irs: Mei 2010

Kamis, 27 Mei 2010

College Students Prefer Print Over Digital textbooks

According to a study done by OnCampus Research, 74% of college students still prefer to use a printed textbook when taking a class. From the press release , “even with new digital handheld gadgets, smart phones, pads, and laptops glued to every college students hand, 74% still prefer to use a printed textbook when taking a class, according to the findings of a new Student Watch study conducted by OnCampus Research, a division of the National Association of College Stores (NACS) that helps companies better understand the college market.” The survey also found that 53% of students were unsure about purchasing digital textbooks or would not consider buying them even if they were available. Despite the findings, some anticipate digital textbook market share to rise to 18% by 2014.

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Rabu, 19 Mei 2010

Spanish Language Databases

If you've ever wanted a way to do your research using Spanish language resources, then you may want to check out a few of the databases we have here at Seminole State that collect newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from a variety of Spanish language resources. Start by clicking this link and enter your Borrower ID and PIN numbers. Your Borrower ID is the number beneath the barcode on your Seminole State student ID, and the PIN will be the last digits of your Social Security Number.

You should see a list of subject headings...the very last one being titled "Spanish Language". These are the 3 databases:

*Acceda Noticias - Contains over 60 Spanish language newspapers, all available in full-text

*Clase and Periodica - These are actually two different indexes, collecting article citations dating back to the 1970s.

Clase indexes articles published in Latin American and Caribbean journals, particularly concerning social sciences and humanities. Periodica indexes scientific and technological journals published in Latin American and the Caribbean.

*Informe! Revistas en Espanol - Lists citations and summaries of most articles, but includes the full-text of over 50 of the most popular Spanish language magazines and newspapers.

Maybe you'll find a new way to put together your research papers!

Selasa, 11 Mei 2010

Ever read a digital book?

We have over 33,000 books on every topic in e-format. You don't need a special electronic device to read them either, like the one pictured here. Simply read them from your computer.
Almost any search for a topic in the library online catalog will bring up e-Books. If you want to see what books we have just in electronic format, click on the down arrow by Format and highlight eBooks.

Rabu, 05 Mei 2010

Develop a Research Topic Video Tutorial

Many classes here at Seminole State require a research paper. You will learn how to do this in a Fundamentals of Writing class or English I class, or if you attended one of the Library's instruction classes. However you can learn this process in smaller steps by watching video tutorials on your computer.

Here is one where you can learn to develop an appropriate topic for a research paper by considering goals, approaches, topic scope and helpful resources
Click on this link:
http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/clip/tutorials/dev_topic.htm

It will download Adobe Captivate software for you to view the tutorial, which you can watch at your own speed.