All MVCC Library Feeds Pipes Output http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=JK5fBGvf3BG15aR9YEsBXw Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:08:04 -0800 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ AThanksgiving to New Years Day, household waste increases by more than 25 %. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morainevalley/green/~3/9n4aHqtmaEc/ 8 Easy Green Thanksgiving Tips (repost by S Presseller, 11/20/2009) originally by Lauren Hasler The holiday season is officially in full-swing, and Thanksgiving marks the beginning of big family dinners, extensive gift shopping and elaborate decorations. But the season isn’t all turkey, stuffing and pie. According to RecycleWorks, from Thanksgiving to New Years Day, household waste increases by [...] http://ext.morainevalley.edu/green/?p=189 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:02:53 -0800 8 Easy Green Thanksgiving Tips

(repost by S Presseller, 11/20/2009) originally by Lauren Hasler

The holiday season is officially in full-swing, and Thanksgiving marks the beginning of big family dinners, extensive gift shopping and elaborate decorations.

But the season isn’t all turkey, stuffing and pie. According to RecycleWorks, from Thanksgiving to New Years Day, household waste increases by more than 25 percent.

So, start off your holiday season on the green foot by making a few small, eco-friendly changes this Turkey Day. It’s easy to get the entire family involved, have fun and decrease the burden on your wallet as well.

click here to learn more: http://earth911.com/blog/2009/11/16/8-easy-green-thanksgiving-tips/

]]> Garden Planning http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morainevalley/green/~3/0Q4_k98aw8M/ The DNR (Department of Natural Resources) has a lot of great resources on its website including recommendations of drought resistant native prairie plants. I know spring seems a long way away, but it might be fun to start drawing up a plan for your garden now. It might make you feel warmer. Check out his [...] http://ext.morainevalley.edu/green/?p=188 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:14:38 -0800 The DNR (Department of Natural Resources) has a lot of great resources on its website including recommendations of drought resistant native prairie plants. I know spring seems a long way away, but it might be fun to start drawing up a plan for your garden now. It might make you feel warmer. Check out his link: http://dnr.state.il.us/education/CLASSRM/ForYourGardengeneral.htm .

]]> Uncategorized A Visit With Mrs. Potts: Online Audio http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MVCClibrarynews/~3/HzP7n2y7Zrg/ The library was happy to welcome historical interpreter Ellie Carlson who introduced us to 19th century inventor and business women Florence Potts. As part of our One Book, One College serious on Working, this event presented a unique perspective on the world of work. In many ways, Mrs. Potts was an anomaly of [...] http://ext.morainevalley.edu/librarynews/?p=434 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:47:22 -0800 The library was happy to welcome historical interpreter Ellie Carlson who introduced us to 19th century inventor and business women Florence Potts. As part of our One Book, One College serious on Working, this event presented a unique perspective on the world of work. In many ways, Mrs. Potts was an anomaly of her own time, but in other ways, she represents the innovative spirit at the heart of her and our economy.

The audio of this event is available below: Listen now (flash player required): Visit our event podcast page Listen in iTunes Download the MP3 audio

]]> Uncategorized Decade in Music http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MVCCsearchtips/~3/PajeNfqH9gg/ I wanted to pass along this cool timeline from NPR. It highlights the highs and lows in music during the decade of the 00s. Click on the link below to check it out. It includes NPR stories about many of the key events. Decade in Music Description From the NPR Site: “NPR Music highlights some of the [...] http://morainestudents.com/searchtips/?p=661 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:34:24 -0800 I wanted to pass along this cool timeline from NPR. It highlights the highs and lows in music during the decade of the 00s. Click on the link below to check it out. It includes NPR stories about many of the key events.
Decade in Music

Description From the NPR Site: “NPR Music highlights some of the most significant musical moments of the ’00s in culture, business and technology using our archival news coverage.”

]]> Uncategorized A Visit with Mrs Potts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoraineValleyLibraryEvents/~3/yOaquQVigfg/Libraryeventpodcasts.asp Histroical interpreter Ellie Carlson introduces us to 19th century inventor and business women Florence Potts swanson@morainevalley.edu (Moraine Valley Community College Library) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:30:04 -0800 The Prophets of Islam featuring Sheik Yaser Birjas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MVCClibrarynews/~3/u0mMlc4huUA/ The library was happy to host an event organized by the Muslim Student Association. This event was entitled “The Prophets of Islam” and featured Sheik Yaser Birjas, Director of Islamic Education & Outreach at the Prayer Center of Orland Park. The audio of this event is available below: Listen now (flash player required): Visit our [...] http://ext.morainevalley.edu/librarynews/?p=431 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:28:44 -0700 The library was happy to host an event organized by the Muslim Student Association. This event was entitled “The Prophets of Islam” and featured Sheik Yaser Birjas, Director of Islamic Education & Outreach at the Prayer Center of Orland Park. The audio of this event is available below: Listen now (flash player required): Visit our event podcast page Listen in iTunes Download the MP3 audio

]]> Uncategorized The Prophets of Islam featuring Sheik Yaser Birjas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoraineValleyLibraryEvents/~3/yOaquQVigfg/Libraryeventpodcasts.asp This event was orgnized by the Muslim Student Association and featured Sheik Yaser Birjas who is the Director of Islamic Education and Outreach at the Prayer Center of Orland Park swanson@morainevalley.edu (Moraine Valley Community College Library) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:30:04 -0700 Library Twitter Account http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogDevelopmentBlog/~3/EAshkr1Ee5I/ I started a twitter account for the library. It pulls content from our news blog using TwitterFeed via our RSS feed. You can visit our Twitter page here: Library Twitter Accoiunt. http://morainestudents.com/blogdevelopment/?p=65 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:22:40 -0700 I started a twitter account for the library. It pulls content from our news blog using TwitterFeed via our RSS feed. You can visit our Twitter page here: Library Twitter Accoiunt.

]]> Uncategorized Swine Flu Resources http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MVCCsearchtips/~3/Q_azdzpZ8Pw/ Looking for resources about the swine flu, a.k.a. H1N1? Here’s a short list of free, authoritative, and timely web sources about this virus. General Information: Center for Disease Control– H1N1 2009 MedlinePlus (NLM)–H1N1 Flu Flu.Gov–Swine Flu FAQs Department of Homeland Security–Response to H1N1 Enviro-Health Links (NLM Specialized Information Services)–H1N1 Flu Ebsco–Influenza Evidence-Based information Portal Information for Specific Groups Center for Disease [...] http://morainestudents.com/searchtips/?p=660 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:04:17 -0700 Looking for resources about the swine flu, a.k.a. H1N1? Here’s a short list of free, authoritative, and timely web sources about this virus.

General Information:

Center for Disease Control– H1N1 2009

MedlinePlus (NLM)–H1N1 Flu

Flu.Gov–Swine Flu FAQs

Department of Homeland Security–Response to H1N1

Enviro-Health Links (NLM Specialized Information Services)–H1N1 Flu

Ebsco–Influenza Evidence-Based information Portal

Information for Specific Groups

Center for Disease Control–H1N1 Information for Specific Groups

Vaccines:

Center for Disease Control– H1N1 Flu Vaccination Resources

Flu.Gov–Vaccines, Vaccine Allocation, and Vaccine Research

Multimedia:

Medline Plus (NLM)–H1N1 Interactive Tutorial

Center for Disease Control–CDCStreamingHealthVideos on YouTube

Flu.Gov–Multimedia

]]> Uncategorized Fun Fast Summer Reads with Kate Wolicki http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoraineValleycheckItout/~3/BpvOUG5q8sE/librarypodcasts.asp Special guest Kate Wolicki discusses four fast reads for the last days of summer Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:10:04 -0700 Studs Terkel's Working http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoraineValleycheckItout/~3/BpvOUG5q8sE/librarypodcasts.asp Joe, Liz and Troy review the 2009-2010 One Book, One College Selection, Working by Studs Terkel Fri, 08 May 2009 07:10:04 -0700 Information Literacy Web site and Delicious http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlogDevelopmentBlog/~3/tqMQjhl0LMA/ I have recently reworked our Information Literacy Web site. It now pulls resources from our new MVCC Information Literacy Del.icio.us account. This uses our RSS Feed Parser (A Feed2JS implementation) to pull the content from Del.icio.us into our site. http://morainestudents.com/blogdevelopment/?p=64 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:11:55 -0800 I have recently reworked our Information Literacy Web site. It now pulls resources from our new MVCC Information Literacy Del.icio.us account. This uses our RSS Feed Parser (A Feed2JS implementation) to pull the content from Del.icio.us into our site.

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