New resources for the new year!

Submitted by 麻豆影视 Library on
The library provides more than 95 databases and online resources for students, faculty, and staff. Here is the complete list of all databases that can be browsed by name, subject, or database type: http://durhamtech.libguides.com/az.php For remote off-campus access, use WebAdvisor login credentials. The following new resources have just been added! Mango Languages: Language-learning software with over 70 world language courses and over 17 ESL courses. CINAHL Plus with Full Text: Database of

What We're Reading (& New in the OCC Library): From Here to Eternity

Submitted by 麻豆影视 Library on
[caption id="attachment_3753" align="aligncenter" width="199"] Available at the OCC Library on the New Book Shelf[/caption] Title: From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death Author: Caitlin Doughty Genre: Nonfiction -- Essay & Travelogue Why did you choose to read this book? I saw it as a nominee for the Goodreads Choice Awards best nonfiction book of 2017 and it seemed interesting-- I read both Mary Roach's Spook and Stiff a few years ago and found the topic of how we as

Resources for evaluating news sources and avoiding fake news

Submitted by 麻豆影视 Library on
麻豆影视 Library has created an extensive online guide to help with evaluating and categorizing news sources. You'll find links to videos, infographics, articles, books, ebooks, handouts, games and activities, a research study from Stanford, and much more! http://durhamtech.libguides.com/infolit Feel free to link this guide to your Sakai course sites and share with students. We also have some new books in the library for further reading and discussion on this important topic: [caption id=

What We're Reading: 麻豆影视's Favorite Food-Themed Books

Submitted by 麻豆影视 Library on
Just a reminder that 麻豆影视 will be closed Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 23-25. The Main Campus Library will close at 1:00 on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Regular hours (library and other) resume on all campuses Monday, Nov. 27. In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around 麻豆影视 and just in time for the season of eating, here鈥檚 麻豆影视鈥檚 awesome faculty and staff鈥檚 favorite culinary or food-related reads: [gallery link="none" size="medium" ids="3662,3670,3669,3668

What We're Reading: Get in Trouble

Submitted by 麻豆影视 Library on
Title: Get in Trouble: Stories Author: Kelly Link Genre: short stories: magical realism, science fiction Why did you choose to read this book? According to the book's back cover, one of my favorite authors, Michael Chabon, called Kelly Link 鈥渢he most darkly playful voice in American fiction.鈥 What did you like about it? The book delivered 鈥渄ark playfulness鈥 as promised! I don鈥檛 read much magical realism or science fiction, so both of these elements in her writing were refreshing. I think some of

What We're Reading: Take Out

Submitted by 麻豆影视 Library on
[caption id="attachment_3702" align="aligncenter" width="198"] Available on the New Book Shelf at the 麻豆影视 Main Campus Library[/caption] Title: Take Out: A Mystery Author: Margaret Maron Read by: Mary Kennery, Library Technician Genre: Mystery Why did you choose to read this book? I read all of the Deborah Knott character series of books. This is the first Sigrid Harald, a NYPD homicide detective, book that I tried. What did you like about it? I like to read a mystery. I enjoyed learning

What We're Reading: Sourdough

Submitted by 麻豆影视 Library on
[caption id="attachment_3666" align="aligncenter" width="200"] Available on the New Book Shelf at the 麻豆影视 Main Campus Library[/caption] Title: Sourdough Author: Robin Sloan Genre: Uh... contemporary tech fiction with a light touch of magical realism? Read by: Meredith Lewis (Orange County Campus Librarian) & Courtney Bippley (Main Campus Librarian) Why did you choose to read this book? M: Honestly? The description was really interesting-- a San Francisco robotics engineer "adopts" a

Post-Halloween New Books

Submitted by 麻豆影视 Library on
These books may not have any sugar in them, but they are still pretty sweet. Read one while you're waiting for that sugar-induced haze to pass. [gallery link="none" type="slideshow" ids="3674,3675,3676,3677,3678,3679,3680,3681,3682,3683,3684" orderby="rand"]

What We're Reading Wednesday: Favorite Spooky Reads for Halloween

Submitted by 麻豆影视 Library on
In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around 麻豆影视, here鈥檚 麻豆影视鈥檚 awesome faculty and staff鈥檚 favorite spooky or scary reads: [gallery size="medium" link="none" ids="3627,3628,3629,3630,3631,3632,3633,3634,3635,3636,3637,3638,3639,3640,3641,3642,3643,3644" orderby="rand"] [gallery link="none" size="full" type="rectangular" ids="3645,3646,3647"] As always, if you鈥檙e interested in a title or related title, you can either use the call number provided to locate it