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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Working on a research project and want a little help using our integrated search, also known as Summon, so that you can find the best options for your assignments that aren't going to be behind a paywall? Librarians Stephen Brooks and Courtney Bippley have put together a video tutorial to get you started. You can reach Summon by clicking on the Search Library box on the Durham Tech Library homepage. Login to view articles by using your Durham Tech username and password, the same ones you'd use
This book was read by Julie Humphrey, Assistant Director, Library. [caption id="attachment_2345" align="aligncenter" width="196"] --It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War by Lynsey Addario[/caption] Why did you choose to read this book? I really enjoy nonfiction, biographies, memoirs, and reading about women’s lives. I am also interested in photography, photojournalism, and travel. This book about a woman war photographer sounded compelling to me. What did you like about it? I
Mark your calendars! Beginning in mid-May 2025, we are transitioning from Classic Quizzes to New Quizzes as our assessment tool in Canvas. What is New Quizzes? New Quizzes is a tool instructors can use to create and administer their online quizzes in Canvas. New Quizzes offers familiar question types, such as multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, matching, essay, and more, in addition to several new question type options. Much of what you can do with "Classic" Quizzes you will also be
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 was awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for their advocacy for children's rights. [caption id="attachment_576" align="aligncenter" width="380" class=" "] Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai were picked as winners for their struggle against the oppression of children and their right to education. Photograph: Reuters (Source Guardian.com)[/caption] Here is background information about Mr. Satyarthi and Miss Yousafzai from the New York Times, "In
Welcome back, Durham Tech! As we begin the Fall 2017 semester, a few friendly library reminders: Your student ID is your pass into the library. Current students need to have a up-to-date student ID. There will be a grace period the first week of classes, but after that, each student only gets 2 passes a semester (alternate photo ID required). Get or update your student ID at the Security Desk on any Durham Tech Campus --it should say Fall 2017. Textbooks are available for in-library use. Behind
March is Women's History Month and a great time to celebrate important women in history. Explore the films below and visit Films on Demand for more films and clips. Films on Demand provides more than 20,000 high quality streaming videos and includes award winning documentaries, interviews, instructional and vocational training videos, historical speeches, and newsreels. Films or shorter film segments can be easily embedded into Sakai course sites. Happy Women's History Month! Sojourner Truth was
It's April, which means we've been reading poetry (or re-reading some of our favorites) for National Poetry Month! To help you keep track of your progress in books you're currently reading, the Durham Tech Library has created some coloring page bookmarks for you. Click on the images below to access the pdf of the coloring page bookmarks and print them out for yourself-- remember to print 2-sided short edge (which--side note--is also how you print an awesome brochure). We recommend using some
The Library is excited to host a student art exhibition featuring art works from Durham Tech's Drawing, Painting, 2-D and 3-D Design classes. The official opening and reception for students and their families is Saturday, April 16 from 11:00 - 1:00. Works will remain on display until May 6th. We are so proud of our Durham Tech art students! To view the exhibition poster, visit: Student Art Exhibition April 2016 [caption id="attachment_2092" align="alignleft" width="628"] Drawing by Kevin Garcia[
New DVDs We have some great new DVDs in our collection! These and others can be checked out for one week at a time. [gallery columns="2" ids="956,955" orderby="rand"] New Books These items can be checked out for three weeks at a time. [gallery columns="4" ids="999,998,997,996,995,994,993,992,991,990,989,988,987,986,985,984,983,981,980,979,978,977,976,975,974,973,972,971,970,969,967,966,965,964,963,962,961,960,959" orderby="rand"]
Every year, the American Library Association, libraries, bookstores, and other groups and places "celebrate" Banned Books Week the last week in September. While people may object to books based on topic or personal taste, Banned Books Week at its core is about celebrating and promoting the right to read and discouraging blanket censorship of literature based on its subject-matter or presentation. To check out some books that are frequently challenged and why, see the library displays in the Main