Films on Demand - new titles

For a total list, see the Video webpage links. A few of the new titles added this month:




Epigenetics: The Hidden Life of Our GenesSubject: Anthropology© 200952 MinutesTitle URL: http://Digital.Films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=3888&xtid=43376How is it that the genetically identical clone of a tortoiseshell cat turned out to be a gray-striped tabby? The answer lies in epigenetics. This program presents evidence that DNA is not necessarily ... (more details)

ChicasSubject: Area Studies, Geography, World Languages© 199514 MinutesTitle URL: http://Digital.Films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=3888&xtid=43562Hollywood is the epicenter of English-language entertainment, but there are plenty of other places that might be described as dream factories-not least in the Spanish-speaking world, where thriving fi ... (more details)

KrakatoaSubject: Geography© 200945 MinutesTitle URL: http://Digital.Films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=3888&xtid=42687This program tells the story of the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa, from its birth approximately 2 million years ago to 1883—the year it erupted so violently that it blew itself out of existence. Distrib ... (more details)

Loch NessSubject: Geography© 200945 MinutesTitle URL: http://Digital.Films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=3888&xtid=42688This program traces the extraordinary story of Loch Ness, from the 3 billion-year-old bedrock of Northern Scotland, to the giant glaciers that carved out the loch, to the possibility that Nessie, if i ... (more details)

The Ancient Maya: Tools of AstronomySubject: History© 200648 MinutesTitle URL: http://Digital.Films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=3888&xtid=43208In this episode of Where Did It Come From? host Michael Guillen travels to the Yucatán peninsula to study the ancient world’s most skilled astronomers: the Maya. A visit is made to the Pyramid of Kuku ... (more details)

Tora, Tora, Tora: The Real Story of Pearl HarborSubject: History© 200092 MinutesTitle URL: http://Digital.Films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=3888&xtid=43117This A&E Special examines the planning and execution of Imperial Japan’s sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, the incident that propelled the United States into World War II. Distributed by A&E Telev ... (more details)

Easley Library Campus

The Easley Library Campus is now open. Hours currently are:
Monday 9 to 1
Tuesday 8 to 5
Wednesday 9 to 1
Thursday 9 to 1
Friday 9 to 12

Our telephone number is 864-220-8899. If you would like to chat with us, our IM is tctceasley@gmail.com

Films on Demand - over 50 new titles addes

See the video web page at Video Web Page for the link into Films on Demand. Some of the titles added:

A Conversation with Carl Sandburg-From NBC's Wisdom Series
© 1958 - 29 Minutes
Title URL: http://Digital.Films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=3888&xtid=43396
Although his father never learned to read and seemed to question the inherent value of literacy, Carl Sandburg's mother loved books and encouraged their appreciation.

Wipe Out: The Silent Epidemic of Brain Injury
Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, Health Care & Treatment © 2008 - 50 Minutes
Title URL: http://Digital.Films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=3888&xtid=43334
From the cold-blooded standpoint of statistics, one might expect the leading health threat for men under 35 to be alcohol, drug abuse, or gang violence. Instead, it is head trauma.

Hansel und Gretel: Opera in Three Acts
Subject: Music & Dance © 2008 115 Minutes
Title URL: http://Digital.Films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=3888&xtid=42104
This modern retelling of Humperdinck's fairy tale opera-described by Richard Strauss as "a masterpiece of the highest quality"-combines Romanticism, lyricism, and exuberant playfulness.i

Net Library e-books

The most popular Net Library e-books for November, 2010:

64 times Animal Experimentation : a Guide to the Issues

63 times The Eating Disorder Sourcebook : A Comprehensive Guide to the Causes, Treatments, and Prevention of Eating Disorders

51 times Black Death Great Historic Disasters


48 times The Death Penalty : For and against Point/counterpoint

43 times Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Lung Biology in Health and Disease ; V. 99

41 times The Official Patient's Sourcebook On Primary Pulmonary Hypertension

December, 2010 and January, 2011 hours

Dec 6 – Last Day of Class
Dec 7 – 13 – Exams
Dec 11 – Last Saturday of the semester the Library is open.

Dec 13 – Anderson Library 9 to 6
Dec 13 – Pendleton Library 7:45 to 6
Dec 14 – Anderson 9 to 6 (Anderson Campus Library last day)
Dec 14 –16– Pendleton Library Hours 7:45 to 5
Dec 17 – Pendleton 7:45 to 2 / Anderson closed
Dec 18 – Library closed

Dec 20— Pendleton 7:45 to 5 except closed noon to 2 (staff holiday lunch)
Dec 21-23 - Pendleton Library hours 7:45 to 5

Dec 24-Jan 3 – CLOSED

Jan 4 to  6 – Open 7:45 to 8
Jan 7 – Open 7:45 to 2
Jan 10 – First Day of Class Pendleton back to regular hours 7:45 to 10; Anderson open 9 to 6
Jan 15 – Library open on Saturday 9 to 1

Jan 17 – College and Library Closed - MLK

Films on Demand - New Titles Nov, 2010

See: http://library.tctc.edu/videos
Sichuan: Pandas, Bamboo, and Spices
Yunnan: Enchanted Forests and Shamans
Anhui: In the Peach Blossom Land
Hunan: Monks, Artists, and Mummies
Jiangsu: Between the Emperor Canal and Modern Skyscrapers
More Fries with That?
Teenage Drinking: Facts and Fiction
Stiffelio-From the Royal Opera House
Redesigning a Product
Georges Bizet's Carmen-From the Royal Opera House
Biomes of the Earth: Core Concepts Video Clip Library
Body Detectives: Forensic Anthropology at the Body Farm
Redesigning a Product
A Greener Workplace: Planning and Managing for Sustainability
Biomes of the Earth: Core Concepts Video Clip Library
More Fries with That?
STIs: Facts and Fiction
A Greener Workplace: Planning and Managing for Sustainability

Hours for Thanksgiving Week

Pendleton open Monday and Tuesday 7:45 AM to 10PM;
Anderson open Monday 9 to 6, closed rest of the week.