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It’s arrived! We now have access to the Wall Street Journal online. To access it, go to the “Find Articles” page and scroll down toward the bottom. The databases are listed alphabetically.

Are you a fan of the Montgomery County Community College Libraries? Then become a fan of our new Facebook page! Simply log in to your Facebook account, and click “Become a fan.”

Our page lets you share your favorite photos of the library, start discussions about books you’ve read or services you like, and see what the Libraries’ hours are. If you become a fan, leave us a comment and say hi!

You can install a Firefox toolbar that lets you search the Library catalog, just like the Google toolbar lets you search Google! The cool thing about the toolbar is that it lets you search our catalog from any web site. If you were tooling around the Internet and realized you wanted a book on global warming, all you’d have to do is type your search into the LibX MCCC toolbar in your web browser, and hit Search!

For instructions on how to download and install it, go here: http://libx.org/editions/download.php?edition=67B2CFAA

Then…

We recently acquired access to a new database through EBSCOhost, called GreenFILE. This database “offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.”

To take a look, choose EBSCOhost from the databases page, and then scroll down to “GreenFILE.”

Reminder! The following are the Montgomery County Community College Libraries’ hours for the week of the Fourth of July:

Reading is a great way to relax during the long, hot, humid days of summer! What’s on your summer reading list? Are you planning on catching up on mysteries and romances? Doing some literary reading, like Joyce or Shakespeare or Plato? Maybe you have a list of self-help books to work through! Or, maybe you’re the practical type and are going to immerse yourself in cooking or woodworking or bird watching tomes.

Share your summer reading list in the comments! And don’t forget to check out the library catalog to see if we have you covered.

Since there are no classes the week of June 30, the libraries’ hours will be 7:30 - 5:00 Monday through Thursday (6/30 - 7/3) and closed Fri & Sat (7/4 & 5).  Our regular hours will resume Monday July 7.

Dear Colleagues,

Montgomery County Community College presents the 14th Annual Technology and Learning Conference for faculty and administrators on Friday, October 3, 2008, from 8a.m. to 3p.m., at its Blue Bell campus.  The conference serves as a forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the development and application of:

- State-of-the-art information technologies
- Pedagogy and enterprise systems
- Contributions to a vision of the future of IT in the academic enterprise
- Exchanging ideas and best practices for incorporating technology, security and learning

The Technology and Learning Conference 2008 Committee invites proposals for papers, hands-on sessions and roundtables. We encourage you to share this with faculty and staff who may be interested in presenting.

We’re excited to present Ms. Carie Windham-Page, as our keynote speaker.

Please place the date, Friday, October 3, 2008 on your calendar and consider bringing a contingent of faculty and staff with you to the conference.
We welcome poster sessions, 1 hour presentations and 2 hour hands-on sessions.  To submit a proposal, please visit http://www.mc3.edu/techconf/ to locate the 2008 Call for Proposal Submission Application.

We are keeping the cost of the conference as low as possible to allow as many attendees as possible with an $80 fee for Early Registration. Please return to the website at a later date for registration directions and information.

Please contact Katie Ishler at 215-641-6633 or techday [at] mc3.edu if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Technology and Learning Conference Committee