LIBRARY OPEN NORMAL HOURS DURING BREAK

Goddard Library will be open our normal hours during RCTC's Education Minnesota break:

Thursday, October 16     7:30 am - 10:00 pm

Friday, October 17          7:30 am - 4:30 pm

Saturday, October 18      9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sunday, October 19        1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

It will be a great time for some quiet study!

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR THE LIBRARY?

If you have any questions or ideas on how to improve library service, please take advantage of our new Suggestion Box, located on the column in front of the Reference/Information Desk.  Comment cards are available in a slot on the side of the box, and at the Reference and Circulation Desks.  We look forward to your input!

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENT

THE GODDARD LIBRARY WILL HAVE AN INFORMATIONAL TABLE ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 AT THE MENTAL HEALTH FAIR IN THE ATRIUM.  PLEASE STOP BY AND SEE WHAT RESOURCES WE HAVE AVAILABLE!

CHECK OUT OUR NEW BOOKS FOR THE ARTS!!

Click here for a sampling of the wonderful books and videos acquired in the past year in the areas of visual arts, graphic arts, photography, theatre, dance, and music.  In addition to our purchased items, the library was fortunate to receive a large number of donations.  Click on the title of each book to see the catalog listing with description and location.  Enjoy!

MINNESOTA AUTHOR JACK EL-HAI TO SPEAK!

Two-time Minnesota Book Award winner Jack El-Hai will be speaking in CF 206-208 on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 4:00 p.m.  Jack El-Hai writes books, essays and articles on the history of medicine, the history of science, and other historical topics.  His latest book, The Nazi and the Psychiatrist:  Hermann Goring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII won the 2014 Minnesota Book Award.  El-Hai's 2005 book, The Lobotomist:  A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness is also a Minnesota Book Award winner.


This event, hosted by Goddard Library, is part of SELCO's Fall 2014 Author Tour, and is funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. 


Please join us for this extraordinary program!

NEW TITLES ADDED IN AUGUST TO FILMS ON DEMAND!

Take a look at the new content (click here) added to the library subscription to Films on Demand! Films On Demand is a database of videos that gives faculty and students instant access to thousands of educational programs grouped into subject-specific categories. Films are segmented into easy-to-use clips and can be viewed from on or off campus. Enjoy!! 

HOW DO I FIND THE WESTLAW DATABASE?

From the Goddard Library website click on "Find Articles and More...", then choose "Databases by Title."  Select "W" on the alphabet bar, and you will see Westlaw listed.  Click on Westlaw.  By default it opens to the "News" tab.  Click on the "Law" tab  and you will be ready to begin searching.  If you are accessing Westlaw from off campus, you will be asked to log in.  Your username is the barcode number (begins with 202) on the back of your UCR ID card and your password is your last name.