Do you have a standardized test to take? For those of you taking assessment testing at Waubonsee, we have several copies of Chart Your Success on the COMPASS Test to check out. This book gives you sample practice questions in Compostion, Reading and Mathematics. We also have a selection of other current test guides including for the GED, ACT, CLEP, MAT, LSAT, Civil Service Exam and the Correction Officer Exam. Most guides can be checked out for one week, and are located in the Reserve section at the Circulation Desk. Look for the test guide you need in the Todd Library Online catalog or contact the library.
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iGoogle, do you iGoogle?
Have you made your personal Google page, iGoogle? Personalize your Google page to include handy gadgets for your favorite web content–your gmail, weather, movie times, gas prices, news, joke of the day, and NOW you can add the Todd Library Catalog and your library account! If you have a Google account, go to iGoogle and click on Sign In, and if you don’t have an account–simply click on Get Started. It will save you time the next time you log on, and it’s fun!
We’ll miss you on the weekends
Summer Library Hours Begin
We’ll miss you on the weekends, but Monday through Friday, the library hours remain the same–Monday through Thursday: 7:30A.M.-10:00P.M. and Friday: 7:30A.M.-4:30P.M. So come and use the library during the week, and we’ll look forward to seeing you again on the weekends starting August 25. Remember, you can always visit the library online 24/7, at http://library.waubonsee.edu.
Issues and Controversies Database
Need a current topic for a research paper? Already tried CQ Researcher? Have you already looked at our Contemporary Issues book section? How about the Issues and Controversies database? This database produced by the folks at Facts on File is another excellent source of current topic information. Along with World News Digest, these databases will keep you up to date, and give you some great paper topics! Use the “Need a Research Paper Topic?” link at the top of the page, or use the “Quick access” or “Issues in the Headlines” for great topic ideas and good information. And, of course, it’s available from home with a student login and password!
Jhumpa Lahiri
Have you ever heard of Jhumpa Lahiri? She is an Indian-American writer who won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for her short story collection, Interpreter of Maladies in 2000. You may recognize the title of her book The Namesake that was the basis for the current movie of the same name. Try reading her book, before you see the movie. It’s a story of a Bangledeshi immigrant family, but in many ways speaks of us all–of our hopes and dreams, love, family, and wanting to fit in. It is a book you won’t want to miss, from an author that you need to know.