The Value of Newspaper Information

News happens everywhere, from Rock Hill to Charlotte to towns and cities near and far. For hundreds of years, newspapers have provided and preserved detailed records of a locale's people, institutions, issues and events.

In addition to the print newspapers available in the library, NewsBank, which is available on the library website under the "Articles" link, provides our college community with a comprehensive online list of local, regional, national and international newspaper coverage.

Here are some benefits to an online news collection:

• Includes the electronic editions of newspapers nationwide from diverse sources from around the world
• Meets the specific research needs of community college students and faculty
• Provides articles and information that support a wide range of curricula and programs
• Provides comprehensive news coverage at the local, state, regional and national levels
• Enables users to search a single newspaper, a select group of titles or the entire collection
• Offers 24/7 online access to tens of millions of fully searchable current and archived articles
• Is updated daily with new content
• Features an intuitive, map-based interface and powerful, user-friendly search options.

To find information on the NewsBank Products, you can go to the library website at www.yorktech.com/library then select “Articles” from the top of the page.

From there, you can choose to search NewsBank through PowerSearch along with numerous periodical databases and eBooks or go to the A-Z list and choose NewsBank from the list.

Library Resources for Tax Time!

Tax time is coming up, and the library has lots of resources to help you. We currently have on display throughout the library books related to finance and taxes.
Also, if you go to NetLibrary ebooks on the library website (under the “Articles” link and then the “ebooks” link), you can search using the words “tax” or “taxes” and “2008” and you will find numerous tax resource books.
Please contact the library if you have further questions!

Focus on: Library Learning

Want to keep on top of new technologies while staying aware of the best library resources? The library website is a great place to start to find easy-to-access online learning opportunities.

There are a number of tutorials available through the library website, under the "Ask A Librarian" link and then "Interactive Tutorials."

Faculty and staff can also check in the "Library" folder, accessed via the "Public" folders in Outlook. Many options are described in the Online Professional Development Opportunities document.

SIRSIDynix, the library's automated system provider, offers regularly scheduled (free!) webinars via their website that covers the best in library trends and cutting edge technology. Check them out at http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/.

Attention COL 101 students!

There has been some confusion with the COL 101 worksheet that is being used currently. Since we have recently updated the website, certain features are no longer included on the site, including the eJournal Portal. The question that directs you to use eJournal Portal can be answered using PowerSearch instead.

The following are the steps for answering this question using PowerSearch. If you are doing this search from home or from another off-campus location, you will need the remote user name and password, which can be found if you log onto Campus Cruiser and look under “Announcements,” or by contacting the library.

1) Go to the library website at http://www.yorktech.com/library
2) Click on the “Articles” link at the top of the page.
3) Click on where it says “PowerSearch.”
4) A screen with the heading “Basic Search” will come up.
5) At the top of the page, where it says “Find,” type the word music.
6) Toward the middle of the page, where it says “by publication date(s),” click the circle to the left of “After” and use the drop down menus to put in 1, September, and 2003.
7) Toward the bottom of the page, where it says ‘by publication,” type in General Music Today.
8) Click the “Search” button next to the “Find” box.
9) You will get a list of articles that are about music, published after Sept. 1, 2003, and from the publication titled General Music Today.
10) Choose one of the articles listed and write down the information indicated on your worksheet.

We apologize for the confusion and hope this helps. If you need further assistance or have futher questions, feel free to call the library at 803-327-8025.

Focus on: The South Carolina Presidential Primary

For more information about the South Carolina primaries, these are two great links:

CNN’s Election Center 2008 – Primaries and Caucuses – South Carolina
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/states/south.carolina.html

SC State Election Committee
http://www.scvotes.org/

Republican Presidential Primary - January 19, 2008
Democratic Presidential Primary - January 26, 2008
Results Reports, Interactive Results Map, and Voter Turnout - Available starting 7:00 p.m. on both election days on http://www.scvotes.org/

New Year's Resolution: Find Out More About the Library's Electronic Resources!

What better time to increase your library IQ than the new year! There are lots of ways to do that, and here's one easy way to get you started:

Many of the electronic resources available through the library website are from Gale, and by visiting the Gale website at http://gale.cengage.com, you can find tutorials and guides for these resources easily accessible via the comfort of your own computer!

On the Gale homepage, go to the "Customer Resource Center" on the left side of the screen and then click on "Technical Resources." Once on that page, go to the right side of the screen and find "Training Corner" and "Navigation Guides."

The Training Corner provides video tours of some of our most popular databases, such as Biography Resource Center, Business & Company Resource Center, Health & Wellness Resource Center, History Resource Center, InfoTrac Onefile, Opposing Viewpoints, PowerSearch, and much more. Navigation Guides offer printable step-by-step instructions as to how to effectively use these products for your research needs.

What are you waiting for? Start 2008 out right by becoming a savvy library learner!

Your Source for South Carolina News!

SCNewsline.com has launched its online service for the entire state of South Carolina. This site searches and indexes most every news headline in the state, creating a one-page index of breaking news for South Carolina.

Clicking on any news headline link will take you straight to the article on the news provider's website. It's a fast, free way of getting a quick daily summary of news headlines across the state. SCNewsline.com is part of a national service provided by StateNewslines.

Check it out at www.scnewsline.com - a division of www.statenewslines.com