Hi all,
Check out this link for new instructional media in the Alpine library.
Check out the Chronicle of Higher Education News blog for the latest news in Academia.
Check out the EduResources Weblog for information about higher education resources online.
Do you have links to copyrighted information on your faculty page? How about on your blackboard class site? Has the library made your e-reserves available in our online catalog? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may want to take a look at this Library Journal article about the current issues surrounding electronic reserves. If you want to talk about any concerns raised by this article, please don't hesitate to contact David in the library by stopping by, giving him a call(4451), or email.
And finally, a heads-up: Kristin, Kevin & David will be at the annual Colorado Association of Libraries conference in Denver on Thursday (11/8) and Friday (11/9) of this week. The library will be open regular hours while we're gone, thanks to our fantastic part-time staff.
11.05.2007
9.12.2007
Collection Development Blogs & Information Literacy
Howdy folks!
Just wanted to clue everyone in on the new collection development blogs we've started. Library staff will use these blogs to alert faculty to new subject specific titles and title lists in their respective areas. In turn, we hope that faculty will examine these titles and give us some recommendations on new books for the library collection. It's a win-win situation! The new blogs are linked on the right side of this page. Or, to go directly to the astronomy collection development blog, click here. We have seven blogs so far, and more will follow as we set them up.
Additionally, I just wanted to remind everyone that I would love to come to your classes and do my information literacy presentation for your students. We have an incredible wealth of online resources (most subscription databases of any Colorado community college), and my mission is to have every student use them - instead of just googling everything! Are you tired of seeing wikipedia in your students' works cited lists? Call me at 4451 or email me and we'll get them using our article databases in no time.
Just wanted to clue everyone in on the new collection development blogs we've started. Library staff will use these blogs to alert faculty to new subject specific titles and title lists in their respective areas. In turn, we hope that faculty will examine these titles and give us some recommendations on new books for the library collection. It's a win-win situation! The new blogs are linked on the right side of this page. Or, to go directly to the astronomy collection development blog, click here. We have seven blogs so far, and more will follow as we set them up.
Additionally, I just wanted to remind everyone that I would love to come to your classes and do my information literacy presentation for your students. We have an incredible wealth of online resources (most subscription databases of any Colorado community college), and my mission is to have every student use them - instead of just googling everything! Are you tired of seeing wikipedia in your students' works cited lists? Call me at 4451 or email me and we'll get them using our article databases in no time.
8.13.2007
Aggroculture
Two books on the current state of American agriculture that you might find interesting. Both are available for checkout. Email us or call (870.4445) and we'll set one or both titles aside for you.
Raising Less Corn, More Hell: The Case for the Independent Farm and Against Industrial Food
by George Pyle
2005
PublicAffairs Books
Can American farmers feed more of the world's hungry by growing fewer crops? Veteran journalist Pyle argues that they can—and they must, if the planet's food supply is to remain ample and safe. Growing too much food, Pyle says, actually exacerbates world hunger. Grain gluts, for example, result in dumping of crops in developing countries. Local farmers can't compete against the cheap American imports and go out of business. Large-scale industrialized agriculture threatens food safety, impoverishes American farmers and contributes to obesity and other health problems. Contrary to agribusiness's insistence that we need bigger factory farms and more genetically modified crops, Pyle claims that we can better feed the world by decreasing production (and thus heavy reliance on polluting fertilizers and pesticides), diversifying crop species, honoring local production methods and supporting small-scale independent farms. "The problems of food will not be solved with industrial solutions," he writes, "because food, no matter how hard we try to rationalize otherwise, is not an industry." His well-researched, lucid and passionate argument explains not only what is wrong with U.S. agricultural policy but why it matters. --Publishers Weekly
Mad Sheep: The True Story Behind the USDA's War on a Family Farm
by Linda Faillace
2006
Chelsea Green Publishing Company
If this were a novel, you probably wouldn't believe it. But the story of a Vermont farming family driven out of business by a government agency is true--and truly frightening. When the Faillaces (author Linda and her husband, Larry) went into the sheep-farming business, they followed every USDA guideline. Then, once their operation was running, that same agency told them their sheep would have to be destroyed because they might spread "mad cow" disease. Despite the Faillaces' abundant proof that their sheep were disease free--and, moreover, posed no risk whatsoever--the USDA forcibly shut the farm down. The agency's actions ultimately had nothing to do with the health of the Faillaces' sheep but much to do with the health of the American beef industry, which could be adversely affected if people believed there was mad cow in the U.S. The author has every right to be bitter, but she maintains an even tone, presenting us with the evidence and letting us see what happened and why. But if you can read the book without getting mad, you're not reading it carefully. --Booklist
Raising Less Corn, More Hell: The Case for the Independent Farm and Against Industrial Food
by George Pyle
2005
PublicAffairs Books
Can American farmers feed more of the world's hungry by growing fewer crops? Veteran journalist Pyle argues that they can—and they must, if the planet's food supply is to remain ample and safe. Growing too much food, Pyle says, actually exacerbates world hunger. Grain gluts, for example, result in dumping of crops in developing countries. Local farmers can't compete against the cheap American imports and go out of business. Large-scale industrialized agriculture threatens food safety, impoverishes American farmers and contributes to obesity and other health problems. Contrary to agribusiness's insistence that we need bigger factory farms and more genetically modified crops, Pyle claims that we can better feed the world by decreasing production (and thus heavy reliance on polluting fertilizers and pesticides), diversifying crop species, honoring local production methods and supporting small-scale independent farms. "The problems of food will not be solved with industrial solutions," he writes, "because food, no matter how hard we try to rationalize otherwise, is not an industry." His well-researched, lucid and passionate argument explains not only what is wrong with U.S. agricultural policy but why it matters. --Publishers Weekly
Mad Sheep: The True Story Behind the USDA's War on a Family Farm
by Linda Faillace
2006
Chelsea Green Publishing Company
If this were a novel, you probably wouldn't believe it. But the story of a Vermont farming family driven out of business by a government agency is true--and truly frightening. When the Faillaces (author Linda and her husband, Larry) went into the sheep-farming business, they followed every USDA guideline. Then, once their operation was running, that same agency told them their sheep would have to be destroyed because they might spread "mad cow" disease. Despite the Faillaces' abundant proof that their sheep were disease free--and, moreover, posed no risk whatsoever--the USDA forcibly shut the farm down. The agency's actions ultimately had nothing to do with the health of the Faillaces' sheep but much to do with the health of the American beef industry, which could be adversely affected if people believed there was mad cow in the U.S. The author has every right to be bitter, but she maintains an even tone, presenting us with the evidence and letting us see what happened and why. But if you can read the book without getting mad, you're not reading it carefully. --Booklist
7.25.2007
Harry Potter Contest Winners!!
CMC Alpine Campus Library
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Guess What Happens Contest Responses
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Guess What Happens Contest Responses
Thanks to everyone for their contest entries. We had a total of 28 entries. The Grand Prize winners were Paul Primrose and his fiancée Kathryn Garber, summer visitors to the Alpine Campus Library, who guessed for a total of 55 points. Our Runner Up was our own Pat Tomasko, Assistant Registrar at District Office, who guessed for 50 points. A special mention goes to Aspen Campus Administrative Assistant Rebecca Arlington, who impressed us with her terrific guess of Regulus Black’s middle name and gained an additional 2 points, which pulled her ahead of the pack of five whose guesses earned them 45 points each. Our third place prize is a big shout out: Rebecca Rocks!!
Once again, Rowling has proved to be the master of misleading her readers prior to publication, but that’s part of the fun. She distracts us with cleverly phrased teasers, but in doing so, manages to save a number of surprises for us. This makes formulating contest questions pretty darned speculative. After reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows we had to eliminate one question.
If you’re interested in how everyone responded, email us (dwillis@coloradomtn.edu or kweber@coloradomtn.edu) and we'll email you back with an attached document. We're not posting it on the blog because it's full of spoilers, and we don't want to tempt anyone who has yet to finish the book.
7.19.2007
Harry Potter Guess What Happens Contest Closes Early
Late last night the New York Times posted a review of Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows which the reviewer apparently purchased at an unnamed book store in New York. We’re concerned about this early review because Scholastic Press has confirmed that a small percentage (1 hundredth of 1 percent of the U.S. orders) of books were actually delivered early.
The New York Times is a major national publication that enjoys wide circulation and is well respected by many. While “spoilers” have been published on the Internet prior to the publication of this review, it’s probable that accurate plot details will be (and probably already are) available early.
We want our “Guess What Happens” contest to remain fair and impartial, and after careful deliberation we have decided to cut off the entry deadline for our “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Guess What Happens Contest.”
We’ve received some really fun guesses from all of our Harry Potter fans. We’re looking forward to our spoiler-free reading experience of this final book, and we wish the same for you. We’ll evaluate all of our entries early next week and announce the winners when we know. We’ll compile the entries and make them available upon request.
Thanks to everyone who has participated.
The New York Times is a major national publication that enjoys wide circulation and is well respected by many. While “spoilers” have been published on the Internet prior to the publication of this review, it’s probable that accurate plot details will be (and probably already are) available early.
We want our “Guess What Happens” contest to remain fair and impartial, and after careful deliberation we have decided to cut off the entry deadline for our “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Guess What Happens Contest.”
We’ve received some really fun guesses from all of our Harry Potter fans. We’re looking forward to our spoiler-free reading experience of this final book, and we wish the same for you. We’ll evaluate all of our entries early next week and announce the winners when we know. We’ll compile the entries and make them available upon request.
Thanks to everyone who has participated.
7.16.2007
Featured New Books
Chasing the Rising Sun: the Journey of an American Song
Ted Anthony
"The song "House of the Rising Sun," which became a chart-topping hit in 1964 by the Animals, has a murky history, said to have originated in Appalachia, maybe New Orleans and perhaps even England, as well as having a thriving universal afterlife among cover bands and karaoke singers. Anthony, an editor for the Associated Press, crisscrossed the globe in search of the twisted roots and many spreading branches of this lonesome ballad of unknown origins." -Publishers Weekly
Crazy Horse: a Lakota Life
Kingsley M. Bray
"Although Crazy Horse has been a favorite subject for decades, many key aspects of his short life have remained enigmatic. In this extensively documented account, Bray utilizes a diverse array of primary sources, including contemporary Indian agent reports, personal military diaries, annual reports of the U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and surprisingly detailed oral histories recorded in interviews with Crazy Horse's contemporaries nearly 50 years after his death... Bray's account not only traces the major steps taken by this remarkable chief, but also places them within the context of Lakota culture, past and present." -Booklist
6.19.2007
Harry Potter Guess What Happens Contest
CMC Alpine Campus LibraryHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Guess What happens contest
(Multiple Entries are encouraged!!)
Guess what happens in the final Harry Potter book and win the Grand Prize:
Harry Potter Years 1-4 8 Disc DVD set – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone / Chamber of Secrets / Prisoner of Azkaban / Goblet of Fire
Runner Up Prize:
Harry and the Potters CD – Voldemort Can’t Stop the Rock
Guess what happens in the final Harry Potter book. Each correct guess is worth 5 points. The entry that earns the highest number of points wins the grand prize. Entries accepted in the Alpine Campus Library or via email: dwillis@coloradomtn.edu or kweber@coloradomtn.edu.
We will accept your guesses until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 20th MDT.
Be sure to include your contact information with your guesses.
1. Is Severus Snape a Death Eater or Dumbledore’s Man through and through?
2. J.K. Rowling says that two characters will die. Which two characters will die?
3. Who is R.A.B.?
4. In Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Dumbledore theorizes that Voldemort created 6 horcruxes. Name the six horcruxes. (Hint: JK Rowling has stated that Harry and the sorting hat are NOT horcruxes.)
5. Who will triumph, Harry or Voldemort?
6. JK Rowling has said that a character in Book 7 will manage to do magic in desperate circumstances very late in life. Who will it be? (Hint: JK Rowling says this is NOT Aunt Petunia.)
7. What did Dudley experience when he faced the Dementors in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix?
Winners will be announced as soon as we find out what happens!!
Stumped? Check out the Harry Potter article on the Colorado Mountain College e-News page, Teaching and Learning section for access to a Power Point file of possible guesses: http://enews.coloradomtn.edu/
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