New Career and Graduate School Resources!

We are proud to announce the launch of two new career and graduate school resources, provided by DISCUS, South Carolina’s Virtual Library.

Here is a brief description of each, from the DISCUS website:

Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center

• Complete career research database of jobs, skills, and resources
• Information on more than 3,300 jobs and 94 industries, organized by the 16 career clusters created by the U.S. Department of Education
• Articles and videos providing advice on job applications, the interview process, professional
• behavior, career skills, and more
• Sample resumes and cover letters
• Searchable entries on scholarships, internships, fellowships, and more

LearningExpress Library

• Comprehensive collection of test-preparation tools, skill-building materials, and other career and life skills resources
• Practice tests for job and career goals, graduate school (such as the LSAT, GRE, GMAT, MCAT), and Praxis II exams
• Focus on workplace skills such as resume building, interviewing, job search and assessment, business writing, and core computer skills
• Tools for improving proficiency levels in reading, writing, and math for elementary school learners through adults
• Interactive skill-building tutorials and 130+ e-book titles
• Features include timed tests, instant scoring and feedback, and individual user accounts for saving works-in-progress and completed tasks

From test preparation to interview skills and everything in between, these two new resources will get you ready for life after Coker (and might help you succeed on the way there)!

If you have any questions about these or any other resources, please feel free to ask!

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The Writing Studio Re-opens

The Writer’s Studio will open Monday, August 24, 2009.

Hours for Fall 2009:

Mon: 2:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Tue: 2:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Wed: 2:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Th: 2:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Fri: By appointment only

Closed on Saturday and Sunday

Java City: Not Just Yet...

Due to some technical difficulties Java City won't be opening today.

We will keep you posted. Check back to the LITC BlOG for further details.

One cup of coffee, then I'll go...

Java City Café will re-open for the Fall semester starting tomorrow at 8 am. The full schedule is available here.

Serving a variety of coffees, teas, drinks and pastries, Java City Café is a great place to catch up with friends...and have a little caffeine at the same time.

The Café accepts cash, Coker declining balance, and checks.

WE WANT YOU: WORKSTUDY!

THERE’S MORE MONEY FOR COKER’S WORK-STUDY PROGRAM…

…which means we’ve got more positions to fill. We want the best and the brightest: self-motivated, hard workers with a love for books and helping others. Think that’s you? If you’re a full time Coker College student follow these steps and you can be an LITC WORK-STUDY!

• First, report to Coker’s Financial Aid Office to get a CLEARANCE FORM at which time the Financial Aid representative will determine if you have satisfied all the criteria to receive a Work-Study award and sign the form.

• Then proceed to the Business Office, where a Business Office representative must sign the CLERANCE FORM.March to the Payroll Office - Students must complete the appropriate payroll paperwork (I-9, W-4 and a Payroll Deduction Authorization Form) prior to their first day of work. When these requirements have been satisfied, the payroll representative will sign the clearance form.

• Finally, report to the Work-Study Coordinator (Mary Buchner in the Athletics Building) with the CLEARANCE FORM!

When you meet with the Work-Study Coordinator you can discuss job availability and a job description will be issued to you. It will then be your responsibility to contact the LITC’s Work-Study supervisor, Donald Quist, pick-up an application and schedule an interview.

If all goes well on your interview, and your references check-out, the Work-Study supervisor will return the signed job description to the Work-Study Coordinator. Once you’re approved for the position the Coordinator will begin sending time sheet to the supervisor.

Meet the Netbooks

Have you ever wanted to find some obscure nook of the LITC to check your e-mail? Do you want a little more privacy than in the computer commons? Well, we have a solution for you!

Enter the Netbook:
The Asus Eee PC 900A features an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, a 4GB solid state hard drive, the resource-friendly Ubuntu Linux operating system, and integrated Wifi.

With dimensions of 9" wide, 6 3/4" long and a weight of around 2 pounds, the netbooks are the perfect size to take to the most remote corners of the library.

Our netbooks use Firefox web browser (displaying your favorite college library website):



The netbooks also have the latest version of Open Office installed. Open Office is an open source productivity suite that is nearly 100% compatible with Microsoft Office.

They will be available for checkout library-use only for two hours, with one two-hour renewal.