[Cpcommunicator] Library Services news 1/9
>From Library Services
Give a book.... lift a heart:
The CPCC libraries are partnering with the Disability Rights and
Resources Organization to collect gently read books, books on tape,
Braille books, cookbooks, etc. Items collected will be given to
individuals transitioning from a nursing home into their own home.
Donated items can be dropped off at any campus library now through
Monday, February 18.
PBS videos now available via NC Live:
Have you heard? Effective January 1, NC Live launched its new media
collection of PBS videos. What does this mean? It means that you no
longer have to wait for reruns of your favorite PBS programs or for the
videos to be returned to the library.
As a member of NC Live, North Carolina's statewide library consortium,
CPCC students, faculty and staff now have free access to nearly 250
educational and entertainment PBS programs covering a wide variety of
topics. Remember Ken Burns' Baseball and The Civil War? Like jazz? How
about the award-winning series of American Experience and Frontline? A
second group of videos will be available in the later part of January
2008 that will include children's programming from the highly acclaimed
Cyberchase and Liberty Kids series.
In order to watch these videos on computers in the library or at home,
users will need Flash Media Player 9.0 or higher and a high-speed
Internet connection.
The NC Live Video Collection can be found under Browse Databases by Name
<http://www.cpcc.edu/library/db_test/default_dhtml.asp> on the
Library's website.
Library Reserve reminder to faculty:
Welcome back and Happy New Year! It is hard to believe, but the first
day of class is just a day away and things will be back in full swing at
CPCC. In order to ensure that we have the materials you need for your
class, we are asking that you check your course reserves list
<http://ipac.cpcc.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1199726G85F8J.31131&profil
e=e&menu=search&submenu=reserves&ts=1199726085595#focus> to make sure
that the information listed is correct. Also, library-owned materials
placed on reserve last semester have been removed.
In addition, below are friendly policy and procedure reminders regarding
reserve materials and copyright compliance:
* Library owned materials placed on reserve must be renewed each
semester.
* To place new items on reserve, complete the Online Course
Reserve Form <http://www.cpcc.edu/forms/library/reserves.asp> and take
items to the library where materials will be placed on reserve.
* When withdrawing materials from reserve, please inform library
staff of items to be removed from reserve status or come to the library
to remove items.
* The distribution of photocopied materials for reserves from the
same instructor for the same course requires verification of copyright
clearance each semester.
* Consumable works such as workbooks or standardized tests cannot
be placed on reserve.
* Permission to use and place articles on reserve for consecutive
semesters must be obtained via the Copyright Clearance Center.
<http://www/copyright.com>
Your anticipated cooperation in adhering to these policies and
procedures is appreciated. Please contact Yan.Wang at cpcc.edu or
Jennifer.Arnold at cpcc.edu if you have any additional questions or need
further assistance.
We wish you a wonderful spring semester!
Floppy drives gone bye-bye in the Central Campus Library:
Computers in the Central Campus Library reference area have been
upgraded. As a result of the upgrade, floppy disk drives are no longer
available as personal storage medium. To compensate for this
enhancement, 128MB USB flash (thumb) drives can be purchased at any
campus library for $10 each. Upgrades to computers have also been made
at the Harper and Levine campus libraries.
In addition, CD-Rs will no longer be sold.
Library adds Nursing Resource Center Database:
In support of the nursing and allied health programs, the Library
recently added Gale's Nursing Resource Center to its database
collection. Designed for community college nursing programs, Nursing
Resource Center provides content needed by students for research papers
and basic nursing theory overviews, including nursing care plans, as
well as multimedia content. The content (just like Literature Resource
Center) is organized into tabs: Diseases & Conditions, Assessments,
Diagnostics, Interventions, Care Plants, Multimedia, Journal Citations,
and Related Articles.
The Nursing Resource Center database is accessible from the library's
website under databases by name.
<http://www.cpcc.edu/library/db_test/default_dhtml.asp#N>
We would like to extend a big thanks to all who assisted in the
evaluation process and provided us with feedback last fall. Your input
was appreciated.
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