Cannell Library: The Blog

The Cannell Library online catalog will be unavailable on Sept. 3 & 4 for a system upgrade.

We apologize for the inconvenience. This change will allow us to continue to provide you with high-quality library resources. 

Question about the upgrade? Please call the Circulation Desk at x2504.

The library is closed from August 21st, 2009 through September 20th, 2009. We will reopen September 21st, 2009 at 7:00 am.

Remember:

You can place requests for items through our online catalog and access the online databases when the library is closed as long as you are registered for Fall classes. Summit will also be available. Staff will contact you to arrange a time to pick up requested items if your email or phone number is valid. Please cancel requests for anything you no longer need.

Please use the outside return boxes if you have items to return. There is a drive-up box located on the sidewalk next to the parking lot in front of Gaiser Hall. For audiovisual items, use the designated box for audiovisual items outside the library entrance please. There is a box there for returning books too. These are retrieved daily throughout the week.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Information

Interlibrary loan (ILL) service for books and articles via the electronic ILL form will be unavailable from 8/21/09 – 9/20/09. During this time, faculty and staff may still submit requests using one of the following options:

1. Send an email with the *required* information to obtain your book or article to cmancini@clark.edu
2. Fill out a paper copy of the ILL form and send it via campus mail to Interlibrary Loan at mailstop LIB 112
3. Call Cheryl Mancini at 992-2559 with the *required* information to obtain your book or article

*Books- full title, author and phone number to arrange pick-up of books when they arrive. An ISBN is also helpful, if available.
*Articles- full journal title, full article title, volume, issue, the starting page of the desired article and a valid email address for article delivery.

Computer Labs

There are 2 Computer labs open through Friday, Sept. 4:

If you have questions you can contact library staff at 360-992-2504 for information.

Our Video Booking/Reserve Technician position is currently vacant and is currently being handled by part-time staff, so be sure to follow the instructions below to have your reserves materials and video bookings processed in a timely manner.
 
The library will be closed starting August 20th and will reopen at 7:00 a.m. on September 21st.  During the break faculty and staff may gain entrance to the library by calling x2504. To meet with a particular person, please call ahead to make sure the person is available.
 
Reserve materials information:
Only items submitted on or before September 15th will be ready for student use when classes begin.  However, you may place items on reserve any time during the quarter.  Please allow 3 weekdays to process materials.
 
To place items on course reserve:
• Fill out the Cannell Library Course Reserve form: http://www.clark.edu/Library/PDF/reserve_request_form.pdf.  Forms are also available from the check out desk at the library.
• Bring the reserve material with form(s) to the library. 
• For electronic reserves, send an email with your document attached do ccl@clark.edu or bring copies to the library check out desk. Check your inbox for confirmation and additional information.
 
Video Bookings:
The library has over 1,500 videos and DVDs which may be used in the classroom that can be delivered right to your mailbox!  We encourage faculty to book videos well in advance to ensure availability and reduce scheduling conflicts. 
 
An online video booking form is available at: http://www.clark.edu/Library/Tech/video_booking_request_login.html
Requests may also be submitted over the phone (992-2504).
Question about reserves or video bookings?   Call the Circulation Desk at x2504.

Due to recent updates logging on to your summit account has changed slightly. The following steps will show you how to log in from the Cannell Library website:

Step 1) Click on the “My Summit Account” link.

Step 2) Click on the link that says, “Click here to Sign On.”

Step 3) Select Clark College from the pull down list.

Step 4) Enter your information. Your username is your last name and it is no longer case sensitive (you can use all caps or all lowercase letters). Your password is you student ID number (940….).

That’s it, you’re finished!

When requesting a summit item you will follow steps 2 – 3 after clicking on the purple Request Summit Item button.

If you have any problems or questions you can contact Cannell Library staff at 360-992-2299.

Over the quarter break the Cannell Room on the first floor of the library has been updated to a Smart Classroom. This upgrade provides many features for instructors.

One feature is a multimedia lectern fitted with a touch-screen control system enabling  users to draw on an image on the screen and project it for larger view. The system will be connected to DVD/VHS players, a computer, and a document camera (a device that allows the projection of books, objects, or images without being converted to an overhead or slide format).  Speakers in each classroom will allow audio input from computers, DVD or VHS presentations and microphones.

The Cannell Room is located on the first floor of the library next to our popular periodical collection. To book this room please contact the Event Scheduling Office at 360-992-2713 or email Cheryl McClain at cclain@clark.edu. For students and community members there is a fee to book the Cannell Room.

Digitization can be a good thing.  We now have access to some of Washington’s earliest territorial newspapers, including The Vancouver Register, 1865-1869, via the Secretary of State’s Washington History web site.

Just as today, almost 150 years ago, some folks  were feeling overwhelmed by the onslaught of technology. In the first edition of The Vancouver Register, Oct. 14, 1865, H.K. Hines describes his visit to the pavilion of new inventions at the Oregon State Fair:

“Washing machines are also working away, but we miss the old style. We should like to see one with a “quaker” on, sleeves rolled up, over a steaming tub of suds, and rubbing out the dirt; but alas! We are moving away from the good old style of things, and the way it is going it seems certain that after a few more years we shall substitute machines for women. O that inventions would cease!”

To see what other current and historic newspapers are available  at Cannell Library, go to: www.clark.edu/Library/Resources/newspapers.html

It’s almost the end of the quarter and time is running out to request interlibrary loan books and articles from the Cannell Library for spring quarter!  Effective 6/11/2009, the interlibrary loan form will be unavailable until the start of summer quarter.  Students should ask a Reference Librarian about other options for getting books and articles quickly. Use the Ask a Librarian feature, call 992-2375 or come by the Reference Desk before the end of the quarter. Faculty and staff should contact Cheryl Mancini at cmancini@clark.edu or 992-2559 for interlibrary loan options during the break.

Summit services will continue to be available during the break. When your books arrive, you will receive a call to arrange a pick-up time. If you have questions regarding Summit, please call 992-2504.

Interlibrary loan services for students will resume 6/26/2009.

Are you having difficulties opening your interlibrary loan attachments in Gmail? You’re not alone as recent changes in Gmail have been preventing successful delivery of interlibrary loan articles to students with Gmail email accounts. Computing Services is presently investigating the problem.

In the meantime, if you receive notification that your document is available but are unable to open the PDF or if you receive blank email notification, contact Cheryl Mancini at (360) 992-2559 or cmancini@clark.edu and I will resend your document. I am in the office Monday through Friday from 7:30AM to 4:00PM and will respond to your inquiry as quickly as possible.

Library fines are quick and easy to pay online using Cannell Library’s e-commerce system. If you have any problems please contact the Cannell Library at 992-2504.

To pay your fines online follow these easy steps:

1. Go to the Cannell Library homepage at http://www.clark.edu/Library/ Click on My Library Record / Renew Books in the top right corner.
2. Log in.
3. Click on the Unpaid Fines button.
   
4. Click “Pay Online”
   
5. Enter the necessary information and submit.

That’s all there is to it.

The Cannell Library recently purchased a collection of 31 compact discs from Dr. Miller’s Resource Library, including the following titles: “Winning at Learning”, “Letting Go of Stress”, “Freeing Yourself from Fear” and “Accepting Change and Moving On”.