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VOL. 27 ISSUE 1 OCT. 2017
Open Textbook
Library
Over the summer
MOBIUS joined
over 600 colleges
and universities in
the Open Textbook
Network to pro-
mote “access, affordability, and stu-
dent success through the use of
open textbooks.” The Open Text-
book Network manages the Open
Textbook Library which comprises
over 350 open textbooks in sub-
jects including business, computer
science, education, art, music, liter-
ature & writing, communications,
philosophy, math, medicine, natural
sciences, social sciences, and stu-
dent success. Over 700 faculty re-
views of the books are also availa-
ble. As a member of MOBIUS, text-
books are freely available to SCC
faculty and licensed under Creative
Commons. Get started now by
viewing the textbooks available at
https://open.umn.edu/
opentextbooks/.
New Collection of
Library Databases
The library has acquired a subscrip-
tion to a new collection of data-
bases through the Gale Access
Program. The package includes
current library databases Opposing
Viewpoints in Context, Literature
Resource Center, and U.S./World
History in Context, plus many oth-
ers:
Academic OneFile
(emphasis on journals)
General OneFile (magazines)
Newsstand (newspapers)
Biography in Context
Global Issues in Context
World Scholar: Latin America
and the Caribbean
Litfinder
Business Insights: Global
Tablebase
Health & Wellness Resource
Center
Science in Context
GREENR (Global Reference on
the Environment/Energy/And
Natural Resources)
For the complete list of library data-
bases, visit https://www.stchas.edu/
academics/library/databases.
“The Network has been invaluable;
by pooling knowledge and resources,
we benefit from the expertise of the
growing network and don’t have to
go it alone or reinvent the wheel.”
Karen Williams
Dean, University of Arizona Libraries
Contents
Library Databases………1
Open Textbook Library…1
From the Dean…………..2
New Directions
Periodicals……………….2
Research Guides……….3
Scientific Databases……3
Book Club………………..3
Stephen King……………3
National Book Award…...4
Web Sites………………..5
Banned Books…………..6
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OCT. 2017 VOL. 27 ISSUE 1
New Directions for Higher and Adult Education
The SCC Library subscribes to the New Directions series of periodicals that
includes:
New Directions for Adult & Continuing Education
New Directions for Community Colleges
New Directions for Higher Education
New Directions for Institutional Research
New Directions for Student Services
New Directions for Teaching & Learning
All series are available in print in the library and online through Academic
Search Premier. The most recent four issues of each series are only available
in print. You can set up an email alert to find out when a new issue becomes
available that will include the issue’s table of contents. To create an alert, you
will first need to set up an account in EBSCO (Academic Search Premier).
Next, click Publications at the top of the page and search for the title. Once
you click the title, click “Share” and then “Email Alert.” For the complete in-
structions on creating a journal alert, visit https://tinyurl.com/yd9pkban. If you
need assistance, contact a librarian!
From the Dean
Over the course of a semester, students and faculty often visit the SCC library.
There one finds friendly staff to assist with reference questions, checking out
materials, logging on to computers, and much more. How many of you know
that the library provided fitness too? Last year, three FitDesks were added to
the library’s information commons area near the Help Desk, thanks to a Well-
ness Grant. These bikes are not for a strenuous workout. They are there for
the people who would like to move a bit while reading a book, checking their
Facebook page, or listening to music on their iPhone. No matter whether you
are student, faculty, or staff, you are welcome to try one out in the library. In the
near future, two more FitDesks will be added to the offering in the ACE Tutor-
ing Center in the Social Sciences Building (SSB). FitDesks make balancing
your time easy. You can go at your own pace, and the machine keeps track of
your progress. So, don’t miss out. Stop by the library or ACE Tutoring and try
one out.
Stephanie D. Tolson, Dean
Learning Resources & Academic Support
3D printing coming
soon to the library!
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Between the Covers
Book Club
Join the Multicultural Committee at
2:30 in the Information Commons
at the library for the final two book
club meetings of the semester:
Oct. 25: Things We Lost in the Fire:
Stories
by Mariana Enriquez
Nov. 29: Bad Feminist: Essays
by Roxanne Gay
All students, faculty, and staff are
welcome. Enjoy coffee, snacks,
and a giveway at every meeting!
“All Work and No Play Makes
Jack a Dull Boy:” Take a Break
with Stephen King
Adaptations of
Stephen King
books into tv shows
and films have been
all the rage lately. If
you’ve seen It, Mr.
Mercedes, The Mist,
or The Dark Tower,
and you can’t get enough of the
master of horror fiction, the library
has you covered! Check out our col-
lection of Stephen King books and
videos.
As the anniversary
of the assassination
of President Kenne-
dy approaches, pick
up 11/22/63—both a
book and tv series!
Lib(Research)Guides
In the past year the SCC Library
obtained a subscription to Lib-
Guides, a content management
system that allows librarians to or-
ganize resources and share infor-
mation. Currently we are using it to
create research guides for general
subjects (e.g., citation guides, fake
news, women in science) and spe-
cific courses (e.g., Digital Photog-
raphy, Music Appreciation). For the
complete list of research guides
currently available, visit the library’s
Resources & Support page and
scroll down to Guides & Tutorials.
Contact a librarian if you are inter-
ested in having a research guide
created for your assignment or
class!
New Scientific and
Medical Databases The library recently
subscribed to
Scientific and
Medical Art
(SMART) Image-
base, which allows
the download of
“thousands of medical illustrations,
videos, interactive tools, and mono-
graphs of anatomy, physiology, em-
bryology, surgery, trauma, patholo-
gy, diseases, conditions and other
topics.” The library also upgraded to
CINAHL Complete (Cumulative In-
dex to Nursing and Allied Health Lit-
erature), giving students and faculty
access to 1,450 full-text journals.
Getting ready for the eclipse
The red, white, & blue on
display
National Book Award Longlists Announced The 2017 National Book Award longlists for non-fiction, fiction, poetry, and young people’s litera-
ture were announced in early September. Winners will be revealed Nov.15. Below is a list of nomi-
nees currently available at the SCC Library. For the complete longlists, visit the National Book
Foundation (http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2017.html).
Non-Fiction
Poetry
Young People’s
Literature Award-Winning Children’s Books
2017 Caldecott Medal 2017 Newbery Medal
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FINALIST
FINALIST
To recommend materials for
the library, please contact the
library liaison for your depart-
ment:
Ying Li
Nursing
Health Information
Management
Occupational Therapy
Physical Education
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Theresa Flett
Communications/Speech
Journalism
Political Science
History
Geography
Geology
Engineering
Business Administration
Economics
Finance
Math/Computer Science
Julia Wilbers
Child Care & Early
Education
Education
English/Literature
Foreign Language
Philosophy
Religion
Reading
Kelly Mitchell
Art
Music
Theater
Anthropology
Human Services
Psychology
Sociology/Criminal Justice
Interesting Web Sites
Refugee Phrasebook
https://
www.refugeephrasebook.de/
“Refugee Phrasebook is an
open collaborative project to
provide important vocabulary
to refugees. It assembles im-
portant phrases from various
fields and encourages design-
ers and experts in the field to
improve on the material. The
phrases now include a broad
range of topics, from a simple
‘Hello’ to ‘I need to see a doc-
tor,’ covering a general set of
phrases as well as sentences
for juridical and medical
needs.”
Persuasive Geography: The
PJ Mode Collection
https://
persua-
sivemaps.library.cornell.edu/
“This is a collection of
‘persuasive’ cartography:
more than 800 maps intended
primarily to influence opinions
or beliefs—to send a mes-
sage—rather than to com-
municate geographic infor-
mation. The collection reflects
a variety of persuasive tools,
including allegorical, satirical
and pictorial mapping; selec-
tive inclusion; unusual use of
projections, color, graphics
and text; and intentional de-
ception. Maps in the collection
address a wide range of mes-
sages: religious, political, mili-
tary, commercial, moral and
social.”
1963: The Struggle for Civil
Rights
http://civilrights.jfklibrary.org/
“Explore 1963: The Struggle
for Civil Rights to learn the
inside story of key events in
civil rights history. By examin-
ing primary source material
from the Kennedy Library, you
can enter into the tumultuous
year of 1963, and discover
civil rights history through the
words and actions of the peo-
ple who lived it. As you listen
to press conferences, exam-
ine letters from civil rights
leaders and U.S. citizens of all
ages, see photographs of pro-
tests and the violence that en-
sued, and view film footage of
the peaceful March on Wash-
ington, you will witness the
complexity of this historical
period, including the variety of
perspectives and attitudes that
existed at that time.”
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Artwork courtesy of the American Library Association, ala.org/bbooks/NLW-Top10
The Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles the Top Ten Most Challenged Books list by documenting public
challenges and censorship reports submitted through the Office. On average, ten percent of challenges result
in the removal of the book. The Library Bill of Rights states that libraries should “challenge censorship in the
fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.” For the first time in Top Ten history
a book was challenged because of its author (Bill Cosby)—for sexual allegations against him.