On Monday, November 12, 2012, Dr. George Carlo, performance coach for the Detroit Tigers, will be at the JCC Jamestown Campus for a men-only health night. Dr. Carlo will be discussing a variety of topics related to men’s health. The program is beingPhysical Education Complex (PHED) at 6:30 p.m.  For more information, visit http://www.sunyjcc.edu/node/20172.

Can’t make it to Men’s Night?  Have no enthusiasm for going to the gym?  Don’t want to give up junk food?  Why not improve your chance of good health by growing a beard!  Read more here: http://news.menshealth.com/the-single-best-reason-to-grow-a-beard/2012/08/27/

We are at the final, arguably most crucial, steps in the information literacy process.    We have identified the need for information and used a carefully constructed search string to find relevant material from various sources.  Now we need to evaluate what we have found; I like to use an evaluation tool called the C.R.A.A.P. test – the initials represent Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy and Purpose. (You can find a copy of it with more information in the JCC Libraries' Introduction to Research LibGuide).

Regardless of where you found it, each print, digital or online resource should be assessed to make sure that it is appropriate and valid to be used for your needs.

“There are such beings as vampires. Some of us have evidence that they exist.”  Professor Van Helsing in Dracula, Chapter 18.

Boneshaker by Cherie Priest (2009)
At the beginning of the Civil War, a promising invention created by Leviticus Blue led to the destruction of several city blocks of downtown Seattle and the release of the Blight Gas, which turns everyone who breathes it in into the walking dead.  Sixteen years later, the inventor’s widow, Briar, is forced to face her family’s devastating past when her teenage son, Zeke, decides to enter the quarantined part of the city in search of answers and to restore honor to the family name.

 The Wrong Mother by Sophie Hannah (2009)

 What is EBL?
When you first look at EBL you might think that you accidently logged into a bookstore.  Essentially you have.  EBL offers thousands of books printed in an electronic format for you to read online, on your computer, or on your mobile devices.  This database offers a wide variety of resources ranging from Fiction, Reference, Agriculture, Engineering, Science, Psychology and more.  

Information literacy is not a scary thing! 

Most of us already have the building blocks.  The first step involves recognizing the need for information.  If, for example, you are having trouble focusing your topic for a research paper, ask yourself these questions:

October is National Bullying Prevention Month

What is Bullying?

The act of bullying is defined when:

Members of the J-Dub Book Club have selected these three titles to read and discuss this semester. 

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky PZ7.C43 Per 1999