Movie Clips for You to Use!

Ever wondered where to find copyright compliant movie clips to use for assignments and projects? This resource provides easy, legal access to film clips!

MOVIECLIPS.com provides free access to 12,000-plus film clips from over 2,000 films, legally licensed. The site provides browsing by actor, title, and genre as well as by concepts such as occasion, mood, and theme. Searching retrieves individual clips along with several selections grouped by the film in which they appear.

The Terms of Use allow the MOVIECLIPS player to be embedded in other sites for noncommercial purposes, when done in compliance with procedures listed on the site.

See for yourself - go to http://movieclips.com/

 

Are Books Obsolete?

Contrary to dire predictions that books (and reading) are dead, a recent report cited in a erecent  issue of the College & Research Libraries News' "Fast Facts" revealed that U.S. book sales in 2010 reached 751.7 million books, just under the record numbers achieved in 2008 (757 million) and 2009 (777 million). The latest available figure for the number of original book titles published in print was 289,729 different titles in the U.S. alone in 2008. That's good news indeed for readers, book buyers and libraries.

Here in the Seminole State College library, our share of book purchases focuses primarily on acquiring books related to academic curricular needs. Librarians regularly evaluate and update the book collection and purchase additional materials as needed to help students in their assignments.

If you have a specific title that you need for your research paper or want to suggest more books in a particular subject area, please don't hesitate to talk to the librarians at the Information Services Desk. You can also contact us at (407) 708-2305. If the book you need isn't on the shelf, we can help you find alternative materials on your topic and also suggest other libraries' resources.

Need a Laptop? Borrow One From Us!

Every so often, our library computer labs are completely full. Or maybe you just prefer to do your research on your own in the quiet areas of the library. Either way, the Seminole State College Library has several Netbook computers for you to borrow while you're here! They're equipped with wireless Internet access, the Microsoft Office programs, and they even have touchscreen features.



Laptops are available at the Sanford/Lake Mary, Oviedo, and Altamonte Springs campuses- just ask at the desk when you come in. While you're at, feel free to borrow a set of headphones at the same time.

Citation Help

The Seminole State College Library want to help you with your citations.

Why bother?
Citing sources:

• gives credit to the author/creator
• helps prevent plagiarism
• allows the reader to understand your process
• gives the reader a means for further research

and most importantly,

• it is an expectation of college-level work!

Where do I get help?
APA Style Handbooks: Ref BF76.7 .P83 2010
MLA Style Handbooks: Ref PN147 .G444 2008
Turabian Style Handbooks: Ref LB2369 .T8 2007

and from the  Library website, click here for our link to the Purdue Online Writing Lab:

Happy Citing!
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You May Have Noticed Our New Library Catalog...

If you looked at our library catalog in the last week or so, no, you weren't mistaken- the Seminole State Library now has a new library catalog! It looks different, but functions largely the same way as it did before...with a few tips and tricks added:

1) It is much better to use the Advanced Search option to begin your research.

Here you'll be able to select your preferred material type (book, e-book, audio/visual, etc.), desired campus, and use Boolean search terms (AND, OR, NOT). This will allow you to conduct a good search from the start.
2) The results screen may be the biggest change to the catalog, but it still works just like the previous version.

The "Details" tab will provide you with all of your citation information as well as a summary/table of contents for the item, instead of clicking the title link.

The "Locations" tab will give you a list of all Seminole State campuses where the item is available, as well as options from other colleges to obtain it.

The "Request Item" tab is where you will place a request for the item to be sent to your desired campus. Remember that you must log in at the top right of the screen first.

3) The best way to search for journal, magazine, or newspaper articles is to use the "Search Databases" option on the main library page. Once you log in, you'll be able to choose individual databases to best suite your research needs.


Hopefully using these tips will allow you to use the catalog more or less the same way as the previous version.If you have any problems, please give us a call at 407-708-2305. We'll be able to walk you through any of the new features.