The John Tyler Community College libraries are home to a fantastic DVD collection. To entice your interest in checking out one of our videos, I will be occasionally highlighting some of our great movies. In 2003 the government of Kenya announced that it would offer free education to everyone. And everyone means everyone, right? Even [...]
Looking for something to read by the pool or on the sand? The John Tyler libraries have got you covered. Kick back with these recent releases: 11th Hour: The Women’s Murder club back for the –you guessed it – 11th installment. Art of Fielding: Not just a baseball novel but also a coming-of-age story about [...]
Ever wonder why lawyers use two words such as “have and hold” or “cease and desist” when one word would do? Or why there is a “b” in debt and a “p” in receipt? Those and other strange quirks of English are explained in The Story of English in 100 Words. From roe (a deer) [...]
Time to brush up on your research skills and maybe get a little SDV credit! Join us for some awesome workshops! Wednesday, June 13 11:30am Find It, Cite It Midlothian Library lab Tuesday, June 19 4:00pm Is This Any Good? Evaluating Library Research Midlothian Library lab Wednesday June 20 [...]
In the previous two posts we have explored mobile apps of use to John Tyler students as well as apps for researchers and other students. In this third and last post we look at some great apps for book lovers, history buffs and others. Recommended Mobile Apps for eBooks and Audiobooks Google Play [...]
Yesterday we explored mobile apps recommended for John Tyler Students. Today’s post includes apps of interest to all students and researchers. Recommended Mobile Apps for Research in Periodicals and Scholarly Journals EBSCOHOST: EBSCOHOST’s mobile app gives you a clean interface for browsing, reading, saving and sending articles from all of EBSCOHOST’s [...]
Today we begin a three-part post on mobile apps of interest to the John Tyler community. When using your smartphone or tablet, mobile apps can be an advantage for studying and researching when you aren’t near a computer. Mobile apps are specifically designed to view on a smartphone or tablet; they usually have a clean [...]