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

Click here for details

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.

Please Attend!!

February 24

New Procedure for requesting library instruction

Good Morning.

Beginning Monday, February 2, 2009, the library will be following a new procedure for requesting library instruction. Our hope is that faculty will be able to request library instruction without having to track down a busy librarian!

To schedule a session, faculty will need to go to: http://www.gtcc.edu/lib/LI/MainCustomerMenu.htm. They can also go to our homepage: http://www.gtcc.edu/lib and click on the Faculty tab at the top of the page. Then click the link "Request Instruction for your class".
Faculty may still come in and request a session, but they will still be asked to complete the online form. Classes will not be guarenteed unless an online form has been completed.

Also please note the following guidelines below. Some are reminders of guidelines from the past and some are new.

1. Please give 5 days notice of request and complete the form below within 5 days of scheduled instruction. Requests may be denied if less than 5 days.
2. Instructors must remain with the class at all times.
3. Instruction will take place in LRC 202. If the room is unavailable, librarians can come to the classroom and teach the class if the Internet and data projector is available.
4. You will receive a confirmation email by the librarian scheduled to teach the class. The instruction session is not confirmed until you receive the confirmation email from a librarian. You must select topics from the list below to receive a confirmation email from a librarian. You must also provide a description or provide the assignment in order to receive a confirmation email from a librarian.
5. A copy of the assignment or explanation of the assignment is required to facilitate library instruction.
6. Time of instruction is estimated. The length will depend on how students interact with the librarian.

Those who have already signed up for a session still need to complete the online form.

If there are any questions please don't hesitate to contact the library.

Picturing America

Omni means all

The Library's newest online resource, OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition, seems to cover all topics - hence the name. Learn more about all the great information in this database and how to find it at our upcoming 30 minute session:

Discover OmniFile - The Library's Newest Database
When: Thursday, 1/29 1:30-2:00 PM
Where: LRC 202, Jamestown Campus

Topics to be addressed:
* Finding articles on topics related to nursing, business, education, science, literature, etc.

* Accessing the full-text of articles from 1,700+ publications.
* Receiving automatic updates on search topics.
* Citing articles instantly.

Professional development credit is available for attending this session.

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.