Library Reaches Out

Kathy Schoen helps students at Raider Rally.

Hundreds of students attended Raider Rally last week; most stopped at the Library table. Katherine & Kathy passed out candy, “swag” and campus maps. They showed students how to create a free New York Times account.

Library employees will also be hosting a table on Involvement Day, Wednesday, Sept. 6 on Olivarez Plaza.  We hope to see you there!

 

Librarian Katherine Gregg helped student create a New York Times account.

This student successfully created her free New York Times account.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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New York Times Online – for FREE!

The New York Times Online is available to all GRCC Students, Faculty, and Staff when you sign up with your GRCC email address.  NYTimes.com Group Passes are provided by GRCC’s Library & Learning Commons and the Social Sciences Department on a one-year trial. NYTimes.com Group Passes provide free access to the extensive news, multimedia and archives of the New York Times without needing to pay for their own subscription!

TO ACTIVATE YOUR PASS:

• While physically on campus on GRCC’s network, visit http://nytimes.com/grouppass
• Click on [CREATE ACCOUNT], then use your GRCC email address to create an com account.
• You’re done! After your pass has been activated, you can enjoy access to com from any network or location

TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE NYTIMES SMARTPHONE APPS: visit http://nytimes.com/mobile

OTHER QUESTIONS?  Take a look at GRCC’s New York Times Subject Guide, or, call a Reference Librarian at 616-234-3868.

 

See you at Raider Rally!

Come on out to Raider Rally, Saturday August 26, from 10-2 at the Ford Fieldhouse!  Kathy & Katherine will answer questions you might have about your GRCC Library & Learning Commons.  Sign up for free access to  New York Times Online – OR – Like Us on Facebook for prizes.

 

Library Hours Change

New Library & Learning Commons (LLC) Fall 2017 hours are:

• Mon: 7:30 a.m. – 9:45 p.m.
• Tue: 7:30 a.m. – 9:45 p.m.
• Wed: 7:30 a.m. – 9:45 p.m.
• Thu: 7:30 a.m. – 9:45 p.m.
• Fri: 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Sat: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Sun: CLOSED

Watch the LLC website for holiday and event (Exam Cram) hour changes. The LLC is closed on Sundays, so please plan ahead for your library needs.

Collections include: 74,000 print books; 150,000 e-books; millions of electronic articles from over 25,000 e-journals; thousands of full-length streaming videos; and, our new campus-wide license to the New York Times Online.  We are your source for access to: 60+ new desktop computers; laptops to checkou t; Course Reserves including many textbooks; study / group seating options; a Quiet Study room; a Meditation / Prayer room; whiteboards; charging stations; and much more.

Remember – librarians and staff want to help you with your library and research needs. Have a great semester!

Zeitungen in der Bibliothek

Translated: Newspapers in the Library

Did you know that the GRCC Library retains 3 months of issues for several major local, national & even international newspapers?  The issues are available for browsing on the second floor of the library, with the most current issues displayed on a spinner and the other issues shelved at the front of the periodicals area.   Here you can pick up & check out current events in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal or the german paper – the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.  Click on the titles below, in the full list of newspapers currently received, to view which issues have been received and are available – for a few of the titles the library also provides online access to articles, for students, staff & faculty.

• Detroit Free Press
• Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung
• Grand Rapids Press
• Grand Rapids Times
• New York Times
• USA Today
• Wall Street Journal

Come in today and take a look at these titles and more – stay up to date on what’s going on in society & the world!