Your Library Blog: January 2007

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African film & discussion series (1/17/07)

The Cinema of Sub-Saharan Africa
A film & discussion series about the people, nations, and issues of the heart of Africa.

Presented by Angelo and Jennette Volpe Library & Media Center Pat McGee 372-3544 Email: pmcgee@tntech.edu

Jan. 24, 2007— Genesis- [Mali] Cheick Sissoko’s story of Genesis told from an African perspective, the film portrays the bitter rivalry between the brothers Jacob and Esau.
Jan. 31, 2007— Daresalam- [Chad] In a small Central African village, boyhood friends Djimi and Koni have come of age under a post-colonial government that levies crippling taxes and legally robs local farmers of their meager crops.
Feb. 7, 2007— Faat Kine- [ Senegal] Deceptively light domestic drama of a gas station operator.
Feb. 14, 2007— Shake Hands with the Devil- General Romeo Dallaire’s return to Rwanda and his account of the massacre of 1994.
Feb. 21, 2007— Sisters in Law- [Cameroon] Judge and prosecutor work to end child and spouse abuse.

Jan. 24 –Feb. 21, 2007 Time: 7—9:00 pm
Volpe Library Media Center Room 110

2006 Tax Forms & Instructions ()

Paper copies of frequently requested tax forms and instructions for 2006 are available in the Volpe Library.

Additional copies of publications may be downloaded from the IRS website www.irs.gov . Filing instructions and other help is also available at the IRS website.

3rd Annual Varsity Festival of Short Films (1/16/07)

The Media Center presents:

3rd Annual Varsity Festival of Short Films

Deadline for submission of films to the 3rd Annual Varsity Festival of Short Films is March 12, 2007. Students may submit multiple entries; the length of a film is to be no longer than 15 minutes.

There will be two awards presented at the screening [Screening Date: Friday, March 23 / Time: 7:00 pm / Place: Backdoor Playhouse] the Jurors' Choice Award and the Audience's Choice Award. Entries are to be submitted to the Media Center, Volpe Library.

For additional information contact Pat McGee at 372-3544.

Enhancements to Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life (1/4/07)

New enhancements became active for Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life Databases on January 3rd!

Here are a few of the highlights:

Tagged search result records are now maintained across multiple searches within a session.
“Untag all” functionality is now available on the results page.
A single-term search may now be conducted from within a browseable index .
The use of ANDing/ORing logic is now an option for subject terms in a displayed record .
Search results are now pre-sorted based on publication date and, secondarily, on chronology scope.
Search pre-processing now handles commonly misspelled words and those with American, British, and Canadian spelling variations.
The “No Results Found” page now provides additional search assistance for the user, including single-click re-search of individual terms from the original query.

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