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Need some more details? Here you go! Looking for the completion form so you can get yourself a tote bag? Here's where you can find the Read Great Things 2018 Challenge Completion form. Need more information about the Read Great Things 2018 Challenge? Here's where you can find the Durham Tech Library blog post about the Read Great Things 2018 Challenge. Looking for information about the Read Great Things 2019 Challenge? You can find out more at the celebration or posted on this blog in January
The Library is excited to announce our student, faculty, and staff book club! We will have our first meeting on Monday, Oct. 19th at 3pm in the ERC Schwartz conference room. The first book selection is I Am Malala by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai. The library has several copies of the book available for borrowing and you can ask for a copy at the desk. Here is a description of the book from the GoodReads website: When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl
Stop by the library today to pick up a treat for Halloween ( while supplies last.). Visit our display on the lower level to check out a spooky book. Have a fun and safe Halloween! [gallery type="circle" ids="2632,2630,2629,2628,2627,2626,2625,2624,2623"]
Summer has really and truly arrived, which means it may be too hot to use some of our awesome cookbooks,* but that doesn't mean you can't check out some of our awesome other food-related books and movies. [gallery type="slideshow" link="none" size="medium" ids="2255,2256,2257,2258,2259,2260,2261,2262,2263,2264,2265,2266,2267,2268,2269,2270,2271" orderby="rand"] *Check out section TX in all campus libraries for cookbooks of all cuisines and sizes.
Looking for something to read but don't want to leave your increasingly cozy home both because fall weather is coming (periodically, sporadically) and because, well, pandemic? Well, try out the Home Grown eBook Collection, available through the Durham Tech Articles, Journals, and Databases link on the library homepage (H for Home Grown). This collection comes to North Carolina libraries through NC LIVE and offers more than 3,700 ebooks from North Carolina publishers, though the content is not
Researching scientific and medical topics can sometimes be daunting. Sometimes you want to go to a big lots-of-topics-in-one database like ProQuest Central or search everything available in the Durham Tech digital and physical collection all at once using the Search Library option, but other times you want to go directly to a database that caters to the subject at hand. ScienceDirect is one of our specialty databases containing primarily ebooks and peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles about
Since its inception in 1982, Banned Books Week has stood as an an important week of awareness and advocacy against library and book censorship. 2021 and 2022 have seen an unprecedented rise in attempted book bans across schools and libraries in America piloted by advocacy groups, some having taken place in nearby counties. Started in the 1980s as an awareness campaign by the cooperation of the American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom and the publishing community, Banned
In celebration of Women’s History Month, let’s honor the trailblazing women who have made significant contributions to sports, breaking barriers and setting new standards for excellence and equality. Pioneers on the Field and Beyond Women in sports have not only excelled in their respective disciplines but have also become powerful advocates for gender equity and social change. Their achievements are a testament to their determination and skill, inspiring generations to come. Breaking Records
Welcome to the new Instructional Technologies Blog. The Instructional Technologies team created this blog to keep instructors informed about technology tools at Durham Tech and best practices for using them with students. Enter your email address in the box on the right and click subscribe to be notified each time a new blog article is posted! In the 2022-23 academic year, our blog will focus on an important project that greatly affects faculty and students – specifically, the project to
New books at OCC just in time for summer session! Our Library summer hours start Monday, May 15 (though Librarian hours start at OCC the week of May 15). The Main Campus Library will be open Monday and Tuesday 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Wednesday and Thursday 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM. The Orange County Campus Library will be open for general use Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM; the Librarian will be available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Library services will be virtual on Fridays-- utilize