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.

Building Concept Plan

Check out the library's Building Concept Plan.