Posted in Databases on Nov 30th, 2009 2 Comments »
See an example below for a quick and easy way to compare international statistics via the Comparative Statistics feature in the Europa World library database. The following categories are represented: Area & Population, Health & Welfare, Agriculture, Industry, Finance, External Trade and Education.
Posted in Tools on Nov 29th, 2009 No Comments »
Cloud tags are fun visuals that let you see what something’s about, based on how many times words appear in a block of text. There’s a little mini cloud tag for this blog over on the right sidebar. Below is a cloud tag for words we commonly use to describe the I-Commons. Intrigued? Make [...]
Posted in Fun on Nov 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
Cooking a turkey this year for Thanksgiving? Check out this USDA website “Let’s Talk Turkey” to get the right cooking times and oven temperatures for your turkey. For other Thanksgiving related food recipes, you may want to look at the Food Network website. And for information about the history of Thanksgiving and its traditions, you [...]
Posted in Hours, Services on Nov 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
Cannell Library will have amended hours the week of November 23 – 29, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Library hours will be: Monday, Nov. 23: 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24: 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25: 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Thursday – Saturday, Nov. 26 – 28: CLOSED Sunday, [...]
Posted in Databases on Nov 18th, 2009 No Comments »
ebrary® has created a publicly available research center featuring a highly interactive, searchable database of documents pertaining to the H1N1 influenza pandemic. Available at http://h1n1.ebrary.com, the new site contains a growing selection of reports, papers, newsletters, posters, and other important materials from government agencies and other trusted sources.
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 17th, 2009 No Comments »
Need to watch a DVD or VHS? Work on PowerPoint alone or with a group? Perfect a speech using visual aids or the Internet? Boogie on in to the I-Commons and ask to use a media cart. We’ll roll a cart into a study room so you can get on with the business of learning. [...]
Posted in Fun, History on Nov 17th, 2009 1 Comment »
During the summer quarter reserve materials were checked out by students 1,485 times. This fall, the Library has 153 copies of 99 different textbooks for 76 courses available on reserve. eLearning has a blog for Clark College Blackboard Users; Smart Penguin – http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/ The Information Commons at CTC launched their own blog, the East Side [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 9th, 2009 2 Comments »
Want to read quick, common sense information about food and food choices? Click on the following link to read the full-text of the Nutrition Action Healthletter, available through our EBSCO databases. Nutrition Action
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
Check out this new book in the library: Cannell New Books LB2395 .R76 2008. Preview this book on Google Books.
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