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Did you know that Durham Tech library staff have created nearly 50 online research guides to help you with your assignments? Click the "LibGuides" link on the library home page to see them! LibGuides is a service provided by Springshare, which allows libraries to create multifaceted guides to research, tailored to the library's resources and to specific subjects. Many of Durham Tech's LibGuides are designed around specific courses ( ENG 231 / ENG 232) or subjects taught at Durham Tech ( Dental
[caption id="attachment_441" align="alignleft" width="199" class=" "] photo from Design Sponge[/caption] Explore Durham's history and culture with these resources: [caption id="attachment_442" align="alignright" width="300" class=" "] photo from MILB.com[/caption] 27 Views of Durham : the Bull City in prose & poetry Durham County : a history of Durham County, North Carolina Durham Technical Community College : celebrating 50 years, 1961-2011 A Palette, Not a Portrait : stories from the life of
So technically Tuesday was National Library Workers' Day, but it was also a high pollen count day, so there's been a bit of a delay in posting (apologies). We may be biased (acknowledging bias is an important part of information literacy, you know), but we have a great group of library employees. Your Durham Tech Library staff participate in councils, committees, mentoring, programming, advising, campus planning, and many other parts of the Durham Tech community. We recognize that the way to
Today marks the end of National Library Week at Durham Tech. Thanks for celebrating with us. Thanks to everyone who entered our "Why I Love My Library" drawing. Winners will be contacted early next week to coordinate prize pickup. Responses have been made into a word cloud and, honestly, we're proud that you see us and our part in the campus community. We're more than just books (obviously), but we're honored that you trust us with your research AND reading questions. We love Durham Tech and
The Durham Tech Library is very pleased to welcome new members to our team as well as announce some additional updates to our staffing. Our new staff members look forward to working with you so please stop by and introduce yourself! Courtney Bippley, Library Technician Courtney grew up in the Raleigh/Durham area and has a Master of Science in Library Science from UNC Chapel Hill. An avid coffee drinker, she also enjoys tea with a good book. Courtney loves science fiction/fantasy and is always
Remember to check out the Read Great Things 2023 Challenge-- there are lots of options below! Fiction, including some literary fiction, mysteries, contemporary romances/"women's fiction" [which your librarian has an issue with the classification even if she does like the genre, since many books that are considered "literary fiction" written by men but dealing the the same issues of family and relationships are lauded], some fantasy, and some books that defy genres [a word that simply means type
The N.C. State Historical Records Advisory Board has selected Durham Technical Community College Library as a 2022 participant in the Traveling Archivist Program (TAP). A team of archivists from the State Archives and partner institutions will serve six organizations this year with virtual consultations, on-site training, and supplies to improve preservation and access for document, photograph, and/ or film collections. TAP’s purpose is to help repositories improve preservation and access for
This book was read by Courtney Bippley, a Reference Librarian at the Main Campus Library. [caption id="attachment_1914" align="aligncenter" width="200"] Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes[/caption] On Thanksgiving Day, 2013, Rhimes' sister told her: "You never say yes to anything." This became a wake-up call-- and a challenge. Rhimes' details her one-year experiment with saying "yes" that transformed her life. She reveals how accepting unexpected invitations she would have otherwise declined enabled
Title: She’s Come Undone Author: Wally Lamb Genre: fiction Why did you choose to read this book? She’s Come Undone has been on my to-read list and I saw it on the library’s display of books for Mental Health Awareness Month (May). What did you like about it? I thought it was well-written and a compelling portrait of a fictional character, Dolores Price. The novel is told from her perspective and follows her through her 30s. Dolores Price’s story picks up with her as a little girl whose parents’