September 2019

Letter from the President

Leslie A. TirapelleBy Leslie A. Tirapelle, CCL President

I hope everyone had a relaxing summer and a great start to the Fall 2019 academic year! Now that everyone is back and taking the deep dive into their LSP implementations, I’m sensing a lot of excitement, and also nervousness about

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Outlook Digest

Reports

CCL-EAR Chair's Report
If your college has a computer science or business applications programs and you are looking for zero textbook cost (ZTC) resources for your Read more …
Consortium Director's Report
I hope everyone’s summer has gone well and you’re gearing up for the new academic year. At CCLC, we’ve been a bit busier Read more …
Fall Update from the Executive Director
Wow … caught your breath yet?  Someday, we’ll all look back and …. Well, who am I kidding, we’ll all be too busy shaping Ex Libris into Read more …
Professional Development Working Group Welcomes Feedback
The Professional Development Working Group of the statewide LSP project welcomes feedback from our colleagues. We will be working Read more …
Study Furniture Brightens Laney Library
Over the summer, returning students discovered new study space options at Laney Library. With the purchase of new study furniture, the library was able to Read more …

Conferences/Events

Breaking the Glass Ceiling Library Exhibit
The MiraCosta library is pleased to showcase an exhibit commemorating 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Read more …
Upcoming Conferences
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Access Services

Breastfeeding Pod added at Riverside City College Digital Library
We are pleased to announce that Riverside City College has successfully completed the installation of a lactation pod. The pod is located on the third floor of the Digital Library and is Read more …
Survey Longevity - Student Study Habits
Surveys are great, but how do you institutionalize a student study habits survey and share out the data beyond the research office? Read more …

Collections Management

Expanding Access to Reserves
One of the many notable findings from our survey was that the most common time to study was from 8pm to midnight. While this isn’t surprising, it is a time when many community college libraries are closed. This survey result forced me to think about how we can best serve our students after hours. Read more …

Library Technology

Digital Privacy in the Community College Library
What do you do when there is more to protect than patron checkout histories? Read more …

Reference & Instruction

The Power of Zines in Your Class

Do you teach with zines? We do. Maybe you should too?

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Today's Thriving Libraries
Havilah Steinman, a student in the SJSU MLIS program, interviewed librarian Steven Deineh about Read more …

Statewide Initiatives

Creative Commons Certificate
Advise your institution about openly licensed works. Read more …

Staffing

New Hires at Diablo Valley College Library
The Diablo Valley College Library is happy to welcome two new librarians. Read more …
OEI, Makerspace, and New Hires at Sacramento City College
SCC librarians branch out, and new librarians join the team Read more …
Phillippa Caldeira; A loss to the library and the college

Laney College Reference & Instruction Librarian Phillippa Caldeira passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 25, 2019. Phillippa joined

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