Summer Library Hours
June 3, 2008
May 12, 2008
Improve your research skills!
Sign up for Online Information and Internet Research (COL 104). This one-credit, online class is offered Summer Semester 2008 and late-start in the Fall Semester 2008. Even if you’re skilled at using Yahoo! and Google to find information, this class will teach you to be an expert in finding appropriate sources, quickly, for papers and personal interest. You will learn effective Internet and research tips that will save you time and frustration. Sign up today!
May 6, 2008
Fact of the Day
Sign up to receive a Fact of the Day through Oxford Reference Online. Each day, you will receive an email about a ‘fascinating fact’.
To sign up, visit http://www.oxfordreference.com/pub/views/fact-of-the-day-subscribe.html
Sticker Shock
Sticker Shock: The Rising Cost of Scientific Journals
If you’re under the impression that ALL information is freely available online, check out this webpage by Cornell University Library. It compares the annual subscription price of some of their scholarly journals to more familiar items.
http://astech.library.cornell.edu/ast/engr/about/StickerShock2.cfm
April 4, 2008
April 3, 2008
National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month! Find book suggestions, information, and of course, poems, on the Academy of American Poet’s website.
March 26, 2008
BookPALS Storyline Online
Created by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, this site features SAG actors reading children’s books online. Each book is also enhanced with links to activities and lesson ideas. See Elijah Wood read Me and My Cat or Jason Alexander read Dad, are you the Tooth Fairy?
February 28, 2008
DESCUBRE LA BIBLIOTECA (Discover the Library!)
St. Charles Community College will offer FREE CLASSES on Fridays and Saturdays in February and March to help non-native speakers gain the skills needed to effectively use the SCC (and any other) library.
Class topics will include:
Feb. 29-March 1, Discover the Library: A general tour of the SCC Library
March 7 - 8, Basic Computer Use: How to find a library book using the online catalog
March 14-15, Search for More: Finding specific topics online and in the library
March 28-29, Simplify Your Life: Searching for self-help books and articles
Classes are repeated three times daily at 9-10 a.m./10-11 a.m./11 a.m.-noon. Please arrive early. All classes will be held at SCC Library. For more information please contact AEL Department at 636-922-8227 or Library Reference Desk at 636-922-8620.
February 27, 2008
Accepting Donations for the Book Sale
Getting ready to do some spring cleaning?
If you would like to thin out the number of books in your house or office the library would be willing to take them off your hands.
The library’s annual book sale is coming up April 14th and 15th and we would love to accept any books you would like to donate. Drop them off any time the library is open. We have a donation letter ready if you would like to keep a record for your taxes.
If you have any questions call Theresa Flett at 922-8620.
February 14, 2008
Laptops for Checkout
The SCC Library has six wireless laptops for student use within the Learning Resource Center. Students may check a wireless laptop out from the circulation desk on a first come-first serve basis.
Why did the library acquire these laptops? Many students visit the library and often they find all the student computers in use; these wireless laptops provide just-in-time service and should alleviate long waits. Check out a wireless lap top for up to 2 hours, but remember the student must return it or the cost ($2,000) of the laptop will be assessed.
Find our how to connect to St. Charles Community College’s wireless network by visiting www.stchas.edu/help/wireless.shtml
Stephanie D. Tolson, Dean of Learning Resources
