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Earth Day Plans at the Blackwood and Camden Campuses

Earth Day, 2010

 

The Camden County College Biology Department

Invites you to attend the following events at the Blackwood Campus --

Thursday, April 22

 

 Civic Hall

“Preservation of Endangered and Threatened Species in New Jersey”

 Ms. Maria Grace, Conserve Wildlife Foundation. 9:00 a.m.

  

“Preservation of the Swamp Pink on the Blackwood Campus”;  “Conservation Projects in the Big Timber Creek Watershed”

  Michael Hogan, South Jersey Land and Water Trust – 12:00 p.m.

 

Information Tables and Exhibits on Environmental Topics will be displayed in the Connector Building Atrium from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

 

Connector Forum

“Voices in the Pines” – Meet author Karen Riley at a book discussion and signing in the – 6:30 p.m.

Co-sponsored by the Library

 

 

Earth Day/Arbor Day Planting Event 1-3 p.m.

Volunteers will work with grounds keepers to green our campus by planting. Sign up at the Office of Student Activities, College Community Center – Room 200

 

 and at the Camden Campus

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

12:30-2:00 PM

"Greening Camden: Restoring Natural Resources in the City"

A Panel Discussion

Finding information about the products children use for inhalants and huffing.

Ask-the-librarian recently answered a question about where to find information on the products children use for inhalants and huffing, such as nitrous oxide, acetone, butane, fluorocarbon and toluene:

Are you looking for information about the effects of nitrous oxide, acetone, butane, fluorocarbon, and toluene? (Be careful with the spelling on those last two!) Or are you looking for information about their chemical composition and standard uses?

1) If you're looking for information about the effects, here are a few places I suggest looking:

-The library database Academic Search Premier, accessible off-campus using a library card from

http://library.camdencc.edu/ , and use search terms such as acetone AND abuse.

-Look up the terms in an encyclopedia. The Encyclopedia of drugs, alcohol & addictive behavior is available online through the library catalog, and has a section on inhalants.

The Encyclopedia of Drug Abuse, available in print in the Wolverton Library  (Blackwood Campus) on the first floor under call# REF HV5804 .E94 1992, has useful sections on each chemical individually as well as a relevant section on inhalants.

-Encyclopedia Britannica, available online from the 'Reference Collection' page of the website, has a description of the effects of breathing nitrous oxide but focuses on the chemistry/applications for some of the others.

-Lexis Nexis, another library database accessible from off-campus using a library card from

http://library.camdencc.edu/ , has a number of news stories about inhalant abuse.

2) If you're looking for information about the chemical composition of the inhalants, try using the library's online encyclopedia "Access Science." Connect to Access Science by going to the main library page

http://library.camdencc.edu/ and clicking on "Reference Collection," and then on Access Science. If you search for each of the chemical names, there is a description of their composition and common applications.

For further information, email Ask-the-librarian using the button on the library website, or Meebo us when the chat box indicates that the librarian is online.