Road trippers! The new audio books (on CD) are now catalogued and available on the shelf in the Media Center / Audiovisual section of Howell Library. Check them out!
Here is a partial list:
- Sidney Poiter's The Measure of A Man
- James Ellroy's Black Dahlia
- Calvin Trillin's About Alice
- Cormac McCarthy's The Road
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Wake Tech Book Club meets Wednesday June 27th
Wake Tech’s Book Club will meet in Flavors Café at noon on Wednesday, June 27th. We will be discussing Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass.
The Golden Compass features an 11 year old protagonist, Lyra Belacqua, accompanied by her shape-shifting demon, on a quest to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from the evil “Gobblers,” who are using them as part of a sinister experiment in the Far North. Lyra also must rescue her father from the Panserbjourne, a race of talking, armored mercenary polar bears holding him captive.
The Golden Compass is Book #1 of Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy. The trilogy continues with the following titles: The Subtle Knife (Book #2) and The Amber Spyglass (Book #3).
If you have read any of the books in Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy, please post your comments, we would like to hear what you think...
Feel free to also post your title recommendations; perhaps it will be the next Wake Tech's Book Club selection…
The Golden Compass features an 11 year old protagonist, Lyra Belacqua, accompanied by her shape-shifting demon, on a quest to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from the evil “Gobblers,” who are using them as part of a sinister experiment in the Far North. Lyra also must rescue her father from the Panserbjourne, a race of talking, armored mercenary polar bears holding him captive.
The Golden Compass is Book #1 of Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy. The trilogy continues with the following titles: The Subtle Knife (Book #2) and The Amber Spyglass (Book #3).
If you have read any of the books in Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy, please post your comments, we would like to hear what you think...
Feel free to also post your title recommendations; perhaps it will be the next Wake Tech's Book Club selection…
Summer Reading Exchange
Looking to “Recycle” your paperback and/or hardcover books? Are you going to be traveling by car, train or plane…it doesn’t matter where you go…if you need a book to help pass the time…stop by the library to pick out a title!
The Summer Reading Exchange is located on your left as you enter the Main Campus (Bruce I. Howell) Library. Currently, the reading exchange includes titles by the following authors: Jeffrey Archer, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Mary Higgins Clark, Frank Herbert, Tony Hillerman, Margaret Maron, and many more.
Hurry in before these titles are gone…
No need to check these titles out at the circulation desk…just take a book that you wish to read! When you’re finished with it, just return the book OR donate another title to the exchange so that others can enjoy it.
Don’t have classes on main campus? Visit the reading exchange display at the Health Sciences Library to check out their book selections!
Cleaning out your bookcase…donations are always welcomed!
The Summer Reading Exchange is located on your left as you enter the Main Campus (Bruce I. Howell) Library. Currently, the reading exchange includes titles by the following authors: Jeffrey Archer, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Mary Higgins Clark, Frank Herbert, Tony Hillerman, Margaret Maron, and many more.
Hurry in before these titles are gone…
No need to check these titles out at the circulation desk…just take a book that you wish to read! When you’re finished with it, just return the book OR donate another title to the exchange so that others can enjoy it.
Don’t have classes on main campus? Visit the reading exchange display at the Health Sciences Library to check out their book selections!
Cleaning out your bookcase…donations are always welcomed!
Monday, June 11, 2007
Listen to your Summer Reading
Did you know that you can check out an MP3 player from Howell Library? Well, you can!
Here is how we use it:
You request a book from NetLibrary to be loaded on our 1G Creative Zen Nano MP3 player.
The Media Librarian loads it up for you & e-mails you when it is ready.
You check it out at the circulation desk for three weeks.
That is it.
OH - and it is a BYOH situation right now: Bring Your Own Headphones (a.k.a. Bring Your Own Hygiene)
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Need to Find Career Information?
Are you looking for career information? You can find information about career fields/industries or specific occupations using the following resources:
Books (Print)
Try searching the library's online catalog: http://library.waketech.edu/catalog.html. Select your library location and in the search box, type in "Careers" or your specific occupation to find books on your topic. To find these books on the shelf, please note down the item's call number, located in the "Item Information" tab under "Holdings".
Electronic Books
To locate electronic books (and audio books) on your career topic, you can search "NetLibrary" via NCLive (http://www.nclive.org). To access this resource from off-campus, you need to obtain a username and password from your local library. In the NetLibrary search box, you can type in "Careers" or your specific occupation to find electronic full-text books on your topic.
Electronic Articles
You can also use NCLive (http://www.nclive.org) to find general articles on your selected career or occupation. Depending on the vendor (from the main page, click "Browse Resources" then "Vendor" to view the list of vendors) that you choose, you should be able to find both general descriptions of your career, as well as stories of those individuals who are working in the field.
Testing Guides and Practice Exams
Need to take an entrance exam? Are you looking for study aids or practice exams?
You can access study aids and online practice exams via "Learning Express Library" (Learning Express) or "Testing & Education Reference Center" (Gale). Both of these databases are available on NCLive (http://www.nclive.org).
Internet Sites
General
America's Career InfoNet http://www.acinet.org
Find wages and employment trends, occupational requirements, and state by state labor market conditions.
Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco
Handbook describes what workers do on the job as well as working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
O*Net OnLine http://online.onetcenter.org
Find occupations by title, classification, and by skill.
Specific
Careers in Real Estate http://www.realtor.org/realtororg.nsf/pages/careers
Provides brief information on various careers in real estate.
Nursing Careers http://www.nurseweek.com/career/
Provides brief overview of specific jobs in the nursing field.
Today's Military http://www.todaysmilitary.com
Provides background information on all types of military careers.
If you need help navigating any of these resources, please feel free to ask a librarian!
Books (Print)
Try searching the library's online catalog: http://library.waketech.edu/catalog.html. Select your library location and in the search box, type in "Careers" or your specific occupation to find books on your topic. To find these books on the shelf, please note down the item's call number, located in the "Item Information" tab under "Holdings".
Electronic Books
To locate electronic books (and audio books) on your career topic, you can search "NetLibrary" via NCLive (http://www.nclive.org). To access this resource from off-campus, you need to obtain a username and password from your local library. In the NetLibrary search box, you can type in "Careers" or your specific occupation to find electronic full-text books on your topic.
Electronic Articles
You can also use NCLive (http://www.nclive.org) to find general articles on your selected career or occupation. Depending on the vendor (from the main page, click "Browse Resources" then "Vendor" to view the list of vendors) that you choose, you should be able to find both general descriptions of your career, as well as stories of those individuals who are working in the field.
Testing Guides and Practice Exams
Need to take an entrance exam? Are you looking for study aids or practice exams?
You can access study aids and online practice exams via "Learning Express Library" (Learning Express) or "Testing & Education Reference Center" (Gale). Both of these databases are available on NCLive (http://www.nclive.org).
Internet Sites
General
America's Career InfoNet http://www.acinet.org
Find wages and employment trends, occupational requirements, and state by state labor market conditions.
Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco
Handbook describes what workers do on the job as well as working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
O*Net OnLine http://online.onetcenter.org
Find occupations by title, classification, and by skill.
Specific
Careers in Real Estate http://www.realtor.org/realtororg.nsf/pages/careers
Provides brief information on various careers in real estate.
Nursing Careers http://www.nurseweek.com/career/
Provides brief overview of specific jobs in the nursing field.
Today's Military http://www.todaysmilitary.com
Provides background information on all types of military careers.
If you need help navigating any of these resources, please feel free to ask a librarian!
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Having trouble with Blackboard? Excuses, excuses...
After July 7th 2007 -that's right: 07/07/07 - the new URL for 24/7 Blackboard support for students will be:
http://d2.parature.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4288
So, instead of just e-mailing your instructor that at 2 a.m. Blackboard wouldn't let you turn in your assignment, ask Blackboard to help you out!
http://d2.parature.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4288
So, instead of just e-mailing your instructor that at 2 a.m. Blackboard wouldn't let you turn in your assignment, ask Blackboard to help you out!
Monday, June 4, 2007
Summer Movie Round Up
A few weeks ago, the New York Times published their much awaited "Summer Movies" section of the news paper. There are articles about the following films:
- Knocked Up
- Nancy Drew
- The Simpsons Movie
As well as profiles of these actors:
- Alicja Bachleda-Curus (Polish actress in the film "The Girls Next Door")
- Dane Cook (stand up comedian acting in "Mr. Brooks")
- Marion Cotillard (French actress playing Edith Piaf in "La Vie en Rose")
- Nikki Blonsky (first time in movies playing Tracy Turnblad in "Hairspray")
- Nathan Fillion (romantic love interest in "Waitress")
You can check out the Times' reviews of these films after they appear in the paper at:
http://movies.nytimes.com/ref/movies/reviews/index.html
Some films of note for July:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (of course)
Interview
The Camden 28
Rescue Dawn
This is England
The Willow Tree
Try to view something new this summer!
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