OCCC's Library Blog

New blog address!

occclibrary — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:58:06 +0000

The Library’s blog is moving to http://library.blog.occc.edu/

Please update your Readers and so on!

Thank you
OCCC Library

Last year’s most popular e-titles!

occclibrary — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:24:12 +0000

Here are the top eight most popular e-titles from the Library’s Overdrive eBook/eAudioBook service!

#1.

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Available through Overdrive

#2.
The Hunger Games (eAudioBook) by Suzanne Collins
Available through Overdrive

#3.

Catching Fire (eAudioBook) by Suzanne Collins
Available through Overdrive

#4.

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Available through Overdrive

#5.

Mockingjay (eAudioBook) by Suzanne Collins
Availabele through Overdrive

#6.
The Next Always by Nora Roberts
Available through Overdrive

#7.

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
Available through Overdrive

#8.

The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
Available through Overdrive

Need some more information about Overdrive? Please see our Overdrive Help Guide.

Last year’s most popular print titles!

occclibrary — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:12:03 +0000

Here are the top eight most popular circulating (meaning “able to take home”) print books from the Library!

#1.

The Walking Dead series by Robert Kirkman
PN6727 .K57 2010, 2nd Floor of the Library

#2.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare
U27 .I44 1977, 2nd Floor of the Library

#3.

Master the TOEFL 2005
PE1128 .S95 2005, 2nd Floor of the Library

#4.

A Piaget Primer: How a Child Thinks
BF723 .C5 S6 1997, 2nd Floor of the Library

#5.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
PR6068 .O855 G63 2000, 2nd Floor of the Library

#6.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
PT9876.22 .A6933 G57313 2008C, 2nd Floor of the Library

#7.

Water for Elephants: A Novel
PS3607 .R696 W38 2007, 2nd Floor of the Library

#8.

Pre-test study manual for the Test of Essential Academic Skills
LB2353.7 .T43 G66 2006, 2nd Floor of the Library

Amazon Kindle Fire? Nook Tablet?

occclibrary — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:41:59 +0000

For those of you lucky enough to have been gifted an Amazon Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet this holiday season, here’s a quick primer on how to download ebooks to your new devices:

Amazon Kindle
Fire

To download Kindle format e-books to your Kindle Fire:
1. Use the web browser on the Kindle Fire to go to our Library’s website (library.occc.edu)

2. Click on the Overdrive eBooks/eAudioBooks link.

3. Chose your title and add the Kindle format to your eCart.

4. “Proceed to checkout” then sign in by clicking on the “Oklahoma City Community College users, please click here to sign in to this system” with your MineOnline username and password.

5. Once logged in, you can set your lending period (7 or 14 days) then confirm your checkout.

6. Finally tap on the “Get for Kindle” button.

7. This will lead you to an Amazon.com page where you will notice a green box on the far right hand side that reads “Get Library book”. Tap on this button.

8. You will receive, then, a confirmation from Amazon.com and a “Download now” button. Tap on the download button. Your download will then start.

9. You will then need to power down your Kindle Fire and repower it for your title to appear.

Barnes and Noble
Nook Tablet

You cannot download Overdrive titles directly from your tablet. You will first have to download titles to your computer then transfer them to your Nook tablet.

1. Go to our Library’s website (library.occc.edu)

2. Click on the Overdrive eBooks/eAudioBooks link.

3. Chose your title and add the title to your eCart.

4. “Proceed to checkout” then sign in by clicking on the “Oklahoma City Community College users, please click here to sign in to this system” with your MineOnline username and password.

5. Once logged in, you can set your lending period (7 or 14 days) then confirm your checkout.

6. Once the title downloads, right click on the file and select “Open With” then choose Adobe Digital Editions.

7. Connect your Nook to your computer with your USB cord. Wait for Adobe Digital Editions to recognize your Nook then left click on the book and drop it into the folder (in Adobe Digital Editions) that says “My Nook.”

**The book will not appear on your main library shelf. To find your Overdrive titles, you will have to click on “Library” and then “My Documents” and then “Adobe Digital Editions” to retrieve your borrowed library titles.

Any questions? Just ask!

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Works Referenced:

Reily, Markus. “How to Borrow Overdrive Library eBooks with the Nook Tablet.” Good eReader, 6 Dec. 2011. Web. 3 Jan. 2012.

Fergus Falls staff. “To Download a Library eBook or Audiobook to a Kindle Fire.” Fergus Falls Public Library, N/A. Web. 3 Jan. 2012

Wishing you a happy holidays and a fantastic 2012!

occclibrary — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:47:16 +0000

The Library will close today (Thursday, December 22nd) at 5pm.
We will remain closed until 7:30am on Tuesday, January 3rd.
For more details about our hours after the 3rd, please see this page.

We wish you all happy holidays and a fantastic 2012!

Don’t forget, if you find yourself with an eReader, iPad, etc. (or even your plain old laptop) you can check out our eBooks through Overdrive all during our Winter Break!

Library Hours for December 19th, 2011- January 17th, 2012

occclibrary — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:00:16 +0000

Starting next Monday, December 19th through Thursday, December 22nd, the Library will be open from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The Library will be closed starting Friday, December 23rd through Monday, Jan 2, 2012.

The Library will re-open on Tuesday, January 3rd (2012!).

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The Library hours for Tuesday, January 3rd – Saturday, January 8th will be:

Tuesday – Thursday: 7:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Sunday: CLOSED

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The Library hours for Monday, January 9th – Saturday, January 14th will be:

Monday – Thursday: 7:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Opening Day)

Sun, January 15 – Mon, Jan 16: CLOSED

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The Library will then resume regular Spring hours on Tuesday, January 17th!

Come get your Library books, audiobooks and more! In the Main Building today!!!

occclibrary — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:39:56 +0000

Come check out some library book, audiobooks and more in the Main Building today (by the coffee shop) from 11am to 1pm! And say “Hi!” to Santa’s newest helper– The Vulture Elf

It’s Finals Week!

occclibrary — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:56:08 +0000

It’s Week 16 or Week 8, the Final Week!

The OCCC Library would like to wish you “GOOD LUCK!” with your final exams, projects and papers.

If you need any help, just ask!

70 years ago…

occclibrary — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:19:30 +0000

Today commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks.

Want to locate some materials to further examine the day, please consider the following:

Hover your mouse over the image for the item’s description, click on the image to be lead to the Library’s item information page.

A Date Which Will Live: Pearl Harbor in American Memory D767.92 .R67 2003, 2nd Floor of the Library

December 6th: A Novel PS3569 .M5377 D4 2002, 2nd Floor of Library

Pearl Harbor Redefined: USN Radio Intelligence in 1941 D767.92 .W53 2001, 2nd Floor of Library

Pearl Harbor: The Day of Infamy: An Illustrated History D767.92 .V36 2001, 2nd Floor of Library

Day of Infamy D767.92 .L6 2001, 2nd floor of Library

Plus, find even more titles at http://sirsi.occc.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5?searchdata1=Pearl%20Harbor{su}

Or, just ask!

We don’t police shoes.

occclibrary — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:42:11 +0000

hgh hls by Flickr user zelnunes

While the Library does have policies over food and drink (in the Library), the group study rooms, a noise policy for the 2nd floor and a cell phone policy, we do not have a shoe policy.

Heels are allowed in the Library, on all floors.

Thank you.
The OCCC Library