The Eastern Maine Community College LIBRARY BLOG

Students please return your library materials by 5/4/12. If you need more time for a school project please talk to a librarian. Check out the Library website for more information on the Library overdue policy. Thanks!

Credo Reference: This online resource is now available on the Library homepage. Credo provides access to full text subject specific reference titles and also integrates the Library’s online resources into one search.

Ebrary: Don’t forget about the 20,000 academic ebrary ebooks available on the Library website.

Laptops: The Library has 10 laptops available for students. Students may check them out for up to 4 hours a day.

Poetry Reading:  This event will take place 10am-11am on 4/24/12 at the Library. All are welcome to join in.

Student, Staff, Faculty Art Show: This show is up until 4/24/12. Thank you to everyone who participated.

James Powers: Artist reception will be held on 5/3/12 at 4:30pm. His oil paintings are not to be missed!

 Library Survey: Posted until 4/30/12 at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/55DVX66. The number of participants doubled from last year. Thanks for participating!

Stats: During the fall semester 2011 over 34,000 people walked through the library doors, asked over 2000 questions, and checked out over 3500 materials. This is up over 50% since fall 2008! Thank you for using the Library. Also a big thanks to our terrific team at the Library for continuing to provide quality services during this time of growth.

Coming this summer…Libguides: These research guides are coming soon to the EMCC Library homepage. Faculty will be able to embed them into their learning management system. Stay tuned!

Please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks, Janet

Starting April 1st, EMCC Library will have Credo Reference available on the Library website. Credo Reference is an easy to use tool for research projects and homework.  A giant online collection that searches hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations and subject specific titles as well as 200,000+ images and audio files and nearly 100 videos.

The Library will be holding a poetry reading on April 24th, from 10-11 am in the Karen R. Reilly Maine Reading Room. Everyone is welcome to attend and share your poetry or your favorite poetry or just listen to others. Coffee and refreshments will be served. Check out this great website on poetry: http://www.poets.org/index.php

See you in April!

The Library Annual Survey is on MYEMCC or click survey. The survey will be up until April 30th. If you fill out this short survey you may enter to win a $50 College Store Gift Card!

Don’t miss this great

by over 30 artists!

The Library now has 10 laptops available for students to check out on a 4 hour basis.

Are you a nursing student at EMCC? Do you need help with finding valid online nursing resources? Check out our new online nursing tutorial on the Library homepage under “Subject Guides.”

The Library will be accepting applications for the Student, staff, faculty art show flyerfy12 until 1/30/12.

All library materials need to be returned by 12/14/11. If you need longer for a school project please talk to a librarian. The Library will be open during winter break from 8am-noon Monday-Friday. The Library is closed on Holidays. Happy Holidays!!