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Resource Spotlight: Credo Reference
Wikipedia is convenient but unreliable. What if you could find a resource with all the convenience of Wikipedia that also has hundreds of credible, academic reference sources.
Look no further -- the Northwest Vista College Library has Credo Reference!
What's so great about Credo Reference?
- Online access any time, any place
- Hundreds of high quality reference books in every major academic area
- Easy to use -- filter your search result by subject, resource type, person, publication year
View a quick video tour of Credo Reference.
Don't forget...when accessing Credo Reference from off-campus you'll be prompted to login using your PALS id and original PALS password.
The library would like to thank Dan Smith and his Guitar I and private lesson students for providing acoustic guitar music in the library on November11th as part of the Library's Celerate Vista Open House. Deon Wilson, James Flores, and Philip Sturdevant drew an attentive audience and provided beautiful background music for students studying in the library. The Library also provided chips, salsa, and beverages.
Image Courtesy of Jesse Diaz
Library Open House
Wed., Nov. 11th
11AM-1PM
NVC Library
Redbud Learning Center
Live acoustic guitar performances
Student poetry and creative writing readings
Wide variety of salsas & chips to sample
plus
15 minute mini-workshops:
Power For Your PowerPoint with Jesse Diaz
Room 118 @ 11:30AM
&
Find It Now! with Linda Reeves & Renata Gibson
Room 118 @ 12:30PM
PLAN YOUR TRIP: CAREERS, MAJORS, & TEST PREP
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CAREERS: Choose Your Destination
Vault Online Career Library - a large resource of career advice, articles, company reports, occupational profiles.
Research Guide: Careers
Also look for these series: Careers in focus..., Top careers in two years…, Career opportunities in...., Careers in...., and more
MAJORS: Choose Your Path
College majors handbook with real career paths and payoffs [electronic resource] : the actual jobs, earnings, and trends for graduates of 60 college majors. E-Book
90-minute college major matcher : choose your best major for a great career
TEST PREP: Official Documents
Testing & Education Reference Center – Taking a college entrance or licensing exam? Looking for a college or graduate school? Need help finding scholarships? Use this database to search thousands of college and graduate school entries. Identify scholarships that meet their financial needs. Take on-line practice tests and use test prep eBooks to obtain your education goals.
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These resources are just the beginning. For more information about how the Library can help, visit the Library's table at Major Mania.
Wednesday, Nov. 4th 10AM-2PM, Cypress Campus Center -- Lago Vista
Email us your questions or comments.
The results of the Library Halloween Decoration Contest are in. Bragging rights go to the Computer Help Desk!
Congratulations to Jesse Diaz, Brandon Coderre, Cindi Reyes, Guaira Hancock, Michele Ashmore, and LizMichelle Guzman.
Thanks to all the students, faculty, and staff who voted.
Come check out some of the amazing artwork on display here in the library for Day of the Dead.
Here are just a couple of the things we have here for you to check out if you want to find out more:
Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead
GT4995 .A4 B73 2006
The Skeleton at the Feast : The Day of the Dead in Mexico
