Continuing Education courses for Summer II and Fall 2026 are now available to view in Self-Service. Course sections listed with a begin date after July 1, 2026 will open for registration on July 1, 2026.
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Do you need…. In-depth information on college, graduate, and professional programs? Professional training, scholarships, and entrance tests? Practice tests for entrance exams, certifications, and licensing exams? Help with basic skills such as arithmetic or grammar? TERC is for you! Use the link from the library’s Articles, Journals, and Databases box on the library homepage (T for TERC) and log in off-campus by using your Durham Tech username and password--the same one you would use for Sakai
July is Disability Pride Month! We can celebrate by learning about the Disability Rights Movement, fighting ableism* wherever it is found, and lifting disabled voices. If you haven't heard of Disability Pride Month before you can read about the origin and meaning in this article. We can spend the last few days of the month (and beyond, don't let the calendar determine your intersectional education!) reading and learning about disabled experiences, disability advocacy, as well as enjoying stories
It (probably?) should go without saying that snakes and other pets are not allowed in the Durham Tech Library, but just in case you were wondering, based on a pretty popular news article going around lately, service animals must be approved as per college policy. Snakes are not approved service animals. If you want to know more about snakes and other animals, check out books in call letter S (for some specific domestic animals) and QL (for animals galore!), including some of the awesome picks
You may be familiar with Films on Demand, a streaming video platform with thousands of educational videos. In January of 2015 we announced this new service for the Durham Tech community. On March 7 Films on Demand added over 100 new films to Durham Tech's collection. You can see a list of the new titles here: https://durhamtech.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=107014&m=2&y=2016&cType=1.These new videos cover a wide range of subjects including business
It's spring: the days are lengthening, pollen is in the air (and on sidewalks, cars ... it's everywhere!). After the darkness, dormancy and hibernation that mark winter, new life abounds in spring. In my neighborhood, azaleas are in full bloom: purple, shades of pink or white flowers, with bumblebees abuzz. I've seen fox kits, which were born under a neighbor's shed, and a baby possum outside my backdoor. The yellow-bellied sapsuckers have left for cooler climates and other birds have returned
[caption id="attachment_518" align="alignright" width="254"] Sample ebooks from the collection[/caption] NC LIVE, North Carolina’s statewide library consortium, is experimenting with a new eBook project that gives North Carolina library patrons unlimited access to more than 1,200 eBook titles from North Carolina-based publishers. This collection offers a wide range of content, including novels by popular North Carolina authors, poetry, short stories, and non-fiction. The eBooks are available for
At the end of the spring semester, the Library and the Durham Tech Fine Arts classes come together to host a student art display. We look forward to this event each year. With the physical library closed, the annual art display was [obviously] cancelled, but we still wanted to find a way to highlight some of the wonderful art that Durham Tech students created this year, so we've created a virtual art show two ways. https://youtu.be/O6QznvW7iT4 Need to spend a little more timing browsing
At Durham Tech, our students and their academic work are our highest priority. We are excited to introduce you to our new PC Reservation system in the Main Campus library, which is designed to ensure that currently enrolled students will be able to access the upstairs library computers in a more timely manner. Here are answers to some of the questions you may have about our new system: What if I am a… Current Durham Tech curriculum student, staff, or faculty member? To access our library
On March 31 st, the transition to New Quizzes in Canvas officially kicked off with activation of the new quizzing engine in your Practice Course. That week, Instructional Technologies also offered Canvas New Quizzes: Bootcamp sessions to help introduce New Quizzes. If you were unable to join us in-person or during the webinar, we highly encourage you to access the workshop recording below to learn more about the basics of New Quizzes including how to: access and navigate around the interface
Emotional intelligence is HARD, but being able to identify where your emotions are coming from and actually having the language to identify those emotions (and the differences between them) can help. This book was read via audiobook by Meredith Lewis, the (mostly) Orange County Campus Librarian. Title: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience Author and Narrator: Brené Brown Genre: Psychology, Social Science, Self-Help/Awareness/Mindfulness Read