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Durham Tech has a lot of partners that help provide a wide range of services and access to information. One of those partners is UNC Chapel Hill’s North Carolina Digital Heritage Center ( http://www.digitalnc.org). The Center’s mission is support “community engagement and lifelong learning by promoting and increasing access to North Carolina’s cultural heritage.” This includes helping libraries like Durham Tech’s library digitize information, which increases access to the materials. Materials
Title: Purity Author: Jonathan Franzen Genre: fiction Why did you choose to read this book? I first read Franzen a few years ago. His book The Corrections received a lot of praise when it came out around 2000 and since. It’s a fantastic novel! I also loved his book Freedom. Though Purity received some mixed reviews, I thought it was worth a try. Purity is Pip Tyler’s real name. Pip, a 20-something woman with $130,000 in student debt and a job she doesn’t enjoy, is the central character. She
Don't forget to attend the Durham Tech Library Book Club's meeting on Thursday, December 3rd. It will be at 3pm in the Schwartz conference room, Building 5. The book we will be discussing is Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. [caption id="attachment_1238" align="aligncenter" width="202"] Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel[/caption] Haven't read it? It's not too late! The library still has a copy reserved behind the circulation desk for you to check out. Can't finish it on time? Come
We have lots of new feature films and documentaries! Come by the library to check them out. [gallery size="medium" type="square" ids="2460,2461,2462,2463,2464,2465,2466,2467,2468,2469,2470,2471"]
With the end of the Fall Semester just around the weekend and Winter Break almost upon us, we're adapting our hours while class isn't in session. Monday, Dec. 15 and Tuesday, Dec. 16 : Business as usual (8:00AM to 8:30PM) Wednesday, Dec. 17 to Friday, Dec. 19 : 8:00AM to 5:00PM Closed Saturday, Dec. 20 Monday, Dec. 22 to Tuesday, Dec. 23 : 8:00AM to 5:00PM Closed Wednesday, Dec. 24 to Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015 Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 to Friday, Jan. 9 : 8:00AM to 5:00PM Closed Saturday, Jan. 10 Resume
In honor of libraries everywhere, we wanted to share a sweet and amazing story about the donkey libraries, Biblioburros, in Columbia. "By adapting the packsaddles of his two donkeys, Alfa and Beto, from carrying water to carrying books, Luis created a makeshift mobile library and set off to take his books to children who otherwise wouldn’t have access to reading materials. With that the ‘Biblioburro’ was born." (BBC) View the wonderful short video and article from the BBC Culture site. Our
Image from readingnow.wordpress.com The following books are available from the Main Campus Library: Conversations with Ray Bradbury, PS 3503 .R167 Z466 2004 Dandelion Wine, PS 3503 .R167 D26 1976 Fahrenheit 451, PS 3503 .R167 F3 1982 The Martian Chronicles, PS 3503 .R167 M3 1954 The Illustrated Man, PS 3503 .R167 I44 1967 Here is a link to a nice article from the NY Times about Bradbury's life and work: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/07/books/ray-bradbury-popularizer-of-science-fiction-dies-at
Credo Reference is an online database of more than 3 million entries in over 600 reference books. It is helpful when you're developing a topic for an assignment, because it provides brief topic overviews and links to related entries in Credo Reference resources. You can also follow links from Credo Reference into other resources provided by the Durham Tech Library, including the library catalog and online databases. Additionally, you can browse reference books by subject area, use the "image
Instructional Technologies is busily preparing for the upcoming transition from Sakai to Canvas. In this post, we provide some quick updates on where we are in the process and a heads up about more information that will be coming your way soon. What’s happened so far Here’s a quick summary of what Instructional Technologies has been doing in January and February… Setting up and configuring Canvas for Durham Tech. Integrating Canvas with Durham Tech’s student information system (Colleague) to
Need some info on your ballot, your rights, and other information about voting early (by Sat., Oct. 31) or on Election Day (Tues., Nov. 3) in NC? Check out our first Library podcast episode: Out Loud in the Library-- Early Voting with Erin Riney with your host Courtney Bippley You can also check out the Library blog's Informed Voter Resources post. Hey, Durham Tech faculty, staff, and students! Have you already voted? Send me (Meredith Lewis-- lewisma @ durhamtech . edu) your voting selfie and