Wikipedia

Episode 72: Wikipedia's Co-Founder Calls for Better Information Literacy

Listen to Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia talk about the pros and cons of using this online encyclopedia.

From the Chronicle of Higher Ed: "Jimmy Wales, a co-founder of Wikipedia, sits down with the Tech Therapy team to discuss the best—and worst—ways to use the online encyclopedia in teaching and research. And he challenges traditional newspapers to adopt some of Wikipedia's practices."

Click here to download and listen.

Turner Library Donation

The Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library just received a generous donation for a library expansion.

See the complete article in the Bangor Daily News.

This is wonderful news and our community is very grateful to the donor.

Apply for a passport or passport card

Did you know that the E. Perrin Edmunds library at Northern Maine Community College is an official passport acceptance agent? You can apply for your passport or passport card at the library

Learn more here.

Stop by the library for forms and additional information.

One College - One Book

WE NEED YOUR INPUT!

This fall the library will lead a one book reading program. We need your assistance in selecting the book. If you have a favorite read that you think will be great for our project, post a comment and share your ideas.

We are considering the following titles: Three Cups of Tea, Choosing Civility, and The Last Lecture.

Share your thoughts and help us pick a title that everyone will enjoy reading.

Details will follow later this summer.

Digitizing College Documents

This summer the library will begin to scan many of the documents in the college archives and put them online for easy viewing and access.

With the help and support of Robert Smith in the IT department and NMCC student Robert Sheldon we have already scanned and placed some yearbooks online.

We recently scanned the 1964-1965 catalog for Northeastern Maine Vocational Institute. These catalogs provide a wealth of information about school during that time. Here are some interesting highlights:

• Room and board was $12.75 per week.
• Books and other supplies and deposits cost an estimated $60 - $80 per year
• Tuition per semester $123.50 In State $211.00 Out of State

Over the course of the summer we will be adding information and linking it on the college website.

Stay tuned for updates.

Book Signings @ Turner Public Library

June is a great month for author talks and book signings and the Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library will be hosting three authors on the dates below.

NMCC students and recent grads are encouraged to attend. It will be interesting, fun, and you may find a new author that you'll enjoy reading. Plus, there will be no test at the end of the talk.

So, take some time for you and relax a little and visit the public library on any or all of the dates below. You'll be glad you did.

Also, your NMCC student ID allows you to get a library card at the Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library and at the University of Maine at Presque Isle Library.


June 3rd from 6-7, Gordon Hammond
Leaving Home and other tales of the heart

June 15th, 11am and 6pm, author Tim Caverly

An Allagash Haunting: The Story of Emile Camille

June 25th, 6pm, Richard Shain Cohen

Author of The Forgotten Longfellow: Man in the Shadows

Free History Podcasts

Free history podcasts from the Gildern Lehrman Institute of American History.

http://www.gilderlehrman.org/historians/podcasts/