Winter Intersession 17 Dec 07 - 13 Jan 08

Have a wonderful and safe holiday.

Please see the available library hours at

http://library.austincc.edu/interses-dec07.htm

Note: Regular library hours will resume the first day of classes, 14 January 2008.

Changes in Spring 2008 Library Hours

Eastview and South Austin join Northridge and Riverside
in offering Weekend College opportunities.

Weekend College Library Hours:

• Friday 7:30am-9:00pm
  
• Saturday 8:00am-5:00pm
  
• Sunday 12noon-6:00pm

ACC Libraries Closed 22-25 November

ACC libraries will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday from

Thursday, November 22nd through Sunday, November 25th.

Regular hours will resume on Monday, November 26th.

Confused about Daylight Savings Time

The date for changing clocks has changed this year.

Read more at http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b.html

And, BTW -- Clocks will change on November 4th this year.

Vote - 6 November 2007

Don't forget to vote!

Election information can be found at
http://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/vote

Library Online Catalog unavailable 3-5pm 9/25/07

Tuesday, 25 Sep 2007, 3:00-5:00pm [Scheduled maintenance]

It is anticipated that the Library Online Catalog will not be available on Tuesday from 3-5pm because of some scheduled maintenance to the library automation system.

Should maintenance take longer, look for further messages here.

Constitution Day - 17 September

Come join ACC in celebrating Constitution Day.

Austin Community College's Center for Public Policy and Political Studies and the Government Department are hosting a Constitution Day celebration from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, September 20, at Building 8000 Eastview Campus, 3401 Webberville Road.

Come debate, learn, or share knowledge with Constitution experts, ACC students and faculty, and others. The event is free, open to the public, and appropriate for ages 13 and up.
Info from the ACC Newsroom (http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/news.php/2007/09/591)

Other interesting Web Sites:

• National Constitution Center
  
• (http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/Welcome/index.shtml)
• The Bill of Rights: Almost an Afterthought?
• (http://www.historyandtheheadlines.abc-clio.com/ContentPages/EventIndex.aspx?entryid=1129782)
  

Library Resources and the new ACCeID

What does this mean for users of Library Services?

Anywhere a library user is asked for verification to use any of the Library's online resources, they will be asked to enter their ACCeID and password instead of the old way of verifying by Last Name and Datatel ID#.

• EZProxy verification for our e-resources like Academic Search Complete or CINAHL databases.
• View Your Library Account or Renew Library Items
• Electronic Reserves
• Request Library Items

What about library users who are not ACC students, staff or faculty?

Those without current ACC ID cards, i.e., not a valid ACC student, staff, or faculty, can continue to use the services they always have. The authentication forms for the integrated library system (iii) provide an authentication space for non-ACC library users who are in the system. They will not be able to access our e-resources remotely because the EZProxy authentication form does not have that capability, thereby, allowing us to comply with our licensing agreements. See examples on the other side.

Please check out, http://www.austincc.edu/acceid for more information including how to obtain your ACCeID and password.

ACCeID is Just Around the Corner..

ACCeID is Just Around the Corner..

Beginning August 27th, you can begin using your new ACCeID to access several online resources at the college. As was announced earlier this summer, ACC has been working to implement a password management system that will unify faculty, staff, and student usernames and passwords for many ACC applications. On August 27th, the first of these applications will begin using the new ACCeID and password management system for user authentication. Users will be able to identify those applications using the ACCeID by looking for the ACCeID logo, which is a gold key engraved with ACCeID, located on the login screen.

Please check out, http://www.austincc.edu/acceid for more information including how to obtain your ACCeID and password.

Gary A. Weseman
Associate Vice President Information Technology

ACC Library Hours (15-26 August)

During the ACC August intersession, library hours will be limited.

Please go to the following page for locations and hours:
http://library.austincc.edu/interses-suAug07.htm

Try our Instant Messaging Service

Our screen name is *acclibrarian* at AOL/AIM, Google Talk, MSN Messenger, and Yahoo! Messenger. Add us to your buddy list!

acclibrarian Hours:

From: July 9 - August 14, 2007 Update: Continuing IM hours

• Monday-Thursday 8:00am - 8:30pm


• Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm


• Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm -- changed


• Sunday 12:00pm - 5:30pm

Note: Hours May Vary Depending on Schedules

Q: What is IM or Instant Messaging?

A: IM or instant messaging is a text-based, real-time, online communication between two or more people. AOL, GoogleTalk, MSN, and Yahoo are the most popular IM services.

IM is for brief communications, generally under ten minutes. For inquiries requiring more time, librarians may ask that a session be continued by phone, email, or in person.

Q: How do I chat with my IM account?

A: AIM GoogleTalk, Meebo, MSN, and Yahoo users:

--Add our screen name to your contact list

--Open a chat window and type your question

A librarian will respond shortly. If we're unavailable or don't respond, please try back later or ask your question in person, through chat, by email (library@austincc.edu), or call us (CYP 223-2037; EVC 223-5116, NRG 223-4744, PIN 223-8150, RGC 223-3068, RVS 223-6005, SAC 223-9181).

If the computer you are using does not have your preferred IM software, you can access it through meebo, www.meebo.com, a web based IM service.

Q: I don't use IM. How can I get started?

A: New users can get started by signing up for a screen name at meebo, www.meebo.com, which lets you use multiple IM services without downloading or installing anything.

If you'd rather not sign up for an IM account, please take advantage of our Chat Live with a Reference Librarian service. Just click and type. It's that easy!!

If you are new to Instant Messaging, please visit the link below for information about IM

http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/instantmessaging/a/im_explained.htm

Q: When are librarians online?

A: This is a trial during which our hours may vary. If we're unavailable via IM, contact us by chat, by email (library@austincc.edu) or call us (CYP 223-2037; EVC 223-5116, NRG 223-4744, PIN 223-8150, RGC 223-3068, RVS 223-6005, SAC 223-9181).

Q: What kinds of questions do you answer?

A: Good question!! Here are some of the questions we've answered in the past. Btw, we do not provide legal or medical advice.

• How do I get to the Opposing Viewpoints database?


• How do I renew a book online?


• I am trying to research Pope Pius XII and his connection to Hitler. Any ideas?


• I am in the middle of the InfoGame and for some reason, it is not accepting one of my codes.
  
• How do I locate peer review journals about the Sin Nombre Virus?


• I am trying to search for books about William B. Travis. Can you help me?


• When will the library be open today?


• Does ACC have access to Google Scholar?


• I would like to know if you have the textbook for my US History class?

Q: Anything else I should know?

A: Glad you asked:

• In-person requests receive priority over phone and electronic requests.


• Requests of equal priority are answered in the order they arrive.


• This service is intended primarily for ACC students, faculty and staff, but questions from the ACC community and other users are welcome.


• Other than for statistical purposes, we do not have a process for keeping transcripts of IM sessions.


• Last, we reserve the right to terminate an IM session in cases of inappropriate behavior.

Library Intersession Hours 14-28 May 07

During the intersession ( 14-28 May), Library services are provided only on a limited basis. Please check the calendar linked below to see which campus library is open and for the open hours.

NOTE: Media and Computer Centers are NOT open during the intersession.

http://library.austincc.edu/interses-su07.htm

Library of Congress - Amazing Grace Web Site

The Library of Congress announces the launch of a new Web site devoted
to the history of the hymn *Amazing Grace,* and the Library*s
Chasanoff/Elozua Amazing Grace Collection, which is comprised of 3,049
published recordings of the hymn by different individual musicians or
musical ensembles. This site, available at
http://memory.loc.gov/cocoon/ihas/html/grace/grace-home.html, is a
joint venture of the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Division, the Music Division, and the American Folklife Center.

Since its creation in 1779 in England, *Amazing Grace* has grown in
popularity to become one of the best-known musical works in the world.
This Web site explores its history through items from the collections of
the Library of Congress, from the earliest printing of the song to
various performances of it on sound recordings.

The audio collection and database, compiled by Allan Chasanoff and
Ramon Elozua, and given to the Library in 2004, is in the Guinness Book
of World*s Records as the largest collection of recordings of a single
musical work. The Web site includes a number of selections from the
collection, from gospel renditions by Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the
Mighty Clouds of Joy, an Elvis Presley recording, country versions by
Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson to rock versions by the Byrds and the
Lemonheads. A database for the entire collection can be searched on the
site, and the complete audio collection is available for listening in
the Library of Congress* Recorded Sound Reference Center.

The Web site also contains early and unpublished recorded versions of
*Amazing Grace.* The first company to record *Amazing Grace*
(under the title *New Britain*) was Brunswick Records which in 1922
released a small series of recordings of Sacred Harp songs. Recordings
from the American Folklife Center made by folklorists Herbert Halpert,
John A. Lomax, and Alan Lomax, amongst others, give insight into local
traditions of performance of *Amazing Grace* during the 1930s,
1940s, and 1950s.

The Web site contains the very first printing of *Amazing Grace* in
Olney Hymns in Three Books, by Englishman John Newton, published in
1779. The hymn describes the joy and peace of a soul uplifted from
despair to salvation through the gift of grace. Although Newton worked
as a slave trader early in his life, he later became rector of a parish
in Olney and fought for the abolition of slavery.

Although Newton first wrote the words to "Amazing Grace" in 1772, it
was not for another 60 years that the text was wed to the tune to which
it is sung today. The Web site contains several examples of early
printed versions of *Amazing Grace* which use a variety of tunes and
arrangements. The Virginia Harmony, an early shape note tune book
printed in 1831, first used the melody that we have now come to
associate with *Amazing Grace,* but did not match the tune to the
words of *Amazing Grace.* Another shape note tune book, The
Southern Harmony, printed in 1831, contains the earliest pairing of the
words for *Amazing Grace* with the tune that we have now come to
associate with the hymn, then called *New Britain.* Subsequent
hymnals from the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, also featured
on the Web site, show how the arrangements for the tune evolved over the
years.

The site contains additional educational resources such as an
illustrated timeline, essays on the history of *Amazing Grace,* a
discography, and a selected bibliography.

Please direct any questions to the Library's Performing Arts Reading
Room:
< http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-perform2.html >

Closed Sunday, 8 April 2007

All ACC offices are closed Sunday, 8 April 2007.

The libraries will resume normal hours on Monday.
http://library.austincc.edu/loc/

Spring Break Hours

All ACC Libraries are CLOSED

Monday, 12 March 2007
through
Sunday, 18 March 2002.

Regular hours resume Monday, 19 March.

Tax Information

Find forms, FAQs, deadlines, instruction manuals...
http://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/tax/

A 1098-T form is sent to each ACC student who was invoiced or had billing adjustments for college credit classes. More information at
http://www.austincc.edu/newsroom/news.php/2007/01/483

CYP Library Open House

Please join us at the Cypress Creek Campus Dedication
and Open House

10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 2, 2007

Cypress Creek Campus

Outdoor Plaza, Building 2000


Welcome
John Hernandez
Chair, ACC District Board of Trustees

Presentation and Remarks
Dr. Stephen B. Kinslow
President/CEO, ACC District

Tom Glenn
Superintendent, Leander Independent School District

Following the ceremony, refreshments will be available inside.
Self-guided tours begin at 11 a.m.

March is Women's History Month

The 2007 theme of the National Women's History Project is "Generations of Women Moving History Forward”

"2007 presents special opportunities to highlight some critically important historic events, including the 50th anniversary of the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the 30th anniversary of the National Women’s Conference in Houston, Texas."

http://www.nwhp.org/whm/index.php

Do you know ...

• Who was the first woman to run for President of the United States (1872)?
• Which Mexican-American woman has repeatedly been the leading money winner in the Ladies Professional Golf Association?
• What woman is credited with helping free more than 2,000 Chinese women and children smuggled into San Francisco to be sold as slaves?

You can see the answers and other quiz questions along with a list of the 2007 honorees like Constance Baker Motley, the first Aftrican-American woman appointed to the Federal judiciary, and Virginia Foster Durr, civil rights activist and author, at the National Women's History Project web site.

Community College Day - 22 Feb 2007

Community College Day at the Capitol 2007

General Information

When: February 22nd, 9am - 4pm
Where: Front lawn of Capitol
Who: Texas community college students, faculty, and staff
Sponsor: Texas Junior College Student Government Associations
Cost: Free (RSVP to receive free lunch)
ACC Contact: Alicia Del Rio

Black History Month Feb 2007

Celebrate Black History Month with events at ACC
and other sites.

http://www.austincc.edu/bssc/history.php

ACC to reopen at noon, Thursday, 18 Jan

ACC campuses will reopen at noon, Thursday, January 18.  While initial
weather predictions indicate the winter advisory will end at 10 a.m.
Thursday and temperatures should rise above freezing, all students, faculty,
and staff are reminded to exercise extreme caution in traveling to the
campuses and in walking on parking lots, sidewalks, and all other areas of
the campuses.  While maintenance staff will attempt to sand primary
surfaces, be advised that no one can guarantee that all ice will be melted
by noon in all areas of our campuses.  Individuals are also reminded to
exercise independent judgment should weather/driving conditions concern
them.

ACC Closed 16-17 Jan 2007 (Update)

The Austin Community College District will be CLOSED TUESDAY, JANUARY 16. * Further information will be posted on the ACC web site on Wednesday morning. *
Posted: January 15, 2007, 2:12 pm
UPDATE:
* The Austin Community College District will be CLOSED WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, due to the uncertainty of weather and driving conditions throughout the ACC service area, and in the safety interest of our students, faculty, and staff. * We anticipate regular operating hours on Thursday, January 18, but monitor this site for confirmation. * Thursday opening information will be posted on the web no later than 6 a.m. on Thursday. *
Posted: January 16, 2007, 3:35 pm

ACC Libraries Closed Thursday Morning 1/11/07

All ACC Libraries will be closed on 11 Jan 2007 8am-1pm for a meeting of the library staff. Anyone needing immediate assistance while the libraries are closed should call 223-6006.