MGCC Library Blog

 Next week, the DSLCC Library will be open with limited holiday hours: Monday, December 20 - Thursday, December 23: 8 AM - 12 PM Friday, December 24 - Friday, December 31: CLOSED We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season!

Do you need a quiet space to study for your final exams or work on an upcoming paper? December 7, 8, and 9: the DSLCC Library will be open 8 AM - 8 PM Don't forget! The Writing Center is located in the Library and is available to assist you at any stage of your writing process. Email Sara at sburkholder@dslcc.edu to set up an appointment. Writing Center hours are as follows: Monday: 8 AM - 4 PM (on campus) Tuesday: 8 AM - 4 PM (via Zoom) Wednesday: CLOSED Thursday: 8 AM - 4 PM (via Zoom) Friday: 8 AM - 3 PM (on campus) In addition, the Testing Center is available by appointment only. Please email DSLCCTesting@dslcc.edu to make a testing appointment. As always, let us know if there is anything at all that we can assist you with. ☺

Can you believe that 2021 is almost over? Here are ten of the best books of the year -- and you can find them all at the DSLCC Library! Come check one out today! 😊 The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos by Judy Batalion: Witnesses to the brutal murder of their families and neighbors and the violent destruction of their communities, a cadre of Jewish women in Poland—some still in their teens—helped transform the Jewish youth groups into resistance cells to fight the Nazis. With courage, guile, and nerves of steel, these “ghetto girls” paid off Gestapo guards, hid revolvers in loaves of bread and jars of marmalade, and helped build systems of underground bunkers. They flirted with German soldiers, bribed them with wine, whiskey, and home cooking, used their Aryan looks to seduce them, and shot and killed them. They bombed German train lines and blew up a town’s water supply. They also nursed the sick and taught children. Yet...

This time of the semester finds many students working on research projects for various classes. Don't forget that the DSLCC Library is here to help! We have a large variety of databases available to you to assist in your research. Read on to learn more! From the main DSLCC Library page, you can access our databases from the "In This Section" sidebar. If you prefer to search our databases by subject, you may do so here. Or, to view our entire list of databases, click on the red A-Z Database List link. Here, you can see all the databases we have available, as well as a brief description of each. Tip: Academic Search Complete and EBSCOhost are wonderful options to begin your database research! When beginning your research within a database, make sure that your topic isn't too broad. If it's not narrow enough, you could potentially have thousands of articles to sift through. It helps to limit your search to scholarly or peer reviewed journals to ensure that you h...

One of the many resources the DSLCC Library offers is the ability to print. We utilize a Wireless Everywhere Print Anywhere (WEPA) print kiosk, and I'll walk you through the steps below! First, make sure to purchase a WEPA print card. $1 or $2 cards are available at the Library's circulation desk (cash only) or at the DSLCC Bookstore (cash/credit/debit), located in the Moomaw Center. Once you have your print card, go to wepanow.com and click the Login button in the top right corner. Choose Dabney S. Lancaster Community College from the School drop-down menu, then login using your myDabney username and password. After you login, click on Document Upload located in the black menu bar. Click on the Choose your file... button and select the document you're needing to print. If you're working in Google Docs or OneDrive, be sure that you save your document to your computer as a Word document or a PDF. If you need assistance with this step, just ask us! Next, choose your ...

Did you know that Tutor.com is an amazing (and free!) online resource that's available to our students right from Canvas? Simply log in to myDabney, access your course within Canvas, and select the Tutor.com option to have 24/7 access to tutors! Once you've selected the Tutor.com option in Canvas, choose your specific subject in order to immediately connect with a tutor, either via chat or via chat+voice. You can also choose to schedule a tutoring session with a specific tutor of your choosing - be sure to choose your subject from the drop-down menu. Tutor.com tutors can assist you with things like studying, test prep, and homework help. Please note that they'll help you solve problems and reach the solutions on your own, without giving you the answers directly. The best part? Tutor.com is FREE to currently enrolled DSLCC students. And tutors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - except on New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Chri...

It's October, which means it's officially spooky season! Now is the perfect time to curl up with a good mystery novel, and the DSLCC Library has you covered. Here are ten incredible thrillers you can find in our popular reading section. Stop by and check one out today! Where the Truth Lies by Anna Bailey: The town of Whistling Ridge guards its secrets. When seventeen-year-old Abigail goes missing, her best friend Emma, compelled by the guilt of leaving her alone at a party in the woods, sets out to discover the truth about what happened. The police initially believe Abi ran away, but Emma doesn’t believe that her friend would leave without her, and when officers find disturbing evidence in the nearby woods, the festering secrets and longstanding resentment of both Abigail’s family and the people of Whistling Ridge, Colorado begin to surface with devastating consequences. Among those secrets: Abi’​s older brother Noah’s passionate, dangerous love for the handsome Rat, a recent...