Content Updates: Public Core

8 new titles were released to Public Core in April 2026. There are now 1,357 titles in Public Core. There were no updated or retired titles this month. To see a full title list of your current holdings or download the MARC records, login to your Admin account, or contact [e-mail] with any questions.

Titles Added to Public Core in April 2026:

Previous updates can be found as attachments at the bottom of this page.

	Addiction Handbook & Resource Guide ISBN: 9781637005231 The Addiction Handbook & Resource Guide combines valuable, easy-to-understand educational information for consumers, patients, and their families, with official reports and releases about substance misuse, addiction, mental health factors, and treatments and further resources for co-occurring conditions.
	Chronic Pain Handbook & Resource Guide ISBN: 9781637008157 The Chronic Pain Handbook & Resource Guide combines valuable, easy-to-understand educational information for consumers, patients, and their families, with official reports and releases about how to begin a conversation about treating chronic pain, treatments that avoid potentially dangerous and addictive opioid options, best practices for managing pain, true stories from pain patients, and treatments and further resources for co-occurring conditions.
	Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Health ISBN: 9780128188729 Informed by the biopsychosocial model, this encyclopedia examines multiple aspects of child and adolescent development and physical and mental health. Articles present a comprehensive review of current child and adolescent research, along with critical insights into the future direction of the field, including translation and prevention.
	Policing in 2020 ISBN: 9781642657890 This volume of The Reference Shelf looks at the issues surrounding the wave of protests against police brutality in 2020 and shifts in public opinion about the U.S. police system. Issues covered include the Black Lives Matter movement, the Defund the Police movement, and the oppositional Blue Lives Matter and All Lives Matter movements.
	Stellar English: A Down-to-Earth Guide to Grammar & Style ISBN: 9780691239392 An invaluable brief handbook for native and nonnative English speakers alike, this book avoids the jargon and emphasis on outdated rules found in typical grammar guides and shows how good writing uses carefully constructed language that’s at once appropriate to an audience and communicates—without distractions or confusion—just what the writer wants.
	Understanding the Chemistry of the Environment ISBN: 9781119568636 This book explores the chemical aspects of pollution and its consequences, offering a clear explanation of the relationship between chemical structure, physiochemical properties of natural and anthropogenic substances, and environmental impact.
	Vaccinations ISBN: 9781642657937 While most Americans participate in vaccination, for a small number of Americans, vaccination is perceived as a threat and possibly even a conspiracy. This volume looks at the history of vaccination as well as the regulation and administrative processes surrounding the creation and dissemination of vaccines.
	Water: Our Sustainable and Unsustainable Use ISBN: 9781118797181 Assuming only basic knowledge in hydrology, this book delivers an unbiased and scientifically accurate exploration of every major area of the management and use of water by human beings.