Harold L. Drimmer LIBRARY BLOG

Fall 2011 Library Hours

2011-09-15T09:19:00.000-07:00

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

Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sunday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Information: 914 606-6965

Reference Desk: 914 606-6960

E-mail: reference@sunywcc.edu

College Students May Not Buy That Textbook

2011-08-25T08:16:00.000-07:00

August 24, 2011

University of Colorado junior Erica Truskolaski approaches college textbook buying with finesse. The physics student shops online. She shares books with classmates. She rents them. And, she avoids buying some books altogether because she said she can find similar educational material on the Web. She'll even consider photocopying portions of textbooks and then returning them. Seven out of 10 undergraduates in a national survey report that they avoided purchasing one or more textbooks because the cost is too high, according to a report released by the Student Public Interest Research Group.

Read more at:
http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_18723969

2011-06-21T13:12:00.000-07:00

College Freshmen Report Feeling Above Average

Among academics who track the behavior of young adults and teens, there's a touchy debate: Should the word "entitled" be used when talking about today's younger people? Are they overconfident in themselves? college students and others their age are more self-centered – narcissistic even – than past generations. Now she's turned up data showing that they also feel more superior about themselves than their elders did when they were young.
Read more at:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/16/more-college-freshmen-fee_n_878348.html

Information Overload

2011-06-07T06:09:00.000-07:00

Guest columnists Alison J. Head and Michael B. Eisenberg of The Seattle Times push back on the prevailing idea that today's college students are slackers. Rather, these researchers argue that colleges must retool to help young people learn the skills to negotiate the vast amount of information at their disposal.

Read the article here:

COLLEGE STUDENTS EAGER TO LEARN BUT NEED HELP WITH INFORMATION OVERLOAD

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

2011-05-04T09:49:00.000-07:00

Take a look at our Research Guide on Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage, found by visiting our website, http://www.sunywcc.edu/library and clicking on Research Guides

Five Myths About The Information Age

2011-04-27T07:55:00.000-07:00

Confusion about the nature of the so-called information age has led to a state of collective false consciousness. It's no one's fault but everyone's problem, because in trying to get our bearings in cyberspace, we often get things wrong, and the misconceptions spread so rapidly that they go unchallenged. Taken together, they constitute a font of proverbial nonwisdom.

Read the full article from the April 27th Chronicle of Higher Education by clicking on the link below:

Five Myths About The Information Age

ERes IS GOING AWAY

2011-04-08T07:33:00.000-07:00

Subject Line: ERes is going away!

Effective August 31, 2011, ERes, the Library’s electronic reserve system, will be cancelled. The Library thanks the many faculty who have been loyal users and promoters of ERes.

Blackboard would be a great alternative to use for your course materials. Please contact the Online Education Office at 914.606.6827 or online.education@sunywcc.edu.

Should you have questions about your course materials in ERes, please contact Sandy Schepis at 914.606.6629 or sandy.schepis@sunywcc.edu.

Thank you

TRANSFER NIGHT--MARCH 31st -- STUDENT CENTER LOUNGE--3:00-7:00PM

2011-03-22T13:38:00.000-07:00

MLA CITATION WORKSHOP

2011-03-21T12:36:00.001-07:00

MLA Works Cited headaches? Get fast relief at the Academic Support Center, Writing Tutorial Workshop, March 24, 2011 @ 11am.

APA CITATION WORKSHOP

2011-03-07T07:04:00.000-08:00

American Psychological Association Citations Got You Down???

Come to the APA Citation Workshop!!

Sign in at THE WRITING TUTORIAL, ground floor of the Library

THURSDAY, MARCH 10th, 2011 at 11:00am

Student Research: Can Googling Replace $168 Intro to Psych Textbook?

2011-03-03T10:27:00.000-08:00

Student Research: Can Googling Replace $168 Intro to Psych Textbook?

By Dian Schaffhauser 02/16/11 for Campus Technology

"Students are taking the battle against high-priced textbooks into their own hands." This week, 11 University of Cincinnati seniors in the psychology program presented at an Educause event a comparison of the content of traditional college texts, one of which costs $168, to content they found for free on the Web.

Read the rest of the article at: http://campustechnology.com/articles/2011/02/16/student-research-can-googling-replace-168-intro-to-psych-textbook.aspx

IN-TEXT CITATION WORKSHOP

2011-02-25T12:07:00.000-08:00

PARENTHETICAL OR IN-TEXT CITATION (MLA) WORKSHOP

Writing Tutorial - Ground Floor of the Library

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 at 11:00am

All are welcome

Works Cited Page Workshop

2011-02-16T13:16:00.000-08:00

COME TO THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER'S WRITING TUTORIAL

Ground Floor of the Library

FEBRUARY 24th, 2011

11:00am

February is African-American History Month

2011-02-10T07:14:00.000-08:00

The theme of this year's African American History Month is "African Americans and the Civil War." The event honors the tens of thousands of patriots who enlisted in the United States Army and Navy from the time of the Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862 to 1865.

To find out more, click on the link below to the Library LibGuide

African American and the Civil War

Want more? Check at the library display on the first floor!!

Kindle Books Now Outsell Paperbacks

2011-02-08T13:26:00.000-08:00

Click on the link below to read the article from Technolog on MSNBC.com

http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/28/5940731-kindle-books-now-outsell-paperbacks

Student Support Services Award

2011-01-28T11:28:00.001-08:00

Graduating in May? If the Library or the Academic Support Center contributed to your academic success, then apply for the Student Support Services Award:

Click on the link below
Student Support Services Award Application

Wikipedia Turns Ten

2011-01-24T13:10:00.000-08:00

As Wikipedia hits its 10th year of operation, it is making efforts to involve academics more closely in its process. The latest is a new plan to build an “open educational resource platform” that will gather tools about teaching with Wikipedia in the classroom.

Click on the link below to read more.
As Wikipedia Turns Ten, it Focuses on Ways to Improve Student Learning--Wired Campus--The Chronicle

Tutoring at the Extension Centers

2011-01-13T18:00:00.000-08:00

Click on the link below to find the schedule for tutoring at extensions for the Spring 2011 semester.

Extension CentersTutoring Schedule

2010-12-28T18:38:00.000-08:00

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

2010-12-01T13:52:00.000-08:00

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

2010-11-22T12:51:00.000-08:00

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

2010-11-16T07:00:00.000-08:00

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

2010-11-15T18:22:00.000-08:00

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!!

2010-10-27T13:53:00.000-07:00

Celebrate the Freedom to Read

2010-09-28T11:41:00.000-07:00

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

2010-09-23T17:58:00.000-07:00

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

2010-09-14T08:54:00.000-07:00

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

2010-08-30T17:56:00.000-07:00

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

2010-06-14T09:49:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-17T11:54:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-10T11:14:00.000-07:00

GOOD LUCK TO ALL STUDENTS ON FINALS!!!

STUDENT EMAIL IS HERE!!!

2010-05-06T07:13:00.000-07:00

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

2010-04-27T12:00:00.000-07:00

"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

2010-04-15T06:41:00.000-07:00

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

2010-04-09T08:23:00.000-07:00

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!

2010-04-09T07:38:00.000-07:00

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

2010-03-25T12:18:00.000-07:00

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

2010-03-10T13:21:00.000-08:00

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

2010-01-13T07:22:00.000-08:00

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

2010-01-08T10:33:00.001-08:00

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

New Paperbacks in the Library

2009-12-02T06:49:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-18T13:38:00.000-08:00

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*

Placement Testing Schedule - 2010

2009-11-17T13:41:00.000-08:00

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

Placement Testing Schedule--SPRING 2010

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

Student Experience Survey

2009-10-22T16:47:00.000-07:00

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

New Paperbacks in the Library

2009-10-21T12:40:00.000-07:00

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
]
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

BANNED BOOK WEEK

2009-09-30T09:20:00.000-07:00

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.

Library Services for all WCC Employees

2009-09-25T11:54:00.000-07:00

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

Una.shih@sunywcc.edu

Check Out the Library's Electronic Databases

2009-09-22T13:51:00.000-07:00

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.

NEW MLA UPDATE 2009

2009-09-03T08:35:00.000-07:00

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.

2009-09-03T07:35:00.000-07:00

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!

WELCOME to FALL '09 SEMESTER

2009-08-31T13:27:00.000-07:00

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!!

DO YOU TWEET??

2009-08-26T13:21:00.000-07:00

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

NEW PAPERBACKS - SUMMER READING

2009-07-06T08:09:00.000-07:00

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!

WIKIPEDIA AGAIN!!!

2009-05-13T13:16:00.000-07:00

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

2009-05-13T10:13:00.000-07:00

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

FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE

2009-05-11T13:07:00.000-07:00

Spring 2009 FINALS SCHEDULE can be found at:

http://www.sunywcc.edu/exams

GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!!

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

2009-05-06T12:06:00.000-07:00

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:

http://projectinfolit.org/pdfs/PIL_ProgressReport_2_2009.pdf

Britannica vs Wikipedia

2009-04-27T14:30:00.001-07:00

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

How can Encyclopaedia Britannica survive in a wiki world - The Boston Globe

2009-04-14T13:43:00.000-07:00

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.

To continue reading this article, http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6968514

2009-03-30T08:42:00.000-07:00

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.

FREE RESEARCH SERVICE to all WCC EMPLOYEES

2009-02-10T13:28:00.001-08:00

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

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

2009-01-27T08:48:00.000-08:00

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

SPRING 2009 LIBRARY HOURS

2009-01-22T12:01:00.000-08:00

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

LIBRARY HOURS - JANUARY

2009-01-05T07:41:00.000-08:00

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

READ ALOUD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

2008-12-05T12:16:00.000-08:00

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

READ ALOUD in the LIBRARY

December 10, 2008

11:00am - 1:00pm

ALL ARE WELCOME TO COME AND LISTEN!!

IF YOU WISH TO READ, SIGN UP IN THE lIBRARY

Refreshments will be available

WHAT DO YOU THINK? LET US KNOW!

2008-11-20T14:45:00.000-08:00

DO YOU THINK A STUDENT USING A COMPUTER IN THE LIBRARY FOR FACEBOOK, MYSPACE, ETC., SHOULD BE ASKED TO GIVE THEIR COMPUTER TO A STUDENT DOING HOMEWORK OR RESEARCH?

Let us know!!

Leave a comment by clicking on COMMENT below

YEAR OF DIVERSITY SURVEY

2008-11-14T09:36:00.000-08:00

Please take a moment to complete the YEAR OF DIVERSITY STUDENT SURVEY, conducted by the Affirmatiave Action Advisory Committee.

Click on the link below to take the survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=1z_2fLxW1FGtIrMLp_2fZh_2f1DA_3d_3d

How TO PLACE A BOOK ON HOLD

2008-11-11T08:31:00.000-08:00

Holds may be placed for materials that are either CHECKED OUT OR ON THE SHELF.

Go to the library home page -- http://www.sunywcc.edu/library
Click on SEARCH WCC Catalog, then click on User Information.
For User ID/Barcode enter Barcode on ID card or your Social Security number, for Verification enter last name, Log On.
Basic Search: Title or Author, Go.
Click on Title. Availability - All Items.
Click on Request. You will see the hold request. Press Go.
Under due date you should see the word Requested If not, call the library at 914 606-6965.
If the hold request is for a book that is on the shelf, you will be notified to pick it up within 24 hours, or the book will be reshelved.

NEW BOOKS--ELECTIONS

2008-11-05T16:31:00.000-08:00

Liked the election? Want to read up on how it happened?

CHECK OUT THESE NEW BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY

Anything for a Vote: Dirty Tricks, Cheap Shots and October Surprises... E176.1.C866 200

How to Rig an Election: Confessions of a Republican Operative JK1994 .R39 2008

Get out the Vote: How to Increase Voter Turnout (2nd edition) - JK2281.G74 2008

Conventional Wisdom and American Elections: Exploding Myths, Exploring Misconceptions - JK1976 .B34 2008

The Politics of Values: Game Political Strategists Play - BR517 .F577 2008

Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership - Madeleine Albright - JZ1480 .A955 2008

When did Jesus Become Republican?: Rescuing Our Country and Our Values from the Right - Ellingsen - BR516 .E44 2007

Gaming the Vote: Why Elections Aren't Fair (and what we can do about it) Poundstone - JK1976 .P68 2008

WELCOME STUDENTS AND FACULTY

2008-09-16T12:24:00.000-07:00

To all of our new students and faculty, welcome to the Fall 2008 semester at Westchester Community College. To those returning, welcome back.

The HAROLD L. DRIMMER LIBRARY wants to let you know what's new this semester in the library.
We encourage you to stop by and see for yourself all that we have to offer!!!

NEW SERVICES

New LIBRARY CAFÉ opens – Come to the new library café, located in the library student lounge for coffee and other goodies. Service is available Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays from 9:00am – 12:30pm.

New LIBRARY KIOSKS on campus – “Ask Us Anything “ kiosks located in the Science building, Student Center, Administration and Library allow faculty and students to get help on any topic from these locations. More locations to be added.

New LIBRARY PHONE SYSTEM – The new Library voicemail system is up and running. Dial x6965 and press 1 for hours, press 2 for the circulation desk and press 3 for the reference desk.

New FACULTY REMOTE ACCESS TO LIBRARY RESOURCES – From the Library homepage, click on the For Faculty tab for instructions.

ONGOING SERVICES /RESOURCES

Enhanced LIBRARY WEBSITE – Our website has been reorganized, featuring easier access for faculty and students. Make sure your click on FOR FACULTY from our homepage.

LIBRARY LIAISON PROGRAM– This program continues to be a success, linking library subject specialists to their respective curriculums, establishing ongoing relationships between the librarians and faculty.

LIBRARY BLOG – Find out what’s going on in the Drimmer Library. Check here for announcements, new resources, and more. Log on and leave a comment.

USER EDUCATION AT EXTENSION SITES– Librarians are available for user education instruction at ALL extension sites, including evening and week-end classes.

VIRTUAL SERVICES–The Library has increased its virtual presence through programs such as Instant Message a Librarian, Ask Us Anything and our Embedded Librarian program.

TEXTBOOKS ON RESERVE– This collection, which provides textbooks, media and other materials to students for library use, continues to grow.

FALL 2008 SEMESTER HOURS

2008-09-03T13:14:00.000-07:00

Sept. 2nd - Dec. 21st
Monday - Thursday - 8:00am - 9:30pm
Friday - 8:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday - 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday - 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Thanksgiving Break
CLOSED - Nov. 27th and Nov. 28th

Holiday Break
CLOSED - Dec. 25th - Jan. 1st

Semester Break Hours
Dec. 22nd - Jan. 18th
Monday - Friday ---8:00am - 5:00pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday

2008-08-13T07:50:00.000-07:00

THANKS TO ALL FACULTY WHO COMPLETED THE LIBRARY SURVEY, "DANGEROUS LIAISONS" !!

Answers to your most frequently asked questions appear below:

Adjuncts DO have off campus access to library databases. Go to your Department chair with these directions:

From an ON CAMPUS PC, access Starweb (http://starweb.com)
Click ADMINISTRATIVE PAGES
Click INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (ONLINE SERVICES REQUEST).
Click NETWORK SERVICES REQUEST.
FILL OUT, SUBMIT and PRINT CONFIRMATION.

Library research instruction classes are available at Extensions. Contact Beth Seelick (606-8529 or beth.seelick@sunywcc.edu)

For library services at any Extension go to the library home page for access to the books catalog and databases, or ask a reference question through Ask us anything, or IM a Librarian or by telephone at 914-606-6960.

To arrange more reference help in the Law collection, contact Jodie Hopkins (606-6177 or Jodie.hopkins@sunywcc.edu.)

Who is my Liaison? –Go to the NEW Library home page, click on FOR FACULTY, then CONTACT YOUR LIBRARY LIAISON.

NEW PAPERBACKS - SUMMER READING

2008-06-11T12:22:00.000-07:00

Best Sellers
Freedman, Rory and Kim Barnouin Skinny Bitch

Mystery and Suspense
Baden, Michale and Linda Kenny Remains Silent
Barr, Nevada Deep South
Burke, James Lee Heartwood
Cannell, Dorothy Spring Cleaning Murders
Churchill, Jill Silence of the Hams
Crais, Robert Stalking the Angel
Levine, Laura The PMS Murder
McCrumb, Sharon The Ballad of Frankie Silver
Parker, Barbara Suspicion of Vengeance
Pinter, Jason The Guilty
Scottoline, Lisa Dirty Blonde

Other Worldly
Gleason, Colleen The Rest Falls Away
Koontz, Dean The Darkest Evening of the Year
Krentz, Jayne Ann Light in Shadow, Lost and Found, White Lies (An Arcane Society Novel)
Krinard, Susan Dark of the Moon

Romance/Chick lit
Evanovich, Janet Plum Lucky, Visions of Sugar Plums
Faye, Cheryl A Time For Us
Harris, E. Lynn Not a Day Goes By
Jackson, Brenda Her Little Black Book
Kauffman, Donna Bad Boys in Kilts
Mortman, Doris Rightfully Mine

NEW DATABASE - MLA INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY

2008-06-03T11:48:00.000-07:00

The Library is pleased to offer THE MLA INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY database.

More than two million books and articles

Languages and literatures from Spanish, French and German to Russian ,Turkish, Arabic and Chinese.

Indexing back to 1926, with digitization of retrospective print volumes.

Fully searchable table of contents for book monographs

Full text links to: JSTOR, Project Muse and ProQuest's Dissertations and Theses

Subjects consist of literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism, dramatic arts, as well as the historical aspects of printing and publishing. Listings on rhetoric and composition and the history, theory and practice of teaching language and literature are also included.

To access this and any of the Library's other databases, go to http://www.sunywcc.edu/library
and click on EResources.

SUMMER 2008 HOURS

2008-05-19T13:06:00.000-07:00

May 19 - May 23:

Mon. - Thurs: 8am -5pm, Fri: 8am -5pm

Summer Sessions I/II:

May 27 - July 31:Mon. - Thurs: 8am - 7pm, Fri: 8am - Noon

Intersession - August 1 - 8:

Mon. - Thurs: 8am - 5pm, Fri: 8am - Noon

August 11 - August 29:

Mon. - Fri: 8am - 5pm

Closed Weekends: May 18 - August 31

More New Paperbacks

2008-04-10T09:27:00.000-07:00

Chick Lit
Barrett, Jo This Is How It Happened
McKeldan, Shannon Venus Envy
Norton. Sheila Would I Lie to You?
Norman, Cheryl Restore My Heart
Phillips, Carly Hot Item
Thompson, Vicki Lewis Over Hexed

Romantic Suspense
Cresswell, Jasmine Missing
Lowell, Elizabeth Whirlpool

Novels
Ghose, Sagarika Blind Faith
Miller, Karen E. Quinones Passin’
Raybourn, Deanna Silent In the Sanctuary
Siegal, Nina A Little Trouble with the Facts
Williams, Austin Crimson Orgy

Paranormal Romance
Frank, Jacquelyn Jacob
Rardin, Jennifer Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Singh, Nalini Slave to Sensation

Mystery
Burley, W.J. Wycliffe and the House of Fear
Collins, Brandilyn Crimson Eve
Harris, Charlaine A Bone to Pick
Wells, Melanie The Soul Hunter
When the Day of Evil Comes

Science Fiction
Knight, E. E. Dragon Champion

Kenyon, Kay Bright of the Sky

Horror
Koontz, Dean Brother Odd

Anthologies
Obejas, Achy Havana Noir
Vandermeer, Ann & Jeff, eds. The New Weird

LIBRARY CAFE ARRIVES!!!!

2008-03-25T08:08:00.001-07:00

The NEW LIBRARY CAFE, LOCATED IN THE LIBRARY STUDENT LOUNGE, is NOW OPEN, serving coffee and other goodies.

The Library Student Lounge is located in the area right before you enter the Library.

Service is available Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays from 9:00 - 12:30pm.

SPRING BREAK HOURS

2008-03-11T10:35:00.000-07:00

MARCH 17th - March 23rd

MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:00am - 5:00pm

SATURDAY 9:00am - 5:00pm

SUNDAY 1:00pm - 5:00pm

CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY - MARCH 23rd

CLOSED SUNDAY - MAY 18th

NEW PAPERBACKS!!!

2008-02-27T08:43:00.000-08:00

New Paperbacks have arrived in time for Spring Break and leisure reading.

Here is a sampling:

Coulter, Catherine - Born To Be Wild
D'Alessandro, Jacquie - Confessions at Midnight
DeMille, Nelson - Wild Fire
Evanovich, Janet and Charlotte Hughes - Full Scoop, Wife
Fairstein, Linda - Entombed
Harrison, Kim - For a Few Demons More
Kennedy, Kathryne - Enchanting the Lady
King, Stephen - The Mist (previously published as Skeleton Crew)
Lindskold, Jane - Through Wolf's Eyes
Meyer, Stephenie - Twilight
Patterson, James - Cross
Reichs, Kathy - Cross Bones, Fatal Voyage
Roberts, Nora - Blood Brothers, Stars

2008-02-04T07:26:00.000-08:00

THE CITATION CONSULTANT IS IN!!!

What is it & how do I do it?

Prof. Ray, from the library, will be here every Thursday
to answer your questions on MLA documentation.

When: Thursdays
Date: Beginning February 7, 2008
Time: 11:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.
Location: Writing Tutorial

HELP STUDENTS AVOID PLAGARISM!!!

2008-01-31T07:28:00.000-08:00

ANTI-PLAGARISM RESOURCES AT THE LIBRARY FOR FACULTY AND STUDENTS

For Students and Faculty

Citation Format Guides overhauled
MLA and APA
Available online and in print

For Faculty: Plagiarism Workshop

1-hour class in the library or in your classroom
Sign up on “Library Instruction Request Form” or at the Library
Review materials available
Quizzes to measure learning outcomes available
PowerPoint Presentation available for you to use

For Students: in the Writing Tutorial

“Citation Consultant” Librarian available 11-1 Thursdays
MLA Formatting Workshops
Works Cited pages: Feb 14 & Apr 10
In text citation: Feb 21 & Apr 17

WELCOME!!!!

2008-01-22T10:05:00.001-08:00

The Harold L. Drimmer LIBRARY at Westchester Community College would like to welcome all faculty, staff and students to the start of the Spring 2008 semester.

We hope that you will take advantage of the many services and resources that the library has to offer.

You'll find everything you need by going to our website -- http://www.sunywcc.edu/library

SPRING 2008 HOURS

2008-01-18T12:24:00.000-08:00

REGULAR HOURS
JANUARY 22nd - MAY 17th
MONDAY - THURSDAY 8:00am - 9:30pm
FRIDAY 8:00am - 9:30pm
SATURDAY 9:00am - 5:00pm
SUNDAY 1:00pm - 5:00pm

SPRING BREAK HOURS
MARCH 17th - March 23rd
MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:00am - 5:00pm
SATURDAY 9:00am - 5:00pm
SUNDAY 1:00pm - 5:00pm

CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY - MARCH 23rd
CLOSED SUNDAY - MAY 18th

HOLIDAY/SEMESTER BREAK HOURS

2007-11-29T11:50:00.001-08:00

THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY BREAK
DECEMBER 22nd - JANUARY 1st

SEMESTER BREAK HOURS
JANUARY 2nd - JANUARY 21st
Monday - Friday
8:00 - 5:00pm
Saturday and Sunday
CLOSED

Classroom of the Future is Virtually Anywhere

2007-11-20T08:37:00.000-08:00

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 31, 2007
On Education

By JOSEPH BERGER
HERSHEY, Pa.

The university classroom of the future is in Janet Duck’s dining room on East Chocolate Avenue here.

There is no blackboard and no lectern, and, most glaringly, no students. Dr. Duck teaches her classes in Pennsylvania State University’s master’s program in business administration by sitting for several hours each day in jeans and shag-lined slippers at her dining table, which in soccer mom fashion is cluttered with crayon sketches by her 6-year-old Elijah and shoulder pads for her 9-year-old Olivia’s Halloween costume.

In this homespun setting, the spirited Dr. Duck pecks at a Toshiba laptop and posts lesson content, readings and questions for her two courses on “managing human resources” that touch on topics like performance evaluations and recruitment. The instructional software allows her 54 students to log on from almost anywhere at any time and post remarkably extended responses, the equivalent of a blog about the course. Recently, the class exchanged hard-earned experiences about how managers deal with lackluster workers.

Those students, mostly 30-ish middle managers and professionals trying to enhance their skills, cannot be with her in a Penn State classroom at a set time. One woman is an Air Force pilot flying missions over Afghanistan; other global travelers filed comments last week from Tokyo, Athens, São Paulo and Copenhagen. Dr. Duck cannot regularly be at Penn State, largely because of her three children. Yet she and other instructors will help the students acquire standard M.B.A.’s next August at a total cost of $52,000, with each side having barely stepped into a traditional classroom.

Welcome to the brave burgeoning world of online education. It’s a world most of us, whether we like it or not, will have to grapple with, as students, tuition-paying parents or employees. Nearly 3.5 million college or graduate students, one of every five, took at least one online course last fall, double the figures of five years earlier, according to a survey of 2,500 campuses published last week in a collaboration among the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the College Board and a Babson College research group.

Taken at face value, the study was chilling. This writer’s first impulse was to recall a college course taught by Irving Howe, who read Robert Frost’s poems with tenderness and an edge of menace that conveyed the poet’s respect for the sinister beauty of nature. Those poems would not be as richly appreciated online.

Yet for now such fears would be misplaced. The study’s fine print makes clear that growth is not across the board. Selective private four-year colleges that are the subject of so much angst this season are barely dipping their toes, typically providing online courses for students studying abroad or slackers who needed that 8 a.m. math course to graduate. Some, though, have taken note; for example, Columbia for several years has offered online master’s degrees in some engineering fields.

Still, the surge is mostly among community colleges, professional programs like business and education, specialized online schools like the University of Phoenix, and public universities like Penn State and Illinois that feel obligated to accommodate far-flung residents. And the numbers are expected to grow partly because Congress last year dropped a requirement that colleges deliver half their courses on actual campuses in order to qualify for federal aid, a move critics saw as an enticement for diploma mills. Just as newspaper and television professionals are fumbling to figure out how to survive in an Internet world they did not grow up in, professors and students are realizing that they will have to learn, as one wag once said, to play the violin while performing at Carnegie Hall. QUESTIONS persist. What kind of content works best online, and what gets lost in translation? Which instructors and students function best in the virtual classroom? What happens to all those brick-and-mortar dormitories? How do you calculate the price of tuition?

Barmak Nassirian of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers wonders what will happen, should campuses go exuberantly online, to the intangibles — the late-night bull sessions, the serendipitous strolls with professors, the chance to feel one’s oats in student government? And what will one more switch to electronic conversation do to our need for intimate human connections, he asks?

Andrew Delbanco, the Columbia humanities professor, said flatly that it would be impossible to put his seminar on war and culture online because “the energy and spontaneity of discussion among people sitting together in a small room cannot be replicated by electronic exchanges.”

His statement, not surprisingly, came in an e-mail message. For we live, for better or worse, in a harried world where people spend a good part of their lives on airplanes, where professionals are obliged to upgrade skills, where friends would rather chat via the screen of e-mail than face to face.

It’s instructive for a skeptic to talk to Dr. Duck’s students — online, of course. They point out that online postings are more reasoned and detailed than off-the-cuff classroom observations. Students learn as much from one another’s postings, informed by the real business world, as they do from instructors, they say. And Kevin Krull, a technology executive, pointed out that introverts reluctant to speak up in class can strut their stuff.

For those who shrug off online courses as watered-down soup, Dr. Duck and her students say courses like theirs at Penn State’s World Campus — the university’s online division, with 300 courses for 7,500 undergraduates and graduate students — require many more hours of work; discussion is not limited by a classroom hour. They confess, however, that they miss the ability to read expressions and body language that confirm that a point has been truly understood.

Online courses may not be suited to subjects like laboratory science or theater, but can work fine for the nut-and-bolts information and analysis required in a history survey or for the editing needed for a basic writing course. Still, even in those fields many professors would feel lost online.

Dr. Duck, a respected instructor who taught conventionally for nine years and online for five, said she “wouldn’t go back to the classroom if they doubled my salary.” Her work, she thinks, is on the frontier of education in a global economy

In her dining room, her children sometimes pause beside her as she teaches, and she does not shoo them away.

“It’s good for them to see this in action,” she said. “It’s going to be their world.”

E-mail: joeberg@nytimes.com

Correction: November 5, 2007

COLLEGE AND CAREER COLLECTION

2007-11-07T07:31:00.000-08:00

Are you career searching? There’s help for you in the library.

Have you chosen a major? There’s help for you in the library.

Are you writing a cover letter and resume? There’s help for you in the library.

Are you taking certification exams? There’s help for you in the library.

Check the WCC Catalog for help.
Browse the College and Career Collection for help.

Helen Goodspeed, WCC Librarian

A LIBRARIAN COMING TO YOUR EXTENSION SITE

2007-10-16T11:52:00.000-07:00

ATTENTION FACULTY!! (If you are a student, tell your professor)

Librarians are now available for Library Instruction sessions at ALL
Westchester Community College extension sites.

Our information sessions can be tailored to your specific assignment or a
general overview of resources in your discipline can be provided.

To schedule your class go to the Library homepage:

http://www.sunywcc.edu/library

Click on Faculty

Click on Library Instruction Request Form

DONE!!!!

If you have any questions, contact Outreach Librarian Beth Seelick at 606-8529 or beth.seelick@sunywcc.edu

See you at the extensions!!!!

TOP TEN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR LIBRARY

2007-10-08T09:41:00.000-07:00

1. All of the books, magazines, and DVDs in the Library are FREE! to borrow

2. The Library is wireless!

3. You can chat with a Librarian online.

4. The Library is open 7 days a week.

5. The Library keeps copies of textbooks and other course materials.

6. The Academic Support Center, Writing Center and Computer Lab are on the ground floor.

7. The Library has a great collection of movies!

8. Group Study Rooms are available for use.

9. Our electronic resources are available 24/7.

10.Our Librarians are the best!!

DATABASE OF THE WEEK

2007-09-13T11:34:00.000-07:00

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE

Billed as the largest paid subscription news site on the WEB, the WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE provides in-depth business news and financial information 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with insight and analysis, including breaking business and technology from around the world

More that 1,000 news stories added per day

Global market covering 25 exchanges; 30,000 in-depth background reports on publicly traded companies from around the world

Content from The Wall Street Journal, The Wall Street Journal Europe, The Wall Street Journal Asia, Dow Jones Newswires and Barrons

COURSE RESERVES

2007-09-11T07:07:00.000-07:00

Course Reserves are the TEXTBOOKS, materials and media required or recommended for Westchester Community College classes.

These items are located behind the Circulation Desk and are available to WCC students to check out for a limited time period--2 hours with a WCC ID card.

Course Reserves are "Library Use Only". Ask a Circulation Staff member for more information for the particular item you need to borrow.

To see if we have a particular textbook, search for your item in the COURSE RESERVE section of the Library Catalog.

Bring your course syllabus with you.
Items check out for 2 hours, Library use only.
No overnight checkouts.
Only one reserve item can be checked out at a time.
Reserve items must be returned in person at the Circulation Desk.
Books are available on a first come, first served basis and cannot be reserved or put on hold.
Non-return of items will result in a financial hold placed on your student record. Your professor will be notified.

LIBRARY HOURS - FALL '07

2007-08-29T12:27:00.000-07:00

REGULAR HOURS

SEPT. 4TH - DEC. 21ST

Monday - Thursday

8:00am - 9:30pm

Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday 1:00pm - 5:00pm

CLOSINGS

THANKSGIVING BREAK -Nov. 22nd and Nov. 23rd

HOLIDAY BREAK - Dec. 22nd - Jan 1st

SEMESTER BREAK HOURS

Jan. 2nd - Jan. 21st

Monday - Friday

8:00am - 5:00pm

CLOSED Saturdays and Sundays

CLOSED - Monday, Jan. 21st

REMINDER--Access to the Library Website is Available 24/7 from any computer with an internet connection

YOUTUBE TAKES ON INFORMATION LITERACY

2007-08-21T13:02:00.001-07:00

EXTENDED FRIDAY HOURS

2007-08-13T09:39:00.000-07:00

Beginning August 13th through August 31st

the Library will be open Monday - Fridays from 8:00- 5:00pm

Check back here for Fall 2007 Hours

Empire State Games

2007-07-24T06:06:00.001-07:00

The Valhalla campus will be used for public parking for the Opening Ceremonies of the Empire State Games on July 24th

THE VALHALLA CAMPUS WILL CLOSE DOWN COMPLETELY AT 2pm

ALL CLASSES/EVENTS WILL END BY 2pm.

Evening classes have been cancelled (rescheduled).

SUMMER 2007 HOURS

2007-05-08T09:17:00.000-07:00

May 14th - May 18th

8:00am - 5:00pm

May 21st - July 27th

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

Friday - 8:00am - 12:00pm

July 30th - August 10th

Monday - Thursday - 8:00 - 5:00pm

Friday - 8:00am - 12:00pm

August 13th - August 31st

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

The Library will be CLOSED WEEKENDS from May 13th - Sept. 2nd

Closed Memorial Day - May 28th

Closed Independence Day - July 4th

Closed Labor Day - Sept. 3rd

CREEPY READING IN OUR PAPERBACK COLLECTION - AVAILABLE NOW!

2007-04-24T10:04:00.000-07:00

King, Stephen
Now in paperback!

The Cell - You’ll never look at your cell phone the same way again!

Storm of the Century

The Shining

Four Past Midnight

Other Stephen King titles in our collection:

Black House (with Peter Straub)--PS3561.I483B57 2001
The Shawshank Redemption--PS3561.I483D5 1994
Firestarter--PS3561.I483 F57 1980
Carrie--PS3561.I483 1974
LISEY'S STORY -- HIS LATEST --PS3561.I483L57 2006

Prefer to watch?
The Shawshank Redemption--DVD 896
The Green Mile--DVD 459, 37; VC 1625
Stand By Me--DVD 149

If you like Stephen King, you might also like these Dean Koontz paperbacks

Forever Odd

Life Expectancy

The Face

One Door Away From Heaven

False Memory

And in the same vein, try these authors:
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Jean Kalogridis
Anne Rice

DATABASE OF THE WEEK - CUSTOM NEWSPAPERS

2007-04-19T07:13:00.001-07:00

Thomson Gale's InfoTrac® Custom Newspapers is an extraordinary new Web-based collection of full-text newspapers from around the United States and the world, including THE NEW YORK TIMES and THE NEW YORK POST.

Custom Newspaper database allows you to search articles electronically by title, headline, date, author, section or other assigned fields. Search results are organized according date of article, from most recent to oldest, allowing you to conduct research in a chronological order.

To take a look at this database, go to the Library Homepage, choose E-RESOURCES, then ARTICLES/DATABASES. Choose NEWSPAPERS, then CUSTOM NEWSPAPERS.

DATABASE OF THE WEEK - CQ RESEARCHER

2007-04-04T09:42:00.000-07:00

Looking for a place to begin your research?
Looking for background information on your topic?
Want to know what the current issues are on your topic?

The CQ RESEARCHER database is an excellent place to start research for your papers.

Covering a variety of topics, CQ RESEARCHER is known for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health issues social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy.

Included in each report - Introductory Overview, Background and chronology on the topic, an assessment of the current situation, tables and maps, pro/con statements from representativers of opposing positions and bibliographies of sources.

Access to CQ RESEARCHER is available on campus or from any remote location:
From the Library Homepage - www.sunywcc.edu/library
Choose E-RESOURCES, ARTICLES/DATABASES
Choose CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES from the choices on top
CHOOSE CQ RESEARCHER
START SEARCHING!!!!

SPRING 2007 HOURS

2007-03-27T07:19:00.000-07:00

JANUARY 16th - MAY 12th

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

Friday 8:00-5:00pm

Saturday 8:00am-5:00pm

Sunday 1:00pm-5:00pm

CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 8th

CLOSED SUNDAY, MAY 13th

DATABASE OF THE WEEK - NETLIBRARY

2007-02-27T07:32:00.001-08:00

NetLibrary offers the most comprehensive collection of eBooks available online.

From the LIBRARY HOMEPAGE, you can access electronic full-text copies of published print materials , including reference books, scholarly monographs, fiction and non-fiction books from any location, at any time.

A sampling of full-text titles available:

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Age of Innocence
The House of the Seven Gables
Babbitt
Heart of Darkness
Young Goodman Brown
Pride and Prejudice

The House of Mirth

My Antonio!