by Laura Mundee

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The Library isn't a speakeasy where you need a password to gain access. The Library isn't an exclusive club where you have to know someone to be a member. The Library isn't a sacred space with arcane rituals, but for some people it sure might feel like it.

It might take you weeks or months to know everything there is to know about the Library, but you don't have that kind of time and we're not asking you to spend it trying to figure us out. Instead, we want to let you in on some of the ways we can help you. Library Secrets is just one of the ways we're sharing our tips and tricks.

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• S.O.S. Workshop: Online Portfolios, March 17
  Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the Library with an Online Portfolios workshop. In this workshop you’ll learn to use free online tools to build comprehensive e-portfolios that showcase and promote your intellectual and creative work and share your skills and knowledge with potential employers and schools. This workshop is free and open [...]
  URL: http://blog.codlibrary.org/?p=520 Added: March 11, 2010

• SHEROES
  Check out the Library events calendar to see what’s happening in the Library.Exhibits for March, 2010Main exhibit case:SHEROES: Women Who Helped Shape HistoryThis exhibit features a selection of biographical materials from the library’s collection on women who helped shape our world in honor of Women’s History Month.This exhibit is sponsored by the College of DuPage [...]
  URL: http://blog.codlibrary.org/?p=518 Added: March 1, 2010

• Search Like You Invented the Internet
  March means Midterms– are you ready to go face to face with the gnarly assignments your instructors have planned for you?  The Library has workshops that will set you up to kick some midterm butt.Got a paper to write, but no idea where to start?  Research Basics for Students is for you.Want to recognize internet [...]
  URL: http://blog.codlibrary.org/?p=517 Added: February 24, 2010

• MyAccess and Student Services Unavailable Feb. 26 and Feb. 27
  photo credit: jurvetson The myACCESS website will be unavailable on Friday, Feb. 26 and Saturday, Feb. 27 due to maintenance.During this period students will not be able to register for classes, view schedules and grades, check class availability or make payments.As a result, core business applications related to Colleague will also be unavailable to front-line [...]
  URL: http://blog.codlibrary.org/?p=516 Added: February 23, 2010

• Philanthropy Center Orientation
  Interested in the print and online resources available in the Philanthropy Center?Sign up today to join us for a free orientation to these resources. Claudette Baker, Vice-President of Library & NonProfit Services at the Donors Forum, will host this orientation.This session is scheduled for Monday, February 15th from 2-3:30pm in the Library.You do not have [...]
  URL: http://blog.codlibrary.org/?p=515 Added: February 8, 2010

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