Library Open May 4

Do you have to get a little extra studying in before finals? Do you have a class project to complete? If you need a quiet place to study, the Mildred Johnson Library will be open on May 4 from 1:00 - 5:00 pm. Staff will be available to help out with finding those last minute materials, or you can find a quiet corner and work in peace.

Or, you can call the Service Desk at 701-671-2618 or email us at ndscs.library@ndscs.edu and someone will help you find your answer.

Good morning, everyone!

 

We want to support and include all students and staff and truly let each of you know that “You Belong Here”.  Therefore, the EduStations Online Tour & Survey is up online allowing you to partake from afar for a chance to win the Nook Simple Touch Reader.  Just go to the Mildred Johnson Library Home Page at the following link and complete the brief tour and survey.

 

http://www.ndscs.edu/academics/services/library/

 

Please note we welcome all your ideas as students, staff, employees, and faculty.  We want to support you in your journey of learning and educating, as we all do both daily.  Feel free to contact us with your questions and ideas.  If you have any EduStation concepts you would like to see implemented I would love to hear them!

 

Learning should feel limitless…

 

Enjoy this snowy April Thursday & Happy National Library Week from all of us at the Mildred Johnson Library!

 

Tina

Good morning, Students, Staff, Faculty, and Administration!

Happy National Library Week to you!

All of you as current employees and/or students are eligible to register to win the Nook Simple Touch Reader. Simply come to the Library anytime starting today, Tuesday at 1:00, to Friday at 4! Stay as little or as long as you like. All you have to do is quickly visit 6 EduStations promoting learning tools at stations.

What are the EduStations you ask? Great question! EduStations are various stations with various learning tools, some simple like a portable easel, some big like the Apple TV and iPads. Either way they are the beginning of many stations to come that facilitate and supplement learning. They are driven by you the learner in conjunction with you the educator.

Students and Faculty – The stations are set up as curriculum-based learning tools to assist in your journey at NDSCS and further support that “You Belong Here”. You have input to the station. Would you like certain apps for your classes? Is there a board game that reinforces learning in your curriculum area? Are there models you would like the library to purchase to be available to students during library hours to extend what you already have or supplement what you don’t? Staff and students alike can use the Apple TV and iPads Station for small group discussion allowing you to mirror the iPad to the TV monitor to utilize apps, share a presentation, etc.

Wahpeton & Fargo Staff, Faculty, and Administration– This is also for you! Mango is showcased. Mango is an interactive language program with 44 languages that allows you to log in from anywhere with your library card and has unlimited simultaneous users allowing you to cross off “learn a foreign language” on your bucket list.

If you would like a tour, ask for Tina and I will give you one if I am available Tuesday at 1:00 through Friday at 4:00!

The EduStationsare just in their beginning and YOU have input into where they go! We welcome your input: put your ideas on the survey, call me, email me, stop by…we are waiting to hear from you!

Come join us to celebrate!!

Tina Grenier

Come celebrate with us…

The Mildred Johnson Library is proud to celebrate National Library Week, April 14-19, 2013.  We invite you to share in the celebration throughout the week.  In particular, on Tuesday April 16^th  in the afternoon from 1 to 4 pm in the afternoon we will be initiating the beginning of EduStations featuring EduTools.  Educational learning stations to “learn by doing” for NDSCS students, staff, and faculty to use to promote learning!  Did we mention if you visit all the stations plus take a survey, you can register for a chance to win a NOOK Simple Touch Reader!

The EduStations are:

·        Curriculum Topic areas including 3-D Learning Tools (Featured area is Allied Health)

·        Dry Erase Easel for collective/individual creative brainstorming.

·        Interactive Games – Board games for social interaction.

·        Mango (an interactive language program) allowing you to learn up to 41 languages with ESL components.

·        The Barnes and Noble Nook for check-out.

·        Last, but not least, the Apple TV & iPads (3) allowing you to wirelessly connect to a station and have small or large group discussions.

o   Utilizing the Apple TV and iPad a sample training will be demonstrated with Overdrive.

·        Other ideas are in motion and suggestions are encouraged!

From 3-D curriculum-related learning tools to an Apple TV and iPad accessibility, the stations are in early development and will grow based on your suggestions, needs, and wants.  Please contact Tina Grenier for additional ideas at 701-671-2612 or Tina.Grenier@ndscs.edu.  In the meantime, check out the stations that are up!

Note:  A video will be available online in conjunction with the survey Wednesday April 17^th for NDSCS Fargo and those otherwise unable to attend in person.

Research Guide Updated

Are you familiar with the Research Guide to Nursing Resources ?  This is a Guide specifically for our nursing students, focusing on assignments and materials for class assignments.  It has recently been updated to include information on MedlinePlus and links to the new mobile app.  It can help you keep in touch with trusted health information from the experts at the National Library of Medicine.

http://ndscs.nodak.libguides.com/nursing

APA Citations now available from Films on Demand

APA Citations

Films On Demand now features APA citations for every video on the platform. Users can toggle among the radio buttons to select either Modern Language Association (MLA), Chicago Manual of Style , or American Psychological Association (APA) style. The citation will automatically change depending on the selected format. These dynamic citations make it a breeze for researchers to include videos in bibliographies for reports and papers.

Celebrate National Nurses Week - free access to ProQuest

As National Nurses Week approaches, with the theme “Advocating, Leading, Caring,” ProQuest salutes those in this noble and time-honored profession by offering free access to ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source!

Visit their dedicated celebration page for free access to ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source: http://www.proquest.com/go/nursing <http://pull.msg-edu.com/p/1337-F05B/50078774/html003-www.proquest.com-go-nursing.html>

There’s also a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card, simply by completing this sentence:

“What I need to find out for my nursing research this week is ____________.” Email your answer to mailto: nursing@proquest.com <http://pull.msg-edu.com/p/1337-7E53/49976600/html_mailto004-proquest.com.html>  to enter the contest.

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