Luminarias at GTCC!!

Luminaries
for the Friends of the GTCC Library

Luminaries to celebrate the holiday past and to welcome in the new year

On display in front of the Library and Medlin Campus Center

4 p.m. Monday, January 12.

There will be free hot chocolate to enjoy during the lighting.

The proceeds from the luminaries will help to support the Friends of the GTCC Library.

If you have any questions concerning these luminaries, please contact Margot at mlhorney@gtcc.edu

Search the newly digitized Google LIFE Magazine photo archive.

New Books!

Over 40 news book have just arrived! These are just a few:

• The Flavor Bible: the Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs
  
• Why We Watched: Europe, America, and the Holocaust
• Made in Spain: Spanish Dishes for the American Kitchen
• Hot-Button Issues for Teachers: What Every Educator Needs to Know about Leadership, Testing, Textbooks, Vouchers, and More
• Chain of Blame: How Wall Street Caused the Mortgage and Credit Crisis
• Point, Click & Wow! The Techniques and Habits of Successful Presenters
• Obscene in the Extreme: The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath
• Plugged In: The Generation Y Guide to Thriving at Work
  

Our most comprehensive database yet

Introducing OmniFile Full Text, the Library's new online database. This database provides access to information on virtually any subject; science, humanities, business, and many more. OmniFile will be especially useful for finding articles on topics pertaining to nursing, literature, history - even art!

Wilson OmniFile includes:

• Full text of articles from nearly 2,300 publications, many of them peer-reviewed.

• Article abstracts and indexing from over 4,000 publications.

• Retrospective coverage as far back as 1982.
  
  
• Content from all of these Wilson databases: Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanties Full Text, Reader's Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, Business Full Text, Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Art Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index Plus, Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text.

Wireless Internet Access

The Jamestown LRC/Library now has wireless internet access on all three floors of the building. To access, pick the TitanNet network. No special usernames or passwords are required. For more information visit the directions posted by the GTCC MIS Department at http://www.gtcc.edu/services/titannet/.

You can now borrow in-person at any college library in the vicinity.

The member libraries of the Triad Academic Library Association have entered into a borrowing agreement with all other TALA libraries, enabling students and faculty in good standing at their home institutions to borrow from other participating libraries.
Click here to see which libraries and to learn more details.

Building Concept Plan

Check out the library's Building Concept Plan.

Learning Express Bookmarks

Have you accessed Learning Express?

This program has practice tests for many subjects, especially reading, writing, and math. Come to the library to pick up a bookmark that explains how to access this program.

Changes in the Library Summer 2008

The library has been busy this summer. See below for a brief description of all the changes:

• We have a new Service Desk. Check out materials; ask reference questions; schedule library instruction classes all in one place.
• An updated Library Orientation Worksheet is now available. If you have old copies throw them away. The new worksheet focuses more on the research options at the library and directs students to create a citation.
• Our website address has changed: http://www.gtcc.edu/lib Update your bookmarks!
• Accessing a database from home has now become much easier! No more numerous usernames and passwords. You can find further information by going to : http://www.gtcc.edu/lib/RemoteAccessPoliciesProcedures.html
• Ebscohost, a database vendor for most of our online databases, has released a new interface in July 2008. This may confuse students at first, but we will be happy to walk them through the new screens. Access Academic Search Premier to see the changes.
• A new subject guide for this year’s All College Read is available. The web site address is: http://www.gtcc.edu/lib/Guides/AllCampusRead/thepleasurewasmine.html

It's so easy

The Library is excited to introduce a new, easy way to access library online resources and databases when off-campus. All off-site users will now be able to log in to these resources with one username and password. Students, faculty, and staff can use their Moodle username (or Blackboard username without the gtcc-) which is first initial+middle initial+last name. Students' password is their six digit birth date.

This change should make access to library resources much easier for online students and anyone who needs to do research at home or anywhere. And, once you log in with a valid username and password, you can easily access all other databases without logging in again.