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Clark Librarians have been busy making how-to videos. You’ll find them embedded throughout the website, but you can see them all at a glance on our new “How-To Videos” page.  We’ll add new videos regularly, so keep checking back. Path to the “How-to Videos” page: library website >> find >> images/media >> click the blue [...]

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Internet in the News

Last evening’s episode of On the Media had three interesting segments related to Internet issues that affect users globally.  You can stream or download these segments: In Internet Censorship from Around the Globe (6:48) On the Media cohost Bob Garfield and Electronic Frontier Foundation Activism Director Rainey Reitman discuss recent and ongoing events related to [...]

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Well, OK, maybe not as loud as you want. But if you take one of the three courses offered by the library I guarantee you will not be bored! Librarians are always looking for new ways to make these classes relevant but still interesting enough (and dare I say, fun?) that you’ll want to share [...]

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Tutoring at CTC

Don’t struggle on your own! Visit the Tutoring Commons, CTC336, and let experienced tutor Joey Smokey clear the fog. You can find Joey in the Tutoring Commons on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Yes, you read that right! Joey is available all day Mondays and Wednesdays to provide free tutoring in [...]

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You’ve asked for it! You’ve dreamed about it! You’ve waited for it! It’s here: The Clark College Libraries NEW Website! The new Clark Libraries Website, still in beta, includes improved access to familiar resources, plus new features such as: subject access to resources computers and technology study areas and rooms live feeds from the the [...]

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Download the free  iPhone and iPod Touch to have the power of searching EBSCOhost databases at your fingertips. With the EBSCOhost app you can: Choose which databases to search Limit results to full text or peer reviewed Sort by relevance or date Retrieve full text results in HTML and/or PDF formats Save results for offline [...]

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Add Zing with Jing!

What is Jing? Jing is free software that allows you to capture screen shots and short (5 minutes max) videos, with or without audio. Images are ready to paste into documents, or, store your captures at Jing’s companion site, screencast.com (2 mb, free). On February 25, the i-Commons hosted a free drop-in sessions demonstrating how [...]

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Join the CTC Librarian for another free information session on Tuesday,  February 9, 9-10am, in CTC 207. This week’s topic: Making Google Dance — Tips and Tricks for Better Results Do you know how to limit Google searches by date or domain type? Have you tried the * as a wildcard search? Have you searched [...]

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Who knows why Microsoft hid the ruler, but you’ll need it to set those 1” margins on your papers! This handout goes step-by-step through setting margins and spacing to meet MLA requirements:  Microsoft Word 7 Settings for MLA 6th edition (http://www.clark.edu/Library/PDF/Word_7_MLA.pdf) For help with citing sources, visit the library’s Citing Sources page for “cheat sheets” [...]

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