Lynda.com is now LinkedIn Learning!

LinkedIn Learning is here and now available through single sign-on (SSO)! LinkedIn Learning offers professional, accessible videos and courses taught by industry experts from a variety of backgrounds in the following areas:

• Customer service and soft skills
• Computer skills and technology support
• Business, finance, marketing
• Project management
• IT, game design, and 3-D drawing
• Manufacturing, engineering, and CAD
• Music, Photography, Art, and More

Like Lynda.com, you can embed videos into Canvas. You can also use LinkedIn Learning content to improve your personal or professional skills and choose to link with your LinkedIn profile. Note that since we now offer single sign-on students and employees are not required to sync their LinkedIn profile to LinkedIn Learning but can do so if they choose.

For support with LinkedIn Learning, feel free to visit the library help guide, contact the library, or CPD. Have a great semester!

New Nursing/Health Programs Video Database

The library has recently added Nursing Education in Video to its collections.

This database consists of hundreds of full-length training videos from Medcom-Trainex, created specifically for the education and training of nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare workers. The videos cover the fundamentals through more advanced topics, from anatomy to basic clinical skills, medication administration, and more.

All of the videos in the collection have been created with the guidance of the Medcom-Trainex advisory board, and are regularly reviewed for accuracy, currency, and compliance with US Federal regulations from agencies such as OSHA and CMS. They are widely used in nursing courses and hospitals. Additionally, the videos are fully captioned and can easily be embedded into Canvas courses.

This is a trial subscription for the next year. At the end of that time, the library will look at usage statistics to make sure it warrants our funds. If it proves to be a valuable resource for our students and instructors, we'll continue our subscription into future years.

Access Nursing Education in Video here, or through the CVTC library's database list, or CVTC library's OneSearch (screenshot below). Please reach out to Nicole Breed, health and education librarian (nbreed@cvtc.edu), for questions or demonstrations.

Governor Evers Visits CVTC and the Library!

Today we had a special guest visit the library, Governor Tony Evers! See below for more information on his visit to CVTC.

• Governor Tony Evers Makes First Stop in Eau Claire as Governor

Join us for In-Service! Lynda.com, Films on Demand, and other Video Tools

Hello Faculty!

Join us in the library on Wednesday or Thursday this week to learn about our new video resources, along with some of our favorites, and how they can be applied in your classroom.

·         Session 1: Wednesday, January 16 – 11:00 am to 12:30 pm

·         Session 2: Thursday, January 17 – 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm

See below for a session description and register in MyTalent. Hope to see you there!

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Bring Courses to Life with New Videos

As we make the move to Canvas and think more intentionally about captioning, now is the perfect time to start replacing or adding new films in our online and face-to-face classes. Over the past few years, the library’s digital film collection has grown to over 200,000 strong and spans all CVTC programs and departments. In this session, we will demonstrate best practices on incorporating films in Canvas, introduce you to our newest video databases, Lynda and MedCom, and revisit some favorites.

Bonus - the majority of this session will be work time for you! Librarians will have their sleeves rolled up, ready to help you get your hands on that hard-to-find resource, even if it’s a DVD or not in our collection. Join us on our journey to bring new life into our courses!

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Got Textbooks?

Send us a copy to checkout to students!

·       During the 2017-2018 school year we checked out 170 textbooks over 1,252 times – a 42% increase from the year before.

·       The need is greatest during the first few weeks of classes.

·       We see requests throughout the semester for texts, including courses that are not located at the Business Education Center.

·       You can search for textbooks by instructor last name, course name, course number, or title by searching the catalog.

·       For a quick, 30 second tutorial on how to check to see if we have your textbook you can view this video.

Why do students check them out from the library?

·       They are waiting for delivery for their purchased copies.

·       The bookstore is out of stock.

·       Their textbook becomes lost or stolen.

·       They forget their copy at home.

·       They might not be able to afford their own copy.

·       They might have extra time between classes to get ahead and they don’t have their textbook with them.

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What else can the library help with?

Q: Do you checkout technology to students?

A: Why, yes! We checkout laptops, iPads, cameras, calculators, and more. View our equipment checkout guide for more info!

Q: Do you come to our classroom?

A: Absolutely! We can help your students navigate the information world by helping them find reliable resources and real news for their assignment. We also crash boot camps!

Q: Do you come to our “virtual” classroom?

A: You bet! We can develop customized course guides for your assignment, class, or even program.

Q: Can you help me find open or supplemental resources for my class?

A: Sure! Send us an idea of what you’re looking for and we’ll get started. Title suggestions are always welcome as well.

Q: Where can I find a list of new titles (books and movies)?

A: Check out our New Titles page – includes book descriptions and movie trailers. Updated weekly!

Q: Can you help find videos for my classes?

A: Definitely! View our Digital Films & Media guide or contact us and we’ll get started.