Community college students not your ‘typical’ undergrads

says UT College of Education survey...

You might be tempted to make him, or her, around 19 or 20 and have him, or her, living in a dorm or seriously adorable apartment near campus. He, or she, will be taking a full class load, and, when not in French Lit or Human Sexuality 101, will be enjoying a, shall we say, healthy social life. He, or she, won’t be married (who would watch?) and won’t need to work. It’s not important to explain where all the money comes from. And he, or she, definitely will graduate. Probably during sweeps month.

That is a pretty good description of an “average” college student…if the show is set in 1978.

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Thankgiving Holiday

All ACC libraries will be closed for the THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
from Thursday, November 24th - Sunday, November 27th.

Regular hours will resume Monday, November 28th.

Election Returns -- 8 Nov 2005

You can see election returns at the following sites:

• KXAN Election Returns
• Secretary of the State of Texas
• KVUE Election Returns
• New8Austin
  

VOTE! (Tuesday 8 November 2005)

Remember to vote on Tuesday, 8 November. More information can be found at
http://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/vote/

-- From the Texas Secty of State Elections page:

• Proposed Constitutional Amendments
  
• Español: Enmiendas Constitucionales Propuestas
  

-- From the KUT public radio election page both English and Español:

• Proposed Constitutional Amendments

Triumph and Tragedy

The Texas Presidency

On March 2, 1836, when a group of 59 men meeting at Washington-on-the-Brazos declared Texas's independence from Mexico, they did so in an atmosphere of crisis. As they turned their attention to hastily draft a constitution for the new nation they called the Republic of Texas, the crisis intensified. ....

See more at an online exhibit from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/exhibits/presidents/

Constitution Day

Celebrate Contitution Day -- 17 September 2005.
http://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/WhatsNew/const-day/constitutionday.htm

Library Information Literacy KNOW HOW

Information Literacy Services for ACC Faculty
http://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/facIL/

Do your students...

• know how to think critically about information?
• know how to search effectively for quality information?
• know how to go beyond simple web searches?

ACC Library Services’ main goal is to support teaching and learning. Our information literacy [definition] program reaches over 5000 students each year through a combination of in-person presentations and online instruction.

We want to work with you to incorporate such skills into your curriculum.

Libraries -- Hours -- 11-28 August 2005

Please check the following link for intersession hours for ACC Libraries.
http://library.austincc.edu/loc/interses-suAug05.htm

Services are limited during that period. Please read the signs on the doors at Cypress, Eastview, Pinnacle, Northridge, Rio Grande and Riverside.

During on-campus payment days, there are staff inside libraries to assist you clear your holds. At other times, we're just a phone call away at 223-6006.

Earth Day - 22 April 2005

Earth Day, which began in 1970, is now celebrated by millions of people worldwide. This year is its 35th anniversary. You can find out more at

http://www.epa.gov/earthday/

http://www.earthday.net/

http://www.earthsite.org/day.htm

April 15 -- Deadline for Taxes !

Tax forms and information are available online
at the IRS Web Site

7 May - City of Austin Elections

See information about the 7 May
municipal elections and the
changes to the smoking ordinance at
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/election/

Celebrate Spamarama

Celebrate the annual Spamarama festival
this Friday and Saturday (1-2 April) in Austin.

Details at http://www.spamarama.com/

National Poetry Month

February 14, 2005 — In April, the Academy of American Poets will celebrate the 10th annual National Poetry Month, a program that the Academy established in 1996 to rally Americans to a greater appreciation of contemporary poetry.

See more at http://www.poets.org/npm/

ACC Libraries Closed Sunday 27 March

All College offices are closed Sunday, 27 March 2005.

Normal Library hours will resume on Monday, 28 March

Spring Break Hours

All ACC Libraries
will be closed 14-20 March
(Monday through Sunday)

Normal hours resume Monday, 21March.

It's Dr. Seuss's Birthday! Read Across America

One of the events planned today --

In Washington, D.C., the Washington Redskins will open their locker rooms at FedEx field to local schoolchildren and share Seuss and stories.

Find out more at
http://www.nea.org/readacross/

Can I use my laptop in the Library?

Yes and No....

You may use your laptop in the library but you will not
be able to access the Web or other networked resources.

Please see our page on Wireless Laptops in ACC Libraries.

55th Presidential Inauguration

See information and video of the 55th Presidential Inauguration.

Presidential Inaugural Committee
http://www.inaugural05.com/

PBS
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/inauguration2005/index.html

Does the library have your textbook?

As a rule the ACC libraries do NOT purchase the required textbooks. However, it's worth checking our online catalog because sometimes we will have them.

You can find out more about how to find out if we do have your textbook at http://library.austincc.edu/help/how/faq-course-textbk.htm

Be sure you have the exact title (or author) when you search because many texts have similar titles.

Pardon Our Dust (EVC Library Renovations)

With the completion of Phase II of the Health Sciences Buildings on the Eastview Campus, all professional health sciences library materials have been moved from the Riverside Campus to the Eastview Campus during the Winter Intersession.

More information about the transition of the EVC Librarary can be found in this document.