In remembrance of September 11th, 2001

In honor of the 10th anniversary of September 11th and , we offer access to a specialized list of electronic books from ebrary that commemorate the event. The list can be viewed here.

The Ritz Library has also created a display of books related to September 11th. You can see them in the display case near the Circulation Desk when you enter the Ritz Library.

Of special note to the entire campus community is an exhibit that has been installed in the 4th floor lobby of Hudson Hall. The exhibit consists of banners showing the history of the event as well as a timeline and an actual piece of aluminum from the World Trade Center, salvaged from Ground Zero. More information on the exhibit can be see here.

The Online Catalog Gets Personal!

The Ritz' Online Catalog has just been enhanced to include "MyAccount". This function allows you to see what books you have out, when they are due back, and whether you owe any overdue fines.

MyAccount personalizes the Online Catalog in other ways too. Need to cite a book you've already returned? MyAccount displays a list of the books you've borrowed in the past. You can also use MyAccount to renew loans of books you have out, or to request a "hold," which reserves a book once it is returned. And remember: You cannot renew a book that is already overdue.

Another handy feature is the MyAccount "Basket" which allows you to save a list of books in the DCC Library. That list can then be emailed or downloaded and used to create a bibliography.


Ready to try it? Go to the Ritz Online Catalog. "MyAccount" appears as a tab on the upper right side of the screen. Students should login using their MyDCC usernames & passwords. College faculty & staff should contact Alice McGovern at 431-8631 for information about accessing their MyAccounts

New Playaways are in!

Planning a vacation? Drive long distances each day? Enjoy reading but your eyes bother you? Have down time that you want to enjoy a book in? Feel like multi-tasking? For whatever reason, you may be interested in Playaways, portable audio devices that are simple to use. The Ritz Library has recently acquired 25 new Playaways, covering popular titles like Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich to classics such as William Shakespeare's Henry V and King Lear to comedic titles such as Tina Fey's Bossypants.  Each playaway is about the size of a small cell phone, is easily slipped into a pocket and may be played using a headset or with an audio cable attachment for your car or other speaker system.    

If you are interested, come view the audio collection located next to the Reference desk.  To take out a book, bring your DCC id card up and your selection to the circulation desk and they will be happy to check your items out. 

• Wasdin, Howard E. SEAL Team Six Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper 
• Connelly, Michael, 1956- Fifth Witness 
• Auel, Jean M. Land of Painted Caves 
• Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Autobiography of Mark Twain. Volume 1 
• Shirer, William L. (William Lawrence), 1904-1993. Berlin Diary the Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941  
• Brashares, Ann. Sisterhood Everlasting : a novel  
• Evanovich, Janet. Smokin' Seventeen 
• Logue, Mark. King's Speech : How One Man Saved the British monarchy  
• Brooks, Geraldine. Caleb's Crossing : a novel  
• Santiago, Esmeralda. Conquistadora  : a novel 
• Lustbader, Eric. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Dominion A New Jason Bourne novel
• Bakewell, Sarah. How to live--or--a Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer  
• McMillan, Terry. Getting to Happy 
• Marlantes, Karl. Matterhorn : a novel of the Vietnam War  
• Junger, Sebastian. War 
• Franklin, Tom. Crooked letter, crooked letter : a novel 
• Horowitz, Alexandra. Inside of a Dog : What Dogs See, Smell, and Know  
• Bachman, Richard. Running Man 
• Fey, Tina, 1970- Bossypants
• Dyer, Wayne W. 10 secrets for Success and Inner Peace  

Our Shakespeare offerings for this year are: King Richard II, Much Ado about Nothing, Henry V and King Lear.
 

eBooks take off at the Ritz!

Accessing electronic books at the DCC Library has just gotten a big lift. First, we've added more than 16,000 additional titles to ebrary, the Ritz' s main collection of ebooks. These books cover all academic subjects and include not only new titles, but classics as well.

Then there's the EBSCO eBooks Collection. While it contains only 1,600 books, many of the titles in this system were picked by SUNY based on "best book" listings.

Besides being able to search these collections separately, you can also access them, along with descriptions of our printed books, via the Ritz Online Catalog.

New for ENG 102 and above!

The newly redesigned Twayne's Authors Online is a great place to start if you are looking for criticism and interpretaion of the literary works of major writers. Over 600 U.S., British and world authors are represented, and there's even a special section on short stories. Includes Twane's Masterworks, collections of essays on such works as Catcher in the Rye, Cry the Beloved Country & A Doll's House.

EBSCOhost mobile app is now available!

The newest library app available for iPhone and iPod Touch is from EBSCO. With this app you can search for articles from all EBSCO databases. Need some articles at the last minute for your term paper but you're not near a computer? Use the EBSCO app to search & download articles & save them to your mobile device.

The app is currently available only for iPhone & iPod users.

Getting the confirmation email for the app is easier when you start by using a PC or laptop.

1. Click this link.
2. Click on the database called Academic Search Complete.
3. Find the link called EBSCOhost iPhone/iPod Touch application.
4. Click the link & type in your email address.
5. On your mobile device, go to the email account you just typed in.
6. EBSCO will send you a message with instructions & link to verify your request.

If you have any problems or questions, call the Ritz Reference Desk at 431-8634 or come to the library.