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If we don't have something you need, we can probably get it! As great a collection as we have, Durham Tech Library doesn't have ALL the books we'd love to have. With the funding we receive, we try to purchase books most needed to support courses being taught at the college, but we can't buy everything that we want and that our very diverse users would like. Even if a book isn't in our immediate collection, though, we might still be able to get access to it, so if you don't see a book you want
[caption id="attachment_3391" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Image from ALA, American Library Association[/caption] This month the library has been celebrating the authors and writings that reflect the lives and experiences of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. We have a display of books on the lower level of the library that we will keep up through the end of July. Explore the library's guide to LGBTQ resources for books, ebooks, DVDs, streaming video, and recommended
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
Dune is a story about politics, psychology, religion, addiction, ecology, power, and giant worms in the desert. First published in 1965, Dune has become known as a science fiction classic. Two terrible movie adaptations have already been made and another hopefully not terrible film is coming out in October 2021. The main character is Paul Atreides, son of a Duke, who arrives to the desert planet of Arrakis and meets his destiny there. This book was read by Courtney Bippley, Main Campus Reference
There are a lot of reasons why people are cooking and baking more right now, including restaurant closures and the fact that many of us are at home more. Check out some of our digital cookbooks through the Home Grown eBook collection and how to access (and help) our own Durham Tech Food Pantry. We have many academic ebooks in our overall collections, but we also have some fiction and nonfiction through the NC LIVE Home Grown eBooks, including a Food and Wine collection. Here are a few of my
The Library is saddened by the passing of Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr. He was a champion of students and a supporter of the library both during his tenure as President of the College and after. For more than ten years (established in 2007), Dr. Wynn donated funds to establish a special collection based around eight topics he selected consisting of materials that, as per Dr. Wynn's request, "pertain (…) to socially responsible topics…" The topics he selected were the following: Cultural Awareness Global
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
The Durham Tech Library Book Club is having its first meeting for Fall 2016! It will be held in the Schwartz Room right outside the Main Campus Library at 1pm. Check out our libguide for more information. We will be reading: At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they are often labeled
April is Poetry Month and we're thrilled to highlight a new publication by Durham Tech English instructor Bridget Bell. Her book is available at both the Main and Orange County Campus Libraries. Check out Bridget's awesome interviews with The Independent Weekly and streaming on WUNC's Due South radio show. When did you begin writing poetry? How did you decide to write a book of poetry? I’ve written poetry since I was a little kid. There are some embarrassingly earnest and angsty poems in my