March 2003
HYPERION IS COMING! STAY TUNED
For over a decade, the minutes of the RCC Trustees Meetings have
been available in the library for those who take the time to come and read
them. Starting in June, Trustees
Meetings minutes will be “published” online in the library’s web page along
with the backlog of minutes from previous meetings. Keeping up to date with decisions at Trustees Meetings will
become very easy for those who are interested.
Bringing the minutes of the Trustees Meetings online is the pilot
project using the Hyperion Digital Media Archive system. A digital media archive is a system for
managing, preserving and providing online access to a wide variety of digital
collections such as printed documents, picture collections or sound and video
files. The first step is to
digitize. Paper copies of old Trustees
Meetings minutes will be scanned into computer files, which can then be entered
into the Hyperion database for online access.
At RCC, the digital collections will be available through the online
library catalog and therefore accessible from anywhere. Other projects in the planning stages using
the Hyperion system include:
·
Putting
articles online, which are on library reserve and needed for RCC courses. When loaded, these articles will be
available to students online.
·
Creating
online access to a collection of pictures illustrating the history of the
college. Hopefully, processing of these
can begin in the fall and be one of the events marking the 30th
anniversary of the college this year.
Once the first project goes live, there will undoubtedly be
significant interest in adding many different kinds of collections to the
digital format. Video files of
graduation exercises and lecture series could be included. These memorable events could easily be
recaptured and in the latter case help retain the loyalty of graduates once
they have left. There are also several
archival collections donated to or promised to the college, which illustrate
different aspects of the African American community in Boston over the past 40
years. These should prove interesting
to historians and students alike, especially when available through any
Internet outlet.
The Hyperion Digital Media Archive system is an extremely innovative
and fairly rare technology for any college library. RCC will literally have one of the only libraries in New England
with this kind of program. We will keep
you updated on the development of this interesting project.
JAMES
REED, ARTIST AND ASSISTANT COLLEGE DEAN, LEAVES 
BOOKS TO RCC LIBRARY
The RCC library has received a fine collection of books
from the estate of James R. Reed, late of the South End. Mr. Reed was a cofounder of the African
American Master Artists in Residence Program at Northeastern University and
Assistant Dean of Northeastern’s College of Criminal Justice. The collection includes many excellent art
books as well as those dealing with criminal justice and African American
topics. According to Pamela King who oversaw the dispersal of the
books, Mr. Reed wanted to give his books to RCC because he saw a need here and
he thought RCC students would be interested in the subjects covered. Ms. King’s father, former state
representative Mel King, was a long time
friend of Mr. Reed and executor of his estate.
For James Reed’s 2002 obituary from the Boston Globe, click on
http://www.finial.net/southend/news/20020815-globe-ObituaryJamesReed.pdf.
(Adobe
Acrobat software needed)
TIMELINE AS A TEACHING TOOL
For February, the library created a Timeline of
African American History. One or two
students and sometimes whole classes often seemed to be browsing it, taking
notes and learning snippets of the history of Black people in this
country. The ESOL faculty used the
Timeline in a little different way, however, according to Sterling
Giles,
head of the department. It was Bette
Steinmuller’s idea, used by her collegues, to employ the Timeline as a
tool in teaching the differences among English tenses. ESOL teachers brought their classes to the
hall outside the library to demonstrate past, present, future, past perfect,
present perfect and future perfect.
According to Manju Hertzig, the very act of walking back and forth in the
hall, corresponding to past and future on the Timeline, helped students get an
understanding that was not just intellectual but built right into their own
bodies’ movements. Very clever idea! Glad the library could be of service.
BOOK SALE RESULTS
A
big vote of thanks to all those who donated to the recent library Valentine’s
Book Sale & Flea Market and also to all those who exchanged their money for
our bargains. Sales were brisk
for many hours on February 13th and 14th. The biggest spender was a nursing student
who filled 4 boxes with books and other items and then shanghaied her friends
to help drag them out to the car. The
sale was a big success and a lot of fun.
Its purpose was to raise money to buy video players and monitors to lend
out for classroom use. A shortage
caused by broken equipment meant that increasingly teachers could not depend
on
getting equipment from the library when they needed it. New video players and monitors have now
already been purchased and are in use.
Any teacher who is unable to reserve such equipment in the future should
contact library director Roblyn Honeysucker at x5357 or rschwehm@rcc.mass.edu.
BOOKS IN PRINT WITH BOOK REVIEWS
Read
any good book reviews lately? Books
In Print with Book Reviews includes bibliographic information on about 2½
million books that are in print and also those which are forthcoming or
declared out-of-print or out-of-stock indefinitely. It is an indispensable reference tool for librarians and
booksellers. However, it also has
500,000 book reviews, which are of interest to any book lover. Before you invest 5 or more hours on your
next book, you may want to check what’s being said about it by those who
analyze books for a living in such publications as Library Journal,
Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus Reviews and BookList. The Books in Print With Book Reviews database gives
you those reviews all in one place.
Just go to the RCC library’s web site http://www.rcc.mass.edu/lib, select Electronic Resources and
choose Books in Print in the Language, Literature & Publishing
section. From your home computer, you
will need to enter a library bar code, which you can pick up at the library
circulation desk. Here, for example, is
the November 15 Publisher’s Weekly review of The
Arraignment by Steve Martini, one of the books on the RCC
library Popular and Best Sellers list for this month.
In Martini's best Paul Madriani novel to
date, the aging, intellectual attorney finds himself defending the accused
killer of his friend and colleague, the outrageous Nick Rush, who was gunned
down while speaking to a scumbag client Paul had refused to represent. As guilt
eats away at him (if he had agreed to take the case, it would have been him on
the slab because the client was the target), Paul takes on the case so that he
can find out for himself what the connection was between Nick and a strange lot
of characters who seem to have had secret past dealings with him. Expecting to
find a drug or weapons ring at the root of the mystery, Paul instead finds that
an ancient Mayan artifact is the source of everyone's greed. While Martini's
strength has always been his courtroom scenes, he shows his versatility here by
making various paper-pushing legal matters--such as insurance policies and
property settlements--seem intriguing and even exciting. Plus, in uncovering
this sordid tale, which takes Paul from his home in San Diego to Mexico and
Guatemala, Martini further develops Paul into a thoughtful, full-bodied
character. A top-notch entry in a popular series. --Mary Frances Wilkens
NEW BOOKS—POPULAR AND BEST SELLERS
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The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold |
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What
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Crossroads
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The Right
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Leadership Rudolph W.
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Stupid White Men: And Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation! Michael Moore |
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By the Light of the Moon Dean Koontz
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1421:
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The
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Final
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NEW BOOKS—TO SUPPORT THE CURRICULUM
--organized
by call number category
B--PHILOSOPHY,
PSYCHOLOGY, RELIGION
Heiman, Gary. Research methods in psychology / BF76.5 .H43 2002
Heiman, Gary W.
Understanding research methods and statistics : an integrated
introduction for psychology / BF76.5 .H435 2001
C--AUXILIARY
SCIENCES OF HISTORY
Lewis, Alfred Allan. Ladies and not-so-gentle women / CT3260 .L48
2000
D, E.
F--HISTORY
Overfield, James H. Sources of twentieth-century global history
/ D411 .O77 2002
G--GEOGRAPHY,
ANTHROPOLOGY, RECREATION
Lomborg, Bjorn. The skeptical environmentalist: measuring the real
state of the world / GE149 .L65 2001
Thomashow, Mitchell. Bringing the biosphere home : learning to
perceive global environmental change / GE149 .T46 2002
ACSM's health & fitness certification review : GV428.7 .A38
2001
Cartwright, Lorin. Preparing for the athletic trainers'
certification examination / GV428.7 .C37 2002
Butler, Lawrence F. Teaching lifetime sports / GV481 .B88 2002
Managing sports organizations : responsibility for performance /
GV713 .M363 2003
Peak performance : inspirational business lessons from the world's
top sports organizations / GV713 .P43 2000
Fort, Rodney D. Sports economics / GV716 .F68
Foulkes, Julia L. Modern bodies : dance and American modernism from
Martha Graham to Alvin Ailey / Julia L. GV1623 .F68
Perpener, John O. African-American concert dance : the Harlem
Renaissance and beyond / GV1785 .A1 P47
H--SOCIAL
SCIENCES
Landreth, Harry. History of economic thought / HB75 .L324 2002
Harris, Jonathan M. Environmental and natural resource economics : a
contemporary approach / HC79 .E5 H356
Morrell, James. How to forecast : a guide for business / HD30.27
.M67 2001
Kamoroff, Bernard. Small time operator : how to start your own
business, keep your books, pay your taxes and stay out of trouble HD62.5 .K35
Applegate, Jane. 201 great ideas for your small business / HD62.7
.A64 2002
Rees, Fran. How to lead work teams : facilitation skills / HD66
.R394 2001
Hill, Charles W. L. Strategic management : an integrated approach /
HD70.U5 H54 2001C
The directory of business information resources. HD2421 .B875
2002
Keith, Michael C. The radio station. HE8698.K45 2000
Cook, Thomas A. The ultimate guide to export management / HF1416
.C665 2001
Ferrell, O. C. Business ethics : ethical decision making and cases
/HF5387 .F45 2002
Luther, William M. The marketing plan : how to prepare and implement
it / HF5415 .L83 2001
Smith, D. V. L. Inside information : making sense of marketing data
/ HF5415.2 .S56 2001
Despard, Tom. Performance avenues : knowing how we work / HF5548.8
.D483 2002X
DeNisi, Angelo S. Human resource management / HF5549 .D4364
2001
Mockler, Nadine. The end of work as we know it : the commonsense
guide to America's workplace revolution / HF5549.M5627 2002
Eisen, Peter J. Accounting / HF5635 .E33 2000
Pinson, Linda. Keeping the books : basic recordkeeping and
accounting for the successful small business / HF5635 .P649
Tracy, John A. Accounting for dummies / HF5635 .T678
Handbook of financial planning and control / HG4026 .H2894 2002
Hawkey, John. Exit strategy planning : grooming your business for
sale or succession / HG4027.7 .H3
Pozen, Robert C. The mutual fund business / HG4930 .P63
The directory of venture capital & private equity firms,
domestic & international. HG4963
.L57
Fordney, Marilyn Takahashi. Insurance handbook for the medical
office / HG9396 .F67 2002
Moores, Donald F. Educating the deaf : psychology, principles, and
practices / HV2430 .M66 2001
Cordry, Harold V. Tobacco : a reference handbook / HV5735 .C67
2001
J--POLITICAL
SCIENCE
Human resource management : the public service perspective / JF1601
.H865 2002
Wayne, Stephen J. Is this any way to run a democratic election? :
debating American electoral politics / JK1967 .W3
K--LAW
Steingold, Fred. Legal guide for starting & running a small
business / KF1659 .Z9 S76 2001
Daily, Frederick W. Tax savvy for small business : year-round tax
strategies to save you money / KF6491 .D35 2002
L--EDUCATION
Cooper, J. David. Literacy : helping children construct meaning /
LB1050.45 .C76 2003
Wright, Susan (Susan Kay) The arts, young children, and learning /
LB1139.5 .A78 W75 2003
Children with special needs : lessons for early childhood
professionals / LC4019.3 .C45 2002
M--MUSIC
The Oxford companion to music / ML100 .S37
Kuhn, Laura Diane. Music since 1900 / ML197 .S634
Keyes, Cheryl Lynette. Rap music and street consciousness / ML3531
.K48 2002
Alderman, John. Sonic boom : Napster, MP3, and the new pioneers of
music / ML3790 .A43 2001
Avalon, Moses. Confessions of a record producer : how to survive the
scams and shams of the music business / ML3790 .A93
Hatschek, Keith. How to get a job in the music and recording
industry / ML3790 .H38 2001
Kalmar, Veronika. Label launch : a guide to independent record
recording, promotion, and distribution / ML3790 .K264
Krasilovsky, M. William. This business of music : the definitive
guide to the music industry / ML3790 .S5
N--FINE ARTS
The Oxford companion to Western art / N33 .O923
St. James guide to Hispanic artists : profiles of Latino and Latin
American artists / N6538 .H58 S7
P--LANGUAGE
AND LITERATURE
Communication technology update / P96.T42 C66
Valette, Jean Paul. Contacts : langue et culture fran*caises /
PC2129.E5 V34 2001
Numrich, Carol. Raise the issues : an integrated approach to
critical thinking / PE1128 .N85
Dollenmayer, David B. Neue horizonte : a brief course / PF3112 .D642
2001
Alburger, James R. The art of voice acting : the craft and business
of performing for voice-over / PN1992.8 .A6 A42 2002
The continuum companion to twentieth century theatre / PN2035 .C65
2002
The ultimate scene study series. Volume I, 101 scenes for groups /
PN2080 .U49 2001 VOL. 1
Sonneborn, Liz. A to Z of American women in the performing arts /
PN2286.8 .S66 2002
Q--SCIENCE
Oakes, Elizabeth H. International encyclopedia of women scientists /
Q141 .O27 2002
Aufmann, Richard N. Prealgebra / QA39.3 .A94 2002
Barker, Gord. MCSE Windows 2000 professional training guide : exam
70-210 / QA76.3 .B363 2000
Freeze, Jill T. Sams teach yourself computer basics in 24 hours /
QA76.5 .F693 2002
Burns, Joe. JavaScript goodies /QA76.73 .J39 B87 2002
Gookin, Dan. Sams teach yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
in 24 hours / QA76.76 .O63 G6668 2000
Velte, Toby J. Windows 2000 enterprise networking / QA76.76.O63 V38
2000
Larson, Ron. Calculus with analytic geometry / QA303.2 .L42 2002
Chernicoff, Stanley. Earth : geologic principles and history / QE28
.C3745 2002
Protecting endangered species in the United States : biological
needs, political realities, economic choices / edited by Jason F. Shogren, John
Tschirhart. QH76 .P755 2001
Battling resistance to antibiotics and pesticides : an economic
approach / QR177 .B384 2003
R--MEDICINE
Damsey, Joan. Handbook of physician office letters / R728 .D36
2000
Disinfection, sterilization, and preservation / RA761 .L33 2001
Clinical hematology and fundamentals of hemostasis / RB145 .C536
2002
The Gale encyclopedia of genetic disorders / RB155.5 .G35 2001
Tucker, Jonathan B. Scourge : the once and future threat of smallpox
/ RC183.1 .T83 2001
Eliopoulos, Charlotte. Gerontological nursing / RC954 .E44 2001
Regan, Ciaran. Intoxicating minds : how drugs work / RM315 .R447
2001
Thomas, Sandra P. Listening to patients : a phenomenological
approach to nursing research and practice / RT42 .T48 2002
Waugh, Anne. Ross and Wilson anatomy and physiology in health and
illness. RT69 .W48 2001
Polit, Denise F. Essentials of nursing research : methods,
appraisal, and utilization / RT81.5
.P63 2001
T--TECHNOLOGY
Riordan, Daniel G. Technical report writing today. T11 .R575
2002
Brown, David E. Inventing modern America : from the microwave to the
mouse / T20 .B76 2002
Goulekas, Karen E. Visual effects in a digital world / TA1637.G68
2001
Mack, Steve. Streaming media bible / TK5105.386 .M33 2002
Palmer, Michael J. Guide to designing and implementing local and
wide area networks / TK5105.7 .P277
2003
Hartwig, Robert L. Basic TV technology / TK6642 .H37 2000
Grimes, Galen. Sams teach yourself upgrading and fixing PCs in 24
hours / TK7887 .G748 2002
Speight, J. G. Chemical and process design handbook / TP155.7 .S63
2002
Ang, Tom. Dictionary of photography and digital imaging : the
essential reference for the modern photographer / TR9 .A53 2002
Blake, Bonnie. Adobe Premiere virtual classroom / TR899 .D763
2001
Droblas, Adele. Adobe Premiere 6.5 bible / TR899 .D763 2001
Collman, James Paddock. Naturally dangerous: surprising facts about
food, health, and the environment / TX531 .C58 2001
Hotel management and operations / TX911.3 .M27 H663 2002
Rainsford, Peter. The restaurant start-up guide: a 12 month plan for
sccessfully starting a restaurant / TX911.3 .M27 R36 2000
Starkey, Lauren B. Hotel/restaurant management career starter /
TX911.3 .M27 S6985 2002
International bartender's guide. TX951 .I58 2002
U--MILITARY
SCIENCE
Croddy, Eric. Chemical and biological warfare : a comprehensive
survey for the concerned citizen / UG447 .C755 2002
Z--BIBLIOGRAPHY,
LIBRARY SCIENCE
Lima, Carolyn W. A to zoo : subject access to children's picture
books / Z1037 .L715 2001
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