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The Library has added many new materials for faculty and staff on equity, pedagogy, student engagement, online teaching and learning, student services, and more! The Library also subscribes to the journal New Directions for Community Colleges in print and with online access (log in using your Durham Tech username and password). This journals offers practical recommendations on current trends in the field of community college education and includes contributions from leaders and researchers
This series was read by Courtney Bippley, Reference Librarian, Lance Lee, Spanish Instructor and TLC Director, and Meredith Lewis, Orange County Campus Librarian. Title: The Murderbot Diaries ( All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, and Exit Strategy), a series of 4 novellas Author: Martha Wells Genre: Science Fiction #ReadGreatThings2019 Category: A book about technology [fiction counts for this category, too!] Why did you choose to read this book? Courtney (CB): Meredith told
A new year, a new list of categories for the Durham Tech Read Great Things Challenge! What is the Read Great Things Challenge? The Read Great Things Challenge is a personal reading challenge sponsored by the Durham Tech Library that encourages folks to diversify and/or increase their reading goals by completing books throughout 2020 that fit into at least 10 of the following 12 categories: A book of short stories or essays Someone else’s favorite book A book recommended by a celebrity book club
Want to listen to your favorite anime in Japanese? Want to read primary sources for your research in German? Just want to brush up that language you studied for years in school, but somehow can’t seem to remember at all? We are excited to announce that we now offer Transparent Language Online free to all students, staff, and faculty at Durham Tech. Whether you’re starting at the very beginning with a new alphabet or you’re an intermediate learner looking to enhance your vocabulary and grammar
Life can be unorganized, and with all the digital options out there, choosing productivity and other helpful "life" apps can almost be an additional burden. In order to help narrow down a huge playing field, the library asked Durham Tech faculty and staff what their favorite productivity apps are for managing their time and life. Some almost across-the-board similarities were an ability to sync between devices and between platforms. Cloud-based storage and collaboration was also key. Calendar
Over 270 sections that began in mid-August are wrapping up next week. We know that you are very busy during this time period and need to focus on grading student work. To assist with your end of the semester tasks, we wanted to share some information about working in the Gradebook. Visibility icon on Students’ Total Grade A visibility icon may appear when an accurate Total Grade is not available for students. This does not affect the score that you see as the instructor. The score displays
Jude Fawley is a fool trying to be an angel and is in an untenable situation: holding on to his dream and driven by passion, while trying to do the right thing. Title: Jude the Obscure Author: Thomas Hardy Genres: fiction, classic literature, social commentary Read Great Things 2021 Categories: A book that takes place outside the continental United States; A book about family; A book recommended by a Durham Tech Library staff member. This book was read by Stephen Brooks, Main Campus Librarian
North Carolina is lucky to have such wonderful beaches to visit. Are you heading to the beach this summer? Would you like to learn more about North Carolina's beaches? These books will fill you in on the history and culture of NC's beautiful coast as well as help you plan your trip. North Carolina Beaches by Glenn Morris Long hailed as the best guide to enjoying the state's 320 miles of coastline, North Carolina Beaches will help you find just the right spot for a long vacation or a one-day
We know you can get innumerable recipes online, but there's just something about a cookbook that someone has put together and (hopefully) tested the recipes until they're just right. Both Durham Tech Library locations with circulating book collections have cookbooks available. From classics to new releases, check out the TX location on our shelves for all your cookbook needs. Prefer to read your cookbook on a tablet? The NC LIVE HomeGrown Ebooks Collection has some real gems-- from bacon to
If you've been around here for a while or are coming back after a while, nope, you're not wrong: The Durham Tech Library Blog has changed! All our very important past posts have been imported, and we're now ready to embark on a new semester in a new virtual space. Please forgive any broken links or wonky images. Please be patient with us as we remember our old lightweight coding skills. (Elder Millennial says Geocities and MySpace what?). Anyways-- Bienvenue! Welcome to the newest home of the