May 20, 2009

Summer Hours

The Library’s Summer Hours start on May 21st.

Monday – Thursday 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday 7:00 am – 4:30 pm
 
The Library is open on Saturdays only when Summer classes are in session (June 8 – August 4).  The Saturday hours are 8:00 am – 11:00 a.m 
Congratulations, graduates!   Have a great summer, everyone.

May 5, 2009

Librarians are Standing by to Help You

“Help!  I need to find information on my topic but I don’t know where to go!”

That is where the Library Staff comes in.  We are information science professionals and can help you find what you are looking for (even when you are not exactly sure what that is).

Give us a call, chat with us online, shoot us an email, or stop by and ask us in person. 

We will help you get the sources you need and will show you how to find the good ones that your instructor wants you to use (since they frown about citing wikipedia as your primary source of information).

Good luck with the writing!  We will be waiting to hear from you if you need us.

And remember, if you need a quiet place to write those papers, just stop by!

April 17, 2009

Google Scholar and the NWTC Library

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Like to search Google?  Who doesn’t!

However, when you are searching for scholarly articles it can be difficult to find them within the Google results (and often you don’t get the full-text of the article).

That’s why the NWTC Library has partnered with Google Scholar to make it easier for you to find “the good stuff” and link to the actual articles.

The next time you are looking for high-quality articles, you have several options.  You can . . .

If you are  off-campus, you need to first click on the Scholar Preferences link next to the search box and search for Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in the Library Links section.  Check the box next to our College’s name and save your preferences to return to the search box.  [You don't need to do this step from on-campus].

Then you simply type in your keywords and Search.  You will get a results list containing scholarly articles on your subject.  Google will also give you a link to the article through NWTC’s Library if we have it available through one of our 15,000 e-journals! 

March 31, 2009

Need to Write a Paper?

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The Library staff can help!

Stop by or use our 24/7 Ask a Librarian service to get help with choosing a paper topic, finding resources for your topic, evaluating sources, using the information in your paper, and citing correctly.

If you’ve found some information already but need to locate more to support your thesis, just let us know.  We can give you advice on keywords to use and resources to search. 

Let us show you the “Power Tools” that you can use to make it easier to write this paper and all of your papers in the future.