Hi all,
Well, this has been the hottest week of the summer so far, but the start of the fall semester is right around the corner. With that in mind, here is the summer edition of the Extension Campus LRC News.
News of Interest to Greensboro and High Point Faculty and Staff
- Learning Express-It's Still Here!
As you begin to make your academic plans for the fall, don't forget about Learning Express. Learning Express is a database that supports several academic programs, and is especially helpful for Developmental Eduction and Adult Basic Education Classes. Its free and can be used from any Internet capable computer, including your computer at home.
Use of Learning Express does require than an account be created through a GTCC computer, and just to confuse you further, :D to use Learning Express from home requires that you register for to use the library databases from home.
You can work on this yourself or point your students to the library webpage at http://webster.gtcc.cc.nc.us/library/
or you can bring your class to the library and I'll be happy to work with you and your students on setting up these accounts.
- Remote Access to Library Databases
While I'm on the subject of remote access to Learning Express, let me also mention that many other library databases offer this feature. These too require that you register to use the library from home but once that is done...the user is good to go.
You can do this yourself by going to the library webpage at http://www.gtcc.edu/library/ and choosing Use the Library from Home, then filling out the form on the next page.
Or, I would be happy to assist you with this personally.
Incidentally, if you have previously registered for this service and/or have had your classes do this, they will need to reregister for the fall term. The remote access logins and passwords change each semester.
- Library Hours for the Fall, 2006 Semester
Here are the HP and Greensboro Campus Hours for the fall semester.
Day Hours-Both Locations
Monday-Thursday
Open 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, closed 12:00 PM-1:00 PM, open 1:00 PM-3:30 PM.
Evening Hours
Greensboro
Open Monday and Wednesday Nights-6:00 PM-9:00 PM
High Point
Open Tuesday and Thursday nights-6:00 PM-9:00 PM
We realize these hours may not suit everyone's needs. We appreciate your patience and understanding with this matter.
- Library Instruction for Your Classes Available
We will be happy to work with you to arrange a session on use of library resources for you and your students. I am usually available to do sessions at Greensboro. I will be available on Wednesdays at High Point. Other days at High Point will be trickier, but let us know your needs and I am sure we can work something out.
Library Locations and Contact Information
Greensboro
Location-Adult Education Center, second floor, Room 224.
Phone extensions-4225 or 4203.
High Point
Entertainment Technology Building, second floor, Room 216.
Phone extensions-4112 or 4153.
Email for both locations-bkburkhead@gtcc.edu
News of Interest to HP Staff and Faculty
Amy English, the HP Campus Librarian, left GTCC at the end of July for greener pastures. We'll miss Amy and wish her well. While we are in the process of getting her replacement selected and trained, I'll be staffing the HP library on Wednesdays, and JT library staff will be rotating through on the other days. We realize this is not the optimal arrangement and will have Amy's replacement handling the day-to-day staffing of the HP LRC as soon as possible. We hope this will be not-to-deep into the fall semester.
News of Interest to GSO ICET Staff and Faculty
The ICET books that were sent from Jamestown to support the ICET programs finally went on the shelves right at the end of the spring 2006 semester. I shared that information then but....I know I try not to think about work when I'm not here, and I imagine it was the same for you folks off during the summer. :D So, just in case you missed it, the ICET books that were housed in storage for a while are on the shelves and ready for use by you and your students.
That's it for this edition of the Extension LRC News. Please share this information with anyone you feel would benefit from it, and please let me know of anyone who should be added to or removed from the list.
Thanks,
KB
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