Five Myths About The Information Age

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

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

MLA CITATION WORKSHOP

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

APA CITATION WORKSHOP

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?

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

PARENTHETICAL OR IN-TEXT CITATION (MLA) WORKSHOP

Writing Tutorial - Ground Floor of the Library

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

All are welcome