Wintertime e-gov docs

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The library has thousands of electronic government documents in its catalog. They're 100% free, can be accessed from the comfort of your home, and cover a wider and more interesting variety of topics than you might think.

Below are a few e-gov docs that might help make your wintertime a little easier, whether you're staying at home or traveling elsewhere:

• How to Prepare for a Winter Storm - Includes information about how to winterize your home and vehicle, avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, recognize signs of hypothermia and frostbite, and more. There's also a helpful checklist.
• Winter Driving Tips - Learn how to prepare your vehicle for winter weather and stay safe on the road.
• CDC Digital Media Toolkit: 2019-20 Flu Season - Lots of shareable resources related to the CDC's season flu vaccination campaign, including posters and flyers about the flu vaccine, the symptoms of the flu, what to do if you get the flu.
• Holiday Food and Nutrition Resource List - A list of physical and electronic resources on holiday recipes, food safety, and healthy eating. Includes resources that may be useful for those with diabetes or food allergies.
• SnowNews - If you just really miss snow, you can read about the Snow Survey Program and the science of snowpack here. Complete with snowy pictures!

Download music from the library today

The library has several databases with streaming music. The best part: absolutely no ads. None. And, you can send music to your phone. You've already paid for access with your library fee, so why not use them? To find them go to our Databases A-Z page and then go to M for music.

If you are off campus, you will need to log in with your NTNET username and password.
Below are the names of our databases with streaming music:

Music Online: American Music. Browse over 30 genres of music.




Screenshot from Music Online: American Music.


Music Online: Classical Music Library. You can choose from 9 time periods.

Screenshot from Music Online: Classical Music Library

Music Online: Contemporary World Music. You can browse by title, genre, musical instrument, or country

Screenshot from Music Online: Contemporary World Music.

Music Online: Jazz Music Library. You can browse by genre, title, artist, or instrument.

Screenshot from Music Online: Jazz Music Library.

Music Online: Popular Music Library. Browse over 20 different genres.

Screenshot from Music Online: Popular Music Library.

Classical Performance in Video:  See video performances of such classics as Madame Butterfly and Peter and the Wolf.

Screenshot of Music Online: Classical Performance in Video.

Some other cool features of` these databases: they help you with citing the music for your research, you can email yourself a link to the music, you can create a playlist. You can also send the music to your phone.

Watch movies on OverDrive

OverDrive offers more than just books! you can also stream videos. OverDrive has hundreds of movies, audio books and popular books to keep you entertained over the holiday break. Kick back with a hot cup of coca and take a well deserved break. 

Here's how to access the videos (note: you must be a Tarleton student or a staff or faculty member to use Overdrive. If you are not a student, you may have access through your local library).

Note: the screenshots below were taken from a desktop computer.

HOW TO ACCESS STREAMING VIDEOS ON OVERDRIVE

1.  Go to the library's home page at www.tarleton.edu/library.

2.  Click on Databases A-Z.

      

3.  Under N-O, click on Overdrive.

4.  You will be asked to sign in  with your NTNET credentials.
You will then be taken to Overdrive's home page.

5. If you are on a desktop or laptop computer, click Collections on the top left of the screen and go to Videos.
                                           

If you are on a smartphone, click the three horizontal lines on the top right of the screen.  They will open a drop-down menu. Scroll down the menu section until you reach Videos.

6.  Under Videos, you can click on Available Now, New Video Additions, Most Popular or See All.

7.  Click on a video title to get information.

 

8.  You can click Borrow on an individual title.  A pop up window will confirm that you are borrowing the movie.  You then have 3 days to view it on your browser (laptop or desktop computer) or on your mobile device.  You can also click Sample to view a movie trailer.

Lower level: Curriculum Workroom’s New Location

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The curriculum workroom has changed locations. It was previously located through the Audiovisual Collection’s doors, now it takes up the room adjacent to the Special Collections Suite.

Said space provides patrons the equipment to scan, cut letters, and bind projects. It includes anatomical models to help patrons better understand the human body. The room can be used by anyone, but it was intentionally created for students majoring in education, nursing, and kinesiology.

The room contains a KIC scanner, die cuts, an Ellison die cuts machine, a comb binding machine and combs, and the library’s anatomical models which are available for checkout.¹ The room’s newest feature is a skeleton model. The library recently acquired it with the nursing and kinesiology students in mind.

Next time you visit the lower level, come check it out! 

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1. Anatomical models available at the Dick Smith Library: shoulder joint, right knee, muscled shoulder joint, knee joint, hip with sciatic nerve, mini muscled joint set, cervical vertebrae, brain, heart, and muscled arm.