Need general information or some background or basics to get started on a research assignment? Know that you shouldn’t head to Wikipedia if you want to use it for a class assignment? Try Credo Reference! Credo does not contain scholarly journal articles, but it is packed with reference information pulled from hundreds of books that can be cited for assignments. You can filter search results to by source, type, or date. You can look for articles or images. If you find an article that you want to
The Durham Tech Library is thrilled to introduce our new library team member, reference librarian Adrian Knight (he/him). Adrian has worked in the NC Community College library system for several years and most recently comes to us from College of the Albemarle. A traveler since infanthood, Adrian currently has 48 stamps on his passport with Italy as his favorite place he's visited so far and was actually born in Vatican City. He also loves cooking (especially Italian food) and is excited to
Prepare yourself for the new Ghostbusters movie by reading some ghost stories from the Durham Tech Library. Some are scary, some are funny, but they all have those opaque apparitions we love to fear! Collected and introduced by the bestselling author of The Time Traveler's Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry--including her own fabulous new illustrations for each piece, and a new story by Niffenegger--this is a unique and haunting anthology of some of the best ghost stories of all time. From Edgar
Title: Camino Island [caption id="attachment_3387" align="alignright" width="263"] Camino Island by John Grisham[/caption] Read by: Mary Kennery Author: John Grisham Genre: thriller/suspense Why did you choose to read this book? I love mysteries and I have read other books by the author. This 30 th novel written by John Grisham published in June 2017 is a different style for the author. There is no young lawyer this time, but a young soon-to-be unemployed UNC-Chapel Hill English instructor/
In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Durham Tech, here’s what the Durham Tech ACA Instructors are currently reading and have recently read: [gallery link="none" size="medium" ids="2847,2848,2849,2850,2851,2852,2854,2855,2856,2857,2858,2862" orderby="rand"] As always, if you’re interested in a title, you can either search our catalog to see if we have the book or request it through interlibrary loan if we don't have it. Need help doing either of these things or don’t
Interested in old films and film clips? Interested in free creative commons licensed film clips available for reuse in your own projects? Check out the Prelinger Archives through archive.org, which contains ephemeral films from advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur sources. Want to see Burt the turtle teach you how to duck and cover in case of an atomic bomb (through a very catchy tune)? How about a cat video from 1947? Wish you could see the importance of springs in daily life? And
In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Durham Tech, here’s what the awesome and amazing Math Department faculty are currently reading and have recently read: [gallery link="none" size="medium" ids="3141,3144,3145,3146,3147,3148,3149,3150,3151,3152,3153,3154,3155,3156,3157" orderby="rand"] As always, if you’re interested in a title, you can either search our catalog to see if we have the book or request it through interlibrary loan if we don’t have it. Need help doing
Help us name our library skeleton on Main Campus for a chance to win a Starbucks gift card (generously donated by an anonymous Friend of the Library). Winners will be announced at the beginning of November. No need to wander into the woods for a fright—our library shelves are brimming with chills and thrills enough to make even the bravest reader look over their shoulder. This October, step into a world where every creak of the floorboards and rustle of pages hints at something lurking just out
In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Durham Tech, here’s what the awesome and amazing Occupational Therapy Assistant Program faculty are currently reading and have recently read: [gallery link="none" size="medium" ids="3090,3091,3092,3093,3094,3096,3097,3098,3099,3100,3101,3103,3106,3107,3109,3113,3114" orderby="rand"] As always, if you’re interested in a title, you can either search our catalog to see if we have the book or request it through interlibrary loan if
The Library is excited to announce our student, faculty, and staff book club! We will have our first meeting on Monday, Oct. 19th at 3pm in the ERC Schwartz conference room. The first book selection is I Am Malala by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai. The library has several copies of the book available for borrowing and you can ask for a copy at the desk. Here is a description of the book from the GoodReads website: When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl