HCC Library Quarterly, May 2016

Message from the Director

Gina Calia-Lotz Editor-in-Chief

Bridget Zawitoski

Design & Layout Editor

HCC Library quarterly

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Help Save Our Trees

As we all race toward the close of the academic year, I

invite you to take a few minutes to learn what’s

happening at your library.

Be sure to check out the summary of a report from the

Association of College and Research Libraries, which

documents assessment findings about how libraries

contribute to student success. If you are not already

partnering with us, consider whether our customized

information literacy sessions, online tutorials, embedded

librarian service, or one-on-one student research consultations might boost

your students’ learning outcomes. Contact Gina Calia-Lotz for information.

You may also enjoy the account of our National Library Week activities. Thanks

to everyone who helped us transform used books into textbook scholarships for

HCC students by donating or buying books!

I also want to draw your attention to two articles about “Choose Privacy Week.”

As educators, we need to look for opportunities to make students aware of the

privacy risks in today’s digital world and to minimize those risks.

Look for more transformations at the HCC Library next spring, as we welcome

the Learning Center into our building and begin offering expanded digital media

support for students. And, remember that we always welcome your feedback

and suggestions for how we can better support you and your students.

Did you know…?

Information Literacy Instruction

The Library provides instruction in our 26-seat

computer lab in support of HCC’s Gen Ed goal

#5: “Students will be able to define information

needs, access information efficiently and

effectively, evaluate information critically and

use information ethically.” Lessons are taught

by librarians and customized for course needs.

Concepts covered may include the research

process, developing topics, evaluating

sources, integrating sources into a research

paper, using online databases, citing and

using sources appropriately, and analyzing

primary sources. Faculty may request an

instructional session using the form on the

Library’s website under Services—

Instructional Services or by contacting Gina

Calia-Lotz (x2052).

In late May, HCC will replace many of the

printer/copiers on campus. The new Multi-

Function Devices (MFDs) will come

equipped with the PaperCut™ print

management system.

The Library will replace the desktop printers

used by students and other library users

with MFDs, which will be used for printing

only. These machines will also use

PaperCut™ for managed printing. The new

MFDs will offer a number of improved

features for students and other library users.

They will print faster than the desktop

printers, and users will be able to specify a

corner staple or three-hole punch when they

submit their job for printing.

Users will continue to send jobs to the

printer queue from the computer workstation

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E-Journals for Teaching in Higher Ed 3 6

Libraries Transform

Libraries Contribute

“In the Stacks”

Choose Privacy Week

Privacy Laws and Your Rights

New Books

May Babies

E-Journals for Teaching in Higher Ed

Jess Dahl, Electronic Resources Librarian

The Library subscribes to various online

journals relating to teaching and higher

education. These journals can be accessed

from both on- and off-campus, without a

special username or password! If you are off-

campus you will only be asked to type in your

HCC Library barcode number.

Chronicle of Higher Education - A top

destination for news, advice, and jobs for

people in academia.

Communication Teacher - Focuses on

communication education assessment of

student learning and classroom practices.

Online Classroom - Helps educators

develop and define the world of online

education.

Reading Research Quarterly - The leading

research journal in the field includes

reports of important studies and diverse

viewpoints on literacy practices, teaching

and learning.

Reading Teacher - Covers topics including

curriculum, instruction, assessments, and

programs for diverse populations of

literacy learners.

Teaching Professor - A source of cutting-

edge information and inspiration for

educators at universities and colleges

worldwide.

To access these e-journals, visit the Library’s

website at http://www.harford.edu/academics/

library/, click on Research Resources in the

left-hand column then select Research

Databases. Next, click on Periodical Locator at

the bottom of the page. When you are in the

Periodical Locator just type in the name of the

journal you want to view. For example, a

search for Communication Teacher will reveal

that HCC Library has access from 2004 -

present in Taylor & Francis Online. A direct

link to the e-journal is provided.

If you have any questions, please email

Jessica Dahl, Electronic Resources Librarian,

at [email protected]. Happy reading!

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they are using; however, the job will not actually print until the user

comes to the printer and either swipes their student ID card or inputs

their code. This feature will ensure that no one picks up the wrong

document by mistake and is expected to reduce the amount of wasted

printing. Each day in the Library, hundreds and sometimes thousands of

pages of unclaimed printing are put into our paper recycling bins.

A few years ago, we kept all the wasted

printing that was left behind in the Library

and in what was then the Tutoring Center

for one month. This photograph

shows the height of the resulting

mountain of paper.

Several HCC students turned

this mountain of paper into a

paper tree.

PaperCut™ is used at many

libraries nationally,

internationally and within Maryland and has been proven to help

institutions reduce excess printing. Here at HCC, we hope PaperCut™

will help us reduce the number of trees each year that are converted into

wasted printing.

Conservatree.org estimated a few years ago that the wood from one tree

produces about 8,500 sheets of paper. Last year, students and other

library users printed out about 1,700,000 sheets of paper, which equals

200 trees.

Please help us live out HCC’s sustainability value by thinking before

printing. Let’s keep our trees green and growing.

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Janis Jordan, Research &

Instruction Librarian

A flurry of butterflies

descended on the Library during the second week of April in

celebration of National Library Week. They transformed the

space into a Butterfly House filled with events for all.

Our Used Book Sale raised $1338.00 which will fund the HCC

Foundation Library Textbook Scholarship. This is the highest

revenue the sale has ever realized! Students estimated

spending an average of $370 on required course materials

during the fall 2013 term, according to NACS’ Student Watch™

fall 2013 report, so the scholarships are sought after. It wouldn’t

be possible without the support of our

generous donors and eager customers.

Forty-three Library patrons received an

office supply kit because they sat in the

“Secret Seat.” We selected chairs

throughout the building to be Secret Seats,

and at designated times the librarians

would distribute the gifts.

On April 12, Transform @Your Library: A

Maker Space Event took place at the

Student Center. We invited the artists

among us to repurpose old books,

magazines, and other items into art or new

objects. Their completed projects were

amazing! Come see our display case filled

with inspiring projects made from books .

We had 167 people

enter our drawing for a

$100 gift card for HCC

Special Events &

Performances. Runners-

up will choose from a

variety of herb plants.

D. Watkins, the author of

The Beast Side: Living

(and Dying) While Black in America, spoke to 31 people on April

14. Watkins is a professor at University of Baltimore and a

columnist for Salon. His work has been published in The New

York Times, The Guardian, Rolling Stone and other

publications. He holds a Master’s in Education from Johns

Hopkins University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the

University of Baltimore. Before he entered college, he was a

drug dealer on the streets of Baltimore.

His mission is to increase literacy among schoolchildren.

Watkins read selected essays from his book, and talked about

what motivated him to change himself from a drug dealer to a

college professor. A lively Q&A session followed his talk.

As staff member Jennifer Hart puts it, “Libraries open

doors to exploration, enrichment and transformation.” We

hope that National Library Week has helped spread

awareness of the Library and its possibilities!

Libraries Transform National Library Week

April 11 – 18

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Look no further than HCC Library’s DVD collection for special,

one-of-a-kind viewing experiences such as the macabre 1964

Japanese film Onibaba (translation: “Demon Hag”). Forced to

fend for themselves in a marshy

wasteland in war-torn medieval

Japan, a desperate mother and

daughter-in-law lure wayward

samurai to their deaths to sell their

weapons and amour for food. This

grim, hardscrabble existence

sustains them until a long-lost

neighbor returns from the

battlefields and threatens to upend

their sinister dynamic. To establish

order, a dark plot is hatched to

thwart new threats posed by lust,

betrayal, jealously, and vengeance. The introduction of a

haunting demon mask foreshadows coming doom and hints at

the intervention of the supernatural. Restored and released by

the Criterion Collection, an organization “dedicated to gathering

the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in

editions of the highest technical quality,” Onibaba comes with

special features such as the original trailer, an interview with

writer/director Kaneto Shindo, and a rare English translation of

the original short Buddhist fable that inspired the film.

Title: Onibaba

Format: DVD

Location: HCC Video Collection

X PN1997 .O6 2004

3rd Floor Main Collection

Gina Calia-Lotz, Instructional Services Librarian

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has issued a report demonstrating the impact academic libraries have on

student learning and success. The evidence is based on findings from 64 postsecondary institutions across North America whose

libraries participated in the Assessment in Action (AiA) program, in which libraries engage in a three-year assessment project based

on a unique “inquiry question” such as, “What is the influence of instructional collaboration between global learning faculty and library

faculty on students’ information literacy?” (Florida International University) or “Is there a relationship between the use of personalized

library services by at-risk students and academic success?” (Fulton-Montgomery Community College).

Findings based on these research projects demonstrated “compelling evidence” that academic libraries contribute to the success and

learning outcomes of students. Among these findings were:

Students benefit from library instruction in their initial coursework. There is a correlation between library instruction for

new students and their ability to find high-quality sources, their course grades, and their overall learning experiences.

Library use increases student success. Several AiA studies demonstrated a correlation between students’ use of library

and their academic achievement.

Campus partnerships with the library enhance student learning. Whether it is the library providing space for drop -in

tutoring services, or librarians making themselves available outside the library in student services offices, or other types of

collaboration with academic services, students report higher levels of confidence and achievement when libraries collaborate with

other campus programs and services.

Information literacy instruction strengthens general education outcomes. Not only does library-led instruction improve

student learning outcomes pertaining to information literacy, but there is a correlation between students’ information literacy and

critical thinking skills.

Library research consultation services boost student learning. Various AiA studies demonstrate higher levels of

confidence and higher GPAs among students who have engaged in a research consultation with a librarian.

The library promotes academic rapport and student engagement. Libraries play an important role in building a sense of

community at higher education institutions, and this sense of community is positively associated with student engagement.

The full report, “Documented Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success,” is available at http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/

ala.org.acrl/files/content/issues/value/contributions_y2.pdf.

This Just In! Libraries Contribute to Student Success

Gina Calia-Lotz, Instructional Services Librarian

The 8th annual Choose Privacy Week,

sponsored by the American Library

Association’s Office for Intellectual

Freedom, will be held May 1-7. This year’s

theme, “Respect Me, Respect My Privacy,”

focuses on protecting the privacy, civil

rights, and personal dignity of students and

minors. “Students in particular are

increasingly subject to tracking and

monitoring, as schools turn to web-based

apps, on-demand delivery of personalized

content, virtual forums, social media,

and other interactive technologies to

deliver educational content and monitor

student behavior both on- and off-

campus.” (American Library

Association).

Why is privacy such an important issue,

and why are libraries and librarians

interested in this topic? To begin with,

privacy is an essential component of

democracy; when we allow our right to

privacy to be compromised, we threaten

our freedoms, including our freedom to

read what we want to and to search for

information without surveillance. Libraries

have long been champions of freedom of

access to information while protecting

patrons’ personal information.

Library professionals have a role to play in

educating people about threats to their

privacy in a digital age and in giving people

the resources they need to “think critically

and make informed decisions about their

privacy” (American Library Association).

Libraries, along with other groups including

the American Civil Liberties Union, are

working to invite, encourage, and facilitate

conversation surrounding this important

topic.

For a list of resources on students’ and

minors’ privacy, including scholarly articles,

state and federal laws, and guidance for

educators and parents, visit https://

chooseprivacyweek.org/students-and-

minors-privacy/.

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Andie Craley, Manager for Technical Services & Government Documents

Librarian

As YOUR Federal Depository Library, HCC Library is your link to

find access to federal agencies that help you in everyday tasks,

including knowing your rights and privacy laws!

As a consumer, it’s important to know about your privacy and

what types of data a mobile app can potentially access. Here is

what the Federal Trade Commission has to say (https://

www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0018-understanding-mobile-

apps#privacy ):

your phone and email contacts

call logs

internet data

calendar data

data about the device’s location

the device’s unique IDs

information about how you use the app itself

Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(HHS), the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the Food and Drug

Administration (FDA), and the Office of the National Coordinator

for Health Information Technology (ONC) partnered together to

create a simple, user-friendly web-based tool for potential app

developers to use in assisting them in creating mobile health apps

in compliance with privacy laws. The tool gives brief descriptions

of related privacy laws from federal agencies and then walks the

user through 10 questions so they can discover which laws apply

to the mobile health app they wish to develop.

Check out their helpful online tool: https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/

business-center/guidance/mobile-health-apps-interactive-tool.

The Federal Trade Commission also released a set of 8 Best

Practices for Mobile Health App Developers: https://www.ftc.gov/

tips-advice/business-center/guidance/mobile-health-app-

developers-ftc-best-practices.

For many helpful apps, see the “Federal Government Apps

Directory” at USA.gov for mobile sites for iOS and Android at

https://www.usa.gov/mobile-apps. Government information on the

go!

Privacy Laws and Your Rights: There’s an App for That!

Choose Privacy Week

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Fri: 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Sat: 10 a.m. –2 p.m.

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New materials are added to the

Library’s collection

each week!

New Books @ Your Library

1. This author, born on May 27,

1925, is best known for his

Navajo Tribal Police Mysteries.

(nyto mnlliaher)

2. These two women authors share

a May 19th birthday. The

screenwriter born in 1941 is

known for her romantic

comedies such as Sleepless in

Seattle. The playwright born in

1930 is best known for A Raisin

in the Sun. (rona norphe)

(rrenlioa snbrreahy)

3. This poet, a volunteer nurse

during the Civil War, was born

on May 31, 1819. (lawt

twnahim)

4. The wizard who created the

Land of Oz was born on

5/15/1856. (manyl knfra

maub)

5. “Bourne” to write thrillers, this

author‘s birthdate is May 25,

1927. (torber uullmd)

6. “Samuel” is the first name of

this writer of hard-boiled

detective fiction. Born on

5/27/1894, he prefers his

middle name. (sadllihe

mmttahe)

7. This satirist’s famous novel

coined a phrase meaning a

problem with no good way out.

He was born on May 1, 1923.

(ejophs lrehle)

8. This YA author, born on May 17,

1939, is best known for his

coming of age novels such as

Hatchet. (ygar elpsaun)

9. The author who kept people out

of the water after reading Jaws

was born May 8, 1940. (repet

ylcheben)

10. Born on May 22, 1933, this

Caldecott winning author/

illustrator is best known for his

Frog and Toad series. (nolard

bello)

May Babies Unscramble the authors’ names to answer the clues

Answers: 1. Tony Hillerman 2. Nora Ephron & Lorraine Hansberry 3. Walt Whitman 4. Lyman Frank

Baum 5. Robert Ludlum 6. Dashiell Hammett 7. Joseph Heller 8. Gary Paulsen 9. Peter Benchley

10. Arnold Lobel