What's on?

Credo does a nice job supplying a weekly quiz via e-mail. They are promoting their 582 reference materials database. What I like best about the weekly quiz is the variety of resources used. When you go to the 'answers' link and check the citations, it's fascinating to read which reference source provided the facts! I learn something each week about how broad this resource has become.

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This week's brainteaser from Credo is about television and some of the programmes shown on it, old and new.

1. Which US science-fiction television series included the characters Captain Kirk and Mr Spock?
2. "D'oh!" is the characteristic cry of pain or exasperation frequently uttered by Homer in which TV series?
3. In talking about television, what does "HDTV" stand for?
4. Who was the co-writer with Ricky Gervais for the TV series "The Office'?
5. Which television show starred Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz?
6. Who played Chief Inspector Morse in the television series "Morse"?
7. "The truth is out there" appeared in the opening credits of which American series about two FBI agents?
8. Which American animated television comedy follows the adventures of Eric Cartman, Kyle Broflovski, Stan Marsh and Kenny McCormick?
9. Name four of the six members of the British comedy team who made the television series "Monty Python's Flying Circus".
10. Wooburn Grange in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, served as which building in a 1970s BBC television sitcom?

Questions set by Tony Augarde (www.augardebooks.co.uk)

Find out the answers here, or copy and paste this link into your browser address bar: http://blog.credoreference.com/2012/01/credo-reference-friday-brainteaser-television/

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Get the password from your CTC librarian to access Credo through GALILEO.

GALILEO
...Databases A-Z
......Select C
........Scroll to Credo

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Over 7000 hits

Mark Twain popularized the saying Lies, damned lies and statistics. Numbers can help defend or popularize a position. Numbers can show the need for action. Numbers can be used to stop doing something. In the library we gather numbers showing how many people come into the library. We gather numbers on the programs of people using the computers. We gather numbers on the use of the databases we subscribe to. Numbers help during budget and staffing discussions.

This morning I looked at the numbers for our Library Guide use so far this January. I started to laugh. The number for COMP 1000 Introduction to Computers is 7105. The next highest use is Textbook Borrow/Buy/Rent/Free Options with 170.
What you may ask is going on? Has COMP 1000 Introduction to Computers gone viral? Nope.
COMP 1000 is a required course for every program.
COMP 1000 instituted a quiz for each student to take, that walks them through the use of each tab on the COMP 1000 Library guide.

But, oh, that number looks quite impressive!

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Alls Quiet

It's eerily quiet this Thursday morning. No students, no construction noises, just the hum of the HVAC system.

The CTC Spotlight image for Chattahoochee resources shows up on GALILEO! The display on Spotlight is random. Each time you refresh the screen, the Spotlighted product changes. It's a way to remind you of the varied resources available through GALILEO.

Spotlight is on the right side of the screen below the information about the institution.

Your Georgia librarian can give you the current password to access GALILEO. The Spotlight is a nudge toward browsing the collection.

Fortunately construction noises have begun and students have come to library. It was too quiet.


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How to Succeed

'How to succeed in college' can be the question that stumps a first time or returning student. COLL 1500 the Student Success and Orientation Course offers students the opportunity to get the hints and tips they need to do their very best in a different educational environment.

We have a library guide for COLL 1500. Each tab offers suggestions on finding resources that will assist the student in succeeding in the realm of higher academics. Check with your CTC Librarian for more ways to succeed in school.


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Look, look

GALILEO is updating how we  add local resources for access by our users. Our Georgia tax dollars fund the bulk of resources available through GALILEO (which is why you get the password from your Georgia librarian). Yet, there are specialized resources that we add to support the programs at Chattahhochee Technical College.

It is very handy to have one place to go to access all the resources when a person logs in with the Chattahhochee Technical College GALILEO password. Now there is a way for you to see at a glance what Chattahoochee has added

Look for our logo as you scroll through the Databases A-Z list. You can retrieve all of our resources by searching for ctc. The Chattahoochee librarians are making every effort to support all the programs.


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Read Aloud

Thinking about the award winners, reminded me of how much children enjoy hearing a story read aloud. Showing the illustrations is an integral part of sharing the story. We have a Library guide for ECCE 2115 Language and Literacy with a link to a video series, 'how to tell a story'.

It takes practice to know the story well enough that you can make eye contact with the audience.
It takes practice to hold the book just right so you can read the words and the children can see the illustrations.
It takes practice.

Check out our ECCE 2115 Library guide for ideas on what to read as well as hints on how to share the story!


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Who won what when?

The title sounds like a newspaper story outline. Where would you go to find out the author who won the Caldecott the year you were born? Through GALILEO, we have access to NoveList K-8.

The Award winner link is to the right side of the screen under NoveList resources.
It is curious that the Caldecott award is not on the list of Popular awards.
Where is it?
Checking the genre options, revealed no Caldecott (or Randolph Caldecott)
Surely the Caldecott is noted in NoveList K-8, surely?

There is a link to 'Browse all Award Winners' at the bottom of the page.
Clicked on that link, selected C.

The Randolph Caldecott Medal is awarded by the American Library Association to a U.S. illustrator for the most distinguished picture book for children published in the United States in the preceding year. The Caldecott Medal was first awarded in 1938 in honor of the nineteenth century English illustrator. Several honor titles are also chosen annually.

Now to search for the winner when I was borm.
The winners are listed in year order.
2012 hasn't been posted, yet. It was just announced yesterday but still, Ebsco, really?
A quick scroll found the Caldecott winner for my birth year.

It is intriguing that NoveList K-8 doesn't note the Caldecott other than as 'an' award. It's one of the first children's literature awards taught about in elementary schools. Art teachers and elementary teachers have units based on the Caldecott. It's not the oldest award for children's literature but it is notable. Intriguing.


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The winner is....

At ALA Mid-winter, the American Library Association announced the Youth Media winners.

This annual announcement is something many librarians wait for breathlessly. It would be fun to have the awards done live with red carpet treatment for the authors. The illustrations of the nominees for the Caldecott could be shown on a giant screen. An excerpt could be read from the Newbery entrees. Can't you see the excitement being built for quality youth literature?

When I was in K-8, I would use my lunch break to go to the nearest bookstore and purchase the Caldecott winner. The promotional value for the library was priceless.



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