Lending Library
The following books, videos, and audio are available for use by Michigan Tech students, faculty and staff. Contact the Affirmative Programs Office if your interested in checking them out 487-3310 or email: rmjuntun@mtu.edu.
BOOK LISTING
ADA/DISABILITIES
- Primer on Mental Disorders A Guide for Educators, Families, and Students by Thomas E. Allen MD, Mayer C. Liebman MD, Lee Crandall Park MD, William C. Wimmer MD
- Accommodations Or Just Good Teaching Strategies for Teaching College Students with Disabilities edited by Bonnie M Hodge and Jennie Preston-Sabin
- American Sign Language Concise Dictionary Martin L.A. Sternberg
- Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults - edited by Kathleen Nadeau
- Dont Shoot Yourself in the Foot A Program to End Self-Defeating Behavior Forever Dr. Daniel G. Amen
- Frequently Asked Questions Postsecondary Education and Disability Salome M. Heyward
- Handbook Tutor Training Students with Learning Disabilities Tyler Junior College Vickie Giesel Project Director
- Healing the Chaos Within by Dr. Daniel G. Amen
- Improving Student Learning Skills by Martha Maxwell
- Learning Disabilities Handbook (Ready to Use Techniques for Teaching Learning Handicapped Students) - by Joan M. Harwell
- Planet of the Blind by Stephen Kuusisto
- Technical Assistance Manual for Americans With Disabilites Act - prepared by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- The Landmark Student Skills Guide by Joan Sedita
- Testing Handicapped People
- Universal Design in Education Teaching Nontraditional Students by Frank Bowe
- Windows into the Add Mind by Daniel G. Amen
(Please note: For further information on disabilities check with the Chemistry Learning Center, Humanities Writing Center or the Office of Student Affairs for more reference materials.)
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
- Afirmative Action for Immigrants - The Entitlement Nobody Wanted - by James S. Robb
- Affirmative Action in Higher Education - A Source Book - by Lois Vander Waerdt
- Affirmative Action and the University - A Philosophical Inquiry - edited by Steven M Cahn
- An Affirmative Action Resource Kit Compiled by Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- Economic Perspective on Affirmative Action - by Margaret C. Simms
- Opportunity 2000 Creative Affirmative Action Strategies for a Changing Workforce US Department of Labor
- Silence at Boalt Hall The Dismantling of Affirmative Action by Andrea Guerrero
- The Federal Manager Guide to EEO - by Robert J. Gilson
- The Realities of Affirmative Action in Employment by Barbara F. Reskin
- The Shape of the River Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions by William G. Bowen and Derek Bok
- The Supreme Court, Race, and Civil Rights Abraham L. Davis and Barbara Luck Graham
COMMUNICATION AND MANAGEMENT
- A Great Place to Work - What Makes Some Employees So Good and Most So Bad - by Robert Levering
- Appreciative Inquiry by Sue Annis Hammond
- Danger in the Comfort Zone - From Boardroom to Mailroom - How to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business - by Judith M. Bardwick
- Gender & Conversational Interaction edited by Deborah Tannen
- Genderflex - Ending the Workplace War Between the Sexes - by Judith C. Tingley
- Get Better or Get Beaten 31 Leadership Secrets from GEs Jack Welch by Robert Slater
- Getting Things Done - An Achievers Guide to Time Management - National Press Publications
- Good Neighbors Communicating With the Mexicans by John C. Condon
- Its Not Business Its Personal The 9 Relationship Principles that Power Your Career Ronna Lichtenberg
- Leadership is an Art - by Max Depree
- Lighten Up Survival Skills for People Under Pressure by C.W. Metcalf & Roma Felible
- Managing Assertively - How to Improve People Skills - by Madelyn Burley-Allen
- Managing Your Mouth An Owners Manual for Your Most Important Business Asset by Robert Genua
- Memos for Management by James L. Hayes
- Men, Women and Relationships by John Gray, Ph.D.
- Say What You Mean Get What You Want A Businesspersons Guide to Direct Communication by Judith Tingley
- Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive by Harvey Mackay
- Talking About People A Guide to Fair and Accurate Language by Rosalie Maggio
- Team Building - How to Build a "Winning" Team - National Press Publications
- Techniques for Communicators - by John Cowan
- The Empowered Manager - Positive, Political Skills at Work - by Peter Block
- The Leadership Challenge - How to Get Extraordinary Things Done in Organizations - by James M. Kouzes and Barry Posner
- The New Oratory A Guide to Help With Presentations by Anthony Jay
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen Covey
- The Upset Book - How to Deal With Upset People - by P. Myers, & D. Nance
- Turning Your Human Resources Department into a Profit Center by Michael W. Mercer
- 21 Workplace Personalities How to say the Right Things at the Right Time Communication Briefings
- Up The Organization - How to Stop The Corporation From Stifling People and Strangling Profits by Robert Townsend
- What Every Supervisor Should Know (6TH. Edition) by Lester Bittel and John Newstrom
- Working With Difficult People - by Muriel Solomon
- You Just Dont Understand - Women and Men in Conversation - by Deborah Tannen
DIVERSITY
- American Indian - Concise Encyclopedia - by Bruce Grant
- And Dont Call Me a Racist A Treasury of Quotes on the Past, Present, and Future of the Color Line of America by Ella Mazel
- Appreciative Inquiry by Sue Annis Hammond
- Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties An Indian Declaration of Independence by Vine Deloria, Jr.
- Beyond The Whiteness of Whiteness by Jane Lazarre
- Beyond Race & Gender - Unleashing the Power of Your Total Workforce by Managing Diversity - by R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr.
- Black And White - Styles In Conflict - by Thomas Kochman
- Black History for Beginners - by Denise Dennis
- Building One Nation A Study of What is Being Done Today in Schools, Neighborhoods and the Workplace Leadership Conference Education Fund
- Celebrating Diversity - Working with Groups in the Workplace - by Cheryl Hetherington
- Confronting Diversity Issues on Campus
- Culturally Responsive Teaching Theory, Research, and Practice by Geneva Gay
- Diversity at Work The Business Case for Equity by Trevor Wilson
- Diversity Ice Breakers - A Trainers Guide
- Dos & Taboos Around The World - edited by Roger E. Axtell
- Dos & Taboos of Hosting International Visitors - edited by Robert E. Axtell
- Filtering People - A View of Our Prejudices - by Jim Cole
- First Person First Peoples Native American College Graduate Tell Their Life Stories Edited by Andrew Garrod and Colleen Larimore
- Gestures Dos And Taboos of Body Language Around The World - by Roger E. Axtell
- God is Red A Native View of Religion by Vine Deloria, Jr.
- Healing into Action A Leadership Guide for Creating Diverse Communities by Cherie R. Brown and George J. Mazza
- Increasing Multicultural Understanding - A Comprehensive Model - by Don C. Locke
- Indian Givers How The Indians of the Americas Transformed the World by Jack Weatherford
- Indian America - Travelers Companion by John Muir Publications 4th Edition
- Minorities on Campus - A Handbook for Enhancing Diversity by American Council On Education
- Native Roots How the Indians Enriched America by Jack Weatherford
- Race, Gender & Rhetoric by John P. Fernandez
- Race Matters by Cornel West
- Racism & Justice - The Case for Affirmative Action by Gertrude Ezorsky
- Spirit, Space & Survival - African American Women in (White) Academe
- The Aquarian Guide to Native American Mythology - by Page Bryant
- The First Americans Photographs from the Library of Congress text by William H. Goetzmann
- The Managing Diversity Survival Guide A Complete Collection of Checklists, Activities, and Tips by Lee Gardenswartz and Anita Rowe
- The Rights of Indigenous Peoples Birth - Tribal Environment by John Trudell
- The Sacred Tree - Reflections on Native American Spirituality
- Uprooting Racism How White People Can Work for Racial Justice by Paul Kivel
- We Cant Teach What We Dont Know White Teacher, Multiracial Schools by Gary R. Howard
- White Awareness - Handbook for Anti-Racism Training - by Judith H. Katz
- Working Together - How to Become More Effective in a Multicultural Organization
EQUITY AND WOMEN'S ISSUES
- A Hand Up - Women Mentoring Women In Science
- A Womans Guide to Successful Negotiating How to Convince, Collaborate, & Create Your Way to Agreement by Lee E. Miller and Jessica Miller
- Breaking Anonymity (The Chilly Climate for Women Faculty) - The Chilly Collective Editors
- Cracking the Wall - Women in Higher Education Administration by Patricia Turner Mitchell - CUPA
- Educating the Majority - Women Challenge Tradition in Higher Education - by Pearson, Shavlik & Touchton
- Excellence and Equity - A Plan for Building Community in Pennsylvanias State System of Higher Education - Dixon University Center
- Faculty Job Satisfaction - Women & Minorities in Peril - by Martha W. Tack & Carol L. Patitu
- Impeccable Advice For Women in Academia by Emily Toth
- Our Separate Ways Black and White Women and the Struggle for Professional Identity by Ella L.J. Edmondson Bell and Stella M Nkomo
- Powerful Leadership Skills for Women - National Press Publications
- Realizing Gender Equity in Higher Education - The Need to Integrate Work/Family Issues - by Nancy Hensel
- The Assertive Women - A New Look - by Stanlee Phelps & Nancy Austin
- The Promotable Women - Advancing Through Leadership Skills - by Norma Carr-Ruffino
- The Womans Guide To Political Power - 50/50 By 2000 - National Association Female Executives
- Women in Higher Education - A Feminist Perspective - by Glazier, Bensimon & Townsend
- Why so Slow? The Advancement of Women by Virginia Valian
FACULTY AND HIGHER EDUCATION
- American Association Of University Professors - Policy Documents And Reports - 1990
- Chairing the Academic Department - by A. Tucker
- Crossing Pedagogical Oceans - International Teaching Assistants in U.S. Undergraduate Education
- Culturally Responsive Teaching Theory, Research, & Practice by Geneva Gay
- Faculty Recruitment, Retention, And Fair Employment: Obligations And Opportunities - by John S. Waggaman
- Improving the Climate of the College Classroom - A Monograph of Individual Projects
- Invisible Faculty
- Leadership Skills for Department Chairs - Gmelch/Miskin
- Techniques for Evaluating and Improving Instruction - by Lawrence Aleamoni
- Tenure, Discrimination, and the Courts - by Terry L. Leap
- The Department Chair - New Roles, Responsibilities and Challenges
- The Thinkers Guide to College Success by John Chaffee
- Total Quality Management in Higher Education New Directions for Institutional Research - by Lawrence A. Sherr, Deborah J. Teeter
FAMILY, HEALTH, RELIGION AND CULTURE
- Balancing Career & Family - Overcoming the Superwoman Syndrome - National Press Publications
- Bible - The NIV Study Bible - The New International Version
- Medical Dictionary - Taber's Cyclopedic of Medical Terms
- Prescription Drugs - Guide for Safe Use of Prescription Drugs 1995 - James W. Long, M.D. And James J. Rybacki, Pharm D.
- Religion in the Workplace A Comprehensive Guide to Legal Rights and Responsibilities Michael Wolf, Bruce Friedman, Daniel Sutherland
- The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy What Every American Needs to Know by E. D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph E. Kett, and James Trefil
- The Job/Family Challenge Not for Women Only by Ellen Bravo
- Traditions The Complete Book of Prayers, Rituals, and Blessings for Every Jewish Home by Sara Shendelman and Dr. Avram Davis
- Why Do Catholics Do That? A Guide to the Teachings and Practices of the Catholic Church
GAY, LESBIAN AND TRANSSEXUALISM
- Beyond Tolerance - Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual on Campus - by Nancy J. Evans and Vernon A. Wall
- Gay Issues in the Workplace by Brian McNaught
- Homophobia - How We All Pay The Price - by Warren Blumenfeld
- Moving Forward - Lesbian and Gay Men at Michigan State University
- On Being Gay - Thoughts on Family, Faith and Love - by Brian McNaught
- Setting the Record Straight - What Research Really Says About The Social Consequences of Homosexuality - by Larry Burtoft
- She's Not There - A Life in Two Genders - by Jennifer Finney Bolan
- Straight Talk About Gays in the Workplace By Liz Winfeld and Susan Spielman
- True Selves Understanding Transsexualism by Mildred L. Brown & Chloe Ann Rounsley
- Working With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender College Students- A Handbook for Faculty and Administrators edited by Ronni L. Sanlo
HIRING
- Hire the Best ... And Avoid the Rest - by Michael W. Mercer
- Hiring Guide for MTU Guide for all Hiring Procedures
- Intercultural Interviewing - The Key to Effective Hiring in a Multicultural Workforce by Christine Turkewych and Helena Guerreiro-Klinowski
- Minority & Women Doctoral Directory 1999- 2000 Volume I: Agricultural Economics-Engineering -- Volume II: English-Urban Studies/Planning
- 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire by Paul Falcone
- The Art of Hiring in Americas Colleges & Universities edited by Ronald H. Stein & Stephan Joel Trachtenberg
MISCELLANEOUS
- Affluenza The All-Consuming Epidemic by John DeGraff, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor
- Chicago Manual of Style (14th Edition) The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers
- Civility Manners, Morals, and Etiquette of Democracy by Stephen Carter
- Complying with Federal Law A Manual for College Decision Makers by Kent M. Weeks
- Earth in the Balance Ecology and the Human Spirit by Al Gore Vice President
- Guns, Germs, and Steel The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
- Images Of Organization by Gareth Morgan
- New Passages - Mapping Your Life Across Time - by Gail Sheehy
- New Conflict On Campus - Can We Live Without The First Amendment?
- Nonzero The Logic of Human Destiny by Robert Wright
- Quality - Transforming Postsecondary Education - by Ellen Chaffee and Lawrence Sherr
- Quality Function Deployment - by J. L. Bossert
- The Memory Jogger Plus - by M. Brassard
- The Thinkers Guide to College Success by John Chaffee
- Total Quality Or Else
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION
- Academic and Workplace Sexual Harassment - A Resource Manual - by Mr. Palude and R. Barickman
- Athletes and Acquaintance Rape by Jeffrey R. Benedict
- Back Off! How to Confront and Stop Sexual Harassment and Harassers - by M. Langelan
- Confronting Sexual Harassment - Working With Groups In The Workplace - by Louise Yolton Eberhardt
- Get Smart! - What You Should Know (But Won't Learn In Class) About Sexual Harassment And Sex Discrimination - by Katz & Vieland
- Intent vs Impact - Three Ring Binder
- Prevent Sexual Harassment on Campus - Policies and Practices for Higher Education - by Ben T. Allen, Esq.
- Regulating Racial Harassment on Campus - Legal Compendium - National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)
- Sex Discrimination Handbook - edited by Barbara S. Gamble
- Sexual Harassment In Higher Education - From Conflict To Community - by Robert O. Riggs, Patricia H. Murrell & Joanne C. Cutting
- Sexual Harassment on Campus - A Policy & Program of Deterrence - American Council on Education
- Sexual Harassment on Campus A Guide for Administrators, Faculty and Students by Bernice R. Sandler and Robert Shoop
- Talking Back To Sexual Pressure - by Elizabeth Powell
- Talking From 9 To 5 - by Deborah Tannen
- The 9 To 5 Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment - by Ellen Bravo and Ellen Cassedy
- The Dictionary of Bias-Free Usage - A Guide to Nondiscriminatory Language - by Rosalie Maggio
- The Lecherous Professor - Sexual Harassment on Campus - by B. Oziech & L. Weiner
VIDEO TAPE LISTING
DISABILITIES
- Accommodating Learning Disabled Students in Colleges and Universities - videoconference
- ADD - The Race Inside My Head - Comments by Students
- ADD - Windows into the ADD Mind - Understanding and Treating Attention Deficit Disorders in the Everyday Lives of Children, Adolescents, and Adults by Daniel G. Amen, MD
- Dont Shoot Yourself in the Foot - A Program to End Self Defeating Behavior Forever
- Degrees of Success: Conversations with College Students with Learning Disabilities - Produced by: Access to Learning New York University
- Michigan Consumer Education/Rights Training
- Nobody is Burning Wheelchairs - (18 minutes)
- Part of the Team - People with Disabilities in the Workforce - (18 minutes)
- Psychological Disabilities on Campus: What You Need to Know Teleconference by University of Vermont - disability issues in higher education
- Successful Employment of People with Disabilities - What Managers Need to Know - (3 hours)
- "The Encounter" - What Should You Keep in Mind When You Encounter A Blind Person? - (12 minutes)
- Teaching A Study Skills System That Works! - A Landmark College Guide for Teaching Study Skills to High School and College Students - Available in the Chemistry Learning Center
- Tutors Workshop: Student with Learning Disabilities (1 hour)
DISCRIMINATION
- AAUW - Copper Country Educational Equity Roundtable - Tape 1 of 2, (2 hours)
- AAUW - Copper Country Educational Equity Roundtable - Tape 2 of 2, (30 minutes)
- AAUW - Shortchanging Girls, Shortchanging America - Tape 1 (19 minutes)
- AAUW - Shortchanging Girls, Shortchanging America - Tape 2, (19 minutes)
- A.C.T. for Equal Treatment - (11 minutes)
- Inequity in the Classroom
- Is There Really Freedom & Justice for All - Nadine Strassen - (100 minutes)
- Women and the Future of Michigan Tech - Virginia Norby
DIVERSITY
- Achieving Diversity: The Myths
- American Tongues - (60 minutes)
- A Tale of "O" - (28 minutes)
- Destination Diversity - (26 minutes)
- Facing Differences
- Filtering People: Understanding and confronting our prejudices by Jim Cole
- Free Indeed A video drama about racism
- Growing Images : A view of our prejudices by Jim Cole - (25 minutes)
- Made in the USA: Diversity in the Workplace (25 minutes)
- The Color of Fear by Lee Mun Wah
- The Workforce Kaleidoscope: Tapping the Potential of Diversity
- The Price of Racism
- Transforming the Curriculum Honoring and embracing Diversity (44 minutes)
GAY/TRANSGENDER ISSUES
- A Conversation With Brian McNaught - On Being Gay - (80 minutes)
- Gay Issues In The Workplace - (24 minutes)
- Transgendering Videoconference with University of Michigan Health Services
HARASSMENT
- Breaking the Trust Sexual Harassment on Campus
- Employee Awareness: Sexual Harassment (19 minutes)
- Harassment in the Workplace: Management Awareness (21 minutes)
- Intent vs. Impact - Employee Training - (27 minutes)
- Intent vs. Impact - Management Training - (42 minutes)
- Making Advances: What Organizations Must Do About Sexual Harassment
- Peer Harassment - (15 minutes)
- Prevention & Avoidance of Date Rape & Stranger Rape - Tape 1 (90 minutes)
- Prevention & Avoidance of Date Rape & Stranger Rape - Tape 2 (90 minutes)
- Sexual Harassment for Education (Student Version) - (15 minutes)
- Sexual Harassment - How to Protect Yourself and Your Organization - 3 Volume Video - (2 hours 6 minutes)
- Sexual Harassment: New Roles/New Rules (20 minutes)
- Sexual Harassment on Campus - Tape 1 (90 minutes)
- Sexual Harassment on Campus - Tape 2 (90 minutes)
- Sexual Harassment on Campus: A Proactive Approach Toward Prevention
- Sexual Harassment on Campus: Faculty Perspective (Western Illinois University)
- Sexual Harassment in the Academic Workplace
- Sexual Harassment - Issues & Answers - (20 minutes)
- Sexual Harassment: Prevention, Recognition, and Correction - (25 minutes)
- Sexual Harassment - Taking New Aim at an Old Problem - Oklahoma State - (20 minutes)
- Subtle Sexual Harassment: The Issue is respect (28 minutes)
- Unwelcome Advances: Sexual Harassment at Work - (27 minutes)
- The Wrong Idea - Sexual Harassment - (20 minutes)
- You Are the Game: Sexual Harassment on Campus - Tape 1 (60 minutes)
- You Are the Game: Sexual Harassment on Campus - Tape 2 (60 minutes)
HIRING
- Build Your Path to the Future (Employment Opportunities in Highway Construction - Wisconsin Department of Transportation
MISCELLANEOUS
- What You Are is What You Were When" - Part 1- Dr. Morris Massey
- "What You Are is What You Were When" - Part 2 - Dr. Morris Massey
- Michigan Tech Up Close
- Psycho-Geometrics: The Science of Understanding People, and the Art of Influencing Them - (58 minutes)
NATIVE AMERICANS
- Native Americans (Tribes of the Southwest)
- Native Americans (Natives of the Southeast)
- Native Americans (People of the Great Plains) Part 1
- Native Americans (People of the Great Plains) Part 2
- Native Americans (Nations of the Northeast)
- Native Americans (Tribal People of the Northwest)
- Storyteller with Anah Nahtanaba
- The New Indian Wars with Anal Nahtanaba
AUDIO TAPES
ADD-LEARNING DISABILITES
- Dont Shoot Yourself in the Foot
- Healing the Chaos Within by Daniel Amen, Ph.D.
- Windows in the ADD Mind by Daniel Amen, Ph.D.
COMMUNICATION
- Improving Communication
- Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus by John Gray
- One Mans Struggle with Gender-Biased Language
- Secrets of Communicating with the Opposite Sex by John Gray
DISCRIMINATION AND EEO
- AAUW - Copper Country Educational Roundtable (Tape 1 of 2)
- AAUW Copper Country Educational Roundtable (Tape 2 of 2)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Is the Law Poster
DIVERSITY
- Crossing Cultural Barriers: Melting Pot to Salad Bowl
- Education and Motivation = Achievement James Escalante
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Assertiveness Training
- How to Prepare a Winning Proposal: And Sell People on your products, projects and ideas
- Putting Fun to Work Fran (Biaja) Soloman
RELAXATION AND STRESS RELIEVERS
- Letting Go An Exercise in Relaxation
- Stress Relaxation for Women Achievers
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