Photosynth technology. Still want more? The C-SPAN website has posted videos featuring the events of the day, and more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Lucia Day</title>
		<link>http://blogs.northcentralcollege.edu/library/2008/12/12/santa-lucia-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jljohnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early on the morning of December 13th each year light overcomes darkness as the daughter of a Swedish household dons a white gown with a red sash and a crown of candles.  She wakes her family while singing, serving saffron Lucia buns, in honor of Santa Lucia Day, also known as Sankta Lucia or St. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Very Manly Book</title>
		<link>http://blogs.northcentralcollege.edu/library/2008/05/30/a-very-manly-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 21:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New to Oesterle Library: The International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities, a reference book offering comprehensive coverage of contemporary scholarship on how manhood is perceived, experienced, and understood in cultures around the world.
The Encyclopedia includes 353 entries arranged alphabetically, on topics ranging from &#8220;Bachelors and Bachelorhood&#8221; to &#8220;Violence, Sport.&#8221; Most articles are very brief and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Know your rights</title>
		<link>http://blogs.northcentralcollege.edu/library/2008/05/30/know-your-rights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 21:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to get the lowdown on drug testing in schools, electronic surveillance at work, or freedom of speech? You can look up the facts about these controversial issues and many others in the Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights &#38; Liberties, a three-volume set recently added to Oesterle Library&#8217;s reference collection.
The numerous expert-written articles in Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties offer brief and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Database: RMA eStatement Studies</title>
		<link>http://blogs.northcentralcollege.edu/library/2008/04/02/new-database-rma-estatement-studies/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.northcentralcollege.edu/library/2008/04/02/new-database-rma-estatement-studies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[accounting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oesterle Library has just added a new resource for students of accounting, business, and finance: the Risk Management Association&#8217;s RMA eStatement Studies database.
The database includes financial ratio benchmarks drawn from the financial statements of companies in over 740 industries. Industry searches may be sorted by title, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code, or sector.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Words Added to Oxford English Dictionary</title>
		<link>http://blogs.northcentralcollege.edu/library/2008/04/01/new-words-added-to-oxford-english-dictionary/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.northcentralcollege.edu/library/2008/04/01/new-words-added-to-oxford-english-dictionary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oxford English Dictionary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Oxford English Dictionary&#8211;available online via the Oesterle Library wesbite&#8211;is the definitive record of how words in English are written and spoken around the world. If you want to know what a word means&#8211;or its origin and history of use going back to the Middle Ages&#8211;the OED is the place to look.
Since the English language [...]]]></description>
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