Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Would you like to view the Gods and Goddesses of the Hispanic World?

OR

Read about the Sun Stone and Aztec Calendar?

You can do all this by visiting the display case in the
Francis U. & Mary F. Ritz Library
located on the 3rd floor - Hudson Hall

Trouble printing from Angel?

Have you been experiencing difficulties printing from Angel? If so, check out this document provided by Chrissie Mitchell in the Teaching Learning Center on how to print from Angel.

Looking for the taxonomy of an Animal??

Use the links below to get information on the full taxonomy of an animal and the origins of its scientific name:

NCBI Taxonomy Browser
National Center for Biotechnology Information Web site. HINT! Look at the "lineage" section to trace the taxonomy.

A Mammalian Lexicon
Michigan State University site which gives the meanings of the roots of taxonomic terms

Greek & Latin Roots
Meanings of Greek and Latin wordroots with the focus on their use in taxonomy

Ritz Library offers new streaming video service

DCC’s Ritz Library is pleased to provide staff
and students with a new way to watch videos on academic topics. Films on Demand, a Web based streaming video service, includes over 5,000 individual titles that can be accessed 24/7. Best of all, the videos can be viewed both on and off campus.
Some of the subject areas covered are business, health, humanities and the sciences.

All programs are broken down into short segments, which make them perfect for showing to a class. Special features allow the user to organize and bookmark clips and to create and share playlists of programs.

To use Films Demand, logon to MyDCC. Then click on the “Library” tab. From the Library screen, click on the link for Films on Demand in the “How do I find information for research projects?” channel.

Questions? Comments? Contact Ron Crovisier or Tom Trinchera at 431-8634 or email refdesk@sunydutchess.edu

BNET: business resources at your fingertips

Gale Cengage Learning and CBS Interactive have joined forces in producing website, BNET which provides free articles and information for business and business related issues. Used as a research tool, you are able to look up various topics relating to business, management, communications, strategy, technology and even free video links are provided. There are also links to their paid services and plenty of advertisements, but basically because the content is provided by Gale Cengage Learning, there is a level of accountability associated with the material that is not necessarily found on other websites. No logons are necessary although you can create one and customize your experience if you are so inclined.

Reminder: if you are working on a research paper, use the Ritz Library electronic resources which can be found by going through myDCC, Library tab, Search our Electronic Resources and then selecting the databases you wish to search through.

View the library!

Take a few minutes to log onto your myDCC account and check out the new channel located in the upper right hand corner of the Library tab. Click on the link and go on a virtual tour of the Ritz Library and when you have a chance, stop on in and visit us in person! A librarian will be happy to help you with all of your research needs!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Spring 2009 begins the 80th birthday commemoration of Anne Frank. On display at the DCC Library is an Anne Frank exhibit sponsored by PVAC. The material on display is from Steve Press's private collection. You can pick up a free copy of the article written by Steve Press for the Actors' Equity Association commemorating the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Broadway play, The Diary of Anne Frank . There are also free brochures available from the Anne Frank Center of New York.

Visit the Francis U. & Mary F. Ritz Library on the 3rd Floor of Hudson Hall.