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Over
10,000 
e-books @ Cannell Library |
| Here's
an item from the Library's blog: Cannell Library has added
its 10,000th electronic book! [We're now up to
10,232] All e-books are available to Clark College
students, faculty and staff, 24x7, on- or off-campus,
and include titles from the following:
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| How
to Find
e-books in the Catalog |
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Limiting
your search to electronic books in the library's
book
catalog is easy.
At
the Keyword Search screen, open up either the
Location or Material Type dropdown
menus and select E-Books.
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This
is also a handy way to limit your search to other
options such as, ESL/ENL, Teaching & Learning
Center, Videos/DVDs, etc. |
| Welcome,
Pavel! |
 We're
pleased to welcome Pavel Popov, who works in the
Technical Services Department as our IT Specialist.
Although new to Cannell Library, Pavel has already taken on some
hefty projects, including working with Millennium, setting up dynamic
pages on the library’s web site, creating web-based tools
to collect assessments for online tutorials, and setting up the
in-house wiki and blog. Pavel has a degree in Computer Information
Systems from Eastern Washington University.
The
next time you see Pavel, surprise him by saying: 
[Click Dobro
pozhalovat' to hear the pronunciation of "welcome",
in Russian.] |
| And
the Winners Are ... |
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Rachel
Elliot |
Vy
Nguyen |
Vi
Tran |
Quarterly
Staff Excellence Award |
Tenure
at WSU-V |
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Susie
Harding, who catalogs all the books on our shelves, the
electronic books on our web site, plus more, received the Spring
2007 Staff Excellence Award.
Surrounded
by all these books, physical and virtual, does Susie have a
favorite? |
Linda
Fredericksen, our stalwart Sunday Reference Librarian, is
also Access Services Librarian at WSU-V, and a recently tenured assistant
professor. (Photo is Linda in her early days at Cannell as Secretary
Senior.) |
Pullin'
in the Loot at Online Northwest |
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Julian
Nelson (German) and Bob Hughes (CTEC/GRCP)
are the beamin' winners of a $100 database gift certificate and weather
radio at Online Northwest, an annual conference focusing on
the use of technology in libraries.
Bob is a regular at Online NW and is always eager to soak up the latest
library techno-info.
Julian's take on his first encounter: "This is such
a great conference. All faculty should attend!" |
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 Take
a drive down I-5 to Oregon State University next February
22 for Online Northwest 2008.
More details at: http://www.ous.edu/onlinenw/
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| A
World of DVD Treasures |
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Essential
Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films is an amazing set
of 50 cinema gems by Bergman, Fellini, Kurosawa, Truffaut ... and
more.
The DVDs, which may be checked out for 3 days, include
such tantalizing films as: Black Orpheus, Ivan the Terrible,
Jules & Jim, Loves of a Blonde, Pandora's Box,
Pygmalion, Rashomon, Wages of Fear, Wild Strawberries.
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To
see the complete list of 50 films, at the library
catalog, do the Keyword search: essential
art house
The accompanying 200-page book is also available:
Oversize PN1997 .E87 2006
(Special thanks to Bob Hughes for spearheading this purchase!) |
| I
Need Medical Info ... STAT! ... New Database |
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 STAT!Ref
- Health & Medicine E-Books is an electronic resource
for healthcare professionals. It includes full-text access to 24
up-to-date electronic medical books, including Burket's Oral
Medicine Diagnosis and Treatment, Medical-Surgical Nursing Care,
and Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary.
NOTE: Allows two users at a time. If you are denied
access, please wait a few minutes and try again.
(STAT!Ref is a one-year beta test, funded through a Foundation grant.)
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| I
Need Legal Info ... LexisNexis ... New Database |
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LexisNexis
is a powerful database that provides access to a wide range of authoritative
sources, including world-wide news, business, financial, and legal
research tools (such as Shepards Citations, law reviews, Codes for
all 50 states, and more).
To learn how to use LexisNexis, visit the Knowledge
Base, download one of the user
guides, or ask a librarian for help. |
| Summer
Quarter Hours |
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CLOSING
for Quarter Break
at 4:30, Thursday, June 14
CLOSED June 15-24
Summer Quarter - June 25 - August 16
Mon., Tues., Thurs.: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday-Sunday: CLOSED
CLOSED July 4
CLOSED for Quarter Break
Fri., August 17 - Sun., Sept. 23
During the break, faculty and staff may gain admittance to the
library by buzzing in at the back door.
Please call ahead to x2504 to make sure the person with whom you'd
like to meet is available.
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Who
writes the Cannell Chimes? We all do! Everyone in the library contributes
ideas and proofreads the drafts until we're all satisfied with the
content. We hope you enjoy it, too! |
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Edited
by Roxanne Dimyan |
We
welcome your comments, ideas, and suggestions.
rdimyan@clark.edu
Revised
June 13, 2007, 12:22 p.m.
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