Haiti Film Screening: The Agronomist

Zinn, Salinger and Leal Remembered @ the Library

Last week's email conversation about the passing of three iconic figures in their respective circles prompted the Library to create a display installation for each. The exhibits showcase the life and work of Howard Zinn (1922-2010), J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), and Luis Leal (1907-2010). Our goal is to bring this dialog to the student and inspire them to conduct library research related to each installation!

Note: Displays are located in front of the old circulation desk (across from the current desk)

NEW MLA Handout at Chabot

Chabot Library is proud to announce the new, updated handout to the MLA Works Cited format. Now corresponding to seventh (2009) edition, the new handout is your resource for quick reference to cite different instances to online database articles, books, periodicals, audiovisual materials, and Web sites. Copies of the new handout are available at the reference desk (in a celestial blue color) and at: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/cited.html

Library Reserves

This is just a reminder to all of you that we will place any of your teaching materials on reserve here in the library. However, we don't purchase textbooks for this purpose. You need to provide us with one of your extra desk copies.

We've had several students in the library recently asking for their textbooks that some of you may have said to them that we would have in the library. We don't! You are our only source for these books.

Please pass the word on to your part-time colleagues that may not receive this email.

Just stop in the library and ask for the form Chabot College Reserve Book Request at the Circulation desk. They will be placed on reserve in your name and class.

Help us to better serve your students.

Library Orientations

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

Use the attached Orientation Request form 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. We need a minimum of one week’s notice in order to schedule and prepare for your session. Please include a copy of your assignment.

Welcome Back! It's a New Decade!

And the semester is in full swing today. The Library is open and our current hours are available at: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/abby/hours.html

Online Chat Reference

New services include our Online Chat Reference. Now on the Library home page and at the times indicated, you can get real time online reference from one of our librarians. Look at the third column and type in your question at the bottom of the box!

Searchpath 1.2 and Lots of Other Tutorials

The Library is proud to announce Searchpath 1.2, the new version of a six module tutorial that will teach you how to use both print and online resources effectively. Each module lasts from 15 to 45 minutes long, depending on the lesson.

In addition, we now have many new tutorials that will teach you how to log into databases from off campus, search the Library Catalog and EBSCOhost, effective tips on Emailing and printing articles from databases, and further tips on how you can become a savvy researcher on EBSCOhost. Please take a look at our tutorials, and then if you have any questions, as always, contact a librarian.

Stay tuned for more on more new services available just for you at the Library, and upcoming events!

Happy Searching!

Where is Project MUSE?

As you know, all state funded institutions in California have been suffering by budget cuts. While the Library believes you should have as many resources online as possible, we did not have the funds to renew this important database for the 2010. This means for the Spring semester full text articles for Project MUSE are not available. As Project MUSE was a unique subscription as we had what was called "perpetual access," once the DVD-ROMs are available around June, we will have copies of all articles up to 2009 from our past database subscription in that format (a librarian would then retrieve an article for you). Unfortunately, we will not receive these DVD-ROMs until likely June.

If your instructor asks you to use Project MUSE, search in one of our other many current database subscriptions instead. They are available at: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/abby/dblist.html

EBSCOhost Academic Search Elite has articles similar to what you would find in Project MUSE and for literary criticism, use Literature Resource Center.

If you still need to use Project MUSE, the CSU East Bay Library currently subscribes to it. You will need to be on the CSU East Bay campus, itself, to use it, however.

LGBT History Month @ the Library

Starting this 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. 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 and check-out! We also have a smaller display across from the Reference Desk next to the print station. Below are some additional resources.

GLBT History Month: a website that celebrates a notable member of the LGBT community.

There have been a lot of news out there about LGBT rights this month.

US Senate moves to include sexual orientation under hate crime legislation (AP Story)

Obama promises to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy

New bill introduced to restrict Federal funds for states that restrict adoptions based on sexual orientation.

If you have any other stories or resources to add, please comment below!

Welcome Back Chabot!

The Fall Semester is in full swing and we have some exciting announcements to make! Currently the Contemporary Reading Shelves have a great selection of books and audio-visual materials celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. You can browse the collection online by going to our virtual bookshelf. Pick out a title you like and come check it out at the library.

We also have 2 new librarians at Chabot. Welcome to Pedro Reynoso, the new Outreach and Instruction Librarian. We also welcome Julian Prentice, who is here temporarily as the Information Literacy and Technology Librarian. Both librarians can be found in office 117, at the reference desk, or in a classroom orientation.

Remember to follow these directions to access the article databases from off campus.

A friendly reminder that food is not allowed in the library and cell phones should be on silent. Thank you for your cooperation and stay tuned for more library news!

What's Happened with the Library Catalog?!

Chabot Library is still using the same catalog but now adopting a more user friendly look. In the coming months, the Library Catalog will slowly transform so that you can find the books that you need more swiftly and easily.

For now, all the features of the catalog, how to look up books, find the call number, find subject headings, and request books from Las Positas are the same as before. To learn more take Module 3 of the Searchpath Tutorial. While the screen captures may look a bit different, you are for now, still doing the same things!

Error to Be Corrected in June

The number of hits from the Library home page is since April 3, 2007, not May 18, 2009. The Library home page was last updated on May 18, 2009. This information will be corrected on the page itself on June 15.

Opinions By/Articles About Sonia Sotomayor

LexisNexis has set up pre-set searches on finding key articles about Supreme Court Justice nominee, Sonia Sotomayor.

If you are off campus, enter your username and password to then view the articles.

Opinions by Sotomayor

Articles on Sotomayor in U.S. News and Wires

More Newspaper Articles on Sotomayor

Law Reviews (Includes Articles on Sotomayor and her Judicial Opinions)