Wednesday, December 02, 2009

New Paperbacks in the Library

The WOO-WOO Factor
Stephenie Meyer -- Eclipse -- The third book in Stephenie Meyer's best selling vampire love saga

Charlaine Harris -- Four more entries into the Sookie Stackhouse Series – for true blue True Blood fans!
Dead Until Dark (#1)
Club Dead (#3)
Dead to the World (#4)
Dead as a Doornail (#5) “
Already in the paperback collection:
Living Dead in Dallas #2
From Dead to Worse #8
Definitely Dead #6

Other Vamps and things, oh my!

Charlie Huston -- My Dead Body
T. A. Pratt -- Spell Games
The Tarot Café: The Wild Hunt -- based on the Manga best-seller
Art by Sang-Sun Park, Story by Chandra Rooney
Lynsay Sands -- The Rogue Hunter
Already in the paperback collection:
Devil Of The Highlands
The Immortal Hunter
Vampire, Interrupted
Vampires Are Forever

Dean Koontz --  Frankenstein: Dead and Alive – Book 3

Classic Horror Tales inspired by the work of H.G. Lovecraft
Lovecraft Unbound
Already in the paperback collection:
The Dream Cycle of H.P. Lovecraft: Dreams Of Terror And Death
Graphic Classics: H.P. Lovecraft

SF/Fantasy
Susan Kearney--Lucan: The Pendragon Legacy
Already in the paperback collection:
Ultimatum

J. D. Robb -- Promises in Death
Already in the paperback collection:
Origin in Death
Three in Death

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

The Academic Support Center will be open for tutoring in Math, ESL, Reading & Study Skills, and Writing

SATURDAYS---10:00am - 2:00pm

October 24th & 31st


November 7th, 14th & 21st

December 5th, 12th & 19th*
Tutoring will be held at the Science Tutorial/ SCI 219 on all dates EXCEPT on 12/19/09 tutoring will be held at the ASC/ Library G-31

The Science Tutorial will remain open from 10:00am—2:00pm on Saturdays.

(Closed on Saturday November, 28th for Thanksgiving)

Please, encourage your students to come.

October 24th & 31st

November 7th, 14th & 21st

December 5th, 12th & 19th*



Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Placement Testing Schedule - 2010

Click on the link below for the Spring 2010 placement testing schedule


FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, VISIT THE TESTING CENTER WEBSITE: www.sunywcc.edu/testingcenter

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Student Experience Survey

ATTENTION STUDENTS!! --
You  have the opportunity to voice your opinions regarding the renovation
and redesign of the Student Center. 
TAKE THE SURVEY BELOW--BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=sh_2fLpXsVR9CBffucSGSp5g_3d_3d

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

New Paperbacks in the Library

In Memoriam

Michael Jackson -- A Tribute to an American Icon

Romance
Andersen, Susan-- Bending the Rules

Michaels, Kasey-- How to Tempt a Duke
     Also in the collection: A Gentleman by Any Other Name
     The Kissing Game
     Beware of Virtuous Women

Quinn, Julia --What Happens in London
     Also in the collection: When He Was Wicked
     The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever
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Roberts, Nora The MacKade Brothers: Devin & Shane
     Also in the collection: 61 - Too many to list!!

Rogers, Rosemary-- Bound By Love
     Also in the collection: In Your ARms

Mystery/Thriller
Brant, Kylie --Waking Nightmare
     Also in the collection: Mindhunters

Coulter, Catherine-- Tailspin
     Also in the collection: 16- Too many to list!!

Sawhney, Hirsh, ed.-- Dehli Noir
     Also in the collection: Havana Noir
     San Francisco Noir 2

A Bit of History with your Mystery and/or Romance
Shaffer, Mary Ann and Annie Barrows-- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Bell, Ted-- Tsar
The Paranormal, Shamans, The Undead, and the Dead
Barant, D D-- Dying Bites

Feehan, Christine-- Hidden Currents
     Also in the collection: 8- Too many to list!!

Harris, Charlaine-- Dead as a Doornail  Another Sookie Stackhouse (True Blood) offering
     Also in the collection: 6 - Too many to list!!

Kearney, Susan Lucan - The Pendragon Legacy
     Also in the collection: The Ultimatum

Gischler, Victor --Vampire a Go-Go

Lebbon, Tim--Bar None
     Also in the collection: Berserk

Murphy, C. E. Walking Dead
     Also in the collection:  Heart of Stone
     Thunderbird Falls

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

BANNED BOOK WEEK

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
September 26−October 3, 2009

Source: ala.org
Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.

Intellectual freedom—the freedom to access information and express ideas, even if the information and ideas might be considered unorthodox or unpopular—provides the foundation for Banned Books Week. BBW stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints for all who wish to read and access them.

The books featured during Banned Books Week have been targets of attempted bannings. Fortunately, while some books were banned or restricted, in a majority of cases the books were not banned, all thanks to the efforts of librarians, teachers, booksellers, and members of the community to retain the books in the library collections. Imagine how many more books might be challenged—and possibly banned or restricted—if librarians, teachers, and booksellers across the country did not use Banned Books Week each year to teach the importance of our First Amendment rights and the power of literature, and to draw attention to the danger that exists when restraints are imposed on the availability of information in a free society.

Banned Books Week is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association; American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression; the American Library Association; American Society of Journalists and Authors; Association of American Publishers; and the National Association of College Stores. It is endorsed by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Library Services for all WCC Employees

Free Research Service to all WCC Employees

Searching for information on a new course, curriculum or research project?

Working on your doctoral dissertation or master thesis?

Making a speech or presentation of any kind?

Publishing?

Free Interlibrary Loan Service to all WCC employees.

Resources that are not available at the WCC Library can be requested through this nationwide online service

Both services can be accessed online through the Library homepage at www.sunywcc.edu/library

Or Contact
Una Shih
Professor/Librarian
Research and Interlibrary Loan
Harold L. Drimmer Library, Room 207
Westchester Community College
75 Grasslands Road
Valhalla, New York 10595
(914) 606-6573



Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Check Out the Library's Electronic Databases


Click on the link to browse our Databases by Subject
Click on the link to browse Databases A to Z

 Not sure which one to use? Wave your mouse over the title for a description.

Thursday, September 03, 2009

NEW MLA UPDATE 2009

The Modern Language Association has introduced the new seventh edition of its MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
The Drimmer Library's new MLA 2009 Guideline resources have been updated, and are available online at the library website: http://sunywcc.edu/library under the tab CITATION.
The guidelines are also available in the Library at our Reference and Circulation desks.





Five Easy Steps to Embed a Librarian
...must be done each semester...
1. Add a librarian to your course as a TA: Blackboard userid: sches.
(Go to "Teach"> "Grade Book"> "Enroll Members" Type userid > "Enroll')
2. Create a discussion forum limited to library questions.
3. Add a Library link to your course: www.sunywcc.edu/library
4. Inform the librarian of special requirements, if any.
5. Introduce the librarian to students. (librarian can provide introduction)
YOUR Embedded Librarian will take it from there!!
Thank You!

Monday, August 31, 2009

WELCOME to FALL '09 SEMESTER

Welcome to the Fall 2009 Semester at Westchester Community College!! As you begin or continue your college experience, come by the Harold L. Drimmer Library for your information needs!
If you are new or unfamaliar with the library, be sure to check out our website http://sunywcc.edu/library.
We look forward to working with you!!

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

DO YOU TWEET??

Most Faculty Don't Use Twitter, Study Reveals
But about 5.1 percent use the microblogging service as part of instruction

By David Nagel in Campus Technology
08/26/09

Despite the seemingly relentless barrage of hype surrounding Twitter, most faculty in higher education institutions are not using the microblogging service at all. In fact, according to a new study from Faculty Focus, most have never even tried it.

To continue reading this story, go to http://campustechnology.com/articles/2009/08/26/most-faculty-dont-use-twitter-study-reveals.aspx

Monday, July 06, 2009

NEW PAPERBACKS - SUMMER READING

For True Blood Lovers –Sookie Stackhouse books!
Harris, Charlaine
--- A Bone to Pick
---Definitely Dead
---From Dead to Worse

Women’s Murder Club Titles
Patterson, James---1st to Die
---3rd Degree
---4th of July
---6th Target
---7th Heaven

Romance
Balogh, Mary---First Comes Marriage
Miller, Linda Lael---Montana Creeds: Tyler
Roberts, Nora---Charmed & Enchanted
---Tribute
Sparks, Nicholas---The Choice
Steel, Danielle--- Amazing Grace
Honor Thyself

Mystery and Adventure
Barr, Nevada---Winter Study
Child, Lee---Nothing to Lose
Clark, Mary Higgins---Where Are You Now?
Cussler, Clive---The Chase
Deveraux, David---Hunter’s Moon
Malliet, G. M.---Death and the Lit Chick: A St. Just Mystery
Martini, Steve---Shadow of Power
Recacoechea, Juan de---Andean Experience
More New Paperback Titles
Behrandt, Greg & Liz Tuccillo---He’s Just Not That Into You
Benioff, David---City of Thieves
Gladwell, Malcolm---Blink!
Zinczenko, David---Eat This Not That!

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

WIKIPEDIA AGAIN!!!

Have you seen this article about a 22 year old Irish student who decided to test journalists' research skills by posting a phony quote in Wikipedia?

The quote ended up in countless blogs, although Wikipedia's quick response had it removed from the site repeatedly because it was not reference!!

Read the article at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30699302

Leave a comment and let us know what you think!!!

SUMMER HOURS




May 18th - May 26th
Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Friday 8:00am - 12:00pm

SUMMER SESSION I and II
May 26th - July 31st
Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 7:00pm
Friday 8:00am - 12:00pm

August 3rd - August 7th
Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm
August 10th - Sept 4th
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

CLOSED WEEKENDS until September 8th
HOLDIAY CLOSINGS
May 25th - Memorial Day
July 3rd - Independence Day
Sept 7th - Labor Day
















Monday, May 11, 2009

FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE

Spring 2009 FINALS SCHEDULE can be found at:
GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!!

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

What Today's College Students Say About Conducting Research in the Digital Age

A report of preliminary findings and analysis from student discussion groups held on 7 U.S. campuses in Fall 2008, as part of Project Information Literacy.
To read the entire report, go to:

Monday, April 27, 2009

Britannica vs Wikipedia




For 241 years, it's been the gold standard of reference books, a premium-priced digest of the world's accumulated knowledge. Now it's being overwhelmed by an eight-year-old online upstart authored by amateurs and available at no charge.

Click on the link below to find out

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Community Colleges Boom in Recession
Record Numbers of Students, Laid-Off Workers Drawn to Cheap Tuition, Job Training
By Susan Donaldson James
ABCNews.com
03/03/09

California college freshman Stephanie Parks dreamed of attending an expensive, private four-year college with an annual price tag of $50,000, but her parents made her settle for Sonoma State, "a cheaper alternative at one-third the cost," she said.

But when the recession hit colleges hard at the end of last year, Parks was astounded to learn she could only be guaranteed enrollment in one two-credit course for the spring semester.

Monday, March 30, 2009

PLAGIARISM is a form of theft. It could get you dismissed from the College.

Click on the link below to access and play the LIBRARY FLASH TUTORIAL
"YOU QUOTE IT, YOU NOTE IT'

http://www.sunywcc.edu/library/flash_tutorial/index.html

Choose a player, and in 10 minutes you will not only learn how to avoid plagiarism, but you'll also pick up some good research tips!!!

You can also access the tutorial from the Library Homepage, under TUTORIALS.


Tuesday, February 10, 2009

FREE RESEARCH SERVICE to all WCC EMPLOYEES

Searching for information on a new course, curriculum or research project?

Working on your doctoral dissertation or master thesis?

Making a speech or presentation of any kind?

Publishing?

Free Interlibrary Loan Service to all WCC employees.

Resources that are not available at the WCC Library
can be requested through this nationwide online service.


Both services can be accessed online through the Library homepage at
http://www.sunywcc.edu/library


Or Contact

Una Shih
Professor/Librarian
Research and Interlibrary Loan
Harold L. Drimmer Library, Room 207
Westchester Community College
75 Grasslands Road
Valhalla, New York 10595
(914) 606-6573
Una.shih@sunywcc.edu



2/09

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

NEW PAPERBACKS - Vampires, Lovebirds, CIA Agents, Oh My!!


Our paperbacks are arranged alphabetically by author on the main floor of the Library, behind the circulation desk.

Best Sellers
Brashares, Ann - The Last Summer (of You and Me)
Chabon, Michael - The Yiddish Policemen’s Union
Collins, Jackie - Drop Dead Beautiful
Grisham, John - The Appeal
Kidd, Sue Monk - The Mermaid Chair
Miller, Sue - The Senator’s Wife
Morton, Andrew - Tom Cruise – an unauthorized biography
Patchett, Ann - Bel Canto
Patterson, James - The Quickie
Steel, Danielle - Rogue



Mysteries
Coben, Harlan - The Woods
Connolly, John - TheUnquiet
Dodd, Christina - Thigh High
Hoag, Tami - The Alibi Man
James, P.D. - The Lighthouse
Roberts, Nora - Angels Fall
Sandford, John - Invisible Prey

Thrillers
Baldacci, David - Simple Genius
Child, Lee - Bad Luck and Trouble
Child, Lincoln - Deep Storm
Cussler, Clive - Treasure of Khan
Finder, Joseph - Power Play
Greanias, Thomas - The Atlantis Prophecy
Griffin, W. E. B. - The Double Agents
Staten, Joseph - Halo–Contact Harvest
Van Lustbader, Eric - Robert Ludlum’s the Bourne Betrayal

Graphic Novels
Ao Mimori - B.O.D.Y.

Historical Fiction
Alexander, Robert - The Romanov Bride
Feldman, Ellen - Lucy
Gregory, Philippa - The Virgin’s Lover
The Wise Woman
Kyle, Barbara - The Queen’s Lady

Romance
Chase, Loretta - Your Scandalous Ways
Hildebrand, Elin - A Summer Affair
Lindsey, Johanna - The Devil Who Tamed Her
Macomber, Debbie - Back on Blossom Street
Susannah’s Garden
Sijie, Dai - Mr. Muo’s Travelling Couch

Chick Lit
Cabot, Meg - Queen of Babble in the Big City
Goldberg, Amand - Celebutantes
Kinsella, Sophie - Can You Keep a Secret?
McCafferty, Megan - Fourth Comings

Horror
Koontz, Dean - Brother Odd
The Good Guy

Rothfuss, Patrick - The Name of the Wind
Smith, Scott - The Ruins

Paranormal
Knight, Angela, et al - Shifter
Quick, Amanda - The River Knows
Ward, J.R. - Lover Enshrined
Showalter, Gena - The Darkest Night

Vampires
Arthur, Keri - The Darkest Kiss
Cole, Kresley - Dark Needs at Night’s Edge
Frost, Jeaniene - One Foot in the Grave
Hamilton, Laurell K. - The Harlequin
Sands, Lynsay - Vampire, Interrupted

Thursday, January 22, 2009

SPRING 2009 LIBRARY HOURS



January 20th - May 17th


Monday - Thursday - 8:00am - 9:30pm


Friday - 8:00am - 5:00pm


Saturday - 9:00am - 5:00pm


Sunday - 1:00pm - 5:00pm




Spring Break Hours

March 16th - March 22nd

Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 5:00pm

Saturday - 9:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday - 1:00pm - 5:00pm



Closed April 12th Easter Sunday

Monday, January 05, 2009

LIBRARY HOURS - JANUARY

JANUARY HOURS
Monday, January 5th - Friday January18th
Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 5:00pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
Closed Monday, January 19th , Martin Luther King Day
Normal Hours Resume Tuesday, January 20th