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This month the library is featuring a display of genre fiction. The display is downstairs on the lower level. Enjoy! Graphic Novels: The Arctic Marauder Daytripper Graphic Classics: Edgar Allan Poe Graphic Classics: Science Fiction Classics Short Stories: At the Mouth of the River of Bees Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales Oxford Book of Gothic Tales Steampunk! : An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories About Sci Fi: In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination
Despite the weirdness of the first two weeks of the semester with weather and unexpected power/data outages, we've made it to week three. Congrats! Why not reward yourself with a little midweek Crafternoon once a month? This semester, we'll be learning a few new crafts and leveraging the talents, skills, and resources of our on-campus partners. As usual, all supplies will be provided for Durham Tech students, faculty, and staff. One new thing this semester: We love that we've had so many folks
Want to live your best Ms. Frizzle (or Futurama) life and explore the human body in all its glory, but from the comfort of your computer screen? Have we got the database for you! Gale Interactive: Human Anatomy is an innovative way to explore virtual 3-D dissections and immerse yourself in interactive research in the classroom or at home. This database not only lets you view each structure of the human anatomy in full detail, but it also offers a level of interactivity that you simply can't get
The Durham Tech Library is thrilled to announce our Crafternoon schedule for the Fall 2023 semester. Crafternoons are co-sponsored by the Durham Tech Library and a generous grant from the Eichholz Foundation. Planners and Notebooks OCC: Tuesday, August 29, 11:00-1:00 in the OCC Lobby Main Campus: Wednesday, August 30, 1:00-3:00 in the Main Campus Library Downstairs Group Study Area (MC05-105A) All materials will be provided for students, faculty, and staff to decorate their own 12-month agenda
Reading and writing are a huge part of being a college student. Essays, research papers and exams require students to think critically and put those thoughts into words. Many written assignments necessitate citations, with which students demonstrate that they have consulted sources and synthesized the information they discover with their own thoughts into a cogent analysis with original conclusions. The library is here to help! The library on the main campus has some books at the circulation
Title: Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism Author: Safiya Umoja Noble Genre: nonfiction Read Great Things Category: a controversial book (maybe), a book suggested by a Durham Tech librarian Why did you choose to read this book? Dr. Noble's book made waves in the library world when it came out in 2018. I was aware of the book's premise--that Google's search algorithms result in innocuous keyword searches (e.g., black girls) turning up offensive search results--and wanted
Durham Tech Libraries recently added a very exciting new database resource: Digital Theater+! When Durham Tech students and instructors use Digital Theater+, they can explore high quality videos of award-winning plays, dig into the history of various genres of theater, and enjoy a Spotify-like curation of stories by theme. It's an all-encompassing theatrical experience*. *Stage fright not included. Continue reading to see what the fuss is all about! When you navigate to Digital Theater+ (off
Dig deep while reading narrow by completing a microhistory for the Read Great Things 2021 Challenge. The most important question: What the heck is a microhistory? A microhistory is a narrowly-focused, in-depth examination of a certain subject or individual over time. Some microhistories focus on illuminating the life and impact of a lesser-known group, event, or individual. Others dig deep into a subject or object to trace its historical, social, and/or other (economic, cultural, psychological
This week's Black History Month post highlights Black creators in poetry and music, including pop, hip hop, rap, punk, and rock. This is only a small selection of our collection, so stop by and browse our digital collections from your own computer or stop in and browse our shelves. Updated 2/15/2023: Want some poetry bookmarks? Go to the end of the post! Interested in learning how to make your own music using only a laptop? Check out this awesome event through the Wake County Public Libraries
Title: The Three-Body Problem Author: Cixin Liu Genre: science fiction Why did you choose to read this book? I am participating in Book Riot’s 2018 Read Harder Challenge. Having read The Three-Body Problem allows me to check off the category “A book of genre fiction in translation.” Also, the book has been on display on the Special Collections area of the main campus library and I’ve walked by it many times. The cover jumped out at me; this qualifies it for the library's Read Great Things