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2011 Best Books Lists and Awards

Looking for some ideas for gift books or something to read over break?

Free Early JSTOR Journal Content

Early Journal Content on JSTOR, Free to Anyone - The publishers have announced that they are making the "journal content in JSTOR published prior to 1923 in the United States and prior to 1870 elsewhere freely available to anyone, anywhere in the world. This “Early Journal Content” includes discourse and scholarship in the arts and humanities, economics and politics, and in mathematics and other sciences. It includes nearly 500,000 articles from more than 200 journals. This represents 6% of the content on JSTOR."

eBook Collections

Explore our growing collection of eBooks!

  • ebrary Academic Complete - Over 70,000 academic titles from over 500 publishers covering all subject areas.
  • ACLS Humanities E-Book - Over 3,300 full-text, cross-searchable e-books in the humanities.
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library - Over 250 academic reference encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
  • EBSCO eBook Collection - Full-text scholarly, reference and professional eBooks from leading university, academic and professional publishers (formerly NetLibrary).

In the Mood for a Movie? Browse Our Circulating DVDs

Check out our collection of feature films. They can be taken out for three weeks.

Study Rooms

Want to form a study group? Need a quieter place to study? There are nine study rooms available for students' academic use throughout Baker Commons. Room keys may be checked out at the Library Services Desk or the First Floor Reception Desk using your TC3 card. You may do course work in the room for up to two hours. If the study rooms upstairs in the library are occupied - don't forget there are an additional four study rooms on the first floor of the Baker Commons (127A & B and 130C & F). You can even check for availability of all Baker Commons Group Study Rooms.

Automatically Generated List of New Books

Take a look at the automatically generated list of New Titles at Tompkins Cortland Community College Library. Click on the book cover image for more information.

Borrow a Laptop

Did you know that students can borrow laptops with wireless printing capability and power adaptors for use within the Baker Commons? They are available at the Tech Support window (Room 258) on the second floor of the Commons. Be sure to bring your TC3 ID card. They are available on a first come, first served basis and can be used for up to two hours. You can check for laptop availability. If needed, you can also borrow a mouse and a flash drive.

Writing Tutoring Services

When you need help with writing and finding more information about what you're writing about, you can consult these helpful Writing Guides for Students or drop in at Writing and Research Tutoring Services on the second level of the Baker Commons. No appointment is necessary.

Ask US 24/7

The TC3 Library has joined the Ask US 24/7 Chat Reference Consortium (uses QuestionPoint). We are very pleased to offer our patrons anytime, anywhere chat reference service. TC3 students and staff can now chat with a reference librarian outside of our hours of operation, greatly expanding our service reach, especially to our distance students.For additional information see Ask a Librarian.

Quick Print Station

Avoid waiting for a workstation! If you have a ready-to-print document on a flash drive, floppy, CD or DVD, you can use the Quick Print station. The Quick Print is located next to the printers on the 2nd floor. This station is for printing only--no editing.

Technology Learning and Support Services

Technology Learning and Support Services helps you with your technology needs. It is located in room 258, accessed on the second floor of the Baker Commons or from the east hallway. You may be able to resolve some problems with your myTC3 account by consulting Resolving Issues with myTC3 and answers to popular questions. They can also assist you with the following:

  • accessing your myTC3 account and related services such as myInfo, myWebCourses and myMail
  • navigating your online course
  • using your TC3 e-mail account
  • using the variety of technology resources available in the Baker Commons
  • connecting your laptop to the on-campus wireless network
  • checking out laptops for use within the Baker Commons
  • reserving equipment for making in-class presentations

Last update: Thursday, January 26, 2012
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