Monday, May 7, 2012
Classical Music in Video
Classical Music In Video - A database of streaming videos which "will contain performances of all forms of classical music, including
major orchestral performances by leading orchestras, plus chamber music,
oratorio, and solo performances, along with masterclasses and
interviews with master teachers from around the world." [More About the Database]. Videos stream at 400kbps in the small viewer and 800kbps large screen; requires Adobe Flash Player. Subscription started 5/1/2012.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Journals - Science and Nature
The CBC Library subscribes to Science and Nature online. Both sites provide access to current and archived weekly issues featuring original research in the sciences, as well as daily science news, podcasts, and other special features. Use the links above to login for off-campus access.
Monday, April 23, 2012
ProQuest Databases Added
When the Statewide ProQuest contract was renegotiated the database lineup changed somewhat. The following databases are now available on our resources page.
ProQuest History Study Center - “History Study Center™ offers valuable historical reference material that spans from ancient times through today's current events. It houses over 40,000 documents that showcase historical events and provide quick and valuable facts for a variety of users from high school students to history scholars.” [Product description]
Resources provided include Reference articles, Biographies, Historiography, Maps, Primary sources, Images, Journal articles and Web links.
ProQuest Learning: Literature - “ProQuest® Learning: Literature provides more than 180,000 full-text works of poetry, prose, and drama from around the world. This unique resource also offers secondary sources such as author biographies and multimedia, as well as literary criticisms, essays, reviews, and interviews drawn from 100+ full-text literary magazines and journals.” [Product description]
ProQuest SIRS Discoverer - “SIRS Discoverer, an award-winning general reference resource for beginning learners and researchers in grades 1-9, makes learning fun and intuitive.” [Product description] The articles, activities and stories have Lexile reading scores. There are also thousands of images and age-appropriate websites.
ProQuest History Study Center - “History Study Center™ offers valuable historical reference material that spans from ancient times through today's current events. It houses over 40,000 documents that showcase historical events and provide quick and valuable facts for a variety of users from high school students to history scholars.” [Product description]
Resources provided include Reference articles, Biographies, Historiography, Maps, Primary sources, Images, Journal articles and Web links.
ProQuest Learning: Literature - “ProQuest® Learning: Literature provides more than 180,000 full-text works of poetry, prose, and drama from around the world. This unique resource also offers secondary sources such as author biographies and multimedia, as well as literary criticisms, essays, reviews, and interviews drawn from 100+ full-text literary magazines and journals.” [Product description]
ProQuest SIRS Discoverer - “SIRS Discoverer, an award-winning general reference resource for beginning learners and researchers in grades 1-9, makes learning fun and intuitive.” [Product description] The articles, activities and stories have Lexile reading scores. There are also thousands of images and age-appropriate websites.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Arbor Day Display
The Library is having an Arbor Day Display showcasing books about trees and wildflowers. You can take a look at the online list of books on display.
CBC has been designated as a Tree Campus USA and will celebrate Arbor Day on April 11 with a tree planting ceremony. Details can be found on the News Release about this event.
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
Ebrary - Now Available for Download!
(Originally published Tuesday, November 1, 2011)
Over 25,000 ebooks are now available for 'check out' through our ebrary database. While before you had to have an internet-connected computer to read them, now you will be able to download part or all of an ebook to your computer or compatible ereader for your offline reading pleasure.
1. Download the free app "ebrary" to your phone first.
2. Right now, you need to use the Facebook Account Sign-in feature to use the MobileApp. (We understand how this would be inconvenient if you don’t have a Facebook account.)
How to link your ebrary account to your Facebook account (a one-time setup):
a. Go to the ebrary site using a browser
b. Sign in to your ebrary account with your student ID.
C. Click “My Settings” link at top-right of ebrary screen
d. Under “Link your account to Facebook“, click “Log In“
e. On Facebook log-in screen, enter your Facebook credentials, click “Log In“
Important note: The Facebook Sign-in feature does not access or post anything on Facebook accounts, it just takes advantage of users’ Facebook authentication.
Now, go back to the ebrary App and click on the blue button that says “sign in with Facebook”. Input your facebook login and password
2. You will be asked for an Adobe ID. If you don’t have one already, click on “create an ID”. Fill out the form, only the starred fields are required, to create your adobe ID. Authorize your device with the adobe ID.
3. Tap near the bottom of the screen and you will see “Online Search”, tap on it, then tap on one of the search fields on the left, type in your search and click on “Search” below.
4. You will find the book appear on the right side of the screen, tap on it and you will be previewing it
5. Tap near the middle of the bottom of the screen, and you will see a link that says “Download”, tap on that to download it to your phone.
6. The downloaded book has much better resolution than the preview. You may download 10 books at a time.
7. When you are done with the book, tap near the bottom of the screen, and you will see a link that says “Return”.
Another option:
1. download the book on to your computer
2. transfer the book to your iOS device using iTunes
3. open the book using BlueFire.
updated by y.y.
Over 25,000 ebooks are now available for 'check out' through our ebrary database. While before you had to have an internet-connected computer to read them, now you will be able to download part or all of an ebook to your computer or compatible ereader for your offline reading pleasure.
- Any device capable of displaying a PDF file will be able to display a selection of up to 60 pages of an ebook.
- Computers and other devices able to run Adobe Digital Editions may check out entire ebooks.
1. Download the free app "ebrary" to your phone first.
2. Right now, you need to use the Facebook Account Sign-in feature to use the MobileApp. (We understand how this would be inconvenient if you don’t have a Facebook account.)
How to link your ebrary account to your Facebook account (a one-time setup):
a. Go to the ebrary site using a browser
b. Sign in to your ebrary account with your student ID.
C. Click “My Settings” link at top-right of ebrary screen
d. Under “Link your account to Facebook“, click “Log In“
e. On Facebook log-in screen, enter your Facebook credentials, click “Log In“
Important note: The Facebook Sign-in feature does not access or post anything on Facebook accounts, it just takes advantage of users’ Facebook authentication.
Now, go back to the ebrary App and click on the blue button that says “sign in with Facebook”. Input your facebook login and password
2. You will be asked for an Adobe ID. If you don’t have one already, click on “create an ID”. Fill out the form, only the starred fields are required, to create your adobe ID. Authorize your device with the adobe ID.
3. Tap near the bottom of the screen and you will see “Online Search”, tap on it, then tap on one of the search fields on the left, type in your search and click on “Search” below.
4. You will find the book appear on the right side of the screen, tap on it and you will be previewing it
5. Tap near the middle of the bottom of the screen, and you will see a link that says “Download”, tap on that to download it to your phone.
6. The downloaded book has much better resolution than the preview. You may download 10 books at a time.
7. When you are done with the book, tap near the bottom of the screen, and you will see a link that says “Return”.
Another option:
1. download the book on to your computer
2. transfer the book to your iOS device using iTunes
3. open the book using BlueFire.
updated by y.y.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Embed a YouTube Video into PowerPoint 2010
This is easier if you start with a blank slide.
- Click the Insert tab
- Drop down the 'Video' to 'Video from Web site...'
- Switch to your web browser with the YouTube video
- Click the 'Share' button below the video
- Click the 'Embed' button within the share box
- Make sure the embed options are displayed
- Click 'Use old embed code' box
- Copy embed code
- Return to PowerPoint
- Paste embed code into 'insert video' box and click 'insert' button
- Resize video display window as needed.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Black Women in American Culture and History Display
The list of books on display can be viewed in our catalog. You are welcome to check them out.
You can also find basic information about the four women featured on the ASALH poster in one of our library reference databases. See examples below.
1. Dwight-Barrett, Margaret L. "Wells-Barnett, Ida B." Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. Ed. Colin A. Palmer. 2nd ed. Vol. 5. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2006. 2275-2277. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 15 Feb. 2012.
2. V. P. Franklin " Bates, Daisy Lee Gatson " Black Women in America. Ed. Darlene Clark Hine. Oxford University Press, 2005 African American Studies Center. Oxford University Press. Columbia Basin College. 15 February 2012 (Oxford Reference Online database)
3. "Mary McLeod Bethune." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 15 Feb. 2012.
4. Nadasen, Premilla. "Burroughs, Nannie Helen." Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. Ed. Colin A. Palmer. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2006. 368-369. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 15 Feb. 2012.
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