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We are starting off the New Year with a few technical difficulties. The most important of these is that the computers in the library computer lab have crashed, and so right now our computer lab is closed. Our upstairs public computers are available for use; you can print b/w copies for 5 cents a page or we can help you save your work to print later. Free printing (10 pages a day) for Durham Tech students is available at the Wynn Center computer lab. Our IT department is working hard to resolve
Need some info on your ballot, your rights, and other information about voting early (by Sat., Oct. 31) or on Election Day (Tues., Nov. 3) in NC? Check out our first Library podcast episode: Out Loud in the Library-- Early Voting with Erin Riney with your host Courtney Bippley You can also check out the Library blog's Informed Voter Resources post. Hey, Durham Tech faculty, staff, and students! Have you already voted? Send me (Meredith Lewis-- lewisma @ durhamtech . edu) your voting selfie and
Do you want to learn strategies for avoiding plagiarism? Do you want some hands-on practice creating citations? Do you want to be more comfortable using MLA and APA citation styles? If so, please join us for a Citation Workshop in the ERC Computer Lab classroom 520 Tues. Nov. 29th 10:00-11:00 a.m. Workshop Objectives: -Learn to determine why, when, and how to cite sources -Learn to locate and follow proper citation guidelines for MLA and APA formats -Learn how to avoid plagiarism -Practice
Title: There There Author: Tommy Orange Genre: fiction Why did you choose to read this book? There There appeared on so many best-books-of-2018 lists and received rave reviews from authors and critics alike that I felt like it was following me, or the universe was telling me to read this book. Also, my book club chose it. Tommy Orange’s debut novel traces the journey, through chapters named after the characters, of about a dozen Native Americans to the Big Oakland Powwow in California. It is set
Researchers and history buffs alike may now search and access local history collections across North Carolina with a single search box thanks to a collaborative project led by the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center, NC LIVE, and the State Library of North Carolina. NC ECHO enables users to search across thousands of digitized historic materials, including a wide variety of books, photographs, maps, family histories, state documents, newspapers, and much more from cultural heritage
In a repeating series highlighting thematic reading opportunities around Durham Tech, here are some awesome romantic or love-related books to go along with your summer viewing of The Bachelorette ( Mondays at 8pm on ABC) Yay! All of these books and films are available on at least one Durham Tech Library campus. [gallery link="none" size="medium" ids="3280,3283,3284,3285,3288,3289,3290,3291,3293,3294,3295,3296,3297,3298,3300" orderby="rand"] As always, if you’re interested in a title or related
Here in the library we spend a lot of time on our computers, as do our students. It's easy to start to slump and forget that spending so much time sitting still is hard on our bodies. Here are a couple resources to help us all stay on track, and prevent aches and pains later on. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has a handy guide to how to properly sit at your desk, as well as how to arrange your chairs and keyboards for maximum benefit. The American Chiropractic Association has
Title: IQ Author: Joe Ide Genres: mystery, street lit Why did you choose to read this book? I heard an interview with the author on public radio several months ago. He sounded interesting. I hadn’t read any detective fiction in a while. What did you like about it? IQ is a quick, easy read: fast-paced and entertaining throughout. The character Isaiah “IQ” Quintabe is well developed: IQ is goal-oriented, intends to lead a life helping people and is dealing with the loss of a loved one. He applies
Congressman and civil rights advocate, John Lewis’ graphic novel March: Book One, has been selected for the 2014 Durham Community Reads program. March: Book One is the first installation of a trilogy, and spans John Lewis’ youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the Nashville Student Movement, and their battle to tear down segregation through nonviolent lunch counter sit-ins, building to a stunning climax on the steps of City Hall. Students in
Durham Tech Library celebrated the Read Great Things Challenge 2018 with tea and cookies on Wed. Dec. 12 from 11:00-1:00. Participants talked about books they read this year, swapped books, and learned about the categories for next year's Read Great Things Challenge 2019. Participants also picked up their fun tote bags and reading mascot pins. It's not too late to pick up your prize if you completed the challenge! Simply stop by the library or complete your form online. [caption id="attachment