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A little unfinished business first-- Need to fill out your 2022 challenge form? Here it is! Since we're a little late releasing the new list this year (and everyone deserves a little grace sometimes when we're able), you've got until Friday, January 13, 2023 to complete and submit the 2022 Reading Challenge form. If you've already filled it out, no need to do it a second time. Want to revisit old challenges? Check out our new Read Great Things Challenge LibGuide website for the ghosts of reading
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
With the new semester just days away, we can feel it in the air – everyone is working super hard to be ready to teach on Canvas. The list below can help you make sure you have critical items covered. 1. Set up the required Course Entry Quiz Starting this summer, all instructors must use a standard, pre-written Course Entry Quiz in their online and hybrid/blended courses on Canvas for determining student entry into the course. Instructors must import the standard Course Entry Quiz into their
This book was read by Courtney Bippley, Main Campus Reference Librarian and Library podcaster. Title: I Will Teach You to Be Rich, Second Edition Author: Ramit Sethi Genre: Self-help/Personal finance Read Great Things Challenge 2021 Categories: A book that will help with your self care, A book recommended by a Durham Tech Library staff member, Choose your own category (Personal finance book). Summary: From iwillteachyoutoberich.com- Not just another boring, personal finance book. You don’t have
Title: The Nineties: A Book Author: Chuck Klosterman Genres: history, essays 2022 Read Great Things Category(ies): A book with a number in the title; Blast from the past: A book of short stories or essays (2020); Our favorite category--A book on the Durham Tech Library Blog This book was read by Main Campus Reference Librarian Stephen Brooks, who is still a playful, discouraged idealist. As such, this What We're Reading blog is less a review or summary of the book and more of a personal journey
Click on any of the linked names in this post to read more about them using Durham Tech Library's "academic Wikipedia"-- Credo Reference. Unearthing the Past: The Legacy of Slavery and Stories of Resilience As Black History Month begins, we reflect on one of the darkest chapters in American history: the transatlantic slave trade and its enduring legacy. For over 400 years, millions of Africans were forcibly brought to the Americas, enduring unimaginable brutality. Yet even in the face of
Say goodbye to those chilly evenings, readers, it's Springtime! We're celebrating the arrival of warmer weather and buzzing insects with a few new additions to our catalog. Maybe you've heard about mushroom foraging and want to give identification a try, or you've spotted a few colorfully feathered friends that you'd like to identify. Are you starting to plan your garden? We've got books for all of that over at our Main Campus Library. Keep reading to see a colorful gallery of these new
Title: Persepolis Author: Marjane Satrapi Genres: memoir, history, graphic novel 2022 Read Great Things Categor(ies): A book about travel; An Artsy Book; A book about community Political protests in Iran have been in the headlines over the past two weeks, with numerous demonstrations in the country propelled by the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who died while in police custody. Today I'm highlighting an accessible and personal history of conflict within and surrounding Iran from the
Waiting for snow like sweet little Sumo Humphrey in his warm, ADORABLE winter jacket? Just taking virtual classes this semester? Good news is that you don't have to be on campus to take advantage of lots of Durham Tech Library resources and services! Keep reading for information about our virtual library services AND a bonus joyful dog video! (Click that Read more link!) While you can't do research on our PCs when we're closed, you're always able to access our databases from your home. Either
It's that time of year again. You know what I mean. https://youtu.be/WzusALvGH7U Since we can't avoid it (unless we never leave the house) or control it, we may as well accept it and cope as best we can with itchy eyes, stuffy noses, and a dream of the few perfect days before the humidity settles in our bones. Here are some blonde books to read outside (after taking your allergy meds) to soak up the spring weather with canary covers to hide the pollen. Click on the link in the caption to access