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In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Durham Tech, here’s Durham Tech’s awesome faculty and staff’s current or recently finished summer reads: [gallery link="none" size="medium" ids="4339,4341,4342,4343,4344,4345,4346,4347,4348,4349,4350,4351,4352,4353,4354,4355,4356,4357,4358,4359,4360,4361,4362,4363,4364,4365,4366,4367,4368,4369,4370,4371,4372,4373,4374,4375,4376,4377,4378,4379,4380,4381" orderby="rand"] Need help finding a book in-library or requesting a book
Durham Tech Library staff have compiled the best books we read and the best movies we watched this year. We have featured some of these titles on a display on the lower level of the library. Come check out a book or movie to reward yourself during finals week or to enjoy over winter break. Happy reading and watching! [gallery type="slideshow" size="medium" ids="2682,2683,2684,2685,2686,2687,2688,2689,2690,2691,2692,2693,2694,2695,2696,2697,2698,2699,2700,2701,2702" orderby="rand"]
Need some more suggestions to work your way through the Durham Tech Library's Read Great Things Challenge? This month, in addition to our previous post about memoirs, biographies, and autobiographies, we're highlighting fictionalized stories about real people. Any of these books will count for this category in the challenge, but you are more than welcome to find your own book as well. Many of the books below can be found in our libraries, along with so many more! [gallery type="rectangular" link
Durham Tech Library and Student Government Association are excited to host fun craft events for students! This will be an ongoing event series in Fall and Spring semesters. We will host this first event at both Orange County Campus and Main Campus Library. PROJECT: Make & decorate your own academic planner or notebook LOCATION: Orange County Campus, room 104 PRESENTER: Meredith Lewis, OCC Librarian WHEN: Thursday, August 24, 11:30-1:00 pm & PROJECT: Make & decorate your own academic planner or
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
The first 2021 podcast episode of Out Loud in the Library is here! Have you listened yet? In this episode, I interview President Buxton about what it was like to start his new job during a pandemic, what he sees ahead in 2021 for Durham Tech, and of course what he's been reading. Listen below or find the podcast on Spotify, Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you like to listen. If you or someone you know is involved in the Durham Tech community and would like to be featured on the podcast
Yesterday I announced that this is Open Education Week and described the characteristics that make a work "open." I mentioned that Open Educational Resources (OER) in their digital form don't cost anything and that print versions of OER textbooks are available at far less cost than commercial textbooks. Why is this important? Let's talk about students' needs. According to The Hope Center, staggering numbers of U.S. college students are food or housing insecure. Students often have to make
The library has just added Pronunciator to its lineup of online resources. Pronunciator is a language learning website, which runs on just about any computer or device. On a computer you’ll need a browser with a recent version of Java and Flash, speakers and a microphone. Simply go to the library homepage and choose " Articles and Electronic Resources." Pronunciator is under "Literature, Languages, and Humanities." At the Pronunciator homepage you're prompted to provide an email address. When
For those who enjoy reading, summer can be a great time to re-read old favorites, discover new authors, or just make a dent in a to-read list. Click through the slideshow to see Durham Tech Faculty & Staff's incredibly diverse favorite reads of summer 2016. [gallery type="slideshow" link="none" ids="2356,2317,1569,1070,2362,2377,2378,2379,2380,2381,2382,2383,2384,2385,2386,2387,2388,2389,2390,2391,2392,2393,2394,2395,2396,2397,2398,2399,2400,2403,2404,2405,2406,2407,2408,2411,2412,2413,2414,2415
[caption id="attachment_3166" align="aligncenter" width="375"] Durham Tech Student Art Exhibition April 24-May 10, Library[/caption] The library is proud to present drawings, paintings, and sculpture from Durham Tech’s art students. Art will be on display in the Library from April 24-May 10. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday April 26 from 4:00-6:00 pm in the Library, Room 212. Come view the outstanding art and support our talented Fine Arts program students. For more information