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                                                                    Welcome to Charter College Virtual Library

                                                                             February is International Expect Success Month

                                                                President Harry Truman signs the bill proclaiming February 1 as National Freedom Day, June 30, 1948
                                                                Did you know that February is International Expect Success Month? What a great time to focus attention on the power of your expectations to create a successful outcome. Expecting success at the beginning of any endeavor not only makes you feel more energized, inspired and ready to take action, but also helps you attract the people, tools and resources you need to be successful.

                                                                Make good things happen! If you want good things to happen, expect success and work like there is no other option. When you set out expecting success, you subconsciously strive even more to achieve your goals and dreams.  Why not celebrate International Expect Success Month by expecting more success in your life?

                                                                Here are some tips to help you succeed:
                                                                1. Think success from the start. Why would you set a goal or plan to do something thinking about the reasons you will not be successful? Focus your thoughts on all the reasons you will succeed and watch your doubts fade away.
                                                                2. Set yourself up for success. Surround yourself with the people, tools and resources that you need to be successful. If your environments do not support you in accomplishing your goals, change them now.
                                                                3. Get into action. If you feel stuck and unable to get moving, focus on your most important goal first. Write out three action steps to help you clarify what you need to do next. Decide that you will do at least one thing every day for your goal.

                                                                "Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you're right." Henry Ford


                                                                The Charter College Virtual Library is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  Even if you can't access the hardcopy books, the electronic books and databases are available through the Research Sources tab.

                                                                The Virtual Library is designed as the place to start when you have an ILA (Information Literacy Assignment) or need to do some research for your class.  It includes:

                                                                - electronic resources that have been purchased by the College such as videos, electronic books and journals/magazines (Research Sources) 

                                                                - a link to the catalog of all the hardcopy resources on your campus along with items you can request to borrow from other campuses (Library Catalog)

                                                                - links to free but reliable reference material online such as Dictionaries, Almanacs, Quotations (Reference)

                                                                - links to "Librarian approved" resources on the internet covering all academic areas.  (Subjects)  The links have been recommended by the students, staff and instructors of the College on the basis of their usefulness and the validity of information included. If you have a link you think should be a part of the Virtual Library please send it to
                                                                library@chartercollege.edu

                                                                - documents to assist you in the use of the library resources (Documents)

                                                                - tutorials on APA formatting, plagiarism, Portal, ccstudent email, citation machine (Tools)

                                                                - links to free collections of electronic books (Free E-Books)

                                                                - links to free electronic magazines, newsletters and journals (Free E-Periodicals)

                                                                - links to various Charter College related websites (Charter College websites)

                                                                Use the chat to the right to talk with the Librarian.

                                                                If offline please email
                                                                library@chartercollege.edu
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