New For June 2013
During Semester 2, students from twelve Foundations classes participated in the ADMC Reading Programme.This involved reading graded readers and completing an online quiz. On Tuesday 4th June, a ceremony was held to celebrate the winners. We would like to thank the participating teachers and students for making the programme a success.
Board games
have been placed on top of the periodicals
shelves next to the Gaming Area. These are for students to use as they
wish. Faculty are encouraged to spread the word to their students that
the games are free for them to use for fun. A huge thank you to Elizabeth Rainey for
donating these board games.
A “Student Book Collection” of stories students have written, is being created at ADMC Library. Two students have submitted their publications so far and they are now on display on top of the Reference shelves. Please encourage any students to submit any books they may have written. These will be added to the display immediately. At the end of the semester, these student works will be added to the Library Collection.
Due to student demand, the
Library has extended its opening hours on all open days. Therefore, until Thursday June 20th the Library Opening Hours will be:
Sunday to Thursday: 7.30 am-12 midnight
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 9 am-12 midnight.
As part of our efforts to go green, new printing software has been installed on the computers in the Library and the ILC. Students will have to type in
their student number and password every time they want to print.
All books may be borrowed
at the Service Desk. All the e-books can be viewed online and many can be downloaded onto your computer or portable device for a limited time.
New books and e-books for May 2013
Take a peek at the new books and e-books that have hit the shelves in the past few months. Click here to see the new resources in the Library.
All books may be borrowed
at the Service Desk. All the e-books can be viewed online and many can be downloaded onto your computer or portable device for a limited time.
Meeting Room
A new meeting room has been added to the bookable spaces in the LLC. The new meeting room has seating for 8 people, a laptop, 38" screen monitor on an upright trolley and a telephone.
The room can be booked through Anna Lee in Academic Services.
Access to Ed Tech photo repository
Faculty and staff can access the Ed Tech photo repository in Bb Learn. This can be used for creating eBooks and interactive electronic lessons for the iPad.
To access it:
To access it:
- Login into my learn: http://mylearn.hct.ac.ae
- Click on the 'community' tab at the top right.
- Click on ADMC Ed Tech Support group (if it is not available, email Michele Estable or Suparna Gupta to add you).
- Click on 'eBooks and eResources' on the main menu (left-side).
- Click on the item required from the photograph databases that are in creative commons (available for use in education with attribution).
New books and e-books for April 2013
Take a peek at the new books and e-books that hit the shelves in the past few months. Click here to see the new resources in the Library.
TESOL Arabia 2013
ILC Librarian, Louise Sikkens and ADMC Foundations teachers, Helene Demirci and Melanie Gobert, presented a session on the reading programs, Scholastic Reading Counts and M-Reader at the TESOL Arabia conference. They discussed the implementation of the programs along with the challenges and successes thus far. The TESOL Arabia conference was attended by teachers throughout the Middle East, with guest speakers from around the globe.
The best books and e-sources during Library week, March 2013...
New books and e-books
Take a peek at the new books and e-books that hit the shelves in the past few months. Click here to see the new resources in the Library.
Fall in love with a book or e-book this month: February 2013
Check out the new books and e-books that hit the shelves this month. Click on the link http://library.hct.ac.ae/ftlist for all new resources in the library.
New books can be checked out at the Service Desk. All the e-books can be viewed online and some can be downloaded onto your computer for your convenience.
New material can also be reserved or put on hold by the patrons via their library account on the HCT library website. You can also recommend a purchase for the library collection by clicking here. You may recommend a book, journal or audio-visual material.
A little black box called Apple TV...
is attached to all the presentation monitors in the library allowing faculty and students to transform a regular TV monitor or interactive white board into a presentation tool.
Presentation spaces in the library include:
in front of the 103" Television monitor,
the reference desk,
the graded reader area,
the gaming area,
and the ILCs.
Please ask a librarian to assist you with the passcode.
Take a peek at the new books and e-books that hit the shelves in the past few months. Click here to see the new resources in the Library.
New books may be borrowed at the Service Desk. All the e-books can be viewed online and some can be downloaded onto your computer or iPad for a limited time.
New material can be put on hold by the patrons via their library account on the HCT Library website. You can recommend a purchase for the library collection by clicking here. You may recommend a book, journal or audio-visual material.
iMacs in the Information Commons
Five iMac computers have been added to the Information Commons. You can create resources and presentations on the iMacs that are compatible with iPads, e.g. iBooks Author. The wireless keyboards and mice are available from the Service Desk. iMacs are also available in the Independent Learning Centre (ILC) for you to use.
Maths & Physics Support Center (MPSC)
ALZ 2 has now become the Maths & Physics Support Center, or MPSC for short. Faculty will be taking turns staffing the MPSC, so please encourage students needing extra help to visit. Joe Watkins and Ahmed Ameur may be contacted for more information.TESOL Arabia 2013
Professional Development Week
During the upcoming Professional Development Week, library staff will present the following topics:
- Weeding the Library's Book Collection - presented by Suzanne Poulter in the Library General Collection Presentation area;
- Lynda.com Basic Training - presented by Benj Requiero in T014;
- Learning by doing in the Library and Learning Centre - presented by Helen Weston in T010;
- Using Google Scholar for Academic Research - presented by Stephen Visagie;
- Blitzing Bibliographies - presented by Stephen Visagie and Louise Sikkens in the Independent Learning Centre;
- EMIS database training (webinar) -presented by Mai Shain;
- Westlaw Gulf databases - presented by Duncan Wood in the Library Presentation Rooms;
- Science Direct database training (webinar) - presented by Gamze Elsevier;
- Discovery database: one step to finding all your resources - presented by Rob Oconnell;
- IEEE Xplore database - presented by Judith Imetz in the Library Presentation Rooms.
New books and e-books
Take a peek at the new books and e-books that hit the shelves in the past few months. Click here to see the new resources in the Library.
New books may be borrowed at the Service Desk. All the e-books can be viewed online and some can be downloaded onto your computer or iPad for a limited time.
New material can also be put on hold by the patrons via their library account on the HCT Library website. You can also recommend a purchase for the library collection by clicking here. You may recommend a book, journal or audio-visual material.
New Reading Programs
Two new reading programs, Scholastic Reading Counts and Moodle Reader, are being trialed in Semester 2, 2013. Scholastic Reading Counts was first piloted in 2012. The aim of these programs is to motivate
students to become independent readers and to improve their English skills through reading for pleasure.
is the newest database addition to over 90 HCT databases available to all HCT faculty and students. It is a seven-stage graded readers series offering over 200 adapted and original English texts for secondary and adult students. Oxford Bookworms enjoy a world-wide reputation for high-quality storytelling and a great reading experience. Research shows reading a lot improves all your language skills. Experts recognize Oxford Bookworms as the most consistent series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story - very important for fluent reading and extensive reading.
There's a wide choice of titles too - something for everyone.
The database of readers will be available from 1 March, just in time for library week. Check out our library databases.
New material can also be put on hold by the patrons via their library account on the HCT Library website. You can also recommend a purchase for the library collection by clicking here. You may recommend a book, journal or audio-visual material.
New Reading Programs
Two new reading programs, Scholastic Reading Counts and Moodle Reader, are being trialed in Semester 2, 2013. Scholastic Reading Counts was first piloted in 2012. The aim of these programs is to motivate 
students to become independent readers and to improve their English skills through reading for pleasure.
Both programs require participating students to read as many books as possible and complete an online quiz after each book. Ten classes from Foundation Levels 2 and 3 will be participating over the semester.
To motivate the students further, there will be a competitive element to the program. At the end of Semester 2, the individual and class that have the highest word count will be presented with a shield or trophy from their Head of Department.
If faculty are interested in participating in our reading programs, please contact Louise Sikkens (ILC Librarian) at extension 139.
We look forward to seeing the ADMC students reading!
Oxford Bookworms
We look forward to seeing the ADMC students reading!
Oxford Bookworms
is the newest database addition to over 90 HCT databases available to all HCT faculty and students. It is a seven-stage graded readers series offering over 200 adapted and original English texts for secondary and adult students. Oxford Bookworms enjoy a world-wide reputation for high-quality storytelling and a great reading experience. Research shows reading a lot improves all your language skills. Experts recognize Oxford Bookworms as the most consistent series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story - very important for fluent reading and extensive reading.There's a wide choice of titles too - something for everyone.
The database of readers will be available from 1 March, just in time for library week. Check out our library databases.
OUP titles via BlackBoard Mobile Learn iPad App
For this semester, ADMC Foundations Faculty and students will be accessing their Oxford University Press e-textbooks via BlackBoard Learn, as opposed to the complicated process of using codes via Vitalsource as was used last semester. At the moment ADMC is the only college trialing this method. It should work well, but if any problems are experienced, please contact Suparna and Tariq in Ed. Tech., or Stephen in the Library.
Starbucks
Not that new in the Library, but a freshly brewed cup of coffee is. You can enjoy the creations that the crew at our own Starbucks make every hour from 8 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon. For a perfect day, contact the crew at extension 493, or visit Starbucks in the Library & Learning Centre.
Starbucks
Not that new in the Library, but a freshly brewed cup of coffee is. You can enjoy the creations that the crew at our own Starbucks make every hour from 8 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon. For a perfect day, contact the crew at extension 493, or visit Starbucks in the Library & Learning Centre.Fall in love with a book or e-book this month: February 2013
New books can be checked out at the Service Desk. All the e-books can be viewed online and some can be downloaded onto your computer for your convenience.
New material can also be reserved or put on hold by the patrons via their library account on the HCT library website. You can also recommend a purchase for the library collection by clicking here. You may recommend a book, journal or audio-visual material.
A little black box called Apple TV...
Presentation spaces in the library include:
in front of the 103" Television monitor,
the reference desk,
the graded reader area,
the gaming area,
and the ILCs.
Please ask a librarian to assist you with the passcode.
