Elections: AZ Propositions & Elections
Date Posted: (10/15/2008)
Category: Elections
Don't forget about local and Arizona politics as you prepare to vote on November 4, 2008. This year there are eight topical propositions on the ballot as well as several important local elections in Maricopa county and around the state. Arizona public radio and TV have made available discussions of the propositions in audio and visual format. You can also check local newspapers for additional information on the propositions and candidates.
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Elections: Video & Transcripts
Date Posted: (10/13/2008)
Category: Elections
Audio and video media outlets shape the world that we live in. Today, we have greater access to material presented in these media than ever before. Still, finding the speech or the part of a speech or debate that you are looking for can be quite challenging. Increasingly there are websites that enable users to analyze video material for particular content and search the combined video-transcript for words and phrases.
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Elections: Ethnic Press
Date Posted: (09/30/2008)
Category: Elections
Do you wonder what America's ethnic press is saying about the election? Check out the library subscribed database, Ethnic News Watch, where you can access approximately 200 full text newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
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Article Database Tutorial
Date Posted: (09/29/2008)
Category: Tutorials
Do you need a basic overview of how to locate articles in the LMC's databases? This tutorial, prepared by Debbie Gilsdorf, guides you through the process of locating a database, entering a search, and using selected features to find appropriate articles. The example uses MasterFile Premier, one of our popular databases, but the concepts demonstrated here can be applied to others as well.
Related Link: GCC LMC Database Tutorials
Banned Books Week, Sept. 27-Oct.4
Date Posted: (09/26/2008)
Category: Celebrations
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, this annual ALA event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. BBW celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them. After all, intellectual freedom can exist only where these two essential conditions are met.
Related Link: List of banned or challenged books
Check out these Trial Databases
Date Posted: (09/18/2008)
Category: Databases
Until November 16, 2008, GCC users will have on-campus access to the following databases: TopicSearch and Points of View Reference Center. Both of these resources provides relevant full-text access regarding today's current issues.
Related Link: EbscoHost
Elections: Print Sources Online
Date Posted: (09/17/2008)
Category: Elections
Keeping current on the 2008 U.S. elections and the issues can be difficult. The Glendale Community College libraries subscribe to online and print format news and opinion sources, including newspapers, weekly & monthly magazines. Many of these subscription resources provide freely available online election related information gateways.
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Related Link: Election 2008 Guide
Constitution Day @ the Library
Date Posted: (09/16/2008)
Category: Celebration Days
In honor of Constitution Day - celebrated on September 17 - stop by the library at main campus and pick up a Bill of Rights bookmark and a booklet of facts about the US Constitution (while supplies last).
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Related Link: Browse Books on the US Constitution
Hispanic Heritage Month
Date Posted: (09/15/2008)
Category: Celebration Months
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15-October 15 by learning more about Hispanic history and culture. The LMC at GCC provides an array of resources -- including videos, books, databases, magazines and journals -- devoted to the this celebration. Check out a list related resources available at the LMC by clicking on the link below and stop by the book display (located near the reference desk) in September.
Related Link: Hispanic Heritage LMC Resources (pdf)
Faulkner's Advisory for IT Studies
Date Posted: (09/09/2008)
Category: Databases
This database provides technology reports that was built especially to serve the needs and requirements of the academic community. The access to this trial database will end on Oct 6, 2008.
Related Link: Faulkner's Advisory for IT Studies
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