Good Luck on Finals!

Good luck to all Century students as you take your finals!  If you need one more source for that paper, the library is open daily until 8 pm through this Thursday. 

Winter break hours:

December 19, 8 am - noon
December 20 - January 4, CLOSED
January 5 - 9, 8 am - 4 pm
January 10-11, CLOSED

New Combined Search - Try it Today!

We've added a new tool for finding library resources. It searches our catalog and our full-text resources with one search. For now, you can find it on our home page. Just click on the tab labelled "Combined Search". Type your search term and find your resources!

The left column will be results from our catalog, while the right side includes articles from scholarly journals and newspapers, along with entries from reference books, ebooks, streamed music, images, and much more. Click on "Get Full Text" to retrieve the resource.

This is a great tool for finding information on obscure topics like Nok heads, but it can also be helpful for researching the Thanksgiving holiday.  Try it for your next paper and let us know what you think.

Library Closed November 27-30

The Century College Library will be closed November 27-30 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

New Titles Added to Films on Demand

Films on Demand, one of our streamed video databases, adds new titles monthly.  Here is a list of new titles added in October.

Library Closed on November 11

The Century College Library will be closed on Tuesday, November 11 in honor of Veteran's Day.

Discover Graphic Novels!

The November display case is featuring the increasingly popular graphic novel. Graphic novels are written and illustrated in the style of a comic book that combine art and text bound as a book to tell a story. The graphic novel collection in the library includes popular titles such as Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and Saga as well as standards such as Treasure Island and Call of the Wild. Check out the great graphic novels in the library!

Halloween at the Library

A crowd of scary, funny, and beautifully costumed Busy Bees visited the library to trick or treat for Halloween. They sang a song about witches.

Our staff clearly needs more candy.  This one is way too thin.

Scary Book Recommendations

Need something scary to read for Halloween?  Check out a book from our display case or choose one of these recommendations from Century students:

(In our considered opinion, Hop on Pop can certainly be scary, especially the section about Mr. Brown being upside down.)  Add your own title on our portable whiteboard before Halloween!

Farewell to Reference USA, Welcome LearningExpress

It's a time for change at the Library.  Our subscription to the online business resource Reference USA ended today and we have decided not to renew, but through the Electronic Library for Minnesota provided by Minitex, we have added a new online resource, LearningExpress.

LearningExpress provides guides and tutorials to prepare for professional exams and important placement tests, improve fundamental academic skills, become a U.S. citizen, or ensure a top score on school entrance exams. Create a free LearningExpress account to track your progress through tutorials for the NCLEX, TEAS, ASVAB, GRE, Accuplacer, and a wide variety of additional occupational exams. 

One of the features of Reference USA was a connection to job ads.  LearningExpress, also has this feature in the Job and Career Accelerator section.  Once in that section, choose the Resources dropdown, and select Job and Career Accelerator.  In the left column, click on “Find a Job and More”.  At this point, you would need log in to your free LearningExpress account. If you are looking for a job, the Job and Career Accelerator section has tons of helpful features for writing resumes and cover letters and planning your career.

Direct links to the various test preparation tutorials have been added to appropriate library subject guides under the Multimedia tab.  If you have questions, staff at the Reference Desk would be glad to help you.

Library Special Hours October 16-18

The Century College Library will be open on October 16 and 17 from 7:30 am to 4 pm.  We will be closed on Saturday, October 18.

Spooky Reads for October

October is upon us and it’s time for horror and ghost stories! The library display case is featuring a variety of scary books just in time for Halloween. The display has classic horror stories such as Frankenstein and Dracula plus the works of Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Stephen King, Anne Rice and more. Find out about the most haunted places in Minnesota too. Come to the library for a scary October read…if you dare!

Celebrate the Freedom to Read

It’s Banned Books Week!  Have you read a banned book lately?  It's more likely than you think.  Find the most banned books of 2013 or check out the top 100 for the previous decade.

The books featured in our display case have been targets of attempted removal from libraries in the United States. Thanks to the efforts of librarians, teachers, booksellers, and members of the community most books were retained in the library collection . Come to the library and check out a banned book!

While you're in the library, ask at the circulation or reference desk for a entry form for our drawing.  You could win a copy of banned books like Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, Looking for Alaska by John Green, or a Banned Books tote. Enter today!

Our whiteboard features news stories about attempts to remove books from libraries.  Add your comments and opinions!

And remember to read banned books!  

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read

September 21 - 27 is Banned Books Week.   Libraries are committed to supporting the freedom to seek and express ideas, even those that some consider unpopular.  Stop in to the library and enter our drawing for a "banned book" or a tote bag.  Check out the library display case and see some of the surprising titles that have been challenged or banned.  

Library Closed August 30 - September 1

The Century Library will be closed Saturday, August 30 - Monday, September 1 for the Labor Day holiday.

Welcome to Century Students!

Welcome to all new Century students and welcome back to all returning students!  Regular hours resume today, August 25. 

Monday — Thursday, 7:30 am – 8 pm
Friday, 7:30 am – 4 pm
Saturday, 9 am – 3 pm
Sunday, CLOSED

We will be closed for the Labor Day holiday from August 30 to September 1.

Planning a Trip?

Planning a trip? Dreaming about traveling? The library display case for July is featuring travel guides for domestic and international travel destinations. Books and travel go hand in hand and one of the most exciting parts of traveling is planning your trip. Whether it’s romantic Paris, sunny Italy, cosmopolitan London, or fabulous New York, the library has a wide variety of guides to help inspire your plans. Even if you are an armchair traveler, you can enjoy the scenic destinations in the United States and around the world!

Farewell to LexisNexis

The Library will no longer offer access to LexisNexis beginning July 1. Usage was not high enough to warrant the cost.  In the next few weeks, we will be adding links to publicly accessible legal resources sites in our subject guides where appropriate.

Farewell to American History in Video and Copyright Clearance Center

With the end of the 2014 fiscal year on June 30, the Library is cancelling our subscriptions to American History in Video and the Copyright Clearance Center. Usage for these resources was not high enough to warrant the cost.  See our guide to copyright for alternatives to Copyright Clearance Center.

Ready to Plant Your Garden?

Is your green thumb itching to get planting? It’s time to get into the garden! The library display case for June is featuring gardening and landscaping books. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced gardener, we have a great selection of books to help you plan your garden for our Minnesota climate. Get some great ideas for your garden with books highlighting growing guides, landscaping design, container gardening, and much more. Whether you’re growing tomatoes or roses, we can inspire you to create a beautiful garden this summer!

Library Closing at 4 pm on May 20, Closed on May 26

The Library will be closing at 4 pm today, May 20, for a special event.  The Library will also be closed on May 26 for Memorial Day.

Summer Hours Begin May 19

Welcome to all summer Century students!  Summer hours begin today, May 19. 

Monday — Thursday, 7:30 am – 8 pm
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, CLOSED

We will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday from May 23 - 26.

Good Luck on Finals!

Good luck on finals!  Remember to return any library materials you may have.  And congratulations to all Century graduates!

Graduating? Searching for a Job?

Graduating? Searching for a job? Looking for summer work? The library display case for May is featuring books that will help you with your job search. We have a variety of great books to guide you through cover letters and resumes as well as how to handle tough interview questions. We have practical manuals for job hunters including career guides, job almanacs, and where to find employment leads. Social media job search information is also available. Get your job search started at the library!

National Library Week Winners!

Here are the winners of the National Library Week drawing:

Andrew Merton: Hope's Boy by Andrew Bridge
Roberta Link: Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
Julie Thao: Bookends

And the Century Library is a huge winner because you shared your suggestions for additions to our collection.  We'll be buying some books!

Even Ducks Celebrate National Library Week!

Today, several ducks tried to visit the library. Obviously they wanted to enter our National Library Week drawing and borrow some poetry from our display case. If they suggested a book for us to purchase, do you think their favorite would be Make Way for Ducklings?

Celebrate National Library Week, April 14-19

Celebrate National Library Week with the Century Library!

Enter a drawing in the library!

• Check out a book or ask a question to win a copy of Hope’s Boy by Andrew Bridge (next year’s Common Book), a pair of bookends, or an audiobook by Alexander McCall Smith.

Suggest a book for the library!

• What book would you like us to have? Write your favorites on our whiteboard!

Check out our Poetry display!

• Choose some poetry to borrow for National Poetry Month!

Library Closed on April 10th

The library will be closed on Thursday, April 10th.  All classes are cancelled for the day as well.

Celebrate National Poetry Month

In honor of National Poetry Month, the library display case for April is featuring a variety of modern poetry books. Poetry Month is a national celebration to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in popular culture. Poetry books written by Century faculty are also showcased. See what the poets say about life, love, the seasons of the year, and other topics. Celebrate by reading a poem or two!

Library Hours During Spring Break

The Century College Library will be open March 17 - 21 from 8 am - 4 pm.  We will be closed on March 22 and 23.  Normal hours will resume on Monday, March 24.

Enjoy your spring break!

Computer History Display

Curious about computers? Wondering who invented the computer or when the Internet or e-mail started? The library display case for March is featuring books on the history of computers. Considering how much of an influence computers have in our daily lives, how many of us actually know the story of how they were invented? Great books showcasing computer pioneers, major milestones in computer history, the Internet and World Wide Web, and more are available for check out. Did you know that personal computers were mass marketed starting in 1977 or that the Web and the Internet allow connectivity from literally everywhere on earth—even ships at sea and in outer space? Satisfy your computer curiosity at the library!

Library Closed Friday, February 28

The Library will be closed on Friday, February 28 for staff training.

New Books List

Looking for something to read?   Here is the latest new bookshttp://www.century.edu/files/library/newbooksjanuary.pdf list! Go to http://www.century.edu/library/whatsnew.aspx and click on "New Books, January 2014".

Films on Demand Adds New Titles

Here are the titles added in February to our Films on Demand database.  To get to Films on Demand, go to the Articles, Databases, and More tab on the library's home page, choose the Databases A-Z link, and select Films on Demand.

1960-1964: Poisoned Dreams

A Change of Key

A Conversation on Race: Black, White, or Other?

A Family Affair

A Home Far Away

A Journey Back: From Rape to Healing

A Leap of Faith

A Vision for the Future: Species Protection in Africa—The African Game

Access to the Danger Zone

Advanced Swordplay for Stage and Screen: Multiple Weapons & Opponents—Super Swordfighting Series

Africa Come Back: The Popular Music of West Africa

After Photography? Photo

Agitating for Change: The Alliance Schools Initiative

Alexandra David-Neel: One Woman's Journey

Alice Walker: Possessing the Secret of Joy

Allen Ginsberg

Alternative and Charter Schools: Educating Outside the Box

Alvar Aalto: Technology and Nature

Alyaa: The Naked Revolutionary

America: What Went Wrong? (Part One)

Another Night on Earth

Attachment Theory

Bartok, Shostakovich, Lutoslawski: Three Journeys Through Dark Landscapes

Beginners Swordplay for Stage and Screen: Super Swordfighting Series

Between Friends and Family

Beyond Elections: Redefining Democracy in the Americas

Blessed Deception

Blue Ghosts: Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

Blueprint Fundamentals: Interpreting Symbols and Specs

Breaking the Silence: Women's Reproductive Rights in Central and Eastern Europe

Budget Overview: Independent Movie Making—On Budget, On Schedule

Budget Review Pre-Production: Independent Movie Making—On Budget, On Schedule

Building Relationships: Cutting Edge Communications Comedy Series

Bullying and Suicide: Think About It

Buzzfeed: King of the Internet

Calculating Pi

Call and Promise

Careers in Technology

Caribbean Crucible

Children and Divorce: Children Teaching Children About Divorce

Chilean Mine Rescue: The Unstoppable Team-A Case Study in Group Decision Making

China's Nuclear Bomb

Chinua Achebe: African Literature as Celebration

Cluny: A Light in the Night

Color

Composing

Computer Peripherals

Computers at Work

Conceptual Photography: Photo

Conjugacy and Fixed Points

Crime Tech: New Tools for Law Enforcement

Crimes Against Nature: The Exotic Trade

Crops of the Future

Cultural Studies and the Scholarship of Journalism: James W. Carey—Media Researchers Series, with Cindy Lont and Susan Kehoe

Curtain of Water: Understanding the U.S. Trade Embargo Against Cuba (in Spanish)

Dancing Girls: Life in China's Fast Lane—China from Within

De-cluttering the Office: Cutting Edge Communications Comedy Series

Development Communication and Communication Technology: Everett M. Rogers—Media Researchers Series, with Cindy Lont and Susan Kehoe

Dignity Harbor

Dizzy Gillespie: Bop and a Bent Trumpet

Dreams: Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures in Architecture

Earthshaker: The Sam LaBudde Story

Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas

Effective Schools

Ella Fitzgerald: The Singer, Not the Song

Ellsworth Kelly and Jasper Johns: Modern Masters?

Embracing New Ideas: Cutting Edge Communications Comedy Series

Endgame by Samuel Beckett

English: The Standard Deviants(r) Core Curriculum

Ennio Morricone: The Man Behind the Music

Ensembles in Performance

Ensuring a Respectful Workplace: Cutting Edge Communications Comedy Series

Eradicating Eden: Eco-Colonialism in Africa—The African Game

Ernesto Cardenal: "Cantico Cosmico"

Essential Automotive Tasks, Volume 1

Essential Automotive Tasks, Volume 2

Essential Automotive Tasks, Volume 3

Exile

Facing Hate

Facing Social Media: Cutting Edge Communications Comedy Series

Factors Affecting Global Tourism

Financial Innovation: A Risky Business?

Finding Your Purpose

Fog and Friction: Media Impact on Battle Chaos

Following a Score

Foreign Markets and the U.S. Economy

Found Images: Photo

France: Cheeses of the Alps--Cheese Slices (Series 3)

France: Soft Washed Rind Cheeses--Cheese Slices (Series 3)

France: Traditional Cultured Butter--Cheese Slices (Series 6)

Freya

Generations: American Women Win the Vote

Giving Hygiene Feedback: Cutting Edge Communications Comedy Series

Giving Managers Feedback: Cutting Edge Communications Comedy Series

Global Civics: Social Ethics in an Interdependent World

God Wrestling

Gorillas on the Edge

Graduate Interview Skills

Great Expectations: French Intellectuals in the 20th Century

Guardians of the Lagoon: Tales from Belize

Haiti: Year Zero

Hardy's Wessex

Heidegger and Modern Existentialism

Henry IV and Henry V: The Salic Empire Besieged

Hidden Treasures of African Art

Hidden Treasures of Australian Art

Hidden Treasures of Indian Art

How Computers Operate

Hunting the Anthrax Killer: History’s Secrets

I Am the River: Maori Heritage on the Auction Block

If the Shoe Fits

Imagining the Pacific: Global Trade and Geopolitics

In God's Image

In Touch with Nature: Saving Africa’s Game Reserves—The African Game

Intermediate Swordplay for Stage and Screen: Tricks & Terror—Super Swordfighting Series

Invasion of the Giant Tortoises

Inversive Geometry

Iran: The Hundred-Year War

Jan Vermeer

John Updike: In His Own Words

Joseph Conrad: The Secret Agent

Juries on Trial

Keepers of the Koalas

Landscapes: The Sculpture Diaries

Last Journey for the Leatherback?

Leaders: The Sculpture Diaries

Learning to Hate

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci: The Restoration of the Century

Listening Actively: Cutting Edge Communications Comedy Series

Living with Nature: The Problem with Elephants—The African Game

Looking at Equations

Making Connections: Understanding the Convergence of Phones, TV, Cable, and Computers

Making Government Work

Making Our Neighborhoods Safe

Maneuverability Made Easy

Maps

MAR: Marine Animal Rescue

Margaret Atwood: The Robber Bride

Media Manipulation: New Game for Big Business

Mehboob and the Garland of Math

Mermaids of the Mangroves: Tales from Belize

Middletown: Continuity or Change?

Miro: The Catalan Master

Miro: The Catalan Master—In Spanish

Moyers & Company: A New Case for Gun Control

Moyers & Company: America’s Drone Wars

Moyers & Company: Being Alone Together

Moyers & Company: Gunfighter Nation

Moyers & Company: How Dollarocracy Is Destroying America

Moyers & Company: Incarceration Nation

Moyers & Company: Inequality for All

Moyers & Company: Progressives Pick Up the Pieces

Moyers & Company: Saving the Earth from Ourselves

Moyers & Company: Shores of Knowledge

Moyers & Company: The Collision of Sports and Politics

Moyers & Company: The Path of Positive Resistance

Moyers & Company: The Top Secret Trade Deal You Need to Know About

Moyers & Company: Wendell Berry, Poet and Prophet

Moyers & Company: Why Wall Street May Be Getting Off Easy

Music Today

Nasseredin Shah and His 84 Wives

New Vision: Experimental Photography of the 1920s—Photo

No Turning Back: Part 2—The Gulf War

Not in My Backyard

On Earth As It Is in Heaven

On Parenting

On the Battlefield: Gospel Quartets

Opera: Words and Music

Oren Lyons the Faithkeeper

Pablo Picasso

Paradise in Peril: Tales from Belize

Pathways to Success: Making the Transition from School to Work

Paul Cezanne: A Life in Provence

Peter Ackroyd's Charles Dickens

Philosophy: The Social Context

Photographing Intimacy: Photo

Pi and e

Pictorialism: Photo

Pity the Pilot Whale

Planning and Organizing: Cutting Edge Communications Comedy Series

Playing God: Active Environmental Management—The African Game

Political Communication and Mass Communication: Steven H. Chaffee—Media Researchers Series, with Cindy Lont and Susan Kehoe

Politics, People, and Pollution

Pop Goes Islam

Post-War Music: After the Wake

Power: Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures in Architecture

Press Usage: Photo

R. K. Narayan: India's Chekhov

Raphael: Hidden Lives of Works of Art

Ratings vs. Journalism: Going Live with Breaking News

Raw Visions: Art of Survival

Raymond Carver: Dreams Are What You Wake Up From

Reading Ireland: Contemporary Irish Writers in the Context of Place

Rebuilding Communities

Reflecting on Conics

Religion and the Media

Religion in the New Age

Remembering Fred Friendly: Changing the Face of TV News

ReSisters: Women in Movement

River on the Edge: Tales from Belize

Roots and Wings: A Jewish Congregation

Safety On Set: Crew Safety Procedures in Film and Video Production

Salman Rushdie

Science for Future World Leaders: EMP Bomb

Set Over Nations: Saints and Sinners—The History of the Popes

Seymour Melman: Peace Dividend

Sit Down and Listen: The Story of Max Roach

Social Climbing: Who's Aping Who?

Solving for X: A Quantitative Approach to Human Rights Data

Special Advice on Student Disclosure and Keep Me Safe

Staged Photography: Photo

Stalin and Hitler: Appeasement Leads to War

Stalin and Hitler: Strange Bedfellows

Stalin and Hitler: The Confrontation

Staying Motivated at Work: Cutting Edge Communications Comedy Series

Stop Advertising to Help Your Business

Successful Teamwork in Filmmaking: Making It in Hollywood—The Directors Series

Supervising Effectively: Cutting Edge Communications Comedy Series

Supporting Others: Cutting Edge Communications Comedy Series

Surrealist Photography: Photo

Surviving Being Laid Off

Swimming with Sharks: Tales from Belize

Symmetry Counts

Syrian Diaries: Women of the Uprising

Taking Note

Temptation

The Abraham File

The American Pragmatists: C. S. Peirce, William James, and John Dewey

The Building of Bath

The Call of the Wild

The Digital Dump: Exporting Reuse and Abuse to Africa

The Eagle Has Landed: Saving America's National Bird

The Endangered Teacher

The Farallon Islands: Past, Present, and Future

The First Murder

The Future of Destiny: The Future Of… (Series 2)

The Good Society: Atlanta

The Good Society: Los Angeles

The Great Indian Railway: Part 2

The Great Invasion

The Great Seal of Hawaii: Endangered Monk Seals

The Hold-Up: An Editing Exercise with Roger Ebert

The Inventors: Photo

The Jew of Malta

The Legacy of the Mexican Revolution

The Lithium Revolution: Unlocking Bolivia’s Lithium Wealth

The Men's Movement

The Netherlands: Cheese Slices (Series 3)

The New German Objectivity: Photo

The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors-Episode 1

The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors-Episode 2

The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors-Episode 3

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Presidency: A Personal Perspective

The Presidency: Hail to the Chief?

The Primitives of Photography, 1850-1860: Photo

The Promised Land: Threats to Elephant Sanctuaries—The African Game

The Rise of the Television Talk Show

The Science of Staying Young: Unlocking the Secrets of Longevity

The Secret Life of Alban Berg

The Secret Mecca

The Self-Made Society

The Spiritual Quest of Generation X

The Test

The Troubles in Northern Ireland

The Underground Railroad: Searching for Roots

The Values Issue and American Politics: Values Matter Most

The View from Within: The Reality of Consciousness—The Real Thing

Theater Sound and System: Your Sound—The Art of Mixing Live Entertainment

Thelonious Monk: Playful Keys

Theory and Practice

Third Parties in American Politics

Twilight Cameraman: The Remarkable Craft of Optical Printing

Two Views on Feminism

Ulithi Marine Turtle Project

Unamuno: Abel Sanchez

Under Fire: Journalists in Combat

Unoccupied Zone: The Impossible Life of Simone Weil

Up in Smoke: Can Slash-and-Burn Agriculture Be Replaced?

Video Principles and Practices: Editing Aesthetics

Violence and Television: George Gerbner—Media Researchers Series, with Cindy Lont and Susan Kehoe

What Price the Drug War?

Whatever Happened to George Washington?

Who Owns Our Government?

Wind of Change

Wisconsin, USA: Cheese Slices (Series 4)

Witness: The Ecological Poetry of W. S. Merwin

Women: The Sculpture Diaries

World Sikhism Today

Wynton Marsalis: All That Jazz