The purpose of this survey is to understand and gauge student technology use to determine the viability of ebooks at community college libraries. This will help libraries plan for the possibilities of expanding library resources with electronic media.
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Happy Earth Day, everyone!
What better way to celebrate our big blue marble and early spring than to eat a heaping helping of organic veggies? You might think that buying organic means meandering through the stalls of your local farmer’s market, chatting up a dairy maid about her artisanal cheese. In fact, the organic food market is dominated by four giant companies: Costco, Kroger, Target, and Wal-Mart (which also operates Sam’s Club).
How do I know? I looked it up in Business Source Premier, one of the many databases that you have free access to as a DCCC student. To find a report on an industry (for instance, the organic foods industry) find Business Source Premier in our list of business databases. Enter search terms, choose the Industry option under the search bar, and retrieve a report on many aspects, including who’s raking in the green (and who’s not).
Want more info on these big companies and their sustainable practices? Use the Articles box in our Quick Search page. Try searching something like Walmart and sustainability. Your assumptions may be challenged…no matter what they are.
Reference: Organic Food Industry Profile: United States. (2012). Organic Food Industry Profile: United States, 1-32.
If you need a book for a research paper, you might find it on the shelves of the Learning Commons, or you might find it through our ever-expanding E-Book collection. There’s a lot of stuff that available to you for free loan as a registered DCCC student, and there are a number of ways to find what you need. Your best bet is to start with our E-Books Library Guide, which gives you the basics on where to find E-Books and how to get them onto your computer and portable device.
Just want to browse? Try starting with our “Contemporary Issues” collection, which offers nearly 90 E-Books by reputable authors and publishers on the complex issues that touch our modern society. If you’re interested in a book, click on the title, then on the link at the top of the page for downloadable access for a portable, in-depth read.
If you’re hoping to find a mate, you might do well to skip Valentine’s Day and wait for spring. A recent study titled “Weather and courtship behavior: A quasi-experiment with the flirty sunshine” shows that people in their late teens and early twenties feel flirtier when the sun is shining.
How do I know? I read about it in the journal Social Influence, which, along with all other Routledge Behavioral Health Journals, is fully available for free through the end of the month.
So it really is true what Alfred, Lord Tennyson wrote: “In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.”
And now it is proven.
Are you going to see College production of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost next week? We hear it’s going to be great.
We know Shakespeare can be intimidating, but it’s so much fun to see live. And if you know the plot beforehand, you’re golden.
Don’t know the plot? We can help you with that. Just head on over to Bloom’s Literary Reference Online, an excellent resource that’s free to current DCCC students and faculty. Just type “Love’s Labour’s Lost” (spelling counts!) into the search box and click the Overviews and Synopses tab in the result. That first article in the list is a scene-by-scene synopsis. Give it a quick read before you go, so when you get there you can get even more out of the magic that is live performance.
See a free student matinee next Tuesday and Wednesday (January 29th and 30th) at 2pm. Information about all other performances here.
DCCC students are invited to submit original poems to the 2012 Edith Garlow Memorial Poetry Contest. Submissions must be postmarked no later than January 31, 2013 (additional guidelines are below). Poets will compete for three cash prizes: $800 (first prize), $500 (second prize), and $250 (third prize).
Need some inspiration? Check out these resources available at the library in the Learning Commons!
2013 Poet’s market by Robert Lee Brewer, editor.
Next word, better word : the craft of writing poetry / Stephen Dobyns.
The complete rhyming dictionary revised : including the poet’s craft book, edited by Clement Wood ; revised by Ronald J. Bogus.
Pegasus is currently accepting submissions for the 2013 issue! Submissions, including
can be submitted through the Pegasus site. Please also visit the site to review submission guidelines. The deadline for entries to be published in the spring 2013 issue is Friday, December 14, 2012.
Need some inspiration? Check-out the following resources available at the library in the Learning Commons!
Three genres : the writing of poetry, fiction, and drama by Stephen Minot
The complete rhyming dictionary revised : including the poet’s craft book, edited by Clement Wood ; revised by Ronald J. Bogus.
All about techniques in drawing by Parramón’s Editorial Team
Incumbent Vice President Joe Biden (D) and vice presidential nominee Congressman Paul Ryan (R) will participate in a live debate on foreign and domestic policy tonight starting at 9pm (EDT). With the national election only 25 days away on Tuesday, Nov. 6, it is estimated that close to 70 million viewers will watch the live debate as voters assess the candidates in order to make informed decisions at the polls.
The following sites will stream the debate online, among others:
Want to fact-check the candidates? Here are three non-partisan sites, selected by DCCC librarians, that can help you analyze the debate and separate fact from fiction:
For access to additional sources about this year’s national election, check out our Election 2012 Library Guide!
We have trial access to the business database ABI/INFORM Complete via ProQuest for the month of October!
About ABI/INFORM Complete:
“The most comprehensive ABI/INFORM™ database, this comprises ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline. The database features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.”
You can access the trial here: http://search.proquest.com/business/?accountid=144516 Our trial expires at the end of October.
Let us know what you think! Email us here.
If you’re looking for some reading material to take home or just pass the time, stop by Founders Hall.
A book shelf of withdrawn books and VHS tapes has been set up near the Records and Admissions offices. The bookshelf of free materials will remain until May 14th. Selections are changed weekly. Help yourselves!