Gale Virtual Reference Library: E-book Collection of the Week

The Gale Virtual Reference Library is another great electronic book collection which is available through some Libraries. You can search this collection using your library card number on campus or at home, 24/7.

Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs and specialized reference resources which cover a number of subjects. These subjects include history, law, medicine, science and technology. A few of the book titles included in this collection are: Encyclopedia of Food & Culture, Crime and Punishment in the United States, Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery, Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment & Recovery, Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, Real-Life Math and The Tools for Successful Online Teaching.

This collection offers different ways of searching. You can do a basic keyword search, search within a certain publication, search by document type (such as biography or brief article) and you can further narrow down your search by author, publisher, target audience (academic, general or trade) and even limit to documents that have images. The best approach to take is to experiment with the basic, subject and advanced search options and see which one suits you!

Preferences may be changed while you search: you can change the color of your font, the style of font, but most importantly, you can change the default language from English to Spanish, French or Portuguese.

Explore this e-book collection at: http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?prodId=GVRL&userGroupName=mptc_main&authCount=1&u=mptc_main

Once again, if you're having trouble accessing this collection, call your library.

APA Style Guide to Electronic References

So you're writing a paper in APA format and (*gasp*) some of your sources are not traditional print items or audiovisuals. What will you do?

There's no need to panic. The APA Style Guide to Electronic References will show you how to cite the following:

• an e-book
• a chapter from an e-book
• an online encyclopedia
• a wiki
• software downloaded from a website
• an audio podcast
• an online magazine
• undated content from a website
• a blog post
• a message posted to a newsgroup, online forum, or discussion group
• and more!

This valuable guide is kept in the pamphlet file at the Fond du Lac campus library under the heading "Bibliographical Citations."

201 Best Questions to Ask on Your Interview

If you're lucky...I mean, if you are both good enough, and lucky enough, in this economic climate, to get a job interview, you'll want to make sure that you're prepared. Of course you'll try to anticipate the possible questions you'll be asked and have good answers ready.

However, the format of most job interviews includes time for you, the candidate, to ask the interviewer(s) your own questions. John Kador believes that when a candidate asks the right kinds of questions in his or her job interview it can demonstrate that he or she has done their homework and will be a good fit for the organization.

Kador's book, 201 Best Questions to Ask on Your Interview, is available electronically (to MPTC library users) via NetLibrary. You can access it either by looking it up on the MPTC online catalog, or go to our e-Books page and scroll down to NetLibrary. If you have any trouble accessing this or any other e-book, give us a call.

Web Site of the Day

7 Things You Should Know About...
http://www.educause.edu/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutSeries/7495
The folks at EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative are responsible for numerous articles that "provide quick, no-jargon overviews of emerging technologies and related practices that have demonstrated or may demonstrate positive learning impacts." If you are interested in staying current with new technologies and practices give this series a look.