2014 Nobel Peace Prize Winners

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The Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 was awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for their advocacy for children's rights. [caption id="attachment_576" align="aligncenter" width="380" class=" "] Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai were picked as winners for their struggle against the oppression of children and their right to education. Photograph: Reuters (Source Guardian.com)[/caption] Here is background information about Mr. Satyarthi and Miss Yousafzai from the New York Times, "In

NC LIVE Has E-Books!

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You've certainly been to the library in the ERC to check out some of our 40,000-plus books, but be sure to check out the e-book offerings from NC LIVE as well! On the ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ Library home page, click on E-books and Digital Audio Books. From there, follow the link to NC LIVE e-books. In the search box on that page, you can type your search term(s) to get started. You can also click on one of the individual collections, such as ebrary Academic and Public Library Complete, which offers over 100

³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ Reads Together Events Scheduled for October

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Congressman and civil rights advocate, John Lewis’ graphic novel March: Book One, has been selected for the 2014 ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ Community Reads program. March: Book One is the first installation of a trilogy, and spans John Lewis’ youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the Nashville Student Movement, and their battle to tear down segregation through nonviolent lunch counter sit-ins, building to a stunning climax on the steps of City Hall. Students in

Interlibrary Loan Can Benefit You!

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If we don't have something you need, we can probably get it! As great a collection as we have, ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ Library doesn't have ALL the books we'd love to have. With the funding we receive, we try to purchase books most needed to support courses being taught at the college, but we can't buy everything that we want and that our very diverse users would like. Even if a book isn't in our immediate collection, though, we might still be able to get access to it, so if you don't see a book you want

Hispanic Heritage Month: In the Library & around ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ

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National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October 15 and celebrates the contributions and cultural history of Hispanic Americans. The Library of Congress, National Archives, and Smithsonian Institution (among others) have created digital displays to commemorate the occasion, including art, audio, literature, and video. To explore these resources, go to http://hispanicheritagemonth.gov/ Check out our front window display highlighting some of our library's resources by Hispanic

Credo Reference

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Credo Reference is an online database of more than 3 million entries in over 600 reference books. It is helpful when you're developing a topic for an assignment, because it provides brief topic overviews and links to related entries in Credo Reference resources. You can also follow links from Credo Reference into other resources provided by the ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ Library, including the library catalog and online databases. Additionally, you can browse reference books by subject area, use the "image

New Resources from NC LIVE!

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If you have been studying at ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ for a couple semesters, you are probably familiar with some of the article databases and other research tools that are available through NC LIVE, such as Academic Search Complete and Newspaper Source Plus. This semester--and continuing through 2017--NC LIVE is subscribing to some new resources you'll want to use! ProQuest Central provides access to " thousands of periodical titles and millions of full-text articles." ProQuest Newsstand replaces Newspaper

New Books!

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I think that there are few things more wonderful than new books, but I acknowledge that, being a librarian, I'm biased. See a full list of the gems recently added to our collection in this PDF: New Books. Highlights from the full list include: Ivory, Horn, and Blood: Behind the Elephant and Rhinoceros Poaching Crisis by Ronald Orenstein This alarming book tells a crime story that takes place thousands of miles away, in countries that few of us may visit. But like the trade in illegal drugs, the

Sports! And Reading!

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With all the recent less-than-heartening news about college athletes and academics, it's nice to see something positive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbYGCu26xVU Read the article here about University of Georgia's Malcolm Mitchell and the book club he joined to help him improve his reading. Our favorite part? Wait, but what about the touchdowns? "That came natural," Mitchell said. "That's a gift. I had to work to read." While we don't have a book club, we do have lots of great books for you to