Santa Rosa Junior College Library News

Women’s History Month Exhibits - Doyle Library

srjclibrary — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:40:52 +0000

In conjunction with SRJC’s many Women’s History Month events, the Frank P. Doyle Library offers the following exhibits:

FIRST & SECOND FLOORS

“Art as a Mirror and a Reflection,” Quilts made by Virginia Harris

Virginia R. Harris is an acclaimed, innovative quilter and artistic activist. Her creations have been exhibited around the world and are in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Museum, the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum and many private collections. Several of her quilts will be on display in the Doyle Library for the entire month of March.

Related Women’s History Month Event:
Virginia R. Harris: Art as a Mirror and a Reflection
Monday, March 10, 12:15 P.M - 1:30 P.M.
Newman Auditorium, Santa Rosa campus

Harris will explain the varied colors, shapes and fabrics that transform a traditional craft into art that challenges stereotypes.

New SRJC Online Writing Lab

srjclibrary — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:39:38 +0000

Are you overwhelmed by all the writing assignments you have in your college classes?

If you’re having a hard time with the actual writing part of your class paper, take advantage of the English Department’s Writing Centers on both the Santa Rosa and Petaluma campuses. Here English Department faculty and instructional assistants offer SRJC students free tutorial help with all the elements of composition, from finding topics and developing a thesis to using correct grammar, punctuation and writing style.

In addition, the new Online Writing Lab (OWL) offers self-paced lessons, videos, quizzes and other useful writing tips and tools, even when the campus writing centers are closed. Students may use the online lab independently or use it and then bring their quiz results to one of the SRJC Writing Centers to work with an instructor. In addition, students can complete learning modules online for a half unit of credit by enrolling in English 365, English Writing Skills. (This website requires that you have a current version of Flash Player installed on your computer.)

(These resources are now listed in the Library’s Internet Reference Collection on the Writing & Publishing page.

ProQuest Databases Unavailable

srjclibrary — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:44:31 +0000

Saturday, February 16, 7:00 P.M. through
Sunday, February 17, 7:00 A.M.

ProQuest and SIRs databases will be unavailable during this period, due to infrastructure upgrades on the ProQuest computers. We apologize for the inconvenience and the short notice from the vendor.

“Liar, Liar….” Fact Checking Websites

srjclibrary — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:56:23 +0000

Did John McCain really consort with the enemy during the Vietnam War? Did Barack Obama really refuse to say the “Pledge of Allegiance?” Did the border fence in San Diego really “reduce the smuggling of people and drugs … by 90%?”If you’re confused by the claims made in political attack ads, scary e-mails and campaign speeches, these two non partisan fact checking websites can help you sort fact from fiction:

FactCheck.org: “A nonpartisan, nonprofit, ‘consumer advocate’ for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.” From the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, this project monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.
PolitiFact: Each day, journalists and researchers from the St. PetersburgTimes and CQ (Congressional Quarterly publishers) fact-check the accuracy of speeches, TV ads, interviews and other campaign communications, then posts their findings to the PolitiFact website. The site offers a “Truthometer, “a scorecard separating fact from fiction,” for analyzing political claims. You can browse the “Truthometer” by candidate or attacker, by subject, by political party. Claims are rated “true, mostly true, half true, barely true, false or ‘pants on fire’.” (j.b.)

You can find additional websites for researching candidates and issues on the Library’s Elections webpage .1/29/08

Exhibit: Hand Bookbinders of California

srjclibrary — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:04:30 +0000

Doyle Library, Second Floor
On display through February 27, 2008

Reception, Wednesday, January 30, 2008, 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.

The San Francisco Bay Area is home to an active group of bookbinders who practice their craft within a large community of book artists and calligraphers. This library exhibit features the work of professional bookbinders, as well as amateurs and students of the art and craft of hand bookbinding. Examples range from finely gold-tooled leather bindings to avant-garde artist’s innovative designs. Don’t miss the opportunity to view examples of this beautiful art form close to home.

February 5, 2008 Presidential Primary Election

srjclibrary — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:29:28 +0000

The Internet has become the essential tool for all political candidates to announce their campaigns, release new campaign ads, answer questions posted by voters, post videos and photos, raise awareness (as well as lots and lots of money) and engage younger voters.To prepare for the upcoming election, learn about candidates, issues and California ballot propositions using links on the Elections page in the Library’s Internet Reference Collection.

Mahoney Library Moves for Spring ‘08 Semester

srjclibrary — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:48:52 +0000

Due to construction on the Petaluma campus, SRJC’s Mahoney Library will temporarily move into the future Mike Smith Hall on the new part of the Petaluma campus for Spring semester 2008. (Map takes a few seconds to load and shows the newer part of the campus. For complete map of all buildings on the Petaluma campus, see last page of the printed SRJC schedule of classes.)12/20/07