Library Catalog down briefly early on Thu 12/01/11

The catalog will be unavailable briefly in the early morning hours on Thursday.

Please try again in about 30 minutes if you cannot get in.

ACC Libraries Closed 24-27 November

All ACC libraries will be closed
for the THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

from Thursday, November 24th — Sunday, November 27th.

Regular hours will resume Monday, November 28th.

Veterans Day 11.11.11

Veterans Day is a federal holiday that is observed on November 11 honoring military veterans. It is also celebrated as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world. This date was chosen because World War I formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice.

More information can be found at this web site:

http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp

See what ACC has planned.

Don't forget to vote!

General Election Day -- 8 November 2011 (Tuesday)

Important Dates:

• October 24th: First day of early voting
  
• November 1st: Last day to apply for ballot by mail (Received, not Postmarked)
  
• November 4th: Last day of early voting
  
• November 8th: Election Day

More information at http://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/vote/

National Information Literacy Awareness Month

	October is National Information Literacy Awareness month. Empower yourself. Learn how to find, access, and critically evaluate information to improve your health, home, education and workplace.
Explore our Online Tutorials Subject Guides Library Guides

Pubmed - Temporary Problem

We have encountered a problem with our link to Pubmed. We should have this resolved on Thursday, but you can use Medline (Ebsco) or you can go to this link.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?myncbishare=ACCLibraries&holding=txauscclib_fft

Library Chat After the Library is Closed

After Hours Library Chat - AskAcademic!

Did you know that you can ask for assistance from a librarian when ACC Libraries are closed.

ACC Library Services offers our online reference chat during our regular library hours (8a-8:30p M-F, 8a-4:30p Sat, noon-5:30p Sun).

During hours we are closed, we also offer additional online reference chat service to ACC students called 'AskAcademic'.

Click here for more information.

ACC Libraries Closed Labor Day

All ACC Libraries are closed Monday, 5 September 2011, for the Labor Day Holiday.

No Database Access Friday 8:00-10:00 pm

Because of a scheduled upgrade to the authentication server, the following library services will be unavailable between 8:00pm and 10:00pm on Friday (7/22/11):

• Access to library article databases and other electronic resources
• Access to your library account
• No online renewal
• No online book requests
  

Independence Day -- 4 July

All ACC Libraries are closed on Monday, 4 July 2011.


See the Declaration of Independence at the National Archives

What do you know about the 4th of July?
See some Interesting Facts from USA.gov.

Another Green Initiative from the Library

ACC Library Services has signed up with Better World Books to take our discarded library books (usually outdated editions).

• These are sold online and a portion of the sales will go to the National Center for Family Literacy (www.famlit.org), which promotes literacy for children and adults.


• Better World Books recycles any books that do not sell, so nothing goes to the landfill.
  

ACC LIBRARIES -- INTERSESSION HOURS - May 2011

ACC Libraries Intersession Hours
Monday, May 16—Sunday, May 22, 2011

DATES	LOCATIONS	HOURS
May 16-20 (Mon-Fri)	Only Cypress Creek and Riverside Libraries are Open CYP: 223-2030 RVS: 223-6006	8am-5pm
May 21-22 (Sat-Sun)	All libraries closed
Normal Hours Resume on Monday, May 23
May 30 (Mon) Memorial Day Holiday	All libraries closed
Book drops at all Cypress Creek, Eastview, Pinnacle, Riverside, Round Rock, and South Austin campuses will remain available for book returns throughout the intersession.

Legislative Budget Shortfalls Projected Affect Your Libraries!

Texas libraries are in a fight for their lives as deep funding cuts loom at the Texas legislature. The proposed Texas budget eliminates state funding for libraries, cutting key programs at the heart of what academic libraries, public schools, and public libraries offer students, faculty, and the people of Texas. Library advocates are fighting back with a statewide campaign tosave Texas libraries by demanding that legislators restore funding,including a public rally planned at the State Capitol April 13 where supporters will literally beat drums on behalf of libraries.

See what you can do below.

The first draft of the budget calls for a complete withdrawal of state funds for the TexShare program, which provides college students with access to thousands of online journals, reference and research materials, and current scholarly works covering almost all areas of study and innovation. During a recent hearing, Paul Gray, a master's degree recipient from Stephen F. Austin University, testified that without the online access to the TexShare databases, it would have taken him another one to two years to complete research for his thesis. He also noted that, if he had to pay for just one of the many articles his research required, "I would have had to pay $175 for one article." The introduced budget recommends that fees be increased to institutions to compensate for the lack of state funds.

Other library programs facing dramatic cuts are the Loan Star Libraries Grants, which delivers direct state aid to almost all of Texas' more than 500 local public libraries. The state has eliminated all funding for this critical program, which is used to help libraries stay open longer, upgrade equipment, and provide support services for students, distance learners, and job-seekers. The state is also proposing the complete elimination of the K-12 Database Program, the K-12 equivalent of TexShare, which allows students in all Texas public schools to have access to same high quality online content that will help them meet their course requirements and get ready for college.

The total cut in state funding is $33 million, and because of the loss of state funds, Texas also stands to lose an additional estimated $8 million in federal funds, bringing the total loss of funding to $41 over the 2012-13 biennium."The cuts mean total decimation of library programming in Texas," says Pat Smith, executive director of the Texas Library Association. "Theproposed loss of funding will be devastating to academic, public, and school libraries, impacting staff, programs, print and digital resources and hours of operation."

Library advocates are fighting back by contacting legislators, local elected officials, and boards of regents to demand that funding for libraries be restored. "We cannot say we believe in a strong Texas - in promoting education, economic development, and a competitive workforce - if we decrease investment in the very institutions, resources, and staff who equalize learning opportunities for everyone in Texas," Smith says.

What can you do?

The Save Texas Libraries campaign goal is for 100,000 people to get involved by

• contacting their legislators via http://www.txla.org/take-action,
  
• signing the petition to Save Texas Libraries at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/texas_libraries/,
  
• joining the Save Texas Libraries Cause on Facebook at http://www.causes.com/causes/584917 http://www.causes.com/causes/584917-save-texas-libraries?m=e7e268b4 and
  
• taking part in the April 13 Rally, http://www.txla.org/rally.

ACC Internet Service Down Monday 3/14/2011

ACCNet Services will be performing a major upgrade to our Internet connection point downtown, at the Service Center, and HBC on Monday March 14th from 7am to 5pm.

There will be no access to the Library Web Site, the Library Catalog, or our e-resources (research databases) until after 5pm on Monday.

You may want to use our research guides which will be available during this period.

Mobile-friendly Library Services

Anytime, Anywhere ...
Mobile-friendly Library Services.

Visit our Library Pages, Catalog, and more on your smart device!

Library Catalog Briefly Unavailable Friday 2/11/11

The ACC Library Catalog will be unavailable briefly from approximately 1-2pm on Friday, 11 Feb 2011, for server repairs.

The Library Web Site will be available during that time.

Please ask a reference librarian for assistance in finding items.

Spring 2011 e-Resource Trials

ACC Library Services is trying out new online products.

We would greatly appreciate your feedback!

Available to ACC Students, Faculty, and Staff

The trials will end February 28.

Please go to one or more of the products below and then complete a Review Form for each product. ***Review Form***

• Energy and the Environment Online
  Combines multi-volume print series with rich media, including high-quality educational videos, and engaging images.
  


• History Reference Center
  Includes more than 1,990 full-text reference books, encyclopedias and other non-fiction books, 2,338 film and video clips, full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, as well as nearly 57,000 historical documents and more than 79,000 biographies of historical figures.


• JSTOR
  Includes over 1,000 leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work.


• Points of View Reference Center
  Contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints, including more than 1,300 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books.