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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Pride, Prejudice and Nail Polish
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Finding gold in GALILEO
Welcome to the second day of classes! Now that you have your class syllabi in hand, you may be eyeing up a research project or two that you have in your future. Different instructors want different things, but almost every research paper stresses the same need: sources!
This is where GALILEO can step in to help you out. You may have heard of GALILEO as a great resource for scholarly articles, but it's also more than that. Scratch a little beneath the surface, and you'll find some fascinating video, image, and historical document collections. Here's just a sampling of some unexpected collections you might find on GALILEO!
C-SPAN Visual Library (Link)
Through GALILEO, you have full access to up-to-date C-SPAN videos on topics ranging from the federal budget, to climate change policy, to U.S. health care. As an election year, 2012 should be especially eventful for the C-SPAN library - check out Q&A and campaign events with presidential hopefuls! Browse by subject or date, or search for a specific video.
Arts of the United States (Link)
This database includes more than 4,000 examples of high-quality artworks by American artists, dating back to the 17th century. These images can be sorted into groups and emailed in bulk. Ranging from classic American painters like Thomas Eakins to architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, this site is a fantastic resource for anyone interested in art!
The New York Times (Link)
You can browse both new and classic New York Times issues through GALILEO, but we're linking to the more recent articles, because - crosswords! Current events! Movie, book, fashion, and music reviews! There's nothing like having a reliable, interesting news source at your fingertips.
Georgia Stories (Link)
Georgia Stories takes you back in time through Georgia's history with its in-depth collection of videos, biographies and podcasts. This is a great resource for learning about Georgia's past, and its series of 107 videos ranges from early Native American history to the present day.
This is where GALILEO can step in to help you out. You may have heard of GALILEO as a great resource for scholarly articles, but it's also more than that. Scratch a little beneath the surface, and you'll find some fascinating video, image, and historical document collections. Here's just a sampling of some unexpected collections you might find on GALILEO!
Through GALILEO, you have full access to up-to-date C-SPAN videos on topics ranging from the federal budget, to climate change policy, to U.S. health care. As an election year, 2012 should be especially eventful for the C-SPAN library - check out Q&A and campaign events with presidential hopefuls! Browse by subject or date, or search for a specific video.
This database includes more than 4,000 examples of high-quality artworks by American artists, dating back to the 17th century. These images can be sorted into groups and emailed in bulk. Ranging from classic American painters like Thomas Eakins to architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, this site is a fantastic resource for anyone interested in art!
You can browse both new and classic New York Times issues through GALILEO, but we're linking to the more recent articles, because - crosswords! Current events! Movie, book, fashion, and music reviews! There's nothing like having a reliable, interesting news source at your fingertips.
Georgia Stories takes you back in time through Georgia's history with its in-depth collection of videos, biographies and podcasts. This is a great resource for learning about Georgia's past, and its series of 107 videos ranges from early Native American history to the present day.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Library Calendar for Spring/Summer 2012
The library's calendar for Spring and Summer 2012 is now available online. You can find our hours of operation of this calendar. Are there other dates or events that you would like us to include on our calendar?
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
January Book Club Meeting: The Hunger Games
Imagine you're trapped in a country that randomly chooses two people from your town every year to fight to the death in a no-holds-barred battle called the Hunger Games. Imagine that this battle is nationally televised, and all of your friends and family are forced to watch.
This is the world of Suzanne Collin's book series The Hunger Games, a future America destroyed by war and flooding, and rebuilt into a cruel dictatorship that uses the Games to keep the country in line. The books follow heroine Katniss Everdeen as she takes her sister's place in the Games. Will she survive? What will she have to sacrifice to win?
Join the book club in tackling The Hunger Games, just in time for the movie to come out in March 2012! We'll meet in the Flint River Library at 4.00 PM, January 26th. See you there!
This is the world of Suzanne Collin's book series The Hunger Games, a future America destroyed by war and flooding, and rebuilt into a cruel dictatorship that uses the Games to keep the country in line. The books follow heroine Katniss Everdeen as she takes her sister's place in the Games. Will she survive? What will she have to sacrifice to win?
Join the book club in tackling The Hunger Games, just in time for the movie to come out in March 2012! We'll meet in the Flint River Library at 4.00 PM, January 26th. See you there!
Monday, December 12, 2011
Winter Reads: SCTC Suggestions
Looking to earn your pizza party by reading a book over winter break? Here are some recommendations from your library's bookshelf - perfect books to keep you going during the cold winter months.
Griffin Campus Library
61 Hours
by Lee Child
Summary: A tour bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. In nearby Bolton, South Dakota, one brave woman is standing up for justice in a small town threatened by sinister forces--and Reacher will risk his own to save her from a coldly proficient assassin who never misses.
Call Number: PS 3553 .H4838 A614 2010
The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson
Summary: Erik Larson intertwines the true tale of the 1893 World’s Fair and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction.
Call Number: HV 6248 .ML37 2004
A Game of Thrones
by George R.R. Martin
Summary: A tale of court intrigues in the land of Seven Kingdoms, a country "blessed by golden summers that go on for years, and cursed by cruel winters that can last a generation." The story that inspired the HBO series.
Call Number: PS 3563 .A7239 G36 1996
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
Summary: The disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger gnaws at her octogenarian uncle, Henrik Vanger. He is determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder. He hires crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance. Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old, pierced, tattooed genius hacker assists Blomkvist with the investigation.
Call Number: PT 9876.22 .A6933 M3613 2008
Flint River Campus Library
Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell
Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others? Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology, the author reveals that great decision makers aren’t necessarily those who process the most information or spend the most time thinking.
Call Number: BF 448 .G53 2007
The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd
Summary: Fourteen-year-old Lily and her companion, Rosaleen, an African-American woman who has cared from Lily since her mother’s death, flee their home after Rosaleen is victimized by racist police officers. The story takes place in 1964 when racial unrest and civil rights were in high mode in the South.
Call Number: FIC KIDD
Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides
Summary: "I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day of January 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an emergency room near Petoskey, Michigan, in August of l974. . . My birth certificate lists my name as Calliope Helen Stephanides. My most recent driver’s license...records my first name simply as Cal."
Call Number: FIC EUGE
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
by Michael Chabon
Summary: Imagine if Franklin Roosevelt had opened Alaska to unlimited Jewish immigration during and immediately after World War II. In Chabon's alternate history, millions of Jews emigrated to Sitka, establishing a vibrant Yiddish-speaking culture. Now, sixty years after the creation of this independent Jewish settlement, Alaska is about to revert to U.S. control. What will happen to the population?
Call Number: FIC CHAB
Griffin Campus Library
by Lee Child
Summary: A tour bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. In nearby Bolton, South Dakota, one brave woman is standing up for justice in a small town threatened by sinister forces--and Reacher will risk his own to save her from a coldly proficient assassin who never misses.
Call Number: PS 3553 .H4838 A614 2010
The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson
Summary: Erik Larson intertwines the true tale of the 1893 World’s Fair and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction.
Call Number: HV 6248 .ML37 2004
A Game of Thrones
by George R.R. Martin
Summary: A tale of court intrigues in the land of Seven Kingdoms, a country "blessed by golden summers that go on for years, and cursed by cruel winters that can last a generation." The story that inspired the HBO series.
Call Number: PS 3563 .A7239 G36 1996
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
Summary: The disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger gnaws at her octogenarian uncle, Henrik Vanger. He is determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder. He hires crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance. Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old, pierced, tattooed genius hacker assists Blomkvist with the investigation.
Call Number: PT 9876.22 .A6933 M3613 2008
Flint River Campus Library
Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell
Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others? Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology, the author reveals that great decision makers aren’t necessarily those who process the most information or spend the most time thinking.
Call Number: BF 448 .G53 2007
The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd
Summary: Fourteen-year-old Lily and her companion, Rosaleen, an African-American woman who has cared from Lily since her mother’s death, flee their home after Rosaleen is victimized by racist police officers. The story takes place in 1964 when racial unrest and civil rights were in high mode in the South.
Call Number: FIC KIDD
Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides
Summary: "I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day of January 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an emergency room near Petoskey, Michigan, in August of l974. . . My birth certificate lists my name as Calliope Helen Stephanides. My most recent driver’s license...records my first name simply as Cal."
Call Number: FIC EUGE
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
by Michael Chabon
Summary: Imagine if Franklin Roosevelt had opened Alaska to unlimited Jewish immigration during and immediately after World War II. In Chabon's alternate history, millions of Jews emigrated to Sitka, establishing a vibrant Yiddish-speaking culture. Now, sixty years after the creation of this independent Jewish settlement, Alaska is about to revert to U.S. control. What will happen to the population?
Call Number: FIC CHAB
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Winter Break Reading Challenge
Tired of those boring textbooks? Want to snuggle up with some mind candy during Winter Break?
We do too, and that's why we (the libraries) are allowing currently enrolled students to check out library materials over the Winter Break.
Your challenge, should you accept it, is to read any book over the break and write a short (100-200 words) review of the book. Select entries will be published on the library blog PLUS everyone who participates will be able to attend a Pizza Party in the library.
Entries are due January 19th to the library circulation desk or by emailing tnesbitt@sctech.edu.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Technology Tuesday: Wired's Top 10 Tech This Week
Check out the list here.
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