Monday, November 16, 2015

In honor of Thanksgiving.....

We created a Gobble up some gourmet reading Pinterest page. 

Included are links to some of our cookbooks and magazines, as well as some pinned recipes--vegetarian too--from various gourmet Pinterest sites (I got hungry).

Check it out, and happy cooking:
http://www.pinterest.com/atclibrary0087/gobble-up-some-gourmet-reading/

Thursday, September 17, 2015

More e-books for you!



Proquest e-brary is a growing, multidisciplinary collection of over 125,000 scholarly e-books. 

This brings our e-book title count up to over 250,000!

Happy reading.










Thursday, July 23, 2015

Coming soon to a library near you!

Well, coming to your Athens Tech library to be exact. 

The TecknOWLogy Nest is a lab and development space with software and equipment supporting 3D printing, multimedia design, mobile and game development, video production, coding/programming, electronics, and other technology.

Check out our 3D printer in action:


and ta da! We are very proud of our first print.


For more information, visit the guide on our webpage and stop by and see us!


Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Another new database!

Check out Science in Context.

Science in Context is an online resource providing contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics--showing how scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues, from weather patterns to obesity.

The format is similar to Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Search or browse for a topic.

Browsing the topic: Earthquakes, for example, gives an overview of what an earthquake is, as well as news articles about the April 28, 2015 earthquake in Nepal. Need statistics? There is also a list of the 10 deadliest earthquakes, 856-2004. In addition, there are articles from academic journals, Websites, audio files, videos, and more. 

This is a great resource that pulls together many kinds of information on a topic.

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

New Database: Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Introducing:
Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context provides information on important current news events. This database can help with writing a critical essay, researching a report or term paper, or preparing for a speech. 

You can search, or browse for a topic. You'll get an overview, a list of different types of information (news, videos, academic journal articles, magazine articles, etc.) about the topic. You also get a list of related topics. And each topic has viewpoint essays, which present different points-of-view on various aspects of a topic. 





Friday, May 1, 2015

Library hours

Library hours during break
Monday-Friday
8am-4pm

Regular hours will resume May 18th