New subscription: The Teaching Professor

New semester, new inspiration!

Want to know how better to reach your students? The JSRCC Library now has an online subscription to The Teaching Professor, an acclaimed newsletter devoted to the art and science of better teaching.

Subjects include:  

1. Student-centered learning
2. Mentoring new and adjunct faculty
3. Overcoming student apathy
4. Energizing and re-inspiring experienced faculty
5. Integrating new technology
6. Responding to course evaluations and feedback

Articles in the current issue include:

1. Student Engagement: Does It Always Improve Learning?
2.  Texting: Extent, Attitudes, Other Interesting Information
3. A Grade Forecasting Strategy

Our new online subscription includes the newsletter published 10 times a year, plus online access to the last 10 years of issues.

 Access

Access the library’s subscription to The Teaching Professor from this post or from the library’s web site:

1. From the library’s home page located at http://library.reynolds.edu click on the More Databases from the Popular Databases menu on left.
2. When the A-Z Resource List appears, click on the T tab from the alphabetical list of tabs located near the top of the screen.
3. When the list of databases that begin with T appears, click on The Teaching Professor link.

Off-Campus: If you access the The Teaching Professor from this post or from the library’s web site from off campus, you will be prompted with a Virginia’s Community Colleges login screen first. Login with your My JSRCC username and password.

Questions? Contact us!

Nursing Education in Video

Learn best by seeing? Need a demonstration of a technique to reinforce your textbook learning?

Nursing Education in Video is designed specifically for the education and training of nurses. All of the 290+ videos are regularly reviewed for accuracy, currency, and compliance with federal guidelines.

1. Stream videos in browser or on mobile device
2. Embed and share videos with Blackboard or email
3. Read complete transcripts
4. Create and share clips
5. Send to mobile with SMS or QR code

Access

Access the library’s subscription to Nursing Education in Video from this post or from the library’s web site:

1. From the library’s home page located at http://library.reynolds.edu click on the More Databases from the Popular Databases menu on left.
2. When the A-Z Resource List appears, click on the N tab from the alphabetical list of tabs located near the top of the screen.
3. When the list of databases that begin with N appears, click on Nursing Education in Video link.

Off-Campus: If you access the Nursing Education in Video from this post or from the library’s web site from off campus, you will be prompted with a Virginia’s Community Colleges login screen first. Login with your My JSRCC username and password.

Check out this new addition to the JSRCC Library online collection!

Graphic novels at the JSRCC libraries with a new Manga collection on the Downtown Campus.

The Reynolds Libraries are now offering graphic novel collections.
The Downtown Campus is concentrating on Manga graphic novels.

Manga originated in Japan.  Therefore the reading direction is traditionally from right to left.  And from the back of the book to the front. (see examples below)

 

Come by the Library and check out some Manga graphic novels.

From the novel, Beautiful Creatures.

Calling All Instructors!

Schedule a Library Instruction Session.

Do your students need to know…

How to find, narrow, or broaden topic ideas?
How to use the library catalog to find books and eBooks?
How to evaluate websites?
How to search databases for scholarly articles?
How to access library databases from off-campus?
How to cite in MLA and APA style?

We’ve got it covered!

Book the library for an instruction session today.

Choose the campus for the instruction session.
Fill out the form.
Select an instruction package or
Create a customized session.

Don’t have class time to spare?
Offer extra credit for attending a free library workshop.

Check out all our faculty services!

 

Oxford Reference: Answers with Authority

Sometime you need a straightforward, short answer to a question…and you need it to be CORRECT!

Wikipedia is great for information on pop culture (think Doctor Who) but not so great for your papers and projects. For school, you need a scholarly source, but one that gives an outline of the subject.

Add Oxford Reference to your toolbox!

Oxford Reference includes:

• Oxford Quick Reference. Quickly check a fact, or find out key information about a concept, person, or term. These dictionaries cover the humanities, the sciences, health and more!
• Oxford Reference Library. Research a term, concept, or person in-depth with articles and essays. These encyclopedia entries give overviews, great for the beginning stages of your research.

Try Oxford Reference, a source you can trust.

Chronicle of Higher Education – Access it online

Did you know Reynolds Library has an online subscription to the Chronicle of Higher Education? ”The Chronicle is the No. 1 source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators . . . the Chronicle is published every weekday and features the complete contents of the latest issue; daily news and advice columns; thousands of current job listings; an archive of previously published content; vibrant discussion forums; and career-building tools such as online CV management, salary databases, and more.”

You can access the library’s subscription to the Chronicle from this blog or access the Chronicle from the library’s web site by following these steps:

1. From the library’s home page located at http://library.reynolds.edu click on the More Databases from the Popular Databases menu on left.
2. When the A-Z Resource List appears, click on the C tab from the alphabetical list of tabs located near the top of the screen.
3. When the list of databases that begin with C appears, click on the Chronicle of Higher Education link.

Off-Campus: If you access the Chronicle links from this blog or from the library’s web site from off campus, you will be prompted with a Virginia’s Community Colleges login screen first. Login with your My JSRCC username and password.

You can also create your own free personal account from on or off campus to take advantage of the following Chronicle of Higher Education services:

•  access e-newsletters on breaking news, community colleges, and technology.
• create an unlimited number of job alerts so that anytime a job is posted that meets your criteria, you are alerted by e-mail.
• participate in a wide variety of forums with colleagues and expert.
• comment on any Chronicle news article or blog.  You can also forward these same items to others via email when you have a Chronicle account.

Library Hours in Between Spring Semester and Summer Sessions

During the college’s break between May 7th and 17th, the JSRCC Libraries will be open for limited hours…

You can check out our hours for each campus library at

http://library.reynolds.edu/services/hours/default.htm

before you make plans to visit us.