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A New Way to Search for Articles, Books, and More!
Try the New Search! The Library has made some exciting changes to improve your experience as you search for articles, books, and more.
We’ve also made a few improvements to the Library website. As change goes, with these improvements come new options and interfaces:
Find What You Need - Faster
As of today, when you perform an article search from the Library homepage you will be searching multiple Library research databases and the Library catalog simultaneously. You’ll also find research guides and pages from the Library website in your results; and you’ll encounter a new interface:
The search improvements we’ve made are possible because of a product called Summon.
Changes to the Library Website
At the end of summer semester, we will be introducing a single search on the Library website, rather than the current tabbed widget we offer.
When we add the single search box to the Library website there will also be more changes. The changes will be tested on students and employees over the summer to ensure optimal usability. If you’re interested in helping us test the Library website, contact Victoria Meadows at 517-483-1648 or meadow@lcc.edu.
Also at the end of summer semester, a new and improved Summon interface will debut:
Things That Won’t Change
You will still be able to access specific Library research databases from the Library Research Databases page and search for books, E-Books, journals, textbooks, video, and more in the Library Catalog. Links to Databases and our Catalog are, and will remain, available on every page of the Library website:
Dates to Remember
May 2013
- Summon search available on the Library website.
- Enhancements to Library website
August 5, 2013
- Single search on the Library website introduced.
- Improved Summon interface introduced.
Café Scientifique, LCC’s science discussion group, meets monthly for informal discussions on controversial and/or timely scientific topics. Meetings take place at Schuler Books in Eastwood Towne Center.
This month’s meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 21 at 7 pm.David Shane, Adjust Professor of Physics at LCC, will lead the discussion entitled “Where are the Hydrogen Fueled Vehicles?”
To learn more about this month’s topic, check out these Library resources:
Hydrogen Energy and Vehicle Systems ed. Scott E. Grasman
Authors engaged in hydrogen technology research around the world contribute chapters to this e-book. Chapters include discussions of fuel cell technology, infrastructure and market transformation, and hydrogen safety and regulations.
Hydrogen Power by Stuart A. Kaleen
This easy-to-read book from the Compact Research series covers the basics of hydrogen energy and the issues relevant to researchers of hydrogen energy. Color illustrations, numerous primary quotations, and bulleted lists of facts make the information readily available and easy to digest.
Alternative Fuels: Is Hydrogen the Fuel of the Future?
This guide from the CQ Researcher database gives a quick and helpful overview of hydrogen fuel. The guide offers fast facts about political decisions regarding hydrogen fuel and policy in the United States. Look at the chart of pros and cons to familiarize yourself with arguments from both sides of the debate.
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: A Comprehension Guide by Rebecca L. Busby
This book touches on many topics that surround hydrogen fuel development including numerous chapters on hydrogen vehicles. In addition to examples of currently available hydrogen vehicles, the book discusses necessary infrastructure changes.
Hydrogen Infrastructure Transition Analysis by M. Melendez and A. Milbrandt
From the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, this report focuses on the changes to infrastructure required for increased use of hydrogen vehicles. These changes to infrastructure pose problems; this report details these problems and offers possible solutions.
The 30 Happiest Facts Of All Time
Are you feeling down in the dumps or just curious about random little facts? Cheer up with the happiest facts of all time from across the globe!
Reserve a Group Study Room to practice your presentation. These rooms have a large monitor connected to a computer (or you can connect your own laptop). While you are in the Library, check out some books with presentation tips.
Send an Applegram To Your Instructor or A Colleague
An Applegram is a note of appreciation, a way to say “thanks.” It’s a kind of telegram that a student or LCC Employee can send to an instructor or staff member who has made a positive difference in their life. It might also be sent to compliment teaching methods, enthusiasm, preparation, classroom interaction, special help, etc
"Leaving a wedding in Texas, headed home,
My father drove through the night…"
So begins the poem, Drowning, a poem written by LCC student, Lisa Ulman. The poem was awarded a first place prize in poetry and was published in the Creative Writing Journal by the Liberal Arts Network for Development. Lisa’s faculty mentor was Dennis Hinrichsen from the LCC English Department.
"The stained-glass Gethsemane, the resurrection scene glowing from the morning sun: I always preferred to sit with my parents on Sundays for the adult mass service, between those two neon windows…"
So begins Unclean Fish, fiction written by LCC student, Kaitlyn Linsley. It was awarded a first place prize in fiction and was published in the Creative Writing Journal by the Liberal Arts Network for Development. Lisa’s faculty mentor was Dennis Hinrichsen from the LCC English Department.
Speed Reading
Are you having trouble keeping up with assigned reading or do you wish you were a faster reader? If you said yes to either of these questions, I suggest you check out http://www.providence.edu/academic-services/academic-skills/Pages/speed-reading.aspx.
I personally have difficulty reading fast. However, this website helped me a lot. I still need to practice reading fast, but I definitely would recommend checking out some of their helpful tips. For example, did you know you can read a sentence twice as fast as you can speak it? If you’re a slow reader like me, take a moment out of your day and check this website out!
- Nick, LCC Student
When you’re having trouble finding information about a topic, try these helpful tips:
Brainstorm Words
Before you search or if you get stuck while searching, use the Visual Thesaurus to find different words to express your idea.
Try Your Search
Try to find one or two good articles. “Steal” words that appear in the best articles to help you find more.
Revise Your Search
Still having trouble? Find too many articles? Not enough articles? Checkout more search tips on our Introduction to Library Resources guide or Ask A Librarian!
