Allison Caddies – Reference TechnicianNicole Doyle – Reference Librarian

Trish Johns-Wilson – Reference LibrarianHelen Labine – Reference LibrarianNathalie Zhou – Reference Librarian

Hours:

Monday to Thursday: 7:45 a.m. – Midnight

Friday: 7:45 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Circulation Desk1st Floor Features

Reference Desk

• Research assistance

available at the Reference Desk

• Program-related instruction on finding and using information

1st Floor Features

• Computers available to

search collection

• Reference collection

(in-house use only)

• Training classrooms

• Printer & photocopier

1st Floor Features

• Some soft seating • Washrooms

• Bell payphone

• Daily Newspapers

• More computers,

study space &

study carrels

• More soft seating

• Printer & photocopier on each floor

Study Hall

2nd & 3rd Floor Features

• Circulating books in the stacks

• Majority of journals, magazines and newspapers available electronically

Book Stacks

2nd & 3rd Floor Features

Study Options

• Group study rooms

(booked through

the library website)

• Quiet study area –

3rd floor. This area

also houses some

special collections

2nd & 3rd Floor Features

The Dixon-Alger Reading Room (Fireplace Room)

2nd Floor Also Features

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www.durhamcollege.ca/library

Intercultural CommunicationLife Skills

Life skills

Life Skills (Success)Overreaching term – too

broad in scope – think of other terms as well

Who Am I?Terms used: self-esteem, self-

actualization

How Do I Use This?Collectively (with others)

Terms used: communication, active listening, interpersonal

relations

How Do I Use This?Personally (for myself)Terms used: emotional intelligence, influence,

persuasion

Critical Thinking

Career Terms used: vocational

guidance, vocational qualifications, employability, career development, career education, school-to-work

transition

Education/School Terms used: study skills,

note taking, cognitive styles, college students, college

student orientation, reading (higher education)

Goal Setting(getting started)

Career / Stress / Stress Management/ Personality Test Sites

http://www.mindtools.com/stress/Brn/BurnoutSelfTest.htm

http://www.personalityquiz.net/

http://www.learnmyself.com/

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm

http://similarminds.com/

http://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/

http://career-tests.info/

http://selftest.stresscenter.com

http://stress-management.net/stress-test.htm

http://www.epigee.org/stress_quiz.html