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Entries from November 2010

Stuff yourself with some reads…

November 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

Before you leave for break, you might consider stuffing
yourself with some food-ie titles.

What I Eat: Around the World In 80 Diets
TX353 .M437 2010

American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of its Food
HD9005 .B654 2010

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
TX945.3 .S355 2005

Oh, and have a lovely Break with your
turduckens/turkies/tofu birds/what have [...]

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Library Hours during Thanksgiving Break

November 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments

So that you have plenty of time to devour one of these (and recover), the Library’s hours during Thanksgiving Break are as follows:
Monday, November 22nd: 7:30AM to 11PM
Tuesday, November 23rd: 7:30AM to 6PM
Wednesday, November 24th: CLOSED
Thursday, November 25th: CLOSED
Friday, November 26th: CLOSED
Sat., November 27th- Sun., November 28th: CLOSED
 
Normal Library hours will resume on Monday, November [...]

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Author David Sedaris in OKC this Friday, November 19th!

November 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Author David Sedaris will sign and read from his book “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19 at Borders, 3209 Northwest Expressway (From NewsOK.com)
If you don’t know who David Sedaris is, you might want to check out some of his titles here at the Library: [...]

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Are You Reading 'What They're Reading on College Campuses'?

November 18th, 2010 · No Comments

From the Chronicle of Higher Education:
Are you reading ‘What They’re Reading on College Campuses‘?
Click on the hyperlinks below to be taken to the Library’s page for each item’s status (available or checked out) and the title’s call number (shelf location number)!

1.
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (the Book): A Visitor’s Guide to [...]

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Meet our newest toy: The bookscan station

November 16th, 2010 · No Comments

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A new flatbed scanner is now available for OCCC Library patrons to use at no cost.
The touch screen controlled scanner has an easy to use interface that allows files to be scanned to a flash drive or sent as an email attachment.
Files may be saved in .pdf or .jpg formats.  The scanner has multiple settings, [...]

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Films on Demand. Now available at a computer near you…

November 10th, 2010 · No Comments

The Library has recently acquired a new films database: Films on Demand.
This database will let you stream videos from our Library website.  Think of it as an academic-minded NetFlix
The content is mainly “humanities” right now but, please expect more health and business titles in the future!
So… If you have a paper coming due soon [...]

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Come join us tomorrow in CU1 at 12:30pm!

November 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Hey all! Please join us in CU1 (Main Building) tomorrow– Tuesday, November 9th– at 12:30pm for a Brown Bag Library Skills presentation.

Remember, some professors offer extra credit for attending these presentations!
We promise to have goodies and also entertain you as well
See you tomorrow!
 
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eBooks/eAudioBooks survey officially… Fini ;)

November 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

Thank you to all that participated in our eBooks/eAudioBooks survey!
We will be contacting our two $25 gift certificate winners shortly!
Maybe they’ll let us take their photographs so we can prove they exist
Anywho, thank you, again for assisting us with our survey.
-The OCCC Library
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Tomorrow's to-do: VOTE!!!!!

November 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

Election day is tomorrow– Tuesday, November 2nd at a voting booth near you!
 
 
To make sure you’re well-informed when you cast your vote, please consider the following links.
Not sure where to vote?  Or, if you can vote?
Check out the Oklahoma State Election Board’s “Find Your Polling Place” search: http://www.ok.gov/elections/ppl/index.php And, if you’re curious about whether you can or [...]

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