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• AccessScience update

  AccessScience added lots of new content in January. New briefings include:

  • 2019 International Year of the Periodic Table
  • Cancer mortality on the decline in the United States
  • Discovery of the most distant solar system object, nicknamed Farout
  • Fentanyl is the leading cause of drug overdose deaths
  • Reusable materials for absorbing oil spills

  New videos and animations include:

  • Can Silver Nanoparticles Combat Body Odor?
  • Could Boston Harbor be Turned into a Giant Cup of Tea?
  • Tardigrades Are Survivalists
  • What Are Isotopes?
  • Why Don’t Antarctic Fish Freeze to Death?

  And finally, there’s a new video biography of Adrian Bejan, winner of the 2018 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Mechanical Engineering.

  

  February 22, 2019 • Uncategorized • Views: 34

• The Chronicle of Higher Education

  
  

  Just a reminder that the Library provides access to The Chronicle of Higher Education. This includes all of the premium content available exclusively to online subscribers, including archives going back to 1989. From their About The Chronicle page:

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  The Chronicle of Higher Education has the nation’s largest newsroom dedicated to covering colleges and universities. As the unrivaled leader in higher education journalism, we serve our readers with indispensable real-time news and deep insights, plus the essential tools, career opportunities, and knowledge to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

  Our award-winning journalism is well-known at colleges and universities: More than 2 million people visit our website every month, and 1,650 organizations across the country make our journalism available to every one of their employees and students. Our newsroom is home to top experts in higher education who contribute to the ongoing conversation on the issues that matter.

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  By creating a free personal account, you can subscribe to Newsletters and participate in Forums. For those who prefer paper, we also subscribe to The Chronicle in print; look for it in our Periodicals collection.

  February 13, 2019 • Uncategorized • Views: 1219

• Black History Month

  February is Black History Month, a celebration of African American contributions to American history, culture, and society.
  Learn about black history with books, ebooks, and videos from our collection and check out these sites for more information:

  • History.com – Black History Month
  • Infoplease – Black History Month & African American Timelines
  • ipl2 – The Link: Black History Month
  • Library of Congress – African American History Month
  • Minnesota Department of Human Rights – Black History Month events
  • Minnesota Historical Society – African Americans in Minnesota

  February 6, 2019 • Uncategorized • Views: 1205

• Films On Demand update

  Films On Demand added 651 new videos in January, bringing our streaming video collection up to 100,655 titles. Take a look!

   

  

  February 5, 2019 • Uncategorized • Views: 103

• AccessScience update

  AccessScience added lots of new content in December. There’s a new curriculum map for neuroscience and new briefings include:

  • Asian longhorned tick is an invasive threat in the United States
  • Cell phones identified as an exposure source of toxic flame retardants
  • Cold super-Earth discovered around nearby star
  • The potential for natural climate solutions in the United States

  New videos and animations include:

  • Can You Take Expired Drugs?
  • Do Astronauts Need Sunscreen?
  • How to Make the Best Cheap Hot Cocoa Possible
  • Solvents That Will Pop a Balloon

  And finally, there’s a new video biography of Manijeh Razeghi, winner of the 2018 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering.

  

  February 4, 2019 • Uncategorized • Views: 102

• Opposing Viewpoints in Context update

  Opposing Viewpoints in Context is constantly adding and updating coverage of current events and controversial subjects, perfect for students writing argument papers. Here are some new and recently updated topics:

   

  • Diversity in Entertainment
  • Income Inequality
  • Abortion: Late-Term
  • Abortion: Parental Consent
  • Antibiotics
  • Antisemitism
  • Censorship
  • Medical Marijuana
  • Online Education

  • Paranormal Phenomena
  • Politics and Media
  • Presidential Election Process
  • Social Justice
  • Transportation Infrastructure
  • US Borders
  • White-Collar Crime
  • Women in Politics

   

  

  February 1, 2019 • Uncategorized • Views: 121

• Films On Demand update

  Films On Demand added 821 new videos in December, bringing our streaming video collection up to 33,474 titles. Take a look!

  January 23, 2019 • Uncategorized • Views: 173

• Welcome, Naomi!

  Please give a warm welcome to Naomi Johnston, our new library technician! Naomi will help us with circulation, course reserves, periodicals, and weeding. You’ll find her at our circulation desk between 7:30 AM and 2 PM, Monday through Friday. You can also e-mail her at Naomi.Johnston@dctc.edu or call her at 651-423-8345.

  Welcome, Naomi!

  January 14, 2019 • Uncategorized • Views: 141

• AccessScience update

  AccessScience added lots of new content in November. There’s a new article on mobile communications and new briefings include:

  • Arlomycin antibiotics may combat antimicrobial resistance
  • Completion of the Dawn mission to the asteroid belt
  • Mission’s end for the Kepler spacecraft
  • Possible origin of colored eggs in dinosaurs
  • The science behind microgreens

  New videos and animations include:

  • How Air Conditioning Works
  • How to Fry a Turkey
  • Kitchen Gadgets Worth Considering
  • Why Does Stinky Cheese Stink?
  • Yellowstone National Park’s Hot Springs

  And finally, there’s a new video biography of Helen Rhoda Quinn, winner of the 2018 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics.

  

  December 21, 2018 • Uncategorized • Views: 208

• Learn a new language in 2019

  2019 is almost here and we have a great idea for a New Year’s resolution: learn a new language! Learning new languages is good for your brain, expands your knowledge of other countries and cultures, looks good on your resume, and it’s fun! It’s also easy with Mango Languages, which includes 70 foreign language courses and 21 English courses for non-English speakers. Sign up for a free personal account and track your progress throughout the new year!

   

  

  December 21, 2018 • Uncategorized • Views: 302