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Good Morning, Durham Tech! Surely, I'm not the only one dreaming about a second (and third, and fourth, and fifth...) cup of coffee this morning. Maybe you woke up with energy and pep, good for you! This post is for everyone else who is fantasizing about that smooth, bold, dark ambrosia and who would like to learn more about it while doing so. Here are three books about coffee available through ebrary. Click on the covers below to read them online, download them to your device, or just stare at
Instructional Technologies is excited to invite you to an open house showcasing Durham Tech’s brand new Lightboard Studio on Wednesday, September 18 from 2:00-3:00 PM. What is a lightboard? A lightboard is a transparent glass writing surface. Think of it as a glowing, see-through whiteboard. You’ll stand (or sit, if you prefer) behind the glass and write with fluorescent markers, while a video camera on the other side records your lecture. The result? Students can see your face as you explain
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
Need general information or some background or basics to get started on a research assignment? Know that you shouldn’t head to Wikipedia if you want to use it for a class assignment? Try Credo Reference! Credo does not contain scholarly journal articles, but it is packed with reference information pulled from hundreds of books that can be cited for assignments. You can filter search results to by source, type, or date. You can look for articles or images. If you find an article that you want to
NC LIVE recently added two new online science resources: McGraw-Hill's AccessScience and Gale's Science in Context. The best way to get to these resources is from the NC LIVE home page, at nclive.org. In the "By Subject" section, choose "Science & Technology." That will take you to an alphabetical list of science and technology resources and AccessScience is the first one on the list; Science in Context is near the bottom. (If you're trying to access these resources from off campus, please call
Check Out What’s New at the Library! There’s something fresh on the shelves...and we’re not just talking about the cookbooks (though we’ve got some delicious new ones)! Whether you're craving culinary inspiration, hunting for your next favorite graphic novel, or looking for something magical to share with the kids, we’ve got exciting new arrivals waiting for you. You can always find our newest books at the top of the stairs in the Main Campus Library and behind the computers in the Orange County
In a place that was once the center of the voting rights movement, another struggle faces Lowndes County, Alabama--basic sanitation. Catherine Coleman Flowers examines the class, racial, and geographic conditions that lead to many people not having an affordable way of disposing of sewage. --paraphrased from publisher's summary Title: Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret Author: Catherine Coleman Flowers Genre: Memoir; Nonfiction Read Great Things 2023 Categories: A book about
Both in-person and virtual library services will be unavailable for Winter Break starting Monday, December 20. The Library plans to reopen and have services resume Monday, January 4. Need a loaner laptop or internet access for the Spring semester? Read over the options for computer and internet assistance and fill out the Spring 2021 Computer Request form. Students will be contacted by Maggie West, Coordinator of Student Wellness and Basic Needs, to review their application. Unable to return
Reading and writing are a huge part of being a college student. Essays, research papers and exams require students to think critically and put those thoughts into words. Many written assignments necessitate citations, with which students demonstrate that they have consulted sources and synthesized the information they discover with their own thoughts into a cogent analysis with original conclusions. The library is here to help! The library on the main campus has some books at the circulation
To celebrate Open Education Week 2022, San Mateo County (Calif.) Community College District and the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME) are hosting a Zoom-based conversation about Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) opportunities for Career and Technical Education. You can join the Zoom meeting here: https://smccd.zoom.us/j/84255431012. What are Zero Textbook Cost pathways? Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) pathways give college students a clear path to a credential without having