Finding Statistics Just Got Easier!

If you need to find out the number of people who speak Greek in North Carolina*, you're in luck! The GTCC Library recently began subscribing to an online database called Statistical Warehouse that makes finding statistics on any number of issues relatively painless. From languages spoken at home, to reported income, crimes, causes of death - you can find statistics on all these and many other demographic, social, health, and economic indicators.

Use this resource to find statistics for a paper or other research. Select relevant statistical facts and figures to support your argument or provide background information in a paper or project. Take a look at Statistical Warehouse and see what interesting facts and figures you can find.

* In 2000, 6,404 people in NC spoke Greek at home (from Statistical Warehouse, extracted from 2000 census files).

Constitution Day

GTCC will commemorate Constitution Day on September 18th with a series of classroom and related activities. The day marks the anniversary of the signing of the U. S. Constitution on September 17, 1787; the commemoration is part of federal law. September 18th is the day of classes closest to the actual anniversary of the signing.

On Monday noon, September 18th, Dr. Edward Sharpe will present "Rock, Paper, Scissors: The Impact of the Bush Administration on the Operation of Constitutional Checks and Balances." This keynote talk and audience discussion will take place in the Applied Technologies Auditorium at noon.

High Point and Greensboro News

From: Keith Burkhead

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

Learning Resources-Come See What We Can Do For You!

Just A Recommendation!

I have just finished reading a wonderful book! Normally, I wouldn't recommend a book, as everyone's taste in reading is different, but this is a book for everyone! The title is Life Is So Good, and it's the remarkable story of George Dawson, the grandson of a slave who learned to read when he was 98!!! Not only is it a good read, but it's encouraging to people of all ages who have struggled through life. Teachers, if you have students who are discouraged or think they'll never make it, tell them the story of the man who went back to school at 98!

Off-Campus Access to Library Databases

You can now quickly and easily retrieve the off-campus login information, usernames, and passwords for accessing several GTCC Library database services by logging into Blackboard (instead of registering via the Use the Library From Home web page).

To access this off-campus login information, follow these instructions:

1. Login to Blackboard.
2. When the My GTCC Blackboard screen appears, click on the GTCC Library tab near the top of the screen.
3. When the next screen appears, click on the 2nd link - Library Databases - Login Information & Passwords.
4. When the next screen appears, click on the Click Here button.
5. When the next screen appears, click on the Click here once more for your passwords button.
6. The next screen to appear will be the Off-Campus Login Information web page which contains the usernames and passwords to several GTCC Library database services.

The Truth about the Da Vinci Code

Sure we have "The Da Vinci Code!" But want to dig deeper?
Historian Bart D. Ehrman (and professor of Religious Studies at UNC-CH), attempts to separate fact from fiction in his book, "Truth and Fiction in the Da Vinci Code: A Historian Reveals What We Really Know About Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Constantine," It's available as an audio book from our NetLibrary collection.

To download this audiobook go to the record by clicking here.

Thinking of retiring early?

Check out NetLibrary's ebook of of the month - Work Less, Live More.

Author, Bob Clyatt, offers an alternative to the daily grind - early semiretirement. Clatt provides advice, tips, and specific strategies for:

• Long-term investing.
• Living off your savings.
• Sensible spending.
• Living outside the culture of consumption and overwork.

To read this book, click here.

To search for other books to read online, go to: http://www.netlibrary.com.

Would you like to learn how to . . .

• Create your own free blog or space on the Web?
• Search for online journal, magazine & newspaper articles?
• Trace your family tree?
• Copy & paste stable url article links to your Blackboard course?
• Find K-12 online resources for your child's school assignments and projects?
• Access & use online and audio books?

Please let us know the types of workshops you are interested in attending by taking a few minutes to complete the library's online workshop survey (see survey link below). Just check off or describe the workshops that interest you.

Link to Workshop Survey

NC LIVE Insights

* LearningExpress E-books
* New NetLibrary IT titles

LearningExpress E-books
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These online books are a little-known resource available to the NC LIVE community. This resource provides study guides and test-preparation books to help people prepare for high-stakes tests—to advance in school, or pass licensing, certification, or competitive entry-level exams.
Examples of titles include:

Acing the SAT 2006
Goof-Proof Interviews
Reading Comprehension Success in 20 Minutes a Day
Webmaster Career Starter 2nd Edition
Teacher Career Starter 2nd Edition
and many others.

To view these books, choose "LearningExpress Library" from any of the NC
LIVE menus, sign in (create a LearningExpress account first if
necessary), then click on E-books. Search for a topic of your choice. A
complete list of all the E-books is located on the NC LIVE "Library
Staff Resources" page.

New NetLibrary IT titles
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NC LIVE has added over 200 new IT titles to our ebook collection. These new titles are integrated into the current collection, so continue using NetLibrary as usual to find these new titles. A complete list of these March 2006 additions is located on the NC LIVE "Library Staff Resources"

NC LIVE Insights for March

NewsBank Special Reports
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Newsbank offers topical reports taking information from news headlines
around the world. Recent topics include "Year in Review -- 2005", "2006
Winter Olympics", "World Health", and this month's feature "Women's
History" in celebration of March being Women's History Month.

If you are accessing NC LIVE from an IP authenticated location the URL
below should work. Otherwise click on the left side navigation and
under "More Resources" you will see "Special Reports".

http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/Static/?p_product=SR&p_theme=current&p_action=home&p_nbid=


Britannica Newsletters
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Britannica offers topical newsletters delivered right to your email box.
You can select to subscribe to the Public Library or Academic edition.
These newsletters will help you tie your electronic resources to
topical programs you may offer at your library. See a sample of the
current March 2006 newsletter celebrating Women's History month:
http://newsletter.eb.com/search/newsletter_mar06.html