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This movie was watched by Julie Humphrey, Library Director. Title: At Eternity’s Gate Director: Julian Schnabel Genre: Drama Why did you choose to watch this movie? I liked one of the director’s previous films ( The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) and I wanted to learn more about Vincent Van Gogh. Willem Dafoe was nominated for a best actor academy award for this role and I really like his acting and I enjoy biopics. What did you like about it? It was a fascinating and vivid portrait of the
Welcome back! In honor of starting the new semester with success in mind, this week, we'll be posting some tips for success both for faculty, staff, and students! Look for upcoming tips on academic success, digital tools to organize your academic and personal life, and other ways to start the semester out on a positive note! Good luck! And some library business: Please note that starting on Monday, August 24 all students will need an updated or current student ID in order to enter the library
Check out our new books for June. Even thought these are primarily nonfiction, we have lots of popular and literary fiction for summer reading. Search the library's online catalog by title, author, or subject to locate good books. We have a display on the lower level of the library featuring a lot of our new books and a new book shelf by the reference desk full of new titles. Enjoy! [gallery type="rectangular" size="large" ids="2224,2225,2226,2227,2228,2229,2230,2231,2232,2233,2234,2235"]
Did you know that the Durham Tech Library has a whole collection of children's picture books? Well, we do! They are located against the wall on the lower level of the library. We have classics, awards winners, and freshly published titles for you check out. My personal favorites are the ones with dragons in them. Dragons are great. Come by and check some out. I bet someone wants you to read to them!
This book was read by Meredith Lewis, the [mostly] Orange County Campus Librarian. Title: Dominicana Author: Angie Cruz Genre: Historical Fiction, Coming-of-age stories [a Bildungsroman] #ReadGreatThings2019 Category: A book about an immigrant or immigration Dominicana has been selected as Good Morning America's Cover to Cover book club's inaugural pick. Why did you choose to read this book? Well, I read a review of it and realized it would fit one of my remaining #ReadGreatThings2019 categories
In a repeating series highlighting thematic reading opportunities around Durham Tech, here are some awesome cookbooks or cooking-related books to go along with your summer viewing of the greatest reality TV show of all time* The Great British Baking Show (starting June 16, Fridays starting at 9pm on PBS). All of these books and films are available on at least one Durham Tech Library campus. [gallery size="medium" link="none" ids="3355,3356,3357,3358,3359,3360,3361,3362,3363,3364,3365,3366,3367
Happy Open Education Week 2020! Open Education is a movement that promotes using free educational tools--such as textbooks--that instructors have the right to retain, reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute. These five permissions are known as "The 5 Rs" of Open Educational Resources (OER). Be on the lookout for more posts about Open Education this week. Today, we will start with an overview of what makes a resource "open." What do the 5 Rs mean? Why are the 5 Rs important? There is no financial
The library provides more than 95 databases and online resources for students, faculty, and staff. Here is the complete list of all databases that can be browsed by name, subject, or database type: http://durhamtech.libguides.com/az.php For remote off-campus access, use WebAdvisor login credentials. The following new resources have just been added! Mango Languages: Language-learning software with over 70 world language courses and over 17 ESL courses. CINAHL Plus with Full Text: Database of
Like YA and/or classic literature? Like audiobooks? Like free things? Every summer, AudioFile's Sync summer "reading" program provides free weekly downloads of two audiobooks: one contemporary YA book and one work of classic literature that relates to the same theme. The new season of free downloads starts on Thursday, May 7 with Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl and Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca. Check out the entire list of offerings (14 weeks worth!) on their website! http:/