While you were enjoying a beautiful summer, the LRC staff were busy preparing for another school year. We’ve been ordering new books, shifting the collection to make room for the new materials, and buying furniture.

Why new furniture? The LRC will soon have twelve computers available for students to use for research, typing papers, checking email, and exploring the internet. Six of the new computers have already arrived if you are curious about them. All we have Office 2007 installed on them as well as other applications related to various classes. About two weeks ago, the new computer tables and chairs were delivered. Some students have already tried out the new furniture and everyone is finding the chairs comfortable.

Along with the new books we’ve been adding to the collection, the LRC has also added DVD’s. So far we’re looking for Oscar winners and titles from the American Film Institutes Top 100 Movies lists. There are also some documentaries and other programs that have been aired on channels like the History Channel and Discovery. The DVD’s can be checked out for three days by staff, faculty, or BHE students.

Welcome back!

Need to take a test? The Independent Learning Center is open for business. Please note that BHE’’s ILC hours are a bit different than the Quad Cities campus. If you are coming in to take a test for Study Unlimited, a make-up test, or anything else, you will need to show a photo ID. There is a new nursing test that has replaced the NET test and needs to be scheduled outside of regular ILC hours due to the length of the test. If you have any questions regarding the ILC, stop at the circulation desk and ask for LaVon Franklin.

LRC Hours:

Mon. 8 am-7:30 pm

Tue. 8 am-7:30 pm

Wed. 8 am-7:30 pm

Thu. 8 am-7:30 pm

Fri. 8 am-5 pm

Closed Sat. & Sun.

September 2009

Volume 2, Issue 1

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DVD’s are available for 3-day checkout.

ILC Hours:

Mon. 9 am-Noon

Tue. 3 pm–7 pm

Wed. 9 am-Noon

Thu. 3 pm–7 pm

Fri. 9 am-Noon

Closed Sat. & Sun.

*You must have a photo ID to test. Thank you.

LRC Lines From your Learning Resources Center

Contact the LRC:

309-854-1730

sodtj@bhc.edu

Find cookbooks in the library. Make a new dish using some of BHE’s organically grown produce. Some great cookbooks can be found in the TX715 area on the shelves.

On the new book shelf

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month. To celebrate, come into the LRC and sign up for a new card or show us your current card and you can enter a drawing for a USB drive.

Things you can do with a BHE library card:

1. Check out a cookbook and learn to a make something new.

2. Borrow a laptop to take notes on in class.

3. Use a Flip Video camera to tape a trip out of town.

4. Fill a free evening with one our DVD’s and a bowl of popcorn. (You have to provide your own popcorn.)

5. Catch up on all the back issues of Newsweek.

6. Try out an Amazon Kindle. (And read a best-selling book.)

7. Find something at another library and have it sent here. Interlibrary Loan is free and easy to do.

8. Have a cool-looking orange card to carry around in your wallet.

You Majored in What?: Mapping Your Path From Chaos to Career by Katharine Brooks Ed.D.

Summer World: A Season of Bounty by Bernd Heinrich

The 100 Best Volunteer Vacations to Enrich Your Life by Pam Grout

Heaven's Touch: From Killer Stars to the Seeds of Life, How We Are Connected to the Universe by James B. Kaler

Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford

Win a USB drive

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. — Groucho MARX