New Books Just In

Ancient philosophy: a very short introduction Annas, Julia
Plato: a very short introduction Annas, Julia
Architecture: a very short introduction Ballantyne, Andrew
Aristotle: a very short introduction Barnes, Jonathan
Religion in America: a very short introduction Beal, Timothy
History of medicine: a very short introduction Bynum, William
Understanding .NET: a tutorial and analysis Chappell, David
Evolution: a very short introduction Charlesworth, Brian
Philosophy: a very short introduction Craig, Edward
Capitalism: a very short introduction Fulcher, James
United Nations: a very short introduction Hanhimaki, Jussi
First world war: a very short introduction Howard, Michael
Vietnam: a history Karnow, Stanley
Buddhism: a very short introduction Keown, Damien
C programming language Kernighan, Brian W. and Ritchie, Dennis M.
Local wonders: seasons in the Bohemian Alps Kooser, Ted

Plagiarism Resource Now Available

Pine Technical College has placed a new link in Student Tools regarding plagiarism. Students have access to a resource explaining what it is and how to avoid it. It also gives tips for citations. Look under Academics>College Library>Student Tools>Plagiarism and Citations. Check out this new source!

New Books at PTC

The wild west: companion volume to the television series with a foreword by Dee Brown
Vietnam: A history, a companion to the PBS Television series
The diversity of life, by Edward O. Wilson, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes
Local wonders: seasons in the Bohemian Alps by Ted Kooser

Summer Session Ends

Another successful session ended on July 24th, 2009. The LRTC was a busy place, with students doing research papers and other course work on the computers. We had students in again this week checking their grades, and another orientation session as well.
The announcement went out to your email accounts, but worth mentioning here as well, the LRTC WILL BE CLOSED FOR FALL SEMESTER PREPARATIONS THE WEEK OF AUGUST 10-14. Please plan accordingly so you don't come in and find you can't use the LRTC.

Tax Dollars at Work for You!

The State of Minnesota funds the services we offer in the LRTC for your research needs.
This legislative session, the following appropriations were approved:

Subdivision 8. Electronic library for Minnesota (ELM). This section appropriates $900,000 each year for statewide licenses to online databases selected in cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for school media centers, public libraries, state government agency libraries, and public or private college or university libraries.
Subd. 17. MnLINK Gateway and Minitex. Appropriates $6.031 million each year for MnLINK, the Minnesota Library Information Network and Minitex, a publicly supported network of academic, public, state government, and special libraries working to improve library service.

This legislation and the resulting access to special databases and cooperative services allow all types of Minnesota libraries to provide services at a much lower annual cost than if each library was acting and operating alone.

Career Center Brochure Now Available

Library staff have just completed a new career center brochure highlighting the many resources available in our Career Center in the Learning Resource and Technology Center. You may find a brochure in the LRTC. Stop in and see what we have.

Computers Update

The logins should be faster now with a change to the policies used when loading Vista.