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Julio 2011

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Centro de Recursos de Información

Embajada de los Estados Unidos en El Salvador

El Centro de Recursos de Información (IRC) brinda servicios de referencia en forma rápida y oportuna acerca de una amplia variedad de

temáticas de los Estados Unidos y El Salvador, a funcionarios de gobierno,

periodistas, organismos no gubernamentales, universidades y negocios. Contáctenos: Tel: 2501- 3012 :: Fax: 2501- 2931 :: email: colindrescr@state.gov

julio.2011

Ciencias de la Información Introduction to Information Systems/ James O’Brien &

George M. Marakas

This edition of Introduction to Information systems is on the pulse technology today, emphasizing the movement toward enterprise-wide business applications

for many leading international companies. Concepts are supported by visually enhanced real-world cases demonstrating how IT impacts competitive

advantage, business reengineering, problem solving, and decision making processes, while engaging students in critical thinking and application ■

Colección Salvadoreña Ciudad Vieja: Excavaciones, Arquitectura y Paisaje Cultural

de la Primera villa de San Salvador/ William R. Fowler

Este libro presenta un resumen de las investigaciones y los resultados más importantes del Proyecto Arqueológico Ciudad Vieja, el cual, dirigido por el

autor, se llevó a cabo entre 1996 hasta el 2005. Inicia con un resumen de los datos relativos a la fundación de la primera villa de San Salvador, se comenta

sobre la relación y las diferencias entre la historia y la arqueología y se ofrece una breve explicación sobre el concepto de paisaje cultural. También introduce una discusión sobre la importancia de las ciudades en la Conquista española… ■

Centro de Recursos de Información (IRC) Embajada de los Estados Unidos en El Salvador

Julio 2011

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Diccionario Enciclopédico de Ciencias de la Educación / Juan Carlos Escobar, Rolando Balmore Pacheco, Oscar

Picardo

Este Diccionario ha sido pensado y diseñado como una herramienta de trabajo educativo para docentes, formadores de maestros, estudiantes de profesorado,

investigadores educativos, pedagogos y en general, para todos aquellos interesados en los fenómenos asociados al quehacer educativo■

Deportes Baseball and the Color Line/ Tom Gilbert

Using vivid historical texts and obscure newspaper accounts, author Tom

Gilbert skillfully demonstrates how changing policies toward African Americans in baseball mirrored the attitudes of the times■

Sports and Recreational Activities/ Dale Mood, Judith Rink, Frank Musker

Designed for teachers, future teachers and participants, this comprehensive

text provides fundamental information on 43 different sports and recreational activities. The text prepares you for the playing field and gym by covering

teaching considerations, techniques, lead-up games, drill activities, and information on teaching special populations■

Género Women’s Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and

Contemporary Readings/ Susan M. Shaw

This introductory women’s studies reader offers a wide range of classic, conceptual, and experiential writings- 108 readings in all. Chapter introduction provide background information on each chapter’s topic, including explanations of key concepts and ideas and references to the subsequent reading selections

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Geografía Introduction to Geography/ Arthur & Judith Getis

The purpose of the authors is to convey concisely and clearly the nature of the field of geography, its intelectual challenges, and the logical interconnections of its parts. Even if students take no further work in geography they will have

come into contact with the richness and breadth of this discipline ■

Literatura Twentieth- Century American Poetry/ Dana Gioia, David

Mason, and Meg Schoerke

This anthology – compiled by three poets and poetry scholars, including 2002 American Book Award winner Dana Gioia- does just that. It presents American poetry from across the 20th century and includes the work of familiar greats,

from Robert Frost and Langston Hugues to W.S. Merwin and Adrienne Rich, as well as neglected figures, such as Amy Lowell and Sterling A. Brown ■

Fiesta/ Ernest Hemingway

Ocho años después de ser herido en el frente, Hemingway concibió la imposible historia de amor entre Jake Barnes y Brett Ashley. La novela Fiesta marcó el comienzo de una era. Como la grandes improvisaciones de jazz, el idioma de

Hemingway parecía depender del azar objetivo. En 1926, Hemingway se convirtió en vocero de una generación que solo podía estar orgullosa de sus

heridas.

Medio Ambiente

Protegiendo la Biodiversidad: Leyes nacionales que regulan el acceso a los recursos genéticos en el continente

americano/ Susan Perkoff Bass & Manuel Ruiz, editores.

Esta obra enfoca uno de los aspectos fundamentales de esta temática tan importante: la falta de leyes nacionales que regulan el acceso y compensan por

el uso de los recursos genéticos locales.

Centro de Recursos de Información (IRC) Embajada de los Estados Unidos en El Salvador

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Referencia EEUU The Electoral College/ Suzanne LeVert

While U.S citizens cast their votes for who will be president of the United States, it is the electors in the Electoral College who officially select the

winning candidate. This book explores the key role the Electoral college plays in the U.S. political system, discusses how the electors are elected, and describes how this institution was created and has changed over time ■

The Supreme Court/ Patricia Ryon Quiri

The Supreme Court is more than just a courtroom. Its many rooms have everything needed to study, discuss, and rule on cases that come before it. This book explains what the Supreme Court does. It includes a brief history since its

creation until present day ■

AMERICAN HISTORY (August 2011)

Sitting Bull’s Magic Too powerful for the White man

Woodrow Wilson/ How did the only president with a Ph.D. come to be blamed for just about everything that’s wrong with America?

History Happened Here/ The National Park Service’s chief historian recommends five little-

known heritage sites you should go out of your way to visit.

AMERICAS (August 2011) Official Publication of the Organization of American States

CELEBRATING THE INTER-AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC CHARTER/ Reflections by

General Colin L. Powell, ambassador Mauricio E. Cortes, and Hillary Anderson Reclaiming the Past/ Inhabitants of the Beni region of Bolivia are reviving ancient

techniques of water resource management. Education Beyond the Classroom/ Highlights of educational programs throughout the hemisphere.

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DISCOVER (July/ August 2011)

INVISIBLE PLANET: The Science we Don’t See..

The End of Morality?/ Cognitive scientists are learning that moral choices are not just philosophical problems but neurological ones, too. Their resultas could lead to a new kind of ethics.

Hidden Landscape/ By mapping subtle earthquake waves, geologists are peeling back Earth’s outer layers to get a truly stunning view of what lies beneath How Information Became Everything/ The “bit” was born just 63 years ago. Now we have a data cloud so big it defies imagination. Where will the information age take us next? The Healing Power Within/ An extraordinary material derived from pig bladders is revolutionizing regenerative medicine. Scientists call it extracellular matrix. Patients may be tempted to call it a miracle.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS- Latinoamérica (vol.11, No.2, 2011)

¿NARCOINSURGENCIA? Washington y las Drogas/ Juan Gabriel Tokatlian

De los Zetas al Cártel de la Habana/ Joaquín Villalobos

¿Los Delincuentes de México se han convertido en Insurgentes?/ Eric L. Olson “Estados Fallidos” e insurgencias criminales/ Raul Benitez Manaut

MUNDO: La importancia de la Cultura/ Oscar Arias El concenso después de Washington/ Nancy Birdsall y Francis Fukuyama El Futuro Demográfico/ Nicholas Eberstadt

OTROS TITULOS DISPONIBLES: American Artist ● American Libraries ● Arquitectural Record ● Art in America ● Comercio e Industria ● Computers in Libraries ● Current History ● Cricket ● Discover

● Downbeat ● ECA ● Environmental ● Foreign Affairs Latinoamérica ● Fortune ● Harper’s ● Investigacion y Ciencia ● La Universidad ● Library Journal ● National Geographic ● Newsweek ●

People ● Rolling Stone ● Sports Illustrated ● The Economist ● Wired

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