E-books Recently Added to the Collection

E-books added since February2010 are now available on the Featured Lists in RaiderCat, or at the link here.

Careers Internet Database

Careers Internet Database replaces the career pamphlet subscription formerly available from the LLC Periodicals Service Desk.  You can find it on our web site in both the alphabetical and subject database pages.

The online version also provides career videos!

If you’re off-campus or wireless, you’ll be prompted to authenticate with your last name and 7-digit Raider ID.

Nursing Outlook

We have a free trial for Nursing Outlook.  Try it and and post your comments here for us or let us know off-blog.

Free Web Tools

As members of the MCCVLC, GRCC employees are entitled to take part in these free training events.  There is no charge, however you will need to register to be able to participate.  Event information and registration can be found at:  http://www.mccvlc.org/~staff/ and click on UPCOMING EVENTS.

Taming the Tornado:  Free Web Tools for Very Busy People
April 13, 2010   1-2pm

Organize/ Prioritize. Remind. Properly applied, these principles can prevent shoddy work, botched assignments, and forgotten promises. Technology can add to the whirlwind – appointments, deadlines, obligations – but certain tools can help reduce the tornado to the occasional squall. Todd McCann will introduce participants to several Web-based and stand-alone productivity applications – Remember the Milk, Google apps, Broadtexter, ReQall – and demonstrate how students, instructors, and administrators can use them effectively.

Mobile Applications for Your College
April 16, 2010  11 am – noon

Grand Rapids Community College has just published a free iPhone application (version for Blackberry and Droid too) for students. In addition to general information about the college the new “GRCC Mobile” application offers a variety of features including: door to door directions around campus, parking locations (with real-time updates on availability), faculty absence updates, access to Blackboard, among others.

Learn how GRCC developed this application and see how your college could benefit from a similar application at your institution.

Organize your Digital Self
April 22, 2010    3-4 pm

Back by Popular Demand!

Going “digital” can be a bit overwhelming. How do you keep track of your links, files, blogs, email, and Web site materials? How do you go about organizing and sifting through the vast array of resources on the Internet and turning them into an easy-to-use and coherent set of learning materials for the classroom or online environment? People always tell me that they can’t believe I get so much done – it’s easy if you have the right tools!