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  • LearningExpress Library update

    LearningExpress Library recently added a whole bunch of new practice tests:

    • CLEP® Financial Accounting Practice Exams 1 & 2
    • 12 DSST® Practice Tests:
      • Business Ethics and Society Practice Tests 1 & 2
      • Ethics in Technology Practice Tests 1 & 2
      • Foundations of Education Practice Tests 1 & 2
      • General Anthropology Practice Tests 1 & 2
      • Math for Liberal Arts Practice Tests 1 & 2
      • Principles of Finance Practice Tests 1 & 2
    • GMAT® Practice Tests 3 and 4
    • LSAT® Practice Tests 3 and 4
    • Praxis® Mathematics (5165) Practice Tests 1 & 2
    • Microsoft Office 365: The Basics

    You’ll need a LearningExpress Library account to access these resources, but it’s free to register if you haven’t already. Any questions? E-mail library@dctc.edu!

    July 19, 2022 • Collection Updates • Views: 1008

  • AccessScience update

    AccessScience added new content in May and June. New briefings include:

    • Biogas from dung holds promise for cleaner energy in India
    • Dragonflies use physical mechanics and neuromuscular signals to right themselves during flight
    • Aggressive behavior toward rival group members increases activity in the brain’s reward circuit
    • New polymer made from limonene and sulfur waste absorbs mercury pollution from water

    New and updated articles include:

    • Coulomb’s law
    • Electrical impedance
    • Kirchhoff’s laws of electrical circuits
    • Malaria
    • Parallel circuit
    • Switching theory
    • Wheatstone bridge
    • Carbon monoxide
    • Fluid mechanics
    • Glial cell
    • Infection
    • Nephron

    New videos and animations include:

    • Antiviral Agents
    • Bacterial Spore Formation
    • Bacterial Transformation
    • Biofilm Formation
    • Bacterial Conjugation: Transfer of Chromosomal DNA
    • Processing of Gene Information: Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes

    July 19, 2022 • Collection Updates • Views: 3584

  • The Reference Shelf update

    If you’re looking for extensive, unbiased coverage of social issues and topics in the news, check out the Reference Shelf series. You’ll find print copies on our shelves and most are also online at Salem Online. The latest three titles are:

    • UFOs
    • Mental Health Awareness
    • U.S. National Debate Topic: 2022-2023, Emerging Technologies & International Security

    UFOs  Mental Health Awareness  U.S. National Debate Topic: 2022-2023

    Get the facts and have an informed opinion!

    July 11, 2022 • Collection Updates • Views: 1986

  • Summer reading

    There’s still plenty of time for summer reading! We’ve got hundreds of books filled with adventure, mystery, romance, sci-fi, fantasy, humor, horror, and more. Find them in our Fiction collection or currently on display in the Library.

    July 7, 2022 • Uncategorized • Views: 94

  • Films on Demand update

    Films On Demand added 341 new videos in April, May, and June. Take a look!

     

    July 5, 2022 • Collection Updates • Views: 1672

  • LGBTQ Pride Month

    June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month, a celebration of LGBTQ culture and history and a call to end prejudice and discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and identity. Learn more with books, ebooks, and videos from our collection and check out these sites for more information:

    • American Civil Liberties Union – LGBTQ Rights
    • Human Rights Campaign
    • It Gets Better Project
    • Lavender Magazine
    • Library of Congress – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month
    • Minnesota Historical Society – LGBTQIA+ Communities in Minnesota
    • Minnesota State Law Library – LGBT Rights
    • OutFront Minnesota
    • Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
    • U.S. Census Bureau – LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: June 2022
     

    Stop by and check out our pride display!

    June 1, 2022 • Topical • Views: 3760

  • Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

    May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, a celebration of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) who have enriched American history and culture. Learn more with books, ebooks, and videos from our collection. Check out these sites for more information:

    • Asian Pacific American Heritage Association
    • Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
    • Census.gov – Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: May 2022
    • Meet Minneapolis – Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
    • Minnesota Historical Society – Chinese-Americans in Minnesota
    • Minnesota Historical Society – Hmong-Americans in Minnesota
    • Smithsonian – Asian Pacific American Center

    May 19, 2022 • Uncategorized • Views: 1891

  • Summer hours

    The Library’s summer hours are:

    • Monday – Thursday: 8 AM to 1 PM
    • Friday: CLOSED

    Whether you’re traveling, gardening, or looking for some good fiction to read this summer, we’ve got you covered. And don’t forget, our Online Resources are always open.

    May 18, 2022 • Uncategorized • Views: 40523

  • New titles

    Check out the new books and videos we’ve added to our collection since April. Here are a few of the new titles:

    CS9 Genealogy for Beginners E178.1 America: A Narrative History HF5548.4 Teach Yourself Visually: Microsoft Teams
    HF5549.12 Wait I'm the Boss PN1995.9 Inception SF610.5 Narrative Medicine in Veterinary Practice

    May 17, 2022 • Collection Updates • Views: 2293

  • AccessScience update

    AccessScience added new content in March and April. New briefings include:

    • Epigenetic mechanisms underlying plant alarm signaling
    • Remote sensing of ocean color change may warn of submarine volcanic activity
    • Climate-change research suggests that pollen seasons will grow longer and more severe
    • Fish can perform basic arithmetic

    New and updated articles include:

    • Antenna (electromagnetism)
    • Euclidean geometry
    • Hole state in a solid
    • Lens (optics)
    • Line spectrum
    • Ohm’s law
    • Theoretical physics
    • Water treatment
    • Wave motion
    • Band theory of solids
    • Electrical circuit
    • Electrical resistance and conductance
    • Electron-hole recombination
    • Hydraulics
    • Medical dialysis
    • Probability
    • Semiconductor
    • Social media
    • Statics
    • Statistics
    • Vestibular system
    • X-ray diffraction

    New videos and animations include:

    • Activation of Complement
    • Benefits and Risks of Using Anhydrous Ammonia
    • How is Climate Change Affecting Hibernation?
    • How Spliceosomes Process RNA
    • Intracellular Receptor Model
    • Activation of Helper T Cells
    • Lytic and Lysogenic Cycles
    • Miller-Urey Experiment
    • Propagation of an Action Potential Along an Unmyelinated Axon
    • Restriction Endonucleases

    May 11, 2022 • Collection Updates • Views: 3517

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