Join us at the Paint the Zoo Blue - Sat.Aug. 24th evening

Greetings and welcome back!

Come and visit with us at the Library's information table at the TCC's "Paint the Zoo Blue" this Saturday night, August 24th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Free admission to the Tulsa Zoo with your college ID or current schedule to this TCC-only welcome back event. There will be free food to the first 1500, Giveaways while they last, and live music!

Be sure to Wear Blue! See you at the Zoo!

What is Paint the Zoo Blue! Watch the video clip about it: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_WS1CiLUeR5wnVgLJuuwuQ

Let your imagination run wild!

August.  You’re still on vacation from TCC for 2/3^rd of the month.  It’s too hot to travel.  It’s the official celebration of about a dozen foods--including celery, catfish, goat cheese, and toasted marshmallows.  It’s a great time to chill out and let your imagination run wild at the TCC Library website.

 

Using Academic Search Premier (a large, multi-disciplinary electronic databases from EBSCOHost) discover anything you could want to know about catfish, a Psychology Today article about a classic test of self-control involving toasted marshmallows, and more than 50 recipes using goat cheese (mostly from Vegetarian Times).

Visit amazing museums in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, London, or Berlin while staying in the cool of your air-conditioned home or apartment by choosing from 1.6 million images of art and architecture at ARTStor.

Members of Congress are home from Washington, holding townhall meetings.  Visit one of the issues-based databases (CQ Researcher, Issues & Controversies, or Points of View Reference Center), take a quick look at one of the hot issues facing Congress (e.g. immigration, the budget), go to a townhall meeting, and quiz your Congressman or Senator about his stand on the issues.

Use the yellow Article Databases tab at the Library homepage (then click on the A to Z Databases link) to access any of these resources. 

by Demetrius Bereolos, Library Specialist, West Campus

Library Hours Change

Welcome Back! The Library resumes its extended library hours and opens on Saturday beginning on Monday, August 19th  through Sunday, Dec.15th.
Fall Semester Hours:
Monday to Thursday
Metro, Northeast, West:  7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Southeast: 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.


Friday
Metro, Northeast, West 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Southeast Campus: 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Saturday
Northeast  and West : 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Metro Campus : 10:00 a.m. to 2:00p.m.
Southeast Campus: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Sunday
All campus libraries are closed

July Book Swap and BookCrossing on KTUL Channel 8

Our own librarian, Adam Brennan, of Metro Campus, appeared on Good Day Tulsa on Channel 8 KTUL  to share information about an upcoming library event at TCC: the July Book Swap. He also talked about the BookCrossing, a neat tool to track books around the world.

Watch Adam's appearance for more details:

http://www.ktul.com/video?clipId=9077239&autostart=true

Doing Research over the 4th of July Holiday Weekend

You might be wondering how to continue your research with library resources while the college and the Library is closed beginning Thursday, July 4 to celebrate Independence Day. We will reopen on Monday, July 8th at 7:30 a.m. at all campuses.

Here are some research tips to help you over the weekend:

First, log into Blackboard for access to the library's online resources from your off-campus location. Select the library's tab and find the link "Library Home Page".

To find ebooks on your topic, use the library catalog's "Books" search box on the home page. To retrieve ebooks results only, use the "Limit To" drop down menu and select "electronic resources".

Also, don't forget to search our extensive online databases for full-text articles published in journals and magazines under the yellow tab "Articles Databases".

Look for magazine and journal articles with one of the general databases listed at the top of the page such as Academic Search Premier.  Examples of magazines and journals include Time, Human & Veterinary Medicine,  Journal of Modern Literature, Popular Science, or Rolling Stone.

You can also find scholarly articles in subject specific journal databases listed on the "By Subject" page under "Article Databases".

If you need an alternative resource to Wikipedia with authoritative publication credentials for academic research, the best library resource is  Oxford Reference Online. It is a reference database of articles from 175+ encyclopedias and dictionaries that will explain a theory or define a word. It also provides a citation for that article to use in your Works Cited or Bibliography page.

Look for additional resources on your subject or course in our subject list of Research Guides on the library's home page. The Research Guides include the best library and Internet resources compiled by TCC librarians. 

For help with your Works Cited page or essay, look at TCC's OWL for writing and citation help.

Note: the Library's chat and email service for questions will be unavailable during the holiday weekend. However, emails sent to the library after 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 3rd, will be answered on Monday, July 8th. We will be available to help you for the rest of the summer session!

Have a safe and happy 4th! 

Research Guides can help you with your research paper

Are you doing a last minute research paper for your class? Do you need ideas for research paper topic? Need help finding resources on your topic? 

Did you know that the Library has many research guides on a variety of topics ?
For example, if celebrating Earth Day last week strengthened your interest in the environment, you could choose environment as a general topic for your research paper and then narrow your focus on a specific issue within environment. 

To help you narrow your focus and find resources, you can look at the research guide on Environment. The TCC Library research guide on the environment is a great, one-stop source for information about the environment. The guide also has access to a citation guide and access to the Library’s virtual reference service.

In the research guide, two especially interesting databases can help with environmental issues. GreenFILE offers nearly 385,000 items about global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling.   

Topics discussed at ScienceDirect include energy, environmental science, ecology, global change, and waste management.

The research guide can also connect you with a podcast about living a green lifestyle, provide news from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and has links to environmental websites about energy and about global warming.

To access the environmental research guide, click on the “Research Guides” yellow tab at the TCC Library home page ( http://library.tulsacc.edu ), click  on the “By Subject” link, and jump to the environment.

4/24 Wednesday - Free Seminar on Copyright & Intellectual Property

Faculty, Staff, and Students are invited to the Southeast Campus Library to attend a free Copyright & Intellectual Property seminar on Wednesday, April 24th from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Room 7218.

Jump into the world of Copyright and Intellectual Property with this engaging and informative seminar! Focus will be placed on the following areas:

• Origin and purpose of copyright
• TEACH Act
• Licensing Agreements
• TCC Policy statements about copyright and intellectual property
• Exemptions (especially fair use)
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act
• Use of digital learning materials
• Course packs