Latest Updates for CAL Past Year Examination Papers. Now available June 2009 exam papers

Dear Students and Staff,

Latest Updates : June 2009 CAL Past Year Examination Papers has been added to the Taylor’s Library Website’s online resources. Currently we have available CAL papers from year 2002 to June 2009 for all 14 subjects. We hope that this resource would prove useful for ease of access to the CAL past year papers.

To access the CAL Past Year Examination papers from the Library Website
1. Go to Taylor’s Libraries: http://library.taylors.edu.my/
2. Go to Library Resources section and click on the "More" link
3. Click on "Past Examination Papers" link on the left side of the screen
4. Click on the “Pre-U Studies” link
5. Click on “Cambridge A-Levels” and you will see the 14 CAL subjects which you can choose from.
6. Click on the subject of your choice, followed by the year and month

Thank you.

Library Management

Trial E-Journals : 13 Hart Publishing Law E-Journals now Available until 1 January 2010. It can be accessed from years 2007 - current

We are pleased to announce that 13 Law E-journals published by Hart Publishing through IngentaConnect are currently available for your trial and access until 1 January 2010. The years accessible for each e-journal are from 2007 – current. The 13 Law E-journal titles are

• European Competition Journal


• European Law Reports


• Journal of Corporate Law Studies


• Journal of Media Law


• Journal of Private International Law


• Judicial Review


• King's Law Journal


• Law and Financial Markets Review


• Law and Humanities


• Law, Innovation and Technology


• Legal Ethics


• Legisprudence


• Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal

The trial period for this trial database is until 1 January 2009. Your feedback on this trial database is greatly appreciated. Please use the online survey given for this database.

You may access the 13 Law E-journals on the E-journals page using the following steps:

1. Go to http://library.taylors.edu.my/


2. Go to the “Library Resources” section and click on the “More” link,


3. At the left hand side of the screen, click on the “E-journals” link


4. Select the e-journal under the title Hart Publishing ( as shown in the diagram below ) which you wish to try out (For remote access or from home, please use your computer network login and password. Campus access does not require any username and password)

Book Review : Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Morrie Schwartz was a college professor in philosophy at Brandeis University for many years. One of his students in the 1970's was Mitch Albom. Morrie and Mitch became good friends over those years. Then Mitch graduated and went on with his life, too busy to keep in contact with his professor.

Almost twenty years later, Mitch is now a sports newscaster and writer. He and his wife are part of America's fast lane of life, doing well and striving for yet more. Then he watches Nightline one night. Ted Koppel is interviewing Morrie. And Mitch is surprised to discover Morrie is dying. Morrie is dying from Lou Gehrig's disease, a crippling illness that diminished his activities daily. When in college, Mitch met with Morrie on Tuesdays. So he, takes the initiative to reconnect with his long lost friend.

Morrie is delighted to hear from Mitch again, and immediately invites him to visit. Thus begins a fourteen week meet, every Tuesday, visit and life lesson. Morrie tells Mitch that in life you have to find out what is important to you, and not let society make those choices for you. Mitch realized that society puts a value on stuff that shimmers and glistens, not on the things that really matter. Morrie is able to take a look at life not only from the philosophical view he has taught over the years, but now also from the "end of life" viewpoint. He is a peace with himself and can share that peace and knowledge with Mitch and the others around him. This made Mitch see how Morrie was a man of great wisdom and valued the little thing in life. He taught Mitch so much, and allowed him to see the things that usually go unnoticed.

This book is a collaboration between Morrie and Mitch. They taped their visits each time Mitch visited. They discussed the big questions of life (what is love, living, death, marriage, a relationship) to the small ones (what's for lunch, how's your wife, how's your son, and the war in Bosnia). Mitch rediscovered the relationship that had never been broken. Morrie rediscovered his old friend. Also, Morrie was able to use this time to do what he loved, teach.

This book is a wonderful chronicling of friendship and life questions. Mitch is able to portray Morrie so that the professor once again is alive (and dying) for the reader.

This beautiful little book will remind you of the importance of counting your blessings daily and having the wisdom to honor life’s simplest pleasures no matter how busy your life becomes.

Author

Mitch Albom is the author of the international bestseller The Five People You Meet in Heaven as well as six other books. A nationally syndicated columinist for the Detroit Free Press and a nationally syndicated radio host for ABC and WJR-AM, Albom has, for over a decade, been named top sports columnist in the nation by the Sports Editors of America, the highest honor in the field. A panelist on ESPN’s Sports Reporters, Albom also regularly serves as a commentator for that network. He serves on numerous charitable boards and has founded two charities in metropolitan Detroit : The Dream Fund, which help under-privileged youth study the arts, and A Time to Help, a monthly volunteer program. He lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan.

Reviewed by Komathi Somasundaram, Taylor’s College Sri Hartamas Library.

CAL Past Year Examination Papers now available online on Taylor's Library Website

Dear Students and Staff,

In line with meeting your needs for online resources, we are pleased to announce that we have the digitized version of the Cambridge A-Levels (CAL) Past Year Examination papers for 2002 – 2008 now available on the Taylor’s Library Website.

Past Year papers are now available for all 14 subjects namely :

Accounting	Biology	Business Studies
Chemistry	Computing	Economics
Further Mathematics	Law	Literature in English
Mathematics	Physics	Psychology
Sociology	Thinking Skills

To access the CAL Past Year Examination papers from the Library Website :

1. Go to Taylor’s Libraries: http://library.taylors.edu.my/

2. Go to Library Resources section and click on the "More" link

3. Click on "Past Examination Papers" link on the left side of the screen

4. Click on the “Pre-U Studies” link

5. Click on “Cambridge A-Levels” and you will see the 14 CAL subjects which you can choose from.

6. Click on the subject of your choice, followed by the year and month

With the past year papers available online, access is only a click away.

Thank you.

Library Management

Past Year Examination Papers now available from 3 schools

Now online, the past year examination papers for the various schools from as early as year 2006 to 2009. More online past year examination papers on the way.

• School of Architecture, Building and Design
• School of Communication
• School of Communication and Information Technology

Please click here to go to past year examination papers main page

Institution of Engineering and Technology's (IET) Digital Library and InspecDirect now Available as Trial Databases

IET Digital Library. The Institution of Engineering and Technology was formed by the joining together of two great institutions; the IEE (Institution of Electrical Engineers) and the IIE (The Institution of Incorporated Engineers). The IET is the inheritor of the IEE Digital Library service. The IET Digital Library holds more than 90,000 technical papers from all IET journals, magazines, conference publications and seminar digests. Highly cited journals such as Electronics Letters are available alongside 20 IET Research Journal titles, the IET's member magazine Engineering & Technology, plus seminar digests and conference publications. Also available on the IET Digital Library is the IET's online only journal Micro & Nano Letters.

IET InspecDirect will give you comprehensive coverage of global scientific and engineering literature, essential for all your research and academic projects.

These two trial databases will be available until 30 August 2009. Your feedback on the databases is greatly appreciated. Please use the online surveys given as links in the trial databases page.

To access IET Digital Library or IET InspecDirect

1. Go to Taylor’s Libraries: http://library.taylors.edu.my/
   
2. Go to Library Resources section and click on the "More" link.
   
3. Click on Trial Database link at the left hand side of the screen


4. Click on IET Digital Library or IET InspecDirect

Book Review : The Ugly Duckling Goes to Work: wisdom for the workplace from the classic tales of Hans Christian Andersen By Mette Norgaard

The stories in this book offer a fun and lighthearted way to address work and personal issues. The book is organized into six independent chapters, each based on a fairy tale. We can choose to read the book in sequence or simply start with the one that interests us the most. After each chapter there is a summary of “Something to think about” and another called “Something to talk to your colleagues about”. In addition to the concise summaries and analysis, the lessons from these stories will inspire reader to bring more meaning, more energy and more joy to their work, thus creating a meaningful work life.

--The Emperor’s New Clothes: This story mocks snobbery and shows us how our fear and ego can drive us to foolishness. Clad in our power suits, we become more concerned with our image rather than ourselves. The corporate culture fuels us to be blind to self-awareness and personal beliefs and encourages us into accepting only what executive management would find meritorious. Somehow we will learn to reclaim our own agenda by using two terrific fool-detectors: self-awareness and candid conversations.

--The Ugly Duckling’s story of rejection and growth allows us to realize that – when we heed our longing, we grow into our swanlike nature. Many of us in the workplace can relate well to the feeling of being discriminated against for not fitting the mold. Yet, it is within our power to choose to leave bitterness behind and to uproot negativism from our system. Once this is accomplished, we can begin to assert ourselves in order to find out where we belong and how we can best fulfill our purpose.

--The Dung Beetle’s self-absorption and status driven creature teach us that an honest assessment of our strengths and weakness is the first thing that permits us to get pass frustrations and propels us to succeed. This does not mean that we should suppress our faith in our competencies. In contrast, the free-agent reality is that in the global market, the proliferation of downsizing and off-shoring should encourage us to grow and learn continuously. It is self-deception to hold on to fantasies of lifetime employment and linear career paths, feeling as if the world owes us something. Freedom is a wonderful thing and as free agents, our only security is in establishing a strong professional identity from mastery and building relationships.

--The Nisse at the Grocer’s is a tale of two tensions: between practicality and idealism, action and contemplation, standard of living and quality of life. A good book, a moving film, a motivational speech, or a weekend trip can make us want to be writers, artists, entrepreneurs. While it is true that the grocer provides us with porridge with a large lump of butter, it is the power of truth, courage, compassion and beauty that makes us creative and happy. Inspiration, however, is oftentimes short-lived, as one realizes that it may not keep a roof over one’s head. Each of us is a work in progress, and the story displays how the confused Nisse has managed to keep a balance. The more you integrate, the wiser you will be.

--The Fir Tree is a tragic tale of one has never really lived. The little tree was in a hurry to grow up and anxious to shine so soon. It lost its roots even before it was cut down. The fundamental to a happy life is the ability to be aware of and appreciate the moment. Oftentimes through, we defer our realizations and pleasure until the next target is met and until the next deadline is over. The question is not “Should we stop making plans?” the question is “How often do you postpone your life?” Savor the moment. Seize the day.

--The Nightingle awakens at it enchants. It tells of a plain little bird that touches the soul with its song, deriving its strength from nature, meaning, and freedom. It comforts both fisherman and Emperor, an equalizer. It does not concern itself with gold slippers, titles and applause from the Emperor’s court, since fulfillment is a reward on its own. The tales teaches us to push beyond mere perfunctory performances and reach our full potential.

This book is available at Main Campus and Subang Square Library. The call number is 650.1 NOR.

About the author:
Dr. Mette Norgaard, M.B.A., Ph.D., is a speaker on personal leadership and an executive coach and strategy consultant who has worked with senior leaders from organizations such as Microsoft, Intel, Coca Cola, General Electric, and Daimler Chrysler. Prior to starting her own consulting business, she was a senior consultant at the FranklinCovey Company. In her work with companies, her passion is to help people be authentic and alive in their work, and to create organizations that engage people’s best thinking, best energy, and best performances.

Born and raised in Denmark, Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales were an integral part of her upbringing. As she grew older and began to study Andersen scholars she discovered that there was a clear pattern to Andersen writings. His heroes were authentic, congruent, true and real; his villains were narrow-minded, self-satisfied, proud and smug; and his hope for people was that they would enjoy every moment and grow into person they were meant to be. A philosophy that was close to Dr. Norgaard’s own heart.

Reviewed by Siti Hafizah Manap, Librarian, Subang Square Library