New carpet will be installed in the library beginning August 1! This is a wonderful thing to be happening but.....the other side to the wonderfulness is we will be closed, the computers will be moved out and chaos will reign....
Our online resources will be available- netLibrary and GALILEO. We have over 38,000 books in netLibrary and over 1500 journals in various databases (EbscoHost, ProQuest, and LexisNexis).
I'll try to find a computer where I can mention various resources that are available to you.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Whose got it?
No library has everything. Most libraries belong to a consortium which enables the library to borrow materials for patrons from other libraries. This system is called "Inter Library Loan".
One institution borrows from another institution for the benefit of the patron. (In Georgia - Board of Regents students and faculty may borrow directly from a BOR library through GIL but that's another blog)
How do you find out which library has the book you'd like to read? In GALILEO, there is a database - WorldCat - "The WorldCat database is the world's most comprehensive bibliography with bibliographic records representing information spanning 4,000 years of knowledge. It is the OCLC Online Union Catalog of information contributed by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries worldwide. "
Look and see, then ask the librarian to order a book for you through ILL. It takes 1-2 weeks for items to arrive.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
One institution borrows from another institution for the benefit of the patron. (In Georgia - Board of Regents students and faculty may borrow directly from a BOR library through GIL but that's another blog)
How do you find out which library has the book you'd like to read? In GALILEO, there is a database - WorldCat - "The WorldCat database is the world's most comprehensive bibliography with bibliographic records representing information spanning 4,000 years of knowledge. It is the OCLC Online Union Catalog of information contributed by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries worldwide. "
Look and see, then ask the librarian to order a book for you through ILL. It takes 1-2 weeks for items to arrive.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
not a light summer read
Beloved: A Novel by Toni Morrison (PS 3563 .O8749 B4 1987) looks like it might be a light beach book - something to fritter away the hours of a summer afternoon. Yet, there is a Contemporary Literary Views Book, Bloom's Notes (PS 3563 .O8749 B4378 1999) edited by Harold Bloom that delves into the deepest meaning of the story.
From the book jacket: "It is the story - set in post Civil War Ohio - of Sethe, an escaped slave who has risked death in order to wrench herself from a living death; who has lost a husband and buried a child; who has borne the unthinkable and not gone mad...."
Check out both books and see for yourself if it's a beach book or a literary classic!
From the book jacket: "It is the story - set in post Civil War Ohio - of Sethe, an escaped slave who has risked death in order to wrench herself from a living death; who has lost a husband and buried a child; who has borne the unthinkable and not gone mad...."
Check out both books and see for yourself if it's a beach book or a literary classic!
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
PAR visit
"The Performance Accountability Review (PAR) was developed in support of the commitment to foster continuous improvement in the quality and effectiveness of technical and vocational programs and services." DTAE Handbook October 2003
We are glad to have the PAR team on campus today.
We are glad to have the PAR team on campus today.
What do you want be....
.....when you grow up?
The favorite conversation starter between adults and children is still an appropriate question at a time of career transition. What do you want to be? What skills do you have? Do you have to pay a career counselor to figure out what your skills are?
The Georgia Career Information Center has a wealth of information- 12 assessment tests including the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Assessment Battery). Skills assessment- what do you like to do? Job descriptions- how much does it pay. What is the job outlook- are you in a job that is downsizing its workforce?
The user log in and password are available at the NMTC GALILEO site and from the Guidance Counselor at NMTC
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to G
.........Georgia Career Information Center
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
The favorite conversation starter between adults and children is still an appropriate question at a time of career transition. What do you want to be? What skills do you have? Do you have to pay a career counselor to figure out what your skills are?
The Georgia Career Information Center has a wealth of information- 12 assessment tests including the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Assessment Battery). Skills assessment- what do you like to do? Job descriptions- how much does it pay. What is the job outlook- are you in a job that is downsizing its workforce?
The user log in and password are available at the NMTC GALILEO site and from the Guidance Counselor at NMTC
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to G
.........Georgia Career Information Center
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
What do you want be....
.....when you grow up?
The favorite conversation starter between adults and children is still an appropriate question at a time of career transition. What do you want to be? What skills do you have? Do you have to pay a career counselor to figure out what your skills are?
The Georgia Career Information Center has a wealth of information- 12 assessment tests including the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Assessment Battery). Skills assessment- what do you like to do? Job descriptions- how much does it pay. What is the job outlook- are you in a job that is downsizing its workforce?
The user log in and password are available at the NMTC GALILEO site and from the Guidance Counselor at NMTC
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to G
.........Georgia Career Information Center
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
The favorite conversation starter between adults and children is still an appropriate question at a time of career transition. What do you want to be? What skills do you have? Do you have to pay a career counselor to figure out what your skills are?
The Georgia Career Information Center has a wealth of information- 12 assessment tests including the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Assessment Battery). Skills assessment- what do you like to do? Job descriptions- how much does it pay. What is the job outlook- are you in a job that is downsizing its workforce?
The user log in and password are available at the NMTC GALILEO site and from the Guidance Counselor at NMTC
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
......Jump to G
.........Georgia Career Information Center
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, July 24, 2006
Day 5
It is Day 5 of the quarter for the Monday/Wednesday classes.This is the day the librarian goes to each SCT 100 (Introduction to Computers) class. We go over the OPAC (card catalog) for the library, netLibrary, GALILEO, ProQuest, and the internet sites that have been added to GALILEO. It's a full hour. We only scratch the surface of what's available at NMTC.
Tomorrow is Day 5 for the Tuesday/Thursday classes.
Tomorrow is Day 5 for the Tuesday/Thursday classes.
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