Online Music @ the Library

Did you know that you have access to “the most comprehensive database in streaming audio, video, reference, and scores on the web”? Hundreds of thousands of audio recordings are available to you free with your “My Harper” username and password. “Discover Music Online’s free classical music downloads and free world music downloads!”  Check it out!

Welcome Back Students!

Welcome Back to the Spring semester at Harper College!

Be sure to stop in at the Library to get an early start on your research!  Access the Library website for a variety of research tools.  If you are looking for books, search the Harper Library catalog.  If we don’t have the particular book you are looking for, try the I-Share catalog.  To order materials through I-Share you must create your own account.  To find journal, magazine or newspaper articles use one of the databases such as Academic Search Complete.

   Don’t forget your ID!  You’ll need it to check materials out and to print.

New in the Library this semester are an additional 12 computers for your research use.   All the computers are first come, first serve and all have access to the Internet and Microsoft Office applications. Laptops are also available for student checkout within the Library. 

 

Need help getting started with your research?  Can’t find a book or an article on your particular topic?  Ask the Reference Librarians! 

Here’s to a successful Spring semester at Harper College!

 

History 219: Illinois and Local History

Jim Edstrom, Professor of Library Services and History, will be teaching History 219 – Illinois and Local History – during the Spring 2012 semester.

This course focuses on the story of the Prairie State from prehistory to the present day, exploring:

• The impact of the state’s geography upon its history.
• The contributions of different groups—European, African-American, Native American, male and female—in the economic, social, political, and literary development of Illinois.
• The ways in which the history of this state illustrates, amplifies, and explains the larger history of the United States.

 History 219 will meet on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3:30pm to 4:45pm in Room J160. 

For further information click here or call Jim Edstrom at 847-925-6763.

* History 219 is intended to help current and prospective students meet Illinois State Goal 16 for social studies.

4th Annual Edible Book Contest 2011 @ Harper College Library

4th Annual Edible Book Contest 2011 @ Harper College Library.

Just a Reminder!

Food for Fines

November 1st – 30th

There are nine days left in November which means you have nine more days to donate some food (unexpired and non-perishable, please) and have your overdue fines removed (up to $8).