December 2013 v.24 no.3


 

Letter from the President: A Lot to be Thankful For

Restored IELM funding - TTAC - ACCJC Standard Revisions, engagement & public hearings - Resources Survey results.

Announcements

Annual Deans and Directors Day in Sacramento
March 6-7 2014
Registration and location information will be available in January.

2013-2014 Membership Invoice
It's in your inbox.

Annual Data Survey for 2012
Sent out mid-October, Due December 17.

 

 

Reports

ACRL Standards into Practice: Workshop Report
Sarah Raley, Director CC Library Consortium
Workshop summary, including links to slides & handouts, sites for standards assessment.

Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC)
Dan Crump (American River College) ASCCC Executive Committee, At-Large Representative
Fall Plenary Session in Irvine; response to the draft ACCJC accreditation standards

Community College Library Consortium
Sarah Raley, Director
All orders placed: reminder to check access on January 1; EBSCO and IP number changes in January; New procurement system is live.

 

FYI

Thomas.gov sets, Congress.gov rises
The transition to the new official source for federal legislative information should be complete by the end of 2014.

Google Book Scanning is Fair Use
Google met all four legal factors for a successful fair use defense to copyright infringement, per US Circuit Court Judge.

Articles Wanted for Community and Junior College Libraries
Seeking articles, columns, book reviews for this refereed journal published by Taylor & Francis.

Recent Meetings & Discussions (Realtime & Virtual):

    • Implementing Change: Realizing the Results of Collaborating in the Cloud;
    • ALA's Virtual Town Hall on Ebooks
    • Internet Librarian: The Information Today Blog; The New Library Patron; More Blogs.

 

 

Tech Briefs

EDUCAUSE: Top-Ten IT Issues, 2013: Welcome to the Connected Age

College Updates

Pierce College
Serving more students in the new facility.

 

 

 

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