MLA Format for Research Papers in MS Word 2007

Posted to YouTube March 31, 2009. Video created by Dr. Tonya-Marie Howe, assistant professor, Literature and Languages, Marymount University. Covers formatting margins, line spacing, headers, hanging indent for works cited, and more. Audio is music-only. Some instructions are specific to her classes, such as the requirement to use a serifed font - MLA only requires "an easily readable typeface (e.g., Times New Roman)." MLA 7th, 4.2.

Oxford Reference Online - new content!

Oxford Reference Online is routinely updated. Here are the latest:

New Titles
· The Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins
· The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
· A Dictionary of Sports Studies

New editions
· A Dictionary of the Bible (includes 4 historical maps)
· A Dictionary of Popes
· The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms

New Sortable/Searchable Resource List

We have created a new sortable/searchable library database list

• http://columbiabasin.edu/libresources/
• Sort the list by "subject", then by "format" if needed.
• Search the list using the search box on the right.
• To go back to the default list, click on (Reset All Filters).
• The new list was created using MIT Simile Exhibit 2.0.

Your comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Expanded Green Zone

Welcome back and Happy New Year!

During last fall quarter, we noticed that students are really great about following the rules for the library zones, especially in the red Silent Zone. Thank you! :) The green Collaborative Zone was very popular too and we realized that we need more tables in the Green Zone where you can talk normally and collaborate with others. That became one of our projects for the winter break and we really like the new look and we hope you do too!

1. The reference collection was weeded and some volumes were moved to Archives;
2. The reference shelves in the middle of the library were shifted to the west;
3. Four large tables were added to the Green Zone outside of the Epicenter;
4. “Reserve Ref shelf”: All reserve reference books (those books that your professors pulled for specific classes and have different loan periods) are on a standalone “Reserve Ref shelf” behind the reference desk and the new books shelf now.
5. “Oversized shelf”: All oversized books (art books, etc.) are on the “Oversized shelf” at the end of the main collection now.
   

Video: Library on "Campus to Community"

http://bit.ly/8jrHTH

Fitness Center Winter Break Hours

The last day to workout in the Fitness Center for credit is Saturday, December 5th. However, our administration worked hard to extend the availability of the Fitness Center to currently registered students, staff, and faculty. The extended time is;
Tuesday, 12/8 through Friday, 12/11 from 6am~2:30pm
Monday, 12/14 through Friday, 12/18 from 6am~2:30pm

We will be closed for the remainder of December for pre-quarter maintenance. We will reopen Monday, 1/4.
Enjoy the break.

Laura Stoker; MS, ATC
HE Instructor
Head Athletic Trainer
Columbia Basin College

Community College Times & Community College Journal

"Community College Times, the newspaper of the American Association of Community Colleges...goes exclusively online Jan. 1 (2010)...." By CCTIMES, Published November 6, 2009.
Subscribe via RSS - http://www.communitycollegetimes.com/rssList.cfm - to the whole publication or articles in dozens of specialized content areas.

"AACC is proud to introduce the digital Community College Journal...Free access to all AACC members..defined as all employees of a member institution. Your email address is your log-in."