Library News for April 2015

Library Week and Photo Contest

It is time for Library Week from 12 to 16 April! The theme for 2015 is "Unlimited Possibilities @ Your Library". The message is that no matter who you are, or where you come from, you can achieve great things, and the library is one of your best tools in your journey.
 

Check your Library for more information on activities.

Photo Contest

The computers in the Library and the Independent Learning Center (ILC) use student photographs as screensavers. This year we would like to add new photographs to these screensavers, and what better way than having the students contribute and potentially win a prize!

As part of Library Week, and with a theme that mirrors Library Week, namely "Unlimited Possibilities in the UAE", students are invited to submit photographs that tie into the theme, and are created within the UAE.

• Entries are limited to ADW & KWC students only
• Photos can be taken with any device
• Must be original and not heavily manipulated (e.g. Photoshop)
• Must fulfill the theme in an understandable manner
• Contest closes at the end of May 2015

 Contact Stephen Visagie at ADMC for more information and submissions, or ask any library staff member to assist. Or please see any of the Librarians for further information.

Library News for March 2015

Clearly Cultural

Fatima Al Shehhi from the Intercultural Studies Course won the winning photo for our library screen display competition. Please drop by the ADWC library to see all the wonderful photos that were entered, as well as Fatima's winning photo.

  Faculty Research Meetings in March

Speaker: Dr. Sathya Sivam

Topic: “Validation Studies in Social Sciences”

This brief seminar is meant for social science researchers who like to develop a reliable and valid scale to measure a behavioural phenomenon. It will give a basic introduction about the relevance of reliability and validity measures of a questionnaire and how to assess them using SPSS. This session is mostly meant for non-experts in statistics who inevitably have to apply it in their research.

When and where:

Khalifa Women's College, Tuesday, 10 March 4-5:00pm 

Abu Dhabi Women's College, Wednesday, 11 March 4-5:00pm

Speaker: Dr. David Palfreyman, Editor of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives

Topic: "How to get published"

This research session will look at the topic of “How to get published”. David will also discuss his role as editor of this peer-reviewed online journal, and tips for getting your work published there.
When and where:

Abu Dhabi Men's Conference Room, Tuesday, 24 March, 11am-12:30pm

For more info: adc-appliedresearch@hct.ac.ae

Library News for February 2015

Welcome!

The Library welcomes all new students and faculty to the college and for our existing students and colleagues, so glad to have you back!

 

Faculty Research Workshops

The next round of Faculty Research Workshops are upon us in February. For the newbies, these are informal workshops for both faculty or staff intent on further study or publication, as well as people with experience in further study and publications.

The next monthly research workshops in Abu Dhabi campuses are scheduled as follows:

• Khalifa Women's College -  Tuesday, 10 February 3.30-4.30pm in L102
• Abu Dhabi Women's College -  Wednesday, 11 February 1.00-2.00pm in D107
• Abu Dhabi Men's College -  Thursday, 12 February 2.00-3.00pm in Main Conference Room

Please RSVP to the email address below.
Inquiries and ideas to adc-appliedresearch@hct.ac.ae 

All meetings this month will include an update on applied research support at Abu Dhabi colleges, a faculty showcase (volunteers to discuss their current or past research are encouraged!), and a short presentation on choosing your citation manager with a demonstration of EndNote X7.

The Culture Room

City campus Library has had a makeover in D117. The teachers of the Intercultural Studies course are holding their classes in the library and have decorated the room to reflect the many different cultures they will be exploring together. Please have a look at the wonderful work they have done when you have a spare moment.

Library News for January 2015

Reading Challenge Awards for ADWC and KCWC

The Reading Challenge Award Ceremonies were recently held at the Khalifa Women's Campus and the Abu Dhabi Women's Campus to recognize the hard work and effort of the readers taking part in the competition.

Prizes were awarded to the best readers and sections in each level, with overall winners taking the top prizes. Special congratulations go to Fatima Ahmed Salem Ali Alhosani who scored a total of 473,123 points - the highest score ever in Abu Dhabi Colleges history.

Khalifa Women's College

The perpetual trophy for the top overall class went to Level 2 Section 23, with a points total of 75,416. Well done to the class and teacher, Rachel Bradley.

In Level 1 the top class was Section 22, taught by Lucy Czesak.

The Top Reader in Level 1 was  Abeer Sultan Mohamed Sultan Aljneibi, with 113,160 points.

In Level 2 the top class was Section 23, taught by Rachel Bradley. The Top Reader in Level 2 was Fatima Ahmed Salem Ali Alhosani, with 473,123 points.

In Level 3 the top class was Section 26, taught by Kitty Hogan. The Top Reader in Level 3 was Sara Sulaiman Saif Al Ghafri, with 33,748 points.

Abu Dhabi Women's College

At Abu Dhabi Women's College the Top Class Was Level 3 Section 1, with  23,521 per student. Their teacher is Michael Parkes.

The Top reader was Salama Abdulla Ahmed Khamis Alqubaisi, with 149,848 points.

Library News for December 2014

The Library staff enjoyed the opportunity to get involved in the American Library Association presentations and workshops at the Sharjah Book Fair this year. We have lots of great ideas that we would like to try in your libraries so look out for some interesting spaces in the new year. 

Study Spaces

In KCWC Library priority is given to students to use the small study rooms for quiet study. You can book these rooms for one hour at a time through the service desk. 

The Learning Continues

Several research faculty meetings have been organized in Abu Dhabi campuses during early December. Please RSVP to Dr. Janet Martin if you are not on the current mailing list, but would like to attend:
ADMC Sunday 7 December – 2-3:00pm in the library conference room
ADWC Tuesday 9 December – 1-2:00pm in library training room D117
KWC Wednesday 10 December – 3.30-4.30pm in library training room L102

All faculty and staff interested in applied research are very welcome to join in this informal group.

ADWC and KCWC Library wishes you a very happy National Day celebration!

Library News for November 2014

Test your iMac Work at Khalifa Library

 iPads have been added to iMacs in the KWC Library, so that students can demo their work realistically

 

Prospects for the American Age

Signed copies of Dr. Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi’s book "Prospects for the American Age" have been donated to both Khalifa and City Campus Libraries.

 

Faculty Research Group

Abu Dhabi libraries have initiated a Faculty Research Group. This is an informal gathering of faculty interested in researching (in some capacity) who will meet a couple of times a semester in each Abu Dhabi campus. The first meeting at ADWC was held on 15 October, and meetings in KWC and ADMC will be held Sunday 2 and Monday 3 November respectively. Anyone with an interest in sharing or learning more about research is welcome to attend. For further information, please contact Dr. Janet Martin in ADWC library on janet.martin@hct.ac.ae.

 

In short...

• Always check the library screens for updates to library hours, as well as other helpful information.
• Please only bring covered drinks (those with lids) into the library, as a spill can damage our equipment, or leave a nasty stain on our carpet!
• At times the libraries can be quite busy with events supporting student learning. If you need a quieter area to study, ask the Service Desk about finding/booking a quiet area to study.
• Remember to bring your latest HCT ID card if you want to print in the Library!

Library News for October 2014

Our library team have enjoyed meeting our new Foundations students and we are so pleased to see how many of you are borrowing our Graded Readers for the M-Reader competition. We have also been spending time with program levels and showing students how to get the best results from their research, as well as sharing some referencing tips.

 

At Khalifa campus we now have Starbucks in the library, so please enjoy a coffee while using our facilities. Please also remember that our students enjoy the library as a study space so we ask our Starbucks patrons to respect your fellow students’ study areas.

Finally the library team wishes you Eid Mubarak and if you need some good reads for the break, stop by the library for a recommendation of a print book or eBook.