Study till Midnight @ the Library - We're Open!

Need a place to study until midnight??? Then the library is the place for you!

The library will be open on Sunday, may 2nd and Monday, May 3rd till midnight.

Free Coffee During Exams In Library!

I know what you are thinking, but this is the good stuff - not the coffee from the coffee machine in the library student break room.

Coffee will be available every day - all day - starting today Thursday, April 29th through Wednesday, May 5th for exams.

Online Dictionaries

Visuwords Online Graphical Dictionary - www.visuwords.com

• Look up words and this web site will create a diagram that illustrates the definition as well as associations with other words or concepts.
  

Confusing Words - www.confusingwords.com

• Collection of words that are troublesome to readers and writers. Words are grouped according to the way they are most often confused or misused.
  

Wordle - www.wordle.net

• Wordle is a toy for generating "word clouds" from text that you provide.
  

Howjsay - www.howjsay.com

• Type in a word, then mouse over the word and Howjsay will pronounce it correctly.
  

Forvo - www.forvo.com

• Hear a word pronounced in over 234 languages.
  

Pronounce 1.4 - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1689

• This is a Firefox add-on that allows you to select a word then click on an icon to hear the correct pronunciation.
  

Green Reading

Pictures taken during our "Make A Book Workshop" using recycled materials:

Roberts Library Book Festival in newspaper!

Roberts Library Book Festival - Day 4

Author Susan Gregg Gilmore speaks with audience Thursday night about her book: "Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen".

Library Director Lydia Knight pictured with Author Susan Gilmore

Director Lydia Knight waiting on her signed copy during the autograph session

Roberts Library Book Festival - Day 3

DSC Authors seated from left to right:
Barbara Tucker, Dr. Marsha Matthews, and Dr. Chad Prevost
pictured with Library Director Lydia Knight

Authors during autograph session

APA Citation Workshop

If you missed out on the earlier APA Citation Workshop this month then have no worries...Librarian Melissa Whitesell is back to give an overview of the new APA guidelines.

When? Thursday, April 15, 2010

From: 10:50 - 11:20 a.m.

Where: Library Wireless classroom

To reserve your seat today - please contact Librarian Melissa Whitesell at 706-272-2503 or mwhitesell@daltonstate.edu

Roberts Library Book Festival - Day 2

Author Deborah G. King with Library Director Lydia Knight

Author Deborah King during autograph session

From left to right: Librarian Sara Stokes, Library Assistant Beverly Jackson, Librarian Melissa Whitesell, and Student Assistant Rose Faulknor

Author Deborah G. King

Roberts Library Book Festival - Day 1

Library Director Lydia Knight and Author Raymond Atkins

Librarian Sara Stokes and Student Assistant Rose Faulknor

DSC Professor Marsha Matthews speaks with Author during autograph session

MLA Citation Workshop

Don't worry if you missed the first MLA Citation Workhop this month...now you can sign up for this one!

When: Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Time: 10:50 - 11:20 a.m.

Where: First floor wireless classroom in the library

By Whom: Librarian Melissa Whitesell

For questions, comments, or to reserve your seat today: mwhitesell@daltonstate.edu or 706-272-2503

Want to win a $25.00 gift certificate???

Participants in the short survey will be registered for a $25.00 gift certificate and the winner will be announced on April 19th via campus email.

Look for the survey link now available on:

• DSC Library's Book Festival Page
  
  
• DSC e-mail under Campus Announcements
  
  
• Our by click here, Library Survey
  

APA Citation Workshop

An overview of the new APA guidelines. Find out what a DOI is and how to cite various sources.

When: Wednesday, April 7, 2010 from 6:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Where: Library wireless classroom located on the 1st floor

By Whom: Librarian Melissa Whitesell (mwhitesell@daltonstate.edu / 706-272-2503)

DSC Art Content!

During the first annual Dalton State Book Festival (April 12 - 17, 2010), the Roberts Library is sponsoring an art contest for all DSC students.

To enter the contest, students should submit an original piece of art created from a book or depicting a literary work, character(s) from a literary work, or based on the festival theme, Home Grown Writers. Entries should be submitted by April 7th to librarian, Melissa Whitesell.

First prize will receive a $50.00 Amazon.com gift certificate.

For more information about the festival and authors, go to:
http://www.daltonstate.edu/library/Book%20Festival2.htm

For more information about the contest guidelines, go to:
http://www.daltonstate.edu/library/Book%20As%20Art%20Contest%20-%20guidelines.pdf

Melissa Whitesell
Reference/Instructional Librarian
Derrell C. Roberts Library
Dalton State College
Dalton, GA 30720
706-272-2503

MLA Citations Workshop

An overview of the new MLA guidelines. Learn why there's no more underlining, URLs and more!

When: Monday, April 5, 2010 from 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Where: Wireless classroom located on the 1st floor of the library.

Questions/Comments: Contact Melissa Whitesell via e-mail @ mwhitesell@daltonstate.edu or by phone @ 706-272-2503

The library will be closed on Friday, April 2nd - Sunday, April 4th.