VOL. 1 Issue 2 - February 2025

The Academic Connection

Official Faculty Newsletter of the CWC Library

What's New in the CWC Library This Month

As we enter the first full month of our Spring 2025, we have seen an noticeable increase in our students using the Library. With the pace picking up, we hare happy to support you every step of the way. In this issue we are spotlighting tools and resources to make your teaching and research needs easier, more engaging, and more connected.

You will find:

Class Instruction - Sign up today before our hours fill up.
CWC Writing Center: A place for CWC Library patrons to get the help they need with their writing.
Spanish Language Items: Explore new materials to support diverse learners.
We've got the News: Discover Online and Physical News resources to enhance your courses and research; including The New York Times, The Chronicles of Education, Wall Street Journal and more.
Upcoming Events: Connect with the library and discover new technology in the CWC Library.
New Academic Resources: Stay up-to-date with our latest additions to support your work.

Your success is our priority, and we're always here to collaborate and help.

-Rebecca Chavez, CWC Library Director

Class Instruction

We have had so many faculty sign up thus far for class instruction. Thank you!

At the Library we can help your students with:

Research and Writing Skill Development
Access to Resources
Reducing Assignment Anxiety
And more!

For faculty, we can create tailored instruction specific to your class needs.

We only have one Librarian available at any given time, therefore our allotted time slots fill up fast. Use the link below to claim your day and time for personalized instruction. Please use your CWC email to complete the form.

Click here to have Class Instruction

CWC Library Writing Center

When I started working at CWC 2.5 years ago, one of the first things I was asked to develop was writing support for our students. Over the past few years the Library has created numerous webpages dedicated writing. Writing resources can be found here.

Starting this semester we are taking it up a notch. With the help of English Faculty Ben Evans and Ryan Taylor we are starting the CWC Writing Center. The Center volunteers will give writing consultations to CWC Library patrons and aims to address issues by giving support and advice. Learn more about the Center here.

- The Center is not an editing service, however they can help advise and give our patrons the tools they need to better understand the writing process, editing practices, and problem solving skills.

Spanish Language

This past year the CWC Library and College and Career Readiness (HiSET) partnered on a grant from Dollar General to support adult literacy. We won a small but mighty award of $8,000. The goal for this money was to develop a collection of Spanish language, ESL, and general studies materials. This award allowed the Library to focus on supporting our Spanish speaking community of CWC Students. We purchased both both physical and digital items in a wide array of topics including financial literacy, Spanish health science books, Spanish novels, career exploration, and much more.

We purchased over 176 eBooks and 62 physical books to enhance the CWC Library Collection. You can find these items by using our Collection Catalog and using the Language filters.

book cover: English illustrated dictionary

We've got the News

We subscribe to many news sources including: The New York Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Wall Street Journal, New England Journal of Medicine, as well as local newspapers. Having access to these reputable news sources provides valuable assets for several reasons:

Authoritative News: Reliable coverage of global and local events as well as trends.

Interdisciplinary Content: Supports teaching in politics, economics, science, arts, and more.

Engaging Materials: Newspapers provide real-world examples to enrich course discussions and assignments.

Critical Thinking Skills: Enhances media literacy and analytical abilities.

Historical Archive: Primary sources for research and historical insight.

Professional Development: Stay current and inspired with thought-provoking ideas.

The CWC Library has access to many news sources both online and physical. In partnership with University of Wyoming Libraries, CWC Library has been given access to The New York Times online newspaper as well as the NYU Education Resource website.

Only CWC students, faculty, and staff have access to this digital version of the newspaper.

New York Times Authentication

To set up a NEW account, follow these steps:

1.Go to accessnyt.com

2.Look up "Central Wyoming College"

3.Create an account.

- For additional support please come into the CWC Library or speak to a Librarian for assistance. You can also view this tutorial video created by UW Libraries to set up a new account.

The New York Times in Education

The Academic Site License also includes access to the NYU education resource website, nytimes.com/edu, which provides the following features:

Discipline-specific areas of study;
Classroom discussion prompts;
Suggested learning outcomes;
General Instructional Strategies to promote student achievement;
Co-Curricular Activities, including events, discussions, and contests.
See the NYT Learning Tools (PDF) linked Here for more information

Beginning TODAY CWC Library patrons have access to The Chronicles of Higher Education. The Chronicle of Higher Education is academe’s most trusted resource for independent journalism, career development, and forward-looking intelligence. Since its founding in 1966, The Chronicle has grown to serve millions of educators, administrators, researchers, and policymakers who rely on its insights to lead, teach, learn, and innovate.

Access Information: Follow our Link in the A-Z Database under Chronicle of Higher Education.

- You will need to use your username and password to pass through our EZproxy.

Happy Educational Reading!

The Wall Street Journal provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance, and is the largest newspaper in the U.S. by print circulation.

To gain access - CWC patrons need to create an account using their CWC email address to gain access through our institutional plan. Use this link to link to their website.

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and NEJM Evidence

—a peer-reviewed journal that provides clinical investigators and physicians with research and evidence that informs clinical decision-making, and spotlights areas where more study is critical.

You can Access the Journal through our A-Z Database within

Ovid Health Sciences Journals - Contains 92 of the top nursing journals used by nurses, nursing students and health professionals including the New England Journal of Medicine.
Patrons can conduct a search and use the filters to narrow down the search parameters, including the Journal content comes from.

Local newspapers

The CWC Library houses many local print issue located on the 1st floor in the newspapers section across from the DVDs. Newspapers cannot be checked out and must remain in the immediate area by the other newspapers.

Central Wyoming College Library

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