Category Archives: New Resources

New Cookbooks and Culinary Resources

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The Library supports the Culinary Arts program and the Durham Tech community with cookbooks, ebooks, databases, and streaming video collections related to cooking, nutrition, food science, and more.

Enjoy cooking and baking with this global collection of new cookbooks! We hope you find some inspiration here with new recipes and ideas.

My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef By Kwame Onwuachi
Available at the Main Campus
(TX 715.2 .A47 O59 2022)
Chicano Bakes: Recipes for Mexican Pan Dulce, Tamales, and My Favorite Desserts by Esteban Castillo
Available at the Main Campus
(TX 716 .M4 C3785 2022)
Bavel: Modern Recipes Inspired by the Middle East by Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis
Available at the Main Campus
(TX 725 .E35 M46 2021)
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking, 30th Anniversary Edition by Marcella Hazan
Available at the Main Campus
(TX 723 .H342 2022)
Budmo!: Recipes from a Ukrainian Kitchen by Anna Voloshyna
Available at the Main Campus
(TX 723.5 .U38 V65 2022)
Zoe's Ghana Kitchen: An Introduction to New African Cuisine From Ghana with Love by Zoe Adjonyoh
Available at the Main Campus
(TX 725 .G4 A33 2021)
the korean vegan cookbook: reflections and recipes from omma's kitchen by joanne lee molinaro
Available at the Orange County Campus (TX 724.5 .K65 L48 2021)
Rodney Scott's World of BBQ: Everyday Is a Good Day by Rodney Scott
Available at the Main Campus
(TX 840 .B3 S385 2021)
New Native Kitchen: Celebrating Modern Recipes of the American Indian by Freddie Bitsoie
Available at the Main Campus
(TX 715.2 .N38 .B57 2021)
Mooncakes + Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries by Kristina Cho
Available at the Main Campus
(TX 763 .C4938 2021)
The Mexican Vegetarian Cookbook by Margarita Carrillo Arronte
Available at the Main Campus
(TX 837 .C37 2022)
Flour Power: The Practice and Pursuit of Baking Sourdough Bread by Tara Jensen
Available at the Main Campus (TX 770 .S66 J46 2022)

We also have cookbook ebooks available through the NC LIVE Home Grown eBooks, which includes a Food and Wine collection. 

The library also provides the Gale Culinary Arts database which features academic journals and magazines on all aspects of cooking and nutrition and includes thousands of searchable recipes and industry information.

Gale OneFile Culinary Arts database search page

You can also explore the Films on Demand Culinary Collection of videos featuring PBS and BBC series like Food-Delicious Science, Food Detectives, The Story of and much more.

AVON, Academic Video Online Cooking Collection has great videos including the Culinary Journeys series featuring twenty one international chefs talking about their unique cuisines.

You can also browse our Culinary Arts Subject Guide for links to even more library resources.

New Resource: Universal Class

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New Resource! Universal Class

Durham Tech Libraries is happy to announce a new database with exciting professional development opportunities: Universal Class, a learning platform that hosts full-length courses and offers accredited continuing education certificates upon successful completion.

Durham Tech students may have heard of other online continuing education platforms such as Khan Academy or Goodwill’s GCFLearnFree. The course topic variety and assessment structure offered by Universal Class makes it an excellent alternative to those platforms. Class topics range from personal finance lessons to soap making, making it an exciting addition to the professional and educational skills gained in Durham Tech programs.

Durham Tech students and faculty will need a Durham Tech library card number in order to access this database. This can be obtained with a Durham Tech ID card at our Main Campus Library or Orange County Campus Library locations.

Continue reading this blog post for an in-depth look at utilizing Universal Class to reach and expand your lifelong educational goals.

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Explore Shakespeare & other English Classics with Digital Theatre+

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Digital Theatre+. English & Theater Resources for Instructors & Students

Earlier this year we highlighted an exciting new addition to Durham Tech Library’s resources, Digital Theatre+. We’re revisiting it today to share how instructors and students alike can enjoy rich resources like streaming videos of live theatre, literary theme analysis, and more.

Click “continue reading” to see a real example of how, with Digital Theatre+, students and instructors can transform their understanding and discussions of a classic text. We use Macbeth as an example, but there are a number of other titles available to explore.

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Explore the stage with our live theater database Digital Theater+

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Durham Tech Libraries recently added a very exciting new database resource: Digital Theater+!

When Durham Tech students and instructors use Digital Theater+, they can explore high quality videos of award-winning plays, dig into the history of various genres of theater, and enjoy a Spotify-like curation of stories by theme. It’s an all-encompassing theatrical experience*.

*Stage fright not included.

Continue reading to see what the fuss is all about!

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Out Loud in the Library: Spanish Language Collection with Tracey Callison

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Hello, hello, hello!

The podcast is back after a short break and this time I spoke with Durham Tech librarian Tracey Callison about our new Spanish Language Collection. She put in the leg work to make this happen. Find out how a library collection gets put together, why having more Spanish language materials is important, and what Tracey is reading! (Hint: She’s reading one of our favorites!)

Out Loud in the Library: Durham Tech Library Podcast

Find the 2021 Read Great Things Challenge categories on the library blog!

Follow the library on Facebook and Instagram. Contact me, Courtney Bippley, at bippleyc@durhamtech.edu. Contact the Durham Tech Library at library@durhamtech.edu. 

Music for this podcast was made by Robert Isaacs. 

New Spanish Language Collection available in the Durham Tech Libraries

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Thanks to grant funding from the Durham Tech Foundation, the Durham Tech Library now has a brand-new Spanish Language Collection!

Close up of some book spines with the new ESPAÑOL (Spanish) stickers on them

Containing nearly 300 titles in print (100 of them brand new!) at the Main Campus Library and over 300 new ebooks/audiobooks available via the Dogwood Digital Library, the Spanish Language Collection is now available to all Durham Tech students, staff, and faculty. 

This collection is a complement to our Spanish language courses (SPA) at Durham Tech and provides a variety of reading material by some of the Spanish-speaking world’s most celebrated authors and some books in translation, including collections of short stories, poetry, and children’s books. 

There’s something here for everyone! Keep reading for more information about our print titles, our digital titles, and our new and updated Library Resource Guides (LibGuides). 

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Meet AVON

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Alexander Street Academic Video Online (AVON)

Can’t get enough streaming video?

You’re in luck–the Durham Tech Library now has more online video content! 

AVON (Academic Video Online) is a new library database we’re excited to offer.  It features 70,000 searchable, citable, closed captioned titles spanning a wide range of subject areas (allied health, art, automotive technologies, business, counseling, communication studies, criminal justice, engineering, history, psychology, sociology) and even feature films and award winners. 

Want to see some of AVON’s options? Keep reading! 

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110+ Languages Are At Your Fingertips: Transparent Language Database Now Available FREE Online

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Want to listen to your favorite anime in Japanese? Want to read primary sources for your research in German? Just want to brush up that language you studied for years in school, but somehow can’t seem to remember at all? 

We are excited to announce that we now offer Transparent Language Online free to all students, staff, and faculty at Durham Tech.

Transparent Language Online logo
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New tech equipment for students, faculty, and staff to borrow!

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  • Microphone Headset
  • Portable Webcam
  • Digital Camera

Do you need equipment to better participate in your online class meetings, record a class lecture, or narrate a PowerPoint presentation?  We now have webcams and microphone headsets available for checkout.  Are you an AFA student who needs high-quality digital images of your artworks?  We now have a Canon PowerShot digital camera for your photography needs.  

You can make an appointment to schedule an equipment pickup at the library by emailing library@durhamtech.edu or calling 919-536-7211.  
A Technology Borrower’s Agreement Form is also required upon checkout.

This loaner equipment program was supported by grant funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (IMLS grant number LS-246155-OLS-20).  We were grateful to use the funds to purchase equipment for our college community.

Please continue to let us know how we can help support you this academic year.