Wednesday, October 22, 2014

A Bite of Information from the MCC Library

Contributed by the McHenry County College librarians:

Did you know that the Library has an Information Literacy Program to help our students learn college-level and career research skills? The core of this program is taught by library faculty in MCC 101 (basic navigation of the physical library and library web page), ENG 151 (evaluating information), and ENG 152 (selecting and searching databases). 

We can also come into any other class (face-to-face or online!) and teach to a specific research assignment you have.

This is particularly important in Career/Tech programs whose students might not take ENG 151/152. Instead, these students may need some instruction in information literacy skills needed in their fields. Contact us at refdesk@mchenry.edu to discuss/schedule info lit instruction. It’s not too early to plan for next semester. 

And don’ forget . . . information literacy is one of the five general education goals for all of our students.

Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Getting Things Done at MCC

October is the month to Get Things Done!

We now have six copies of Getting Things Done by national bestselling author, David Allen down in Professional Development (A210) for you to borrow and peruse. Our own Timothy Linehan has been presenting a workshop based an Allen's theories, and he will be re-running this popular GTD session on October 22.


Getting Things Done (or GTD) is a time-management protocol. Although it might sound boring, the method has attracted such a passionate following that some have (half-jokingly) accused GTD of reaching a cult-like status.
Widely-adopted in fields such as information technology and business management, the GTD craze has not fully reached academic circles. This workshop seeks to remedy that problem. Overflowing inbox? Cluttered workspace? Forgotten deadlines? Stop worrying and start Getting Things Done.

Timothy's workshop on October 22 is appropriate both for newcomers and previous GTD workshop participants in need of a refresher. And as someone who is a convert, I highly recommend this session.

Register through the Professional Development auto-registration, now!