MLA Format Workshop for Students

 

 

 It is about that time of the semester again! Research papers are due and to many students this means dealing with MLA Format. If you are unsure what this is or how to use it, please attend one of our workshops.

These workshops will cover the latest edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, so even if you are familiar with MLA come to see what the changes are!

The workshops will be held at the following times and locations:

 

-Central Campus- Thursday, Oct. 15th @ 2:30 and 6:00 in the Library 

-Cherokee Campus -Tuesday, Oct. 20^th @ 2:00 in Rm 109

-Tyger River Campus -Wednesday, Oct. 21^th @ 2:00 in TRB 218

 

 If you have any questions, please contact askalibrarian@sccsc.edu

Fall Semester-Welcome!

Dear Students,

On behalf of the library, I want to welcome you to SCC! 

Please know that the library is here to help you. Each of our campuses has a library area where you can come to use the computers, check out books, and work on assignments. You can also receive assistance with research and citations.

Visit the library’s website at http://library.sccsc.edu to access millions of book, magazine, journal and newspaper articles online.   

To access our resources off campus, you will need to enter a username and password. The username is your SCC email address and your portal password is the password.

For those of you needing to use APA or MLA format, you can access our MLA and APA guides at http://library.sccsc.edu/handouts/handouts_biblio.htm. APA and MLA have both changed recently, so be sure to update any old handouts that you may have.

If you have any questions, you can contact the central campus library at 864.592.4764 or toll free at 866.542.2779. You can also email us at askalibrarian@sccsc.edu.

I hope to see you in the library!

MLA Format Workshop

 

 

Basic MLA Format Workshop

For Students

 

SCC Central Campus Library

 

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

 

2:30 & 6:00 p.m.

SCC’s Most Popular Databases Get a Makeover

SCC’s Gale databases are the library’s most popular databases for finding full text magazines, journals and newspapers. The Library has 30 Gale databases, twelve of which can be searched together. In the last academic year, students, faculty and staff conducted over 266,700 searches using Gale.

Gale recently decided to change the look of many of its databases and so the familiar yellow search screen has been changed to blue to give it more of a web-look.

Gale has also added new features. You can now download the articles in MP3 format, translate them into eleven languages and access the articles using “Readspeaker”, which is a text-to-speech technology.

For the most part, the databases seem to work the same. The biggest difference is in the  “Browse Subjects” feature, which used to be called “Subject Guide Search.” However, most users search using the homepage, which used to be called “Basic Search.”

As you use this updated version, please feel free to let the library know what you like/don’t like about it.

MLA Format Workshop

Basic MLA Format Workshop

For Students

 

SCC Central Campus Library

 

Thursday, Mar.  12^th, 2008

 

2:30 & 6:00 p.m.

 

February’s eBook of the Month- Raising Freedom’s Child

Raising Freedom's Child

In honor of Black History Month, February’s eBook of the month is Raising Freedom’s Child: Black Children and Visions of the Future after Slavery by Mary Niall Mitchell.

To access eBooks, click on the “Electronic Books” link located on the library’s homepage (http://library.sccsc.edu), then click on “eBooks.”   If you are off-campus, you will need to enter the library’s off-campus username and password, available to SCC students, faculty and staff by contacting the library.

MLA Format Workshop to Be Held at All 3 SCC Campuses!

One of the library’s most popular workshops, the MLA Format Workshop for students, will be held at all three Spartanburg Community College campuses for the first time ever!

The workshop goes over the who, what,why, when and especially how of MLA citation format and present the basics of how to set up and create a Works Cited page. 

The MLA Format Workshop will be held on the following days:

Central Campus: Thursday, Oct. 16th at 2:30 and 6:00 in the Library, located in the LLRC building.

Cherokee Campus: Tuesday, Oct. 21st at 2:00 in Room 108 in the Academic Building.

Tyger River Campus: Wednesday, Oct. 22nd at 2:00 in TRB 222.

 

If MLA is new for you, difficult for you, or if you just love learning about citation formats, please come to one of these sessions! If you have any questions, please contact the library at 864-592-4764.

Cherokee Welcome Back Bash

Cherokee Library WBB Display

 

 

 

 On August 20th, the SCC Cherokee Campus hosted a “Welcome Back Bash” for students, faculty and staff.  Tables were arranged in both the lobby and the canteen areas of the Academic Building.  Each table contained a plethora of displays from SCC academic and student organizations and also retailers and community organizations from the Cherokee area.  Members from the organizations offered students and staff information about their organization or group.  Along with brochures and handouts, an array of prizes, baked goods and other “sweet treats” were provided, and one student commented that they felt like “a trick-or-treater” with a bag full of goodies. 

 The Cherokee Campus Library was one of the organizations participating in the event.  Students and staff were able to learn about the services that are available in the library while also getting to meet with library staff.  From useful and informative MLA citation handouts and database access instructions to entertaining and recreational suggested reading lists, there was something for everyone!

Submitted by Patty Ann W.–Cherokee Library Staff

July’s eBook of the Month: Britannica Encyclopedia of World Religions

If the topic of religion fascinates you, be sure to take a look at July’s eBook of the Month.  Britannica Encyclopedia of World Religions has over 1100 pages of religious related topics, including religious figures from Aarron (Old Testament) to Zwingli, Huldrych (Protestant Reformation) and beliefs from Acosmism to Zurvanism. If you are looking for information on something related to religion, this is a good place to check!

To access eBooks, click on the ”Electronic Books Link” located on the library’s homepage, http://library.sccsc.edu, then click on “eBooks.” If you are off-campus, you will need to enter the library’s off-campus username and password, available to SCC students, faculty and staff.

 

 

 

 

Library Staff Attend LIBRIS Conference

Earlier this summer, members of the SCC Library staff drove down to Florence, SC, to attend the 2008 LIBRIS Conference held at the SIMT Conference Center, adjacent to Florence Darlington Technical College.

According to the LIBRIS website, this conference is an “annual gathering of librarians and library staff from across South Carolina” who meet annually to “share ideas that will better enable them to carry out the vision and mission of their libraries throughout South Carolina” (www.sclibris.org).

The first program attended was the “One Campus One Book” presentation about The Big Read, a community reading program. Last fall, the SCC Library participated in The Big Read with the Spartanburg County Public Library, and staff was thrilled to share experiences with a panel of Local Technical College library staff.

Staff also attended “The Green Library” program, where several eco-friendly alternatives for printing were suggested, and Furman University’s green initiative was discussed. Next stop was “U2 Can YOUTUBE,” where they worked with the slide collection and made a sample video clip.  There was also a presentation by Dr. Jacqueline Miller Carmichael, a local author, who discussed how events in her personal life caused her to write a book about Margaret Walker’s Jubilee, entitled Trumpeting a Fiery Sound.  

After lunch, staff had a chance to mingle with library personnel from other Technical Colleges. A leisurely stroll around the cool, refreshing fountains in front of the Conference Center was the perfect way to enjoy the ambience. 

After the post lunch session, SCC staff headed home to Spartanburg and are definitely looking forward to LIBRIS 2009 in Columbia, SC.