February 2019

Letter from the President

By Doug Achterman, CCL President

February 1st marked the kickoff of the Library Services Platform project, with representatives from 106 (of 110) colleges beginning the journey of migration and implementation to a shared system. There is a long list of people to thank for their work to bring the project to this point, but I want to acknowledge the panelists from vanguard colleges who shared experiences from their work—beginning in late August 2018—in doing a “dry run” of the process. Read more …

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Outlook Digest

Reports

An Invitation to Participate from ACCJC
ACCJC provides a number of ways for librarians to play an integral role in the accreditation process Read more …
CCL-EAR Chair’s Report
We have heard from many community college librarians around the state that streaming media products present a number of problems for our libraries. Licensing terms, pricing and availability of titles are all longstanding sources of frustration. Read more …
Executive Director's Report
There is a boatload of activity right now – LSP implementation, Guided Pathways, accreditation visits, and probably 95 other things happening in your local campus world! – but take a moment to celebrate that 101 colleges have already paid this year’s CCL membership fee. Read more …
Library & Learning Resources Programs Advisory Committee
What the 'LL is LLRPAC? Read more …
Library Consortium Director’s Report
The CCLC procurement system has allowed the library consortium to do so much more than it could ever do when our collective subscriptions were managed on spreadsheets. That said, the system hasn't had a significant upgrade in several years now, and this year our consortium will be moving to a new business system, called ConsortiaManager. Read more …

Conferences/Events

Books and Quilts at Laney College
Laney Library is pleased to host a new exhibit from the African American Quilt Guild of Oakland (AAQGO). This year's theme is Reading. The quilts are on display thru March 15, 2019. The AAQGO is teaching a quilt-making workshop on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in the Library Browsing Area. All are welcome. Read more …
UnConference with CARL and Pasadena City College: Friday, May 24, 2019
The California Academic & Research Libraries (CARL) is co-hosting an “unconference” program for all California Community College (CCC) librarians, paraprofessionals, and MLIS students, in collaboration with the Pasadena City College (PCC) Library. The first UnConference specifically designed for CCC librarians was held in 2012 at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC), followed in 2013 Read more …
Upcoming Conferences
Conferences and events to put on your radar. Read more …

Library Technology

Integrating LibGuides into Canvas
As our college’s online course offerings continue to grow, the idea of making LibGuides available within Canvas seemed like win-win for both the library and our robust distance education program. With a little research, I found that a process was available for achieving this union, and that the end result would allow library resources to be prominently displayed within the navigation pane of our campus's Canvas courses. Read more …

Reference & Instruction

OER for Information Literacy
New OER option for research methods course. Read more …
The Life Changing Magic of OER

Open Educational Resources (OER) are an evolving part of the higher education landscape and librarians are at the forefront of the movement. This article tackles ways to go from OER dabbler to OER advocate on your campus.

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Staffing

Rio Hondo
The Rio Hondo College Board of Trustees appointed Mike Garabedian, Dean, Library and Instructional Support, to begin on January 28, 2019. Garabedian earned his MA in Literature from Northwestern University and his MLIS from UCLA, where his focus was special collections and archives. Following a three-year stint in the rare books trade in Los Angeles, he served as the Collections Management Librarian at his undergraduate alma mater, Whittier College, for nearly ten years. Since September 2018 Garabedian has consulted as the Shared Print Program Manager for the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium, helping to develop the policies and procedures that govern and structure the group’s nascent shared print monographs program, which is the first of its kind in the West. Read more …
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