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Title: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Author: Suzanne Collins Genre: prequel; science fiction; dystopia Read Great Things 2020 Categories: A book that is part of a series; A bildungsroman; A controversial book; and A book suggested by a Durham Tech Librarian This book was read by Meredith Lewis, the [mostly] Orange County Campus Librarian. If you liked the original Hunger Games trilogy, you'll probably enjoy or appreciate this. If you're like me, you may need to re-read the other books, but
Crafternoons are a partnership between the Durham Tech Student Government Association and the Library. It's back-to-school time, and usually we'd host a few Crafternoons so you can get organized and decorate your own planner/agenda or notebook. Since we're 80% online this semester, we won't be hosting face-to-face events, but we do have some opportunities for you to still get organized for the new semester with a fresh Durham Tech planner, begin your pandemic diary, or take notes for your new
With the spring semester over and done*, summer reading is upon us! Looking for some light structure to your summer reading? Why not try the Durham Tech Library's Read Great Things Challenge? What is the Read Great Things Challenge? The Read Great Things Challenge is a reading challenge sponsored by the Durham Tech Library throughout 2018 that encourages folks to diversify or increase their reading goals by completing books that fit into at least 10 of the following 12 categories: A book being
The World Federation for Mental Health established October 10 as World Mental Health Day to raise awareness and support of mental health and reduce stigma. This year’s theme is “Mental Health in an Unequal World.” Mental health and well-being are central to the way we live, work, study, connect with others, and contribute to our communities. It’s especially important to address and uplift mental health during these unpredictable and overwhelming times that continually expose and enact the
In our second blog post of Fall 2022, we are working to keep you informed about evaluating possible alternatives to Sakai. In late August, we sent out a survey targeted at employees who teach Durham Tech courses using Sakai. The purpose of this survey was to get honest and focused feedback from those who serve as instructors. Because moving to a new learning management system can bring up all different types of reactions, we wanted to make sure instructors had an opportunity to voice their
Durham Tech will be closed on Monday, January 16 for to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and achievements as an influential American civil rights leader. "Somewhere we must come to see that human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability. It comes through the tireless efforts and the persistent work of dedicated individuals. Without this hard work, time becomes an ally of the primitive forces of social stagnation. So we must help time and realize that the time is always
The next time you visit one of your classes in Canvas, you might notice there’s a new feature available to you. On the righthand side of your course Home page, you’ll see a new Check Accessibility button, and in your course menu, a new navigation link labeled Accessibility will appear. Both of these will take you to the new Course Accessibility Checker. What is the Course Accessibility Checker? You may already be familiar with the Accessibility Checker built into the Rich Content Editor (RCE)
Title: Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism Author: Safiya Umoja Noble Genre: nonfiction Read Great Things Category: a controversial book (maybe), a book suggested by a Durham Tech librarian Why did you choose to read this book? Dr. Noble's book made waves in the library world when it came out in 2018. I was aware of the book's premise--that Google's search algorithms result in innocuous keyword searches (e.g., black girls) turning up offensive search results--and wanted
This book was read by Meredith Lewis, the [mostly] Orange County Campus Librarian, and is available for checkout at the Orange County Campus Library. Title: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World Author: Steve Brusatte Genre: Popular Science, General Dinosaur Awesomeness #ReadGreatThings2018 Category: A popular science book; A book that takes place during or is about a historical event 50 years or more in the past [this historical event took place a few million years
Need a quiet space to attend a webinar? Or record a lesson? Or present at a conference? Or go to a meeting? Have we got the space for you! Introducing the [long talked about and now finally mostly finished] Main Campus Library RECORDING ROOM! The Recording Room, located in the Main Campus Library in room 5-213, has four visual zones for video recording needs-- an accent wall featuring Durham Skyline wallpaper (designed by local artist Katie Hayes of Katie Hayes Creative and New South Pattern