E-Books – Is it the Final Chapter?

Last week an interesting article appeared in the TES (Times Educational Supplement) Magazine about the increasing popularity of e-books and the future of the printed book. As you  may know, Llandrillo library has for a while purchased e-books, which has been welcomed by most students and staff, but some people are still reluctant to use them. This may due to the fact that some people like to have something that is familiar and tangible in-front of them, or they may feel its time consuming logging into a computer and then into an online educational database like Athens. According to this article we may have reached a tipping point, with the result that the majority of schools and colleges will now be using e-books and online learning platforms. Click on the image to read the article.

To access e-books from the college library you will need to fill in an Athens form, which will allow you to access our online resources from home. Guides on how to use the e-book resources can be found on Moodle under Library & IT Workshop/Library & Information /skills.

St David’s Day March 1st

In celebration of St David’s Day the college library invites you to browse and select books from a wide range of Welsh fiction now on display. To keep the Welsh language alive and to suppport new Welsh fiction writers in all genres drop in and take a look.

 

 

It’s the End of the World as we Know it

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International Year of Astronomy 2009

Corresponding with the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s first experiments with telescopes and the birth of modern astronomy, the International Year of Astronomy is a global event celebrating astronomy and its contribution to society. A 140 countries are taking part, along with events taking part nationally, regionally and globally. Read more on the web site:

To coincide with the International Year of Astronomy Llandrillo college and Coastal Astronomy Society will be holding an open day at Abergele College on Saturday 28th of March as part of the Society for Popular Astronomy MoonWatch week. For contact information follow the links:

Afghanistan-What do you know?

Where does your information on Afghanistan come from? Probably from the British media, TV, Newspapers and the Internet. How often do we hear the voice of the four major tribal people that inhabit Afghanistan? Or the lesser known tribes for that matter. Possibly, we may hear their opinions on the occasional Channel Four documentary.

What is the difference between these two web sites and what do they have to say about the people of Afghanistan and their views on the government and running of their country. We just hear of the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, opium and the battle for Helmand, but Afghanistan has many qualities!

Evan the Taliban Love the IPhone.

National Chip Week 9th-15th February

Why can’t you resist chips? Find out the science behind the irresistible pull of a chip butty and a host of other stuff. God bless Sir Walter Raleigh!

Tamara Drewe – Based on Far From the Madding Crowd

Tamara Drewe is a Graphic novel written by Posy Simmonds, who has created weekly cartoon strips for the Guardian since 1977, and is a modern reworking of Thomas Hardy’s Far from the Madding Crowd, that also first appeared as a series in the Guardian in 2005. It has had some excellent reviews from critics and was also chosen as one of the five essential Fauves at the Angoulême Comic Festival, mentioned in the previous post.

Angoulême Comic Festival 2009

Occupational Health and Safety Information Service

Coleg Llandrillo Library subscribes to a large database of occupational health and safety information. Search for documents and guides that can be downloaded as pdf files.  Here are some examples of the guides and documents available:

• Fire Risk Assessment



• Food Safety
• Health and Safety Law
• Stress Management
• Health and Safety in Construction
• Playground Equipment
• Police Service
• Injuries in Sport and Exercise
• Animal Welfare

Set up alerts for the latest documents and news releases  and create folders and groups for your favourite documents. You will need an Athens account to access this database. The Athens registration form can be obtained from the library, just ask at the counter.

Podcomplex Music Technology

Podcomplex is a free online distribution and information resource for musicians where you can access links covering music theory, mixing, samples and loops, music production software tutorial and a step by step guide on how to create music on your PC.Podcomplex also has a section called DAW that shows musicians how to go about selling their music.

 The library subscribes to two music technology magazines that cover the latest developments in music hardware and software and how musicians are putting them to practical use through step by step guides. Ask at the counter for back issues or view the latest issues in the quiet area. The following books are also available to loan. You can also purchase books from the library book shop.