New Books

We've got new books! Look out for these titles, and many more, coming to an LRC near you sometime this summer:

As we get them cataloged and shelved, we'll post some highlights here.

ZOMBIES! Escape to the LRC

Remember, if zombies start to bother you on campus, you can always escape to your local LRC. Just make sure that you close the door behind you. LRC staff members have been trained in zombie defense and we have the necessary first aid supplies, in case you don't quite make it.

If zombies do manage to enter the LRC, we have library supplies (large staplers and tape dispensers) that will double as weapons. We also have some super-sized print materials (remember books) that could do some significant damage. E-books are not as helpful, in this case.

If you are interested in reading more about zombies, see the following:

Zombie Movies the Ultimate Guide

My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures, Demons, Monsters, Fiends, Goblins, or Things

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

World War Z: an Oral History of the Zombie War

Tracking the Man-Beasts

Assignment Time Calculator

You have been assigned a research paper and have no idea where to start! Check out our Assignment Time Calculator via the LRC webpage under Research Help.

Tulsa City County Library Resources

Did you know that anyone living, working or going to school in Tulsa County is eligible for a Tulsa City-County Library card? TCCL provides a whole bunch of resources that may be helpful to you for school, work or leisure:

• Nearly 1.75 million cataloged holdings, including books, DVDs and CDs, which can be delivered to the branch closest to you for pick-up
• Downloadable ebooks and audiobooks from OverDrive
• Electronic reference databases like the American Indian Experience and Auto Repair Reference Center
• Other research databases like Access Business News and Index to Current Urban Documents
• Test preparation materials and software tutorials from Learning Express, and foreign language learning help from Mango Languages
• Lots more! Check out their full list of databases here: http://tulsalibrary.org/research/onlinedatabases.asp

Looking for a good book to read this summer? Not only do they have an amazing fiction collection, they have special resources to help you find that perfect book:

• NoveList
• Your Next Great Read
• Various book blogs and book lists

When Blackboard is acting funny or something else has caused your access to the LRC's electronic resources to malfunction, head over to TCCL's website for access to Issues and Controversies, Literature Criticism Online and many EbscoHost databases like Academic Search Premier and Business Source Premier.  You will need to sign up for a card before you can use their resources; for more information, see individual branch hours and card FAQs.

Note: Because of TCC's firewall, some of TCCL's databases may not be accessible on campus. If there is one you'd like to use but can't, please let us know. As always, you can call us, chat online with us, email us, or stop by any of our four locations.