Holiday Semester Break Hours

Friday, Dec 24 - Sunday, Jan 2  CLOSED

Semester Break (Jan 3 - 17)

Monday - Friday  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday & Sunday  CLOSED

Monday, Jan 17  CLOSED for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE

The final exam schedule is now available.

Click the link below to see the details.

http://www.sunywcc.edu/academics/final_exams/exam_scheds.htm

Thanksgiving Holiday Library Hours

THANKSGIVING WEEKEND HOURS:

CLOSED: Thursday, 11/25 and Friday, 11/26

OPEN: Sat 11/27 -- 9:00am - 5:00pm

Sun 11/28 -- 1:00pm - 5:00pm

How Google Counted the World's 129 Million Books

In a blog post published this week, search mammoth Google explained the deep and thoroughly elaborate algorithm used by its literary offshoot, Google Books, to count just how many books exist in the world, right now.

 

How Google Counted the World's 129 Million Books

Click on the link above to find out more.....

Redefining the Library in the Age of Google

Redefining the Library in the Age of Google

Are libraries - hallowed, dusty halls lined with shelves and shelves of books in popular imagination - going extinct soon?  Click on the link above to find out more!!



Celebrate the Freedom to Read

Click on the link below to learn all about Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week - September 26-Oct. 3, 2010 - LibGuides at Westchester Community College Library

Gateway Center Opens

The Gateway Center, an innovative endeavor to address the emerging trends that challenge our future, opened this Fall, and classes began on September 7.



The Gateway Center will house the college’s Business Programs, Professional Development Center (which provides workforce training to local companies and their employees), Modern Language Programs, International Student Services, English Language Institute (the county’s largest English as a Second Language educational resource), and the Volunteer Center.  The Center also includes a cafe, auditorium and conference rooms.

Welcome to the FALL 2010 SEMESTER

Welcome to the Fall 2010 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://www.sunywcc.edu/library

We look forward to working with you!!

FREE COLLEGE EMAIL

Student may now access their own free college email account through the MyWCC portal.

The college will use your account to communicate important information. Of course you are free to use the account for your own purposes as well.

Look for details about how to access your college email account on the Students tab within MyWCC. http://www.sunywcc.edu/mywcc

NEW AUDIO BOOKS, located in the Popular Reading/Listening Collection on the main floor.

FICTION

The Lost Symbol, Brown, Dan
4TH OF JULY – PATTERSON, JAMES
ALL NIGHT LONG - KRENTZ, JAYNE ANN
BAD BOY – GOLDSMITH , OLIVIA
BLIND SIDE – COULTER, CATHERINE
DAMAGE CONTROL - DUGONI, ROBERT
DECEPTION POINT – BROWN, DAN
EXTREME MEASURES – PALMER, MICHAEL
HOT TARGET - BROCKMANN, SUZANNE
LOST SYMBOL - BROWN, DAN
MIDNIGHT IN DEATH /INTERLUDE IN DEATH – ROBB, J.D.
MONKEEWRENCH – TRACY, P.J.
SILVER MASTER – CASTLE, JAYNE
BIG DIG – BARNES , LINDA
BODIES LEFT BEHIND – DEAVER, JEFFERY
COLD MOON - DEAVER, JEFFERY
DARK TIDE - GROSS, ANDREW
GOLDEN ONE - PETERS, ELIZABETH
PENELOPIAD – ATWOOD, MARGARET
TRACE – CORNWELL, PATRICIA

NON-FICTION

DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT ANYTHING – DAVIS, KENNETH C.
FOUNDING FATHERS - SCHLESINGER, ARTHUR -GEN.EDITOR
GUILTY – COULTER, ANN
GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL - DIAMOND, JARED
LAST WORDS - CARLIN , GEORGE
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES
MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS - SALINE, CAROL AND WOHLMUTH, SHARON J.
NEW PASSAGES – SHEEHY, GAIL
RISE OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT - MORRIS, EDMUND
SHADOW – WOODWARD, BOB
SIX WIVES - STARKEY, DAVID
WHAT THE DOG SAW – GLADWELL, MALCOLM
WORLD IS FLAT - FRIEDMAN, THOMAS L.

LIBRARY HOURS

Summer Sessions I/II (May 24-July 30)


Monday-Thursday 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm


CLOSED WEEKENDS



Information: 914 606-6965
Reference Desk: 914 606-6960

FINALS WEEK

GOOD LUCK TO ALL STUDENTS ON FINALS!!!

STUDENT EMAIL IS HERE!!!

Student E-mail has arrived!!! Get your own Westchester Community College e-mail account.  To learn more, activate your User ID and log in. If your User ID is already active you can log in and access your e-mail account.

Traces of the Trade

"First time film maker Katrina Browne makes a troubling discovery - her New England ancestors were the largest slave trading family in U.S. history. She and nine cousins retrace the Triangle Trade from Rhode Island, to Ghana, to Cuba. Step by step, they uncover the vast extent of Northern complicity in slavery and gain powerful new perspectives on the black/white divide. The film is intended as a catalyst for dialogue, education, and action through screenings in communities and classrooms."

Visit the following link http://researchguides.sunywcc.edu/tracesofthetrade to discover reviews, books, websites and articles on and about the film.
This guide, as well as many others, can be found on the library's website under Research Guides.

Congratulations to Marge Glusker

For outstanding contributions to libraries and literacy, Dr. Marjorie Glusker, Vice President and Dean, Division of Continuing Education and Community Services at Westchester Community College, will receive the National Library Week Recognition Award today at the Westchester Library System’s 19th Annual Books and Authors Luncheon.

Citation Workshops In April

The Library will hold two citation workshops this month, both held in the Writing Tutorial on the ground floor of the Library:

WORKS CITED PAGE WORKSHOP - APRIL 15TH - 11:00 -1:00

IN-TEXT(PARENTHETICAL) CITATION - APRIL 22ND - 11:00 - 1:00

New Interfaces for Two Popular Research Tools!

Beginning this summer, LexisNexis Academic will have a new, portal-like interface.

This new format can be accessed here:

http://lib-proxy.sunywcc.edu/login?url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic

Video tutorials are also available: http://www.youtube.com/user/LexisNexisAcademic

Mergent Online, a company research tool, is also rolling out a new format.

The new interface is located here: http://lib-proxy.sunywcc.edu/login?url=http://www.new.mergentonline.com

See the library’s full list of electronic resources:

http://researchguides.sunywcc.edu/content.php?pid=54305&sid=441851

Remember you will need to enter your remote login in from off campus!

8 in 10 Students Turn to Wikipedia for Research

From Campus Technology
By David Nagel 03/23/10

Eighty-two percent of students in higher education turn to Wikipedia for their course-related research. But, according to a new report out of the University of Washington, most are doing it just to give their research a jump start.

Click the link below to read the entire article:
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/03/23/8-in-10-students-turn-to-wikipedia-for-research.aspx

Spring 2010 Hours

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

Friday - 8:00 am - 5:00pm

Saturday - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sunday - 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Spring Break Hours - March 15th -March 21st

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

Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sunday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Closed Easter Sunday

Commencement Ceremony - Thursday, May 20th at 6:00 pm

CITATION HELP

CITATION HELP IS AVAILABLE!!

Citation Workshops:

Creating a Works Cited Page -- February 18 and April 8th

In-Text (Parenthetical) Citations -- February 25th and April 15th

Drop-in help is also available every Thursday from 11-1, beginning Jan. 28th, 2010.

Workshops and help are located in the Writing Tutorial, Ground Floor of the Library.

Intersession Hours

Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED
CLOSED Martin Luther King Day - Jan. 18

Information: 914 606-6965

Reference Desk: 914 606-6960