Easley Campus Library

The library is sad to post the unexpected passing of our Easley campus library coordinator, Joy Gilstrap. Please contact the Pendleton campus for library assistance at 864-646-1750 or e-mail us at library@tctc.edu

Library hours Fall, 2011

The Library is open:

Pendleton

Monday to Thursday 7:45 AM to 10:00 PM (except October 17-18, November 23, and December 12-23 when we close at 5PM)

Friday 7:45 AM to 2:00 PM

Saturday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (Closed October 15, November 26, December 17, December 24, December 31, 2011)



Anderson

Mon, Tuesday 8 AM to 5PM

Wednesday 3 to 5 PM

Thursday, Friday closed

Closed October 17-18 (Fall Break)

Call the Pendleton Circulation Desk (646-1750) if there is no answer at the Anderson Circulation Desk (260-6720)

Easley

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8 AM to noon

Friday 9 AM to 1 PM

Closed October 17-18 (Fall Break)

Call the Pendleton Circulation Desk (646-1750) if there is no answer at the Easley Circulation Desk (220-8899).

Starting Your Research - see the Library web page

Our Three Kinds of Research Sources:

1. Our Books

The Books PageSearch here for books of all kinds: Print Books; eBooks; eReference Books; Books you can Borrow; Books on the Internet

2. Our Databases & eReference Sources
(Peer-Reviewed journals will be included here)

All-Discipline databasesSearch here for journal articles & background eReference sources across all fields and disciplines. A good place to begin.

Specialized databases more advanced research, go to our Special Subject Pages, which allow you to search databases & background eReference sources that focus on particular fields or disciplines.


3. Our Videos

Video DatabasesSearch here for thousands of streaming videos across all subject fields. Capture video clips and paste them into your PowerPoint presentations.

Ramadan

August is the sacred Muslim month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year, set aside for fasting. If you're searching for additional information on this topic, Oxford Reference Online is a great source. Start by checking out The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions or The Oxford Dictionary of Islam.

Literature Notebooks Online

The Literature Notebooks online format has been updated. The universe of included sources has been greatly expanded. In addition to the reference sources of the previous versions, we now have links to hundreds of full-length (non-reference) books (many with multiple links to indiviidual sections & chapters). For example, almost all of our various Harold Bloom series are now included in the database. Plus lots of other regular books as well. There are now almost 7000 separate links.

TEAS Test

The TEAS test is the standard test used for Nursing Admissions. The Library has a few copies available For Library Use only. For more information, see http://tctc.libanswers.com/a.php?qid=63994.

Don't forget to also look at the Library nursing page at: http://library.tctc.edu/nursing. The Associate Degree in Nursing page is at: http://www.tctc.edu/Content/Academics/Prepare_for_a_Career/Nursing_(ADN).xml

Alexander Street Press adds content to Music Online!

Highlights of new content include:

-Miles to Go, The Lost Years: An Intimate Memoir of Life on the Road with Miles Davis 1973-1983 -That's Got 'em: The Life and Music of Wilbur C. Sweatman -The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success and Betrayal -There's A God On the Mic: The True 50 Greatest MCs -Let the World Listen Right: The Mississippi Delta Hip-Hop Story -Barrelhouse Blues: Location Recording and Early Traditions of the Blues -Becoming Jimi Hendrix: From Southern Crossroads to Psychedelic London, The Untold Story of a Musical Genius -The Singing Campaign for Ten Thousand Pounds: Or, the Jubilee Singers in Great Britain

Music Online now equals:
692,652 tracks
99,495 pages text reference
24,368 scores (400,000 pages)
488 videos


http://liboc.tctc.edu:2048/login?url=http://music.alexanderstreet.com

Alexander Street Press New Video Titles

Angels of Vengeance: After World War II, a small group of Jews sought out war crime perpetrators and planned punishments on their own outside of the sanctioned justice systems. Their tactics included plans to poison water sources in German cities and poison bread distributed to SS prisoners held in Allied POW camps. Members of this group describe their experiences for the first time in this video. http://whiv.alexanderstreet.com/View/1645943/

In Voices from the Attic, the film's producer interviews members of her family who survived the Holocaust by living in a peasant's attic hideout for two years. The film explores how this experience has affected the lives of subsequent generations in this family as well as the survivors themselves. http://whiv.alexanderstreet.com/View/1646927/

On a different topic, Weave of Time is an exploration of 50 years of Navajo culture. It includes a 1938 interview with a Navajo family, filmed by an anthropologist, and contrasts this with interviews with the same family, conducted in the 1980s. This is a fascinating way to explore cultural and historical changes to the Navajo culture across 50 years of U.S. history.

TCTC Graduates

Congratulations graduates!

LibAnswers

We have a new service. Libanswers gives answers to frequently asked questions. See if the question you need answered has already been asked. Click here to go to our LibAnswers guide.

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