CCLC

2008-06-05T10:04:00.000-07:00

Dear CCLC members: ebrary is hosting a luncheon for CCLC librarians at the ALA Annual Conference and invites you and your colleagues to participate. During the session, you will learn how your library can join other CCLC members in using ebrary to expand your electronic holdings. The luncheon also includes an overview and demonstration of ebrary�s new Java-based Reader. As you may know, CCLC helped ebrary to develop a new subscription database featuring over 18,150 titles specifically selected to meet the needs of community colleges. An overview of the collection is provided below. CCLC Community College Luncheon with ebrary Date: Saturday, June 28, 2008 Time: 11:30am to 1pm Location: Tuscany room at the Doubletree Guest Suites Anaheim Resort/Convention Center, 2085 S. Harbor Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92802 Sign up at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=T9tnhkdndpD9kSaWeQr1xw_3d_3d

2008-04-09T14:38:00.000-07:00

Renewal lists have been sent. If you have not received yours, please contact the consortium. Forms should be returned by May 2nd to the League office.

2008-02-27T07:04:00.000-08:00

Are you doing virtual teaching/learning for staff? Are you someone, or do you know anyone, who might be interested in participating in a POSTER SESSION at the ALA Annual meeting in Anaheim (Saturday June 28 @ 3:30)? It would be great to have as many community college librarians represented as we can! ====================================== Title: Learning Virtually: Online Professional Development for Library Workers with Tight Budgets and Full Schedules === Saturday, June 28th, 1:30-3:30 pm Description of program: How can e-learning be a solution for your library or institution? Many innovative technologies are available in delivering flexible and inexpensive on-site programs. This program will feature some current trends in e-learning as addressed by creators, experts, and librarians involved with virtual learning, the role of the e-learner, and the use of virtual space in training and development via e-learning. Poster Session: Saturday June 28 3:30-5:30 DESCRIPTION OF THE POSTER SESSION: Immediately following the panel, a poster session will highlight best practices and tools you might want to use for individual or staff training in your library. ============================================== Let me know if you'd like to nominate yourself or can suggest others for the POSTER SESSION. Contact: bowmane@sbcc.edu Elizabeth Bowman Faculty Outreach and Collection Development Librarian Luria Library Santa Barbara City College 805 965 0581 x2633

2008-01-10T13:57:00.000-08:00

Coming February 1st - Sign up for EAR committee Vendor Day. Contact Sarah Raley to be included. Presentations will include Learning Express, OCLC Question Point, EBSCO, Gale, and Proquest.

2007-11-19T16:36:00.001-08:00

Save the date!! The CCL-EAR committee will host a vendor day of presentations on February 1st in Ontario, CA. The meeting will be held at the Ontario Doubletree Hotel, 222 N. Vineyard, Ontario, CA. Presentations will run from 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM. Lunch will be provided by the Community College League of California.

2007-11-05T19:52:00.000-08:00

Save the date ---- Feb. 1st The CCL-EAR committee is hosting a vendor day on Feb. 1st. It will be held in Ontario, CA. from 9:30-3:00. Watch for further announcements!

2007-10-01T17:15:00.000-07:00

Serials Solutions has scheduled two webinars for CCL Libraries top learn more about their products � what they do, how they help patrons make use of your electronic content and help librarians manage electronic journals, what it takes to implement, best practices, and more!

2007-08-23T08:30:00.000-07:00

Program Announcements with trial information have been posted to the consortium web site for the following vendors: ProQuest, Gale, Facts.com, Greenwood Press, Learning Express, World Book, Facts on File, National Library Alliance We have also posted the information for Project Muse. This vendor creates a custom trial based on your IP addresses. Let me know if you would like to trial their resources. Project Muse also has an earlier deadline than our other fall offers. All orders for Project Muse should be into the League office by October 5th.

2007-08-17T08:36:00.000-07:00

What: CCL Workshop on NEW TECHNOLOGIES: Part 1: What you need to learn about Wikis, Blogs, Social Networking, Web 2.0, IM, Podcasting, Vodcasts. and, Part 2: Library presence in the online course environment. When: Friday, September 28th -- Northern California location Where: Embassy Suites, Walnut Creek 1345 Treat Blvd; Walnut Creek, CA 94597; 925-934-2500 -- Cost: $40.00 (includes lunch & snacks & handouts) NOW: REGISTER AT HTTP://WWW.CCLCCC.ORG

2007-08-02T14:50:00.000-07:00

DIGITIZING IN A MATERIAL WORLD A symposium on Planning, Preserving and Accessing a variety of materials in a digital collection. October 18, 2007 10AM � 4:30PM Santa Monica Public Library, Santa Monica, California To register for this workshopThe price of the workshop is $75 for Califa, CDL, SCELC, SEIR, and Community College Consortium members; and $100 for non-members; a limited number of student internships are available. For questions or additional information please contact:Trudy Levy � tlevy@califa.org

2007-07-12T09:12:00.000-07:00

Access to all of your new databases should have started. If you can't get into one of your purchased databases, please contact Sarah.

2007-07-12T09:11:00.000-07:00

The consortium is now offering World Book Complete Suite. Check out the program announcement.

2007-06-06T11:44:00.000-07:00

Promote the resources of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to your faculty and students! NLM is part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and produces such resources as PubMed/MEDLINE and MedlinePlus, an outstanding resource to use when seeking information about health topics or prescription drugs. MedlinePlus includes health information in both English and Spanish. Since these resources are government funded, they are FREE to use on the Internet and require no registration. Through the outreach and training program of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region (http://nnlm.gov/psr), several one or two-hour workshops, such as "Introduction to PubMed" are available to your library�s clientele. The goal of the sessions is to increase awareness and knowledge of using the resources through lecture, demonstration, and hands-on practice activity. Training services are also free of charge. Additional information about available workshops is located on our web page at: http://nnlm.gov/psr/training/classes.html. Two PubMed workshops were recently conducted for faculty and librarians at Shasta College, and the reviews were very positive! If you or faculty at your institution would be interested in hosting workshop sessions, please contact me. I would also be happy to answer any questions you have about our organization or training program. Thank you. Alan Carr, Outreach Coordinator NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region UCLA L. Darling Biomedical Library (310) 825-7263 acarr@library.ucla.edu

2007-05-15T11:50:00.000-07:00

We have posted the Encyclopedia Britannica and Grolier program announcements to the consortium web site. Renewal forms for these two products are being mailed today to colleges that have previously ordered from these two vendors for a fall start date. If you want to place a new order for either of these vendors, please use the order form from the program announcement. The Encyclopedia Britannica orders are due to the consortium office by August 24th for a November 1, 2007 start date. Orders for Grolier are due to the consortium office by Sept. 28th for a November 1, 2007 start date.

2007-04-28T19:25:00.000-07:00

Link to the handouts from the recent CCL Workshop on New Technology Applications http://www.cclccc.org/

2007-04-04T16:31:00.001-07:00

Renewal Lists have been sent out. Please return them to the League office by April 27.

2007-04-04T16:30:00.000-07:00

The CCL Workshop on New Technology Apps will be held in Ontario on April 27. Registration and Flyer links are at http://www.cclccc.org

2007-03-06T07:26:00.000-08:00

The CCL-EAR committee has published a comprehensive review of SIRS and a preview review of RCL Web. See consortium review page.

2007-02-15T07:51:00.001-08:00

You are invited to two conferences � one in the North, one in the South: A group of California library consortia are co-sponsoring a symposium called Digitizing in a Material World on April 19th in San Jose. Supported in part by LSTA funds through the California State Library, this symposium features some of the country's experts on digitization resources. The presenters will provide guidance for library, museum and corporate library staff to plan or enhance their agency's digitization and electronic preservation projects. The full announcement and registration are available on the Califa site: <http://califa.org/digitizationsymposium/announcement.html> http://califa.org/digitizationsymposium/announcement.php The price of the workshop is $75 for sponsoring agency members and $100 for non-members. Since the Community College Library Consortium is one of the sponsors, you can attend at the reduced rate. This conference will be repeated in the South in the fall. SCELC's annual Vendor Day takes place on Thursday, March 8 at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Loyola Marymount is located 10 minutes from Los Angeles International Airport. As in past years, librarians from all types of California libraries are invited to this event. Please go to the SCELC web page at http://scelc.org/meetings/vendorday/2007/, and check out the program for the SCELC Vendor Day 2007. Also, for non-SCELC librarians, the charge to attend remains at only $10, to help cover the costs of meals, supplies, etc. You can bring your payment check, payable to SCELC, to the Vendor Day registration table or mail it ahead of time to: Natalie Glaser SCELC 15600 Mulholland Dr., Taper 101 Los Angeles, CA 90077-1519

2007-02-12T09:34:00.000-08:00

Information on Section 508 is being added to each vendor page on the consortium web site. All vendors were queried on their compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act which states that �inaccessible technology interferes with an individual's ability to obtain and use information quickly and easily�. (See http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=3 ) Not all vendors have supplied a statement regarding their accessibility and not all vendors that have responded are compliant. The CCL-EAR committee also reviews a vendor�s compliance with Section 508 and includes that information in their reviews under the section: Accessibility of Service. For more on each vendors compliance statement, check out the Additional Information section on the right hand side of each vendor�s page on the consortium web site (http://www.cclibraries.org/).

2007-02-08T10:38:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the Community College Library Consortium Blog. Pricing negotiations are in process and we hope to have your master renewal statements out to you early in March.