Student Workshop: Introducing Our Services

The library will be holding several workshops throughout the semester for any student to attend. The first workshop will introduce library services. The workshops will be held:
Jamestown Wednesday 9/1/2010 @ 9am LRC 202
Thursday 9/2/2010 @ 2pm LRC 202

Greensboro Wednesday 9/1/2010 @ 2pm

Students in the Digital Age-Some Thoughts

I came across some interesting articles regarding the current generation of students, who as children of the digital age are expected to embrace technology in all it's glory. You might be surprised...

The Digital Generation? Not so fast.

http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2010/07/29/29readwriteweb-so-called-digital-natives-not-media-savvy-n-74704.html?src=me&ref=technology

Abandoning print for online sources? Again, not so fast.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/readers-are-abandoning-print-yet-dont-trust-the-web/?ref=technology

Students and digital plagiarism.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/education/02cheat.html?ref=technology

And finally, information without context is well....just information. Nice to know, but what does it mean?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/28/wikileaks/

Make of it what you will.

Later,
KB

Journal Liberation-A Primer

It is possible to extract some articles from those expensive academic journals, if you know how to do it.


Journal Liberation-A Primer

TitanNet "HOT" at the Wendover Campus!

TitanNet, GTCC's public access wireless network, is now "hot" at the GTCC Wendover Campus. TitanNet can be accessed in the Wendover Campus library....all that is required is logging in as guest user by entering an email address. It's easy and it's free! So bring that new wireless laptop you've been dying to use and join the cool kids on TitanNet!

A Couple of Useful Technologies, and "One for Fun"

Having trouble keeping up with all that electronic correspondence? Check this out.

Silenta

And an extremely useful service for the visually impaired.

Library for the Visually Impaired

This is actually pretty useful as well, but make sure you watch the introduction for retro look and feel.

The Suggest-O-Mometer


and I now want to be called "The Bookulater."

Test preparation

Over 150 online books like career guides, study aides and test preparation titles are now available through Learning Express, an online service that provides practice tests and tutorial courses designed to help learners succeed on academic or licensing tests. Here are just some of the ebook titles:
- Acing the GED Exam
- Express Review Guides: Math Word Problems
- 501 Critical Reading Questions
- 501 Sentence Completion Questions
- Goof-Proof Resumes & Cover Letters
- Paralegal Career Starter
- Probation Officer/Parole Officer Exam

Find these and many more ebooks by going directly to Learning Express (the link to the ebook collection is on the right side). Or, link directly to these and other full text online books by searching the Library catalog.

Learning Express is a resource provided by NC LIVE a state service that provides North Carolina residents and students with access to high quality information.

Web 2.0 vs Email Discussion Groups in the Scholarly Community

Interesting article on how Web 2.0 is impacting scholarly electronic discussion, especially the use of email discussion groups.

http://beta.chronicle.com/article/Change-or-Die-Scholarly/46962/

Learn About the Chrysler Building

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Word Tips - Keyboard shortcuts

For the gamut, go to QUAMUT, the go to how to

• Bold letters Ctrl+B
• Italicize letters Ctrl+I
• Underline letters Ctrl+U
• Decrease the font size 1 point Ctrl+[
• Increase the font size 1 point Ctrl+]
• Copy selected text or an object Ctrl+C
• Cut selected text or an object Ctrl+X
• Paste text or an object Ctrl+V
• Save a document Ctrl+S
• Move one character to the left Left Arrow
• Move one character to the right Right Arrow
• Move one word to the left Ctrl+Left Arrow
• Move one word to the right Ctrl+Right Arrow

Display your art work

Are you an artist or do you know someone who is? Consider submitting your art for the third annual GTCC Student, Employee, Retiree, Alumni Art Exhibition sponsored by the Friends of the Library. All GTCC curriculum and continuing education students, employees, retirees, and alumni are invited to submit original works of art for the show which will begin on April 22 and continue through May 29. Works will be on display throughout the LRC building on the Jamestown campus.

Entry forms for participating in the show are due on March 27. See the submission form for more information.