The LRC Blog

Textbooks on Reserve

2012-01-26T16:21:00.001-05:00

The LRC has textbooks on reserve for most of the courses CVCC offers. You may click here to see the list of textbooks that are currently available.

The reserved textbooks are for in-house use only and the student who uses the service is required to have a valid picture ID card.

Please contact library staff if you have any questions.

ID Station Hours (Spring 2012)

2012-01-25T22:33:00.000-05:00

Below are the ID station hours for Spring 2012. The ID station will be open starting Monday, January 30 until Thursday, March 8.

Mondays/Tuesdays

9:00am - 11:00am

1:00pm - 3:00pm

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Wednesdays/Thursdays

9:00am - 11:00am

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Fridays

CLOSED

Note:

Location: Owen Hall Lobby
IDs will only be taken during the times listed above.
After Thursday, March 8, the ID station will be CLOSED until Summer 2012 Regular Registration.

Students must have a copy of their Spring 2012 class schedule to get an ID.

Twitter Trends 2011

2012-01-25T12:11:00.001-05:00

To Read more on how the brands are ranked, click the link below:
http://mashable.com/2012/01/10/top-brands-twitter/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29

Early Closing

2012-01-19T08:41:00.000-05:00

The Learning Resource Center will be CLOSING at 2:00pm on Friday, January 20, 2012.

Holiday Closing

2012-01-13T09:17:00.000-05:00

The Learning Resource Center will be

CLOSED Monday, January 16 in observance of

Martin Luther King Day.

We will re-open on Tuesday, January 17 at 7:30am.

Extraordinary Means of Collection

2012-01-05T12:59:00.002-05:00

According to Huffingtonpost.com, a library in Massachusetts went to extraordinary means to collect some overdue books held by a five-year old and her father. To see what happened, watch the video below. If you would also like to read the article, click here.

ID Station Closed Temporarily

2012-01-05T12:48:00.000-05:00

Due to maintenance, the ID station is temporarily shut down. Please check back later for further updates.

ID Station Hours Spring 2012, Term I

2012-01-03T09:57:00.001-05:00

Please find below the hours for the ID Station for Spring 2012, Term I.

IDs will be taken in the lobby of Owen Hall.

Monday, January 9, 2012 - Thursday, January 19, 2012

Mondays/Tuesdays

9:00am - 11:00am

1:00pm - 3:00pm

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Wednesdays/Thursdays

9:00am - 11:00am

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Fridays

CLOSED

Students must have their Spring 2012

class schedule to get a student ID.

Spring 2012 ID Station Hours (Regular Registration)

2012-01-03T09:51:00.003-05:00

Please find below the hours for the ID Station for Spring 2012, Regular Registration.

IDs will be taken in the lobby of Owen Hall.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

8:00am - 7:00pm

Thursday, January 5, 2012

8:00am - 7:00pm

Friday, January 6, 2012

CLOSED

Students must have their Spring 2012

class schedule to get a Student ID.

The LRC Hours for December 19, 2011 - January 2, 2012

2011-12-15T10:30:00.003-05:00

The hours for the LRC for December 19, 2011 - January 3, 2012 are below:

Monday, December 19, 2011

7:30am - 9:00pm

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

7:30am - 5:00pm

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

7:30am - 5:00pm*

Thursday, December 22, 2011 - Monday, January 2, 2012

CLOSED

The LRC will re-open on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 7:30am.

* Time is subject to change

Most and Least Studied Majors in College

2011-12-15T10:10:00.003-05:00

According to the Huffington Post, the National Survey of Student Engagement has rated the majors that studied most per week in average. Below is the Top 7.

Most Studied College Majors

7. Business - 14 hours/week
6. Social Sciences - 14 hours/week
5. Education - 15 hours/week
4. Arts and Humanities - 17 hours/week

Want to know what the Top 3 majors are? Then click here to find out.

New Bestsellers for December 2011

2011-12-14T11:55:00.000-05:00

Click here to view the list of new bestsellers posted for December 2011.

How to Get the Best Deals Shopping Online?

2011-12-08T09:38:00.001-05:00

If you are an online shopper and a good deal seeker, the advice from techlicious may be valuable for you.

http://www.techlicious.com/how-to/how-to-get-the-best-deals-shopping-online/

Another Challenger to Blackboard?

2011-12-01T10:47:00.001-05:00

Three University of Pennsylvania students who dropped out the college to start course-management system unveiled yesterday their software, called Coursekit.

According to Chronicle of Higher Education, "Coursekit offers a platform for hosting discussions, posting grades and syllabi, sharing calendars and links, and creating student profiles." "Thirty universities tested Coursekit this fall, including Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania."

Is CourseKit going to be another challenger to Blackboard? Only time can tell.

CVCC Library Agreement with Columbus Technical College

2011-11-30T15:46:00.001-05:00

The LRC has acollaboration agreement with Columbus Technical College (CTC) library, whichoffers borrowing privileges to faculty, staff, and students of respective institutions and shares resources with and provides services to respectiveinstitutions.

CVCC faculty, staff, and students, who desire to use CTC library facilities,resources, and services, may apply for a CTC/CVCC library card at the Information Center in the LRC. Please visit the LRC Resources blog for more information.

New Bestsellers for November 2011

2011-11-16T16:28:00.000-05:00

Click here to view the list of new bestsellers posted for November 2011.

Should Printed Books be Banned?

2011-11-16T11:52:00.001-05:00

Here is an very interesting article by Marc Prensky titled "In the 21st-Century University, Let's Ban Books". Mr. Prensky uses "scrolls, papyrus, or clay tablets" as analogies of current printed books and believes that campus should go bookless.

What do you think? Do you want your library to be bookless? Please send us your comments.

The LRC Hours for Thanksgiving Week

2011-11-16T08:20:00.001-05:00

Below are the hours for the LRC for the week of Thanksgiving.

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.

Final Cut: Words to Strike from Your Resume

2011-11-10T12:40:00.000-05:00

Here is an article from Forbes.comwhich provides good advices on writing a perfect resume.

FinalCut: Words to Strike from Your Resume

Firefox and Twitter Partnering

2011-11-09T11:09:00.002-05:00

According to the Huffington Post, Firefox's latest update, Firefox 8, will have a new added search tool. On Tuesday, Mozilla announced that Firefox will be partnering with Twitter. This partnership will allow Firefox users who download the ability to search Twitter from the search box located on the toolbar. To read more, click here.

Veterans Day (11/11/11)

2011-11-09T10:39:00.000-05:00

Veteran's Day

2011-11-08T09:37:00.000-05:00

This Veteran's Day, we honor those who have so bravely served this country.
America is founded on the principle of freedom, justice, and liberty for all. Our nation's soldiers serve every day to protect our country and its ideals.
On veteran's Day, take a sacred moment to remember those who sacrifice their lives every moment to achieve peace and democracy.

Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday November 6, 2011

2011-11-04T10:12:00.002-04:00

8 Things You Need to Know about New Gmail

2011-11-02T12:41:00.000-04:00

Gmail announced Nov. 1 it is rolling out a redesigned interface that users may preview as soon as they see the “Switch to the new look” on their Gmail homepage.

Foxnews.com summarizes eight key changes that users will experience in the new Gmail:

Gmail automatically resizes itself to fit into any sized window.
You can adjust display density settings.
Adjust the size of the label and chat panes to suit your use.
The labels themselves have more prominence in the new layout.
Gmail has added new themes that include high-resolution imagery supplied by iStockphoto for HD displays.
Conversation threads have been reorganized for improved readability.
Each email in a thread also displays the sender’s profile photo whenever available.
Gmail now boasts an all-in-one advanced search box.

Click here to read more.

Top Three Search Engines

2011-11-02T12:03:00.004-04:00

New Bestsellers for October 2011

2011-10-27T11:44:00.000-04:00

Click here to view the list of new bestsellers posted for October 2011.

OpenClass, a New and Free Learning Management System

2011-10-26T13:31:00.000-04:00

Pearson and Google have teamed up to launch OpenClass, a free Learning Management System that combines standard course-management tools with advanced features. According to Pearson's announcement on its website, "OpenClass offers institutions and instructors the ability to engage and interact with their students using the collaborative technologies that students are embracing—at no cost." The program will launch through Google Apps for Education and be hosted by Pearson with the intent of freeing institutions from the burden of providing resources to run it.

Click the link below for more information:

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/pearson-and-google-jump-into-learning-management-systems/33636

Chime.in, a New Social Media

2011-10-20T12:22:00.000-04:00

Bill Gross, the CEO of UberMedia, launched a new social media site, Chime.in on Tuesday. Gross describes the Chime.in as an "interest network." Like other social networks, Chime.in lets users share content with others. It has a newsfeed, profile pages and a system for following other users. But unlike others, Chime.in gives users 50 percent of the revenue it earns from selling advertising on their profile pages. Click here to read more about this social media.

New Digital Tools let Professors Tailor Their Own Textbooks for Under $20

2011-10-19T10:08:00.000-04:00

According an article by Alex Campbell in the Chronicle of Higher Education, one professor from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville has created a e-textbook ($14.95) that costs under $20 dollars. This is just one option students have to purchase. Students can also choose from a paperback ($27) or hardback ($45) versions. To read more, click here.

The Most Dangerous Tech Products

2011-10-13T16:53:00.000-04:00

Below are the five most dangerous tech products according to Techlicious.com.

Top Five Most Dangerous Tech Products

      5. Baby monitors (Mind the Cords)
              Stat: Seven deaths since 2002

      4. Button cell phone batteries (Potential Poison Pills)
              Stat: 3,500 injures, nine deaths since 1985

      3. Shredders (Home Office is No Place for Kids)
              Stat: 2,700 injures in 2010

      2. Flat-panel TVs (Bolt Down or Hang Up)
              Stat: 18,000 injures a year, one child death every two weeks

      1. Cell Phones (The Biggest Killers)
              Stat: 995 deaths in 2009

To read more information, click here.

2010 - 2011 Annual Acquisitions

2011-10-11T11:56:00.000-04:00

Click here to view the list of Annual Acquisitions posted for 2010 -2011.

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005

2011-10-06T11:12:00.003-04:00

If you haven't heard Steve Jobs inspirational commencement speech at Stanford University in 2005, please click the link below to listen what this technology giant and pioneer had to say.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc

"Stay hungry, stay foolish"--Jobs' favorite quote.

New Audiovisuals for July, August, and September 2011

2011-10-05T17:00:00.000-04:00

Click here to view the list of new audiovisuals posted for July, August, and September 2011.

The LRC Donations for 2010-11

2011-10-05T16:01:00.003-04:00

Click the link below to view all the items that library has added to the catalog through donations for 2010-11. These items are either books (hardback, paperback, or spiral bound), journals or magazines, audio/visual materials (VHS, DVD, and etc.), or other materials.

The LRC Donations for 2010-11