Get Into the Zone and Also Preview Chabot College's Web Future

Take a look at both the future college web site and the future campus portal.

Go to: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/version2.asp and get acquainted with the future college home page look.

Go to http://lum-portal-test.clpccd.cc.ca.us/cp/home/loginf and delve into the Zone--the new campus web portal. Enter your W ID number as your username and the same PIN you use to get into Class-Web and explore your own personal, campus web environment, including soon your own campus Email! The Library tab is on the right if you would like to explore your Library!

Those of us who worked hard in getting the Zone to you are certainly anxious to hear your thoughts of what you think about it. Please respond to our survey!

The Library Celebrates Native American Heritage Month

The Library celebrates the rich heritage of the many different peoples who have originally lived in what we now call the United States. Originally misnamed "Indians," the Native Americans encompass many different tribes with their own rich histories.

Take a look at the Contemporary Reading shelves to learn more about many rich traditions and cultures. Also included are contemporary authors Sherman Alexie, Louise Erdrich, Linda Hogan, N. Scott Momaday, and Leslie Silko. Please take a look and read a great book!

The Library Celebrates National LGBT History Month and National Coming Out Day

Starting next week, the Library will be featuring in its Contemporary Reading Shelves, National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) History month, which is celebrated every October in the United States. We feature books that tell the history and biographies of key individuals, including those who have fought for LGBT rights to the present.

Books by prominent authors such as David Leavitt, Adrienne Rich, Alice Walker, and Tony Kushner will be featured, and available for checkout.

Meanwhile, out of spirit of National Coming Out Day, which occurs on October 11, but the college is honoring it today (October 9) , we have a display already featured on one of the new books shelves, next to the reference desk. Please take a look!

The Contemporary Reading Shelves are located behind the main desk of the Library. Walk behind the desk to scope the shelves of books to browse. If you are looking for a key LGBT book in the collection, and are unable to find one, be sure to also look at these shelves, or ask assistance from our friendly librarians.

(Note: Our current Contemporary Reading Shelves collection, which honors National Hispanic Heritage month (which is actually celebrated from September 15 to October 15) will be concluding this Friday).

Banned Books Week: Sep. 27-Oct. 4, 2008

"Intellectual Freedom is the right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction. It provides for free access to all expressions of ideas through which any and all sides of a question, cause or movement may be explored. Intellectual freedom encompasses the freedom to hold, receive and disseminate ideas." -- www.ala.org ( http://www.ala.org/ ) (Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Q & A)

Chabot Library will once again mark Banned Books week with a DISPLAY in the library of books that have been challenged over the years.

Stop by for a copy of the list: "The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000"

"The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) received a total of 420 challenges last year. A challenge is defined as a formal, written complaint, filed with a library or school, requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness. Public libraries, schools and school libraries report the majority of challenges to OIF.

'The number of challenges reflects only incidents reported,' said Judith F. Krug, director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom."

What to Do When the Library and College Web Sites are Down

1. Bookmark the blog. You will get the latest information on this page, as well as key links.

2. The link to your Blackboard courses is: http://clpccd.blackboard.com/

3. For Library research purposes, you have access to one of the following:

a. The Library Catalog can be searched at: http://tinyurl.com/8mo5z

b. Proquest Diversity Databases: http://tinyurl.com/8mj36

c. EBSCOhost Databases: http://tinyurl.com/65ztma

The username and password for EBSCOhost is different. To get this information, Email the Library at: chabotref "at" clpccd.cc.ca.us

d. Find sources that have been selected for quality by searching Public WWW Sites Selected by Librarians at: http://tinyurl.com/yugjcn

e. With your Alameda County Library card, enter your library card number for a desired database at: http://tinyurl.com/6yk6h8

The Library Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

Right behind the Main Desk of the Library, we always have great books to read from contemporary authors or people's history, and this month, the Library is honoring National Hispanic Heritage Month. Authors featured include Isabel Allende, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Esmeralda Santiago, Sandra Cisneros, and Carlos Fuentes. Please take a look at our selection on the contemporary reading shelves, and by all means check out a great book!

Library Orientation

Welcome Back Faculty!!

The Chabot College Librarians offer orientation sessions during each semester, including the summer, covering basic library and research skills. We customize each orientation based on the given assignment.

Whether your students are required to write a report, a critical essay, or a research paper, the librarians will show them how and where to begin. We will make sure they don’t get lost in the overwhelming sea of information.

They will learn about:
· Organization of the Chabot College Library
· Finding Books Using the Online Book Catalog
· Finding Articles Using Periodical Indexes
· Internet Resources
· Research Strategies and Techniques
· Selection and Evaluation of Sources
· Citation Formats

You can submit the online Library Instruction Form for Faculty that can be found at http://www.ushosttech.com/chabot/library/request.cfm

New Students, Welcome to the Fall Semester!

The Library welcomes you to the Fall semester. We will be open Mondays through Thursdays 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Fridays, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

We welcome you to a wonderful education at Chabot College. If you ever need help in your research, a librarian is available for you, on the left side of the main desk.

The Library provides many resources, both in print and electronic. Print resources can be checked out with your student ID card and you can find them in the Library Catalog. Electronic resources are available to you from the Library Databases page (as well as other pages). Go to How to Get Into Databases Off Campus to learn how to access them from your home.

The Library is also a study area, so please do not have loud conversations and have your cell phones on vibrating. If you receive a call, politely step outside to have your conversation.

Study rooms are available for groups of two or more. The sign up sheet is available at the reference desk. You can sign up to one week in advance.

Your library card is your student ID card. Have your picture taken in the photo ID center, located just above the cafeteria. You will need your Student ID card to check out books, for other on campus needs, let alone some movie houses out there will actually give you a student discount if you show it to them! So keep your student ID card in your wallet.

Books are purchased at the Chabot bookstore, not the Library. The Library has SOME textbooks available on reserve, but only if your instructor(s) have placed them there. They are most often available for only ONE HOUR checkout and are NOT to leave the Library (the time is there for you to make photocopies). Do NOT assume it will be there, even if the textbook is sold out at the bookstore. If the textbook is NOT in the Library's reserves collection, be sure to notify your instructor.

If you have any questions, please be sure to see a librarian on the left side of the main desk.

Library Closed Until August 20

The Library will be closed until the first day of the Fall semester, August 20. Our Fall hours will be 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. M-TH and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fridays.

Any overdue books can be returned during daytime hours on the week of August 11, Monday through Thursday, but the Library will be otherwise, closed.

LIBRARY WEBSITE AND DATABASES MAY BE DOWN AT TIMES FROM JULY 31 TO AUGUST 4

Quick links for Library Research or to find your Blackboard Course

The Library has learned that the Chabot Las Positas Community College District is going through a current server emergency upgrade. This means that there will be times that servers will be down and you may not be able to access the College web site, the Library web site, and Chabot Library's subscription databases.

The server down times are currently slated for the following:

Thursday, July 31st after 3 p.m. to the rest of the day.

Friday, August 1st before 8 a.m. After 8 a.m. all servers should be running for the rest of the day.

Saturday, August 2nd after 11:30 p.m.

Sunday, August 3rd, ALL DAY. No access to the college web site, Library web pages, Class-Web, or databases.

Monday, August 4th, before 7 a.m.

Here is what the Library recommends you do, so you can find access to your Blackboard courses, and be able to search two of our databases (EBSCOhost and Proquest), or other options you can do for library research when the servers are down.

1. Bookmark the blog. You will get the latest information on this page, as well as key links.

2. The link to your Blackboard courses is: http://clpccd.blackboard.com/

3. For Library research purposes, you have access to one of the following:

a. The Library Catalog can be searched at: http://tinyurl.com/8mo5z

b. Proquest Diversity Databases: http://tinyurl.com/8mj36

c. EBSCOhost Databases: http://tinyurl.com/65ztma

The username and password for EBSCOhost is different. To get this information, Email the Library at: chabotref "at" clpccd.cc.ca.us

d. Find sources that have been selected for quality by searching Public WWW Sites Selected by Librarians at: http://tinyurl.com/yugjcn

e. With your Alameda County Library card, enter your library card number for a desired database at: http://tinyurl.com/6yk6h8

We apologize for this inconvenience.

The Chabot Library

Job Posting: Library Services Specialist

Library Services Specialist (#2CLR17)

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is seeking a Library Services Specialist for Chabot College in Hayward. Under direction, the specialist assumes responsibility for assisting in managing the operations and budget of the Library and performs a variety of specialized technical and complex tasks of varying degrees of difficulty and responsibility in support of various Library functions and service areas (s). The position reports directly to the Dean, Language Arts.

Assignment/Salary

The position is full-time, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., 12 mo/yr. Employment will begin on or about September 16, 2008. The salary is $4,938.33/mo. (Range 45, Funding: 100% District).

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience: Equivalent to completion of high school with additional education in library science or a related field AND five years of responsible technical library experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience that indicates possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully accomplish the work.

Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical and/or learning disabilities.

Knowledge of: Library systems, terminology, procedures, equipment, products, and services; budgeting principles and practices; purchasing principles and practices; principles of staff supervision, training and evaluation; record keeping and report preparation principles and practices; proper English usage, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary; modern office methods, procedures, practices, and equipment including personal computers and related software including office applications, accounting/financial systems, and Library automation software; interpersonal relationship skills using tact, patience, courtesy, and diplomacy; standard operating practices associated with the assigned work area(s).

Skill in: Operating a variety of office equipment including computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, and specialized Library applications; and entering, modifying, and retrieving data using a computer at a speed necessary for successful job performance.

Ability to: Manage the day-to-day operations of the Library and oversee classified staff in the absence of the Library Coordinator; assist in managing the operations and budgets of the Library; assist in analyzing all library operations and providing recommendations for improvement; participate in the development and implementation of Library policies and procedures; oversee assigned Library area(s), functions, and services; perform specialized technical work with accuracy and speed under minimal supervision; demonstrate a pleasant demeanor and service-oriented attitude and behavior in assisting students, faculty, and the general public; perform a full range of Library duties in an automated environment; retrieve, create, edit, maintain, and update records, files, and documents using automated Library software, databases, word processing, and other standard office applications; work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment with constant interruptions; work independently as well as in a team-oriented environment; independently follow through and complete assignments within specified deadlines accurately and efficiently; use judgment in organizing and prioritizing work; schedule, supervise, review, and evaluate the work of assigned student assistants and other assigned staff; understand and follow oral and written instructions; relate effectively to people of varied backgrounds; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Special Characteristics

Display a customer service attitude towards Library users; proven excellent customer service skills and demeanor; willingness to be flexible under a variety of circumstances; excellent attendance and punctuality.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience in a community college or other academic library setting; experience working with vendors to order Books, Audiovisual, Periodical and database materials; experience with the Sirsi integrated library system or another similar system that includes experience using the Acquisition and Serials Management Modules; experience supervising student workers.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in managing the operations and budgets of the Library; assist in analyzing all Library operations and providing recommendations for improvement; participate in the development and implementation of Library policies and procedures; assist in notification and implementation of policies and procedures from the District office;
• In the absence of the Library Coordinator, manage the day-to-day operations of the Library; oversee classified staff and serve as a resource to other classified staff to resolve operational issues; serve as a liaison to management staff to resolve major issues; maintain schedule of Library personnel;
• Assist in maintaining annual budget for Library funds including categorical and regular funds; assume day-to-day management of all Library budget accounts; serve as liaison between Chabot and Las Positas Libraries in budgeting issues related to the shared library system;
• Utilize the District’s computerized accounting system; input orders for assigned areas; research availability of funds for the Library; resolve discrepancies and determine balances of unencumbered funds;
• Order equipment, software, and services for shared library system; enter into District system;
• Assign appropriate account number to library expenditures; review library requisitions for accuracy and sufficient funding; authorize invoices for payment;
• Assist Library Coordinator and division administrators to ensure special money awarded to Library is properly spent in a timely manner;

• Assist with and provide information and assistance related to a variety of personnel and payroll duties; manage personnel and payroll forms for the Library; review and process monthly timesheets including those for student assistants, classified staff, and hourly faculty; update part-time librarian salary step increase information;
• Schedule library orientations; coordinate submitted class assignment and instructor needs with available timeslots of both librarian and classroom;
• Perform acquisitions duties; coordinate requests, assign purchase order numbers, and order library books;
• Manage Library standing orders and periodical and microfilm subscriptions; claim missing issues/publications; maintain order records;
• Order and maintain records for electronic database subscriptions;
• Oversee procedures for ordering audiovisual materials;
• Oversee the selection and ordering of supplies used in the library;
• Reconcile materials received with invoicing; resolve discrepancies;
• Return materials; follow-up on late shipments;
• Oversee periodical check-in;
• Maintain a variety of records and files; prepare necessary correspondence and reports including those requested by county, state, and federal agencies;
• Support overall library operations and services through projects and other duties as appropriate and assigned;
• Attend professional development courses as appropriate; and
• perform other related tasks as required.

Address Inquiries and Applications To

Contact Us

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:

July 17, 2008, 5:00 p.m.

POSTMARKS NOT ACCEPTABLE

The Application Process

The following must be submitted as a complete packet:

• Official District Classified application form (pdf) for: Library Services Specialist use position code (#2CLR17).

• Cover letter addressing qualifications for the position.
• Resume of all professional preparation and experience.
• Equal Opportunity Employment Questionnaire (Optional).

Other extraneous material will not be considered.

Application Review Process

Applications for regular and probationary employees of this District will be reviewed prior to applications from the general public.

Selection Process

Applicants are evaluated by the appropriate manager and a review committee. Applicants determined to be the most qualified for the position will be invited for an interview at their own expense.

June Primary Election Returns

For election returns information go to:

California state-wide election returns at: http://vote.ss.ca.gov/

Alameda County election returns (including Hayward, Oakland city races, etc.) at: http://www.acgov.org/rov/current_election/index.htm

For general election information go to our Elections page at: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/elections.html On the top bar, where it says Feb. 5 returns, will now actually go to June 3rd returns. We apologize for any confusion.

Summer Library Orientations

Just a reminder that the Chabot College Librarians offer orientation sessions during each semester, including the summer, covering basic library and research skills. We customize each orientation based on the given assignment.

Whether your students are required to write a report, a critical essay, or a research paper, the librarians will show them how and where to begin. We will make sure they don’t get lost in the overwhelming sea of information.

They will learn about:

· Organization of the Chabot College Library

· Finding Books Using the Online Book Catalog

· Finding Articles Using Periodical Indexes

· Internet Resources

· Research Strategies and Techniques

· Selection and Evaluation of Sources

· Citation Formats

Come into the library today to schedule an orientation for your class; or, you can submit the online Library Instruction Form for Faculty that can be found at: http://www.ushosttech.com/chabot/library/request.cfm.

Requests need to be made at least seven days in advance. Please leave a copy of the assignment with your library orientation request (if you use the online form, notice you can attach your assignment and send it with your request).

This Week at the Library, Hours for Finals Week, Returning Books

On May 20 at twelve noon, at the Library, in Rooms 107A and B, enjoy the readings from promising Chabot writers and poets from the latest issue of The Chabot Review, Chabot College's literary magazine, an annual publication that has been around for 47 years!

This year's publication is titled Chabot Review 2008: Serious Business

Also hear about the forthcoming special issue coming this Fall, The Best of the Chabot Review.

Reminder of Hours and Returns:

As you are planning to study for Finals, remember that the Library's Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays and 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Fridays. We are closed during the weekends.

Three study rooms are available for groups of two or more. You can sign up to one week in advance, at the Reference Desk. (At least two names MUST be signed up). Maximum of two hours per day. Be sure to sign up rather than assume a room, as you will be asked to leave if a signed-up study group arrives. If a signed-up study group does not show up after 10 minutes of the time signed, the room is considered forfeited to any other study group who may want to use it at this time.

Please have your cell phone conversations outside. Believe it or not, people studying near you do not want to hear your conversation. Keep phones at vibrating (no sound) and text message them and let them know you'll talk to them in a moment, as you kindly step outside.

Please remember, that regardless when you check out a book, all books must returned by May 30. The Library will be closed from May 31 until June 15 (until summer session begins).
If you need to return a book (and pay a fine) after May 30, keep in mind that during the day you can enter just to pay your fine. There will be people staffed here on Mondays through Thursdays of the first two weeks of June.

This Week at the Library

Big Event, Thursday, May 15 at College Hour (12 noon to 1 p.m.): Josh Kornbluth, nationally-known performer, filmmaker and host of the PBS "Josh Kornbluth Show" performs excerpts from his latest monologue, "Citizen Josh." Be here at the Library! Sponsored by Staff Development, ASCC, Forensics, and The Chabot Review.

EBSCOhost 2.0 is coming! Get a sneak peak here:

http://www.ebscohost.com/2.0

See the new results screen, with legend here:

http://www.chabotcollege.edu/library/handouts/ebscohost2searchresultspage.pdf

This Week at the Library

Event at the Library: The Hip-Hop Project, Tuesday, May 6, 4 to 7 p.m.
A few seats are still left! Reserve your seats at the Aspire Office, Now!

Contemporary Reading Shelves: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
This month's reading shelves include works by and about prominent Asian Americans, and Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander history!

Databases Update: Find Full-Text Articles with More Ease Using 360 Link
With the new 360 Link service, the Library provides you more pathways to the tens of thousands of full-text articles available!

Databases Update: Ebscohost 2.0 is coming this summer! (Post will appear soon)
EBSCOhost is coming out with a new look that is supposed to make it even easier for you to find articles that match your topics. Stay tuned for more information!

Databases Update: Find Full Text Articles with More Ease!

Chabot Library is proud to announce a new feature where you can find full-text articles with more ease than before! With our new service provided by Serials Solutions, called 360 Link (also known as "Article Linker"), you will now be directed to articles in other databases and the free Public World Wide Web.

Here is how it works:

1. You come across an article you want that is NOT in the current database. In Ebscohost, you would click on “Check to see if Full Text is in Chabot’s Other Databases”

2. If the article is available in another database, you godirectly to that article. No further searching, no need to navigate back to a databases page. The link goes directly to the article!

3. If the article is not available, you are then led to options that include finding the title in print at a local library!

In addition to being able to link to articles between databases, you can also link to articles from Chabot full-text databases right from Google Scholar! To set up Chabot Library directly in Google Scholar preferences, go to http://tinyurl.com/3v74pa Click on the "Save Preferences" button. When you perform a search in Google Scholar, on the right of some of your Google scholar entries there will be a link that says "Chabot Library Databases". Click on that link, and in most cases, you will go directly to the article (if you are off-campus, enter your username and password, then be led directly to the article!)

In May, The Library Features Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

May is the month to honor Asian and Pacific Islander American heritage. Our Contemporary reading shelves feature books by or about such great authors, artists and figures such as Ang Lee, Amy Tan, Joan Chen, David Hwang, Aimee Phan, Jessica Hagedorn, Denise Chong, Isamu Noguchi, Haruki Marukami* and more. Books on history include topics such as Asian Americans in the United States and in California, Angel Island, Japanese Internment in World War II, and Hawaiian sovereignty.


*The Library currently accepts donations of books by prominent Asian and Asian American authors. We will especially welcome books by Haruki Marukami.

Library Party for Faculty and Staff Only This Friday

Wine, Weed & Weep” Party
May 2, 2008 2-5 pm

TO ALL FACULTY:

Don’t miss the Library’s THIRD “Wine & Weed” party Friday afternoon May 2! We will CLOSE EARLY at 2:00pm! Please join us for refreshments, conversation with colleagues and a little work revitalizing our collections. We’ll teach you how to “WEED” in a library—the rewards are great!

WHY WEEP?
After 38 years at Chabot, Barbara Lawrence has decided she’d rather be at her new home in Nevada City than come to Chabot every day. This is your chance to come lift a glass in honor of our one and ONLY Library Goddess, She Who Can Never Be Replaced!

SPECIAL FUN ACTIVITY!
In addition to working on renewing the book collection we’re asking for help with our PRINT PERIODICALS! As more and more periodicals are available in full-text format in subscription databases we don’t need or want to buy so many titles in paper format. Come help us decide which paper subscriptions we can let go in your discipline and perhaps what new things we can add! Also please take a look at the last day of some of our database trials!

*Wine/Weed event is for Faculty/Staff only*

Movie, Dinner, and Hip-Hop in the Library?!

May is more than Finals and graduation . . . how about grooving to a hip-hop movie in the Library, and a dinner too?!

On Tuesday, May 6, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., the ASCC and the Aspire Program present a showing of the Hip Hop Project. Includes dinner and a discussion. And will take place in the Library. This event is so hot, you will want to make a reservation now-- as space is limited. Sign up at the Aspire Office, room 2325, on the floor just above the cafeteria.

See you there!

Are You Listening?!: ASCC Presents its Third Event at Noon, Thursday, April 24, in the Library

This Thursday, April 24, at 12 noon, the Associated Students of Chabot College, Chabot College Staff Development and Chabot Review presents the third in its lunchtime speaker series. This time, criminal defense attorney and author, Alfredo Vea will discuss his experiences of the Vietnam War and the 1960s. The event takes place, as always in the atrium of the Library. As always, refreshments are available, right after the event. See you then!

Are You Listening?: Lunchtime Series Continues at the Library

The ASCC and the Aspire Program provide today at the Library the second speaker of their Lunchtime Speaker Series. Today, independent reporter and author, Dahir Jamail will tell us his firsthand experiences of what is really happening in Iraq and what neither corporate media or politicians are telling you. Come to the Library at noon.

Are You Listening?!

Ever Think About the Everyday Products You Use?

At College Hour (12 to 1 p.m.), this Tuesday on March 11, come to the Library to hear investigative journalist and author, Mark Schapiro talk about the disturbing toxic chemicals that you may be exposed everyday and what you could do about it. Refreshements will be available.

This event is sponsored by the ASCC and the Aspire Program.

Trial Databases at the Library

From time to time, the Library hosts trials of database products that we are considering for possible future subscriptions. For the Spring, we are looking at the following products:

Ebrary
EBSCOhost Literary Reference Center
EBSCOhost Vocational Studies Premier
Biography Reference Bank
ProQuest Historical New York Times

to access these databases go to: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/abby/TrialDatabases.htm

Be sure to read the directions. For most of these products, you still get in by using your username and password. ProQuest Historical New York Times is ONLY available on campus. Take note of the deadline dates. Ebrary's Trial concludes on March 20, 2008, for example. In the coming days, there will be a post that will introduce the database and give you some insight why we are considering it, and we would like to hear from YOU as to why you think it should be part of the regular collection.

Contemporary Reading Shelves for this Month: Women's History

This month Chabot Library honors Women's History Month. Read key works of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry by prominent woman authors, and also read key books that focus on key events in women's history. Books are either by or about prominent women such as Margaret Sanger, Barbara Jordan, Amy Tan, Alice Walker, and more!

These books are featured on our Contemporary Reading shelves which are right behind the main desk.

The Contemporary Reading shelves highlight books for those of you who are simply looking for something to read.

During this month, if you find a book by or about a renowned woman and you do not find it on the shelf, be sure to also check the Contemporary Reading shelves--it may be temporarily placed there, just for this month. If you need help finding a book, always see a librarian on the left side of the main desk.

Order New AV Materials Now!!!

Time is running out to place your AV requests for new DVDs, CDs, models, or any other type of media that you use in your classrooms. Please email either Debbie Soares, dsoares@chabotcollege.edu or Tom Hugel, thugel@chabotcollege.edu with your requests.

REMINDER: All videorecordings need to be either closed captioned or subtitled in English.

Contemporary Reading Shelves for this Month: Black History Month

This month, the Library is proud to have its contemporary reading shelves honor Black History month. Read key nonfictional, fictional, and works of poetry by renowned African Americans such as Martin Luther King, Toni Morrison, Barak Obama, Bell Hooks, Cornel West, Sister Souljah, Malcolm X, Alice Walker and more.

These books are featured on our Contemporary Reading shelves which are right behind the main desk.

The Contemporary Reading shelves highlight books for those of you who are simply looking for something to read.

During this month, if you find a book by a renowned African American and you do not find it on the shelf, be sure to also check the Contemporary Reading shelves--it may be temporarily placed there, just for this month. If you need help finding a book, always see a librarian on the left side of the main desk.

Links to California Election Returns

are now up on our Elections page at: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/elections.html

They include links to:

California Election Returns

Alameda County Election Returns

and current Delegate Counts for Democratic and Republican Candidates seeeking their party's nomination.

Please remember that in California, we have another primary election on June 3. This election will include primaries for U.S. House and state legislators, as well as state propositions. If you aren't or will have moved before that date, please remember to register or re-register to vote.

Welcome to Spring!

The Library welcomes everyone to a new semester. As you start getting your library research assignments, please remember that librarians are available to help you at the reference desk. We are always happy to teach you how to use the databases, the Library Catalog, how to search the Web effectively, and other methods to research.

Meanwhile, we have new announcements:

1. The Library's hours have changed this semester. Please make it a point to plan your visits to the Library, the Student Computer Lab, and WRAC Center with these new hours in mind.

2. The Library is proud to announce we have two new staff members: Thomas Hugel is our Audio-Visual library tech person and Lia Thomas is a new adjunct (part-time) librarian.

3. As promised last summer, the new Literature Resource Center interface is now live. We hope that the new interface will be an improvement to those of you who are seeking for literary criticisms or biographical information on authors. If you have questions about the new interface, please come to the reference desk and a librarian will show you how to use it.

4. The Student Computer Lab has updated and gotten more software! The computers now have both Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007, and other updated programs. Look at the Student Computer Lab page for more information. As a reminder, you no longer need to show and leave your Student ID card to use the Lab. Just sit at an available computer, and type in your User ID number.

5. Searchpath: The new Library Online Tutorial--some of you taking certain Distance Education courses may already be using it for your classes, but the Library is proud to announce the launching of its new online, interactive tutorial: Searchpath. This tutorial includes lessons on the types of resources, how to plan your research, how to find books in the Library Catalog, and articles in the Library subscription databases, how to search and effectively evaluate information found on the Web, and how to cite resources responsibly. We encourage you to use the tutorial, and if you have any questions about it, please see us at the reference desk!

REMINDERS: Wireless access is available in the Library. There is no username/password to get access. Just turn on your wireless ready laptop and go online. We do ask that you refrain from playing any games or movies, however as high use bandwidth does effect the entire wireless network.