November 3, 2011 | Didi
Want to download Janet Evanovich's Explosive Eighteen? Lee Child's The Affair? Jeanne Darst's Fiction Ruined My Family? We have them right now on our eBook website. All you need to do is log in with your CPL card number before you search. Logging in first opens up complete access to our OverDrive Advantage collection where these new hot titles reside.
October 10, 2011 | Didi
Learn to create text boxes, multiple columns, column breaks, and manipulate paragraphs to make a newsletter. Prerequisite: Microsoft Word I or equivalent.
Date: November 19, 2011, from 9:30-11:30 AM in the Internet Lab.
Online registration begins on November 5 at 9:00 AM.
October 10, 2011 | Didi
Add tables, headers and footers as well as symbols to Word documents. Prerequisites: MS Word I or equivalent.
Date: November 12, 2011
Time: 9:30-11:30
Location: I-lab
Online registration begins on October 29 at 9:00 a.m.
October 10, 2011 | Didi
An introduction to word processing. Learn to create text, format, print and save. Prerequisites: Mouse and keyboarding skills.
Date: November 5, 2011
Time: 9:30-11:30
Location: I-lab
Online registration begins on October 22 at 9 a.m.
October 1, 2011 | Didi
Daniel Okrent, author, editor and University of Michigan alumnus, will give a public lecture on the impact of digital revolution on bookstores, libraries, publishers, and of course, readers. He thinks that "It's the biggest change in the world of words since Gutenberg, and may turn out to be just as beneficial…"
Date: Thursday, October 6, 4:00-5:30 PM
Location: Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Ann Arbor
September 27, 2011 | Didi
Our Databases page has a fresh new look! We have streamlined our subject categories and added a new "Best Bets" category. Due to changes made by MeL, OCLC FirstSearch and its components are no longer part of our collection. As always if you can't find what you are looking for, do ask a librarian for help.
September 23, 2011 | Didi
The physics world is abuzz with news that a group of European physicists has clocked a burst of subatomic particles known as neutrinos breaking the speed of light that was calculated by Albert Einstein in 1905, according to the New York Times. Was Albert Einstein wrong to think that the speed of light was the ultimate speed? Does this mean that time-travel will become a possibility?
Neutrino by Frank Close
September 23, 2011 | Didi
Watch this 4-minute video on How to get library eBooks on the Amazon® Kindle. It walks you through the entire process of browsing, checking out and getting a library eBooks for Kindle. It's fun and easy!September 21, 2011 | Didi
Rejoice, Kindle users!
OverDrive, our library eBook Vendor, has just launched the long-awaited Kindle compatibility initiative. This means all Kindle users will be able to check out OverDrive eBooks and read them on either their Kindle device or other devices using the Kindle apps. When you check out a Kindle book, the "Get for Kindle" link will prompt you to login to your Amazon account. Specific help page is available to walk you through the process.
Log in to our OverDrive eBook site with your CPL card number to get started.
August 10, 2011 | Didi
NetLibrary has a new name, a new look, and a new owner! It is now known as EBSCOhost: eBook Collection! This great collection of mostly non-ficion eBooks are of great value to people who look for quick information online. Instead of downloading, simply view books on your computer. All previous NetLibrary accounts are no longer valid. Now, simply go to our eBook page link and use your CPL card number to access.