HCC Library Newsletter (Fall 2014)

Library Newsletter

Gina Calia-Lotz, Editor-in-Chief Bridget Zawitoski, Design & Layout Editor

Volume 8 Issue 2, Fall 2014

Message from the Director Hello, newsletter readers. How can it possibly be midOctober already? By now I’m sure you are well into the rhythm of the semester. No doubt you are ready to take a short break and curl up with this issue of our newsletter and catch up on new resources we’ve added for your use.

The featured database is Art Source; we think you will like it. While you are checking out this new database, be sure to take a look as well at the Gale Virtual Reference Library. This is our first venture into “patron-driven acquisitions,” which means we have access until January to all 2,000 GVRL titles on a leased basis. At the end of this period, we will purchase those titles that you (our patrons) use most often.

I invite you to meet three new employees, Brad Keene, Brian Smith, and Matthew Lowing; see their bios on page seven. Better still, stop by the Library to introduce yourself. You will also want to stop by the Hays-Heighe House between October 14 and January 15 to view our new exhibit; read all about it on page six.

Did you know that several buildings at HCC will turn 50 this year? Find out which ones and view some great photographs from the College Archives in our centerfold story.

Last, but not least, remember that we are always happy to hear from you with your suggestions for ways that we can continue to enhance our services and the resources we provide. See the article below to learn about some recent improvements we’ve made in response to the Spring 2014 Customer Satisfaction Survey. Thanks for your feedback!

You Asked, We Listened!

In Spring 2014, the Library conducted a customer satisfaction survey focusing on library resources. Overall the Library came out with high marks; however, there were a few suggestions for improvements.

The number one request was for a quieter atmosphere to study.

The new study carrels on the second floor should help, along with moving the large tables under the overhang. New posters remind students to “dial down” the noise.

Respondents asked for more textbooks; we now have over 300 textbooks on reserve for use in the Library. We’ve also purchased 10 additional laptops for a total of 25 available to borrow.

Inside this issue:

New @HCC Library!

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Featured Database: Art Source

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Embedding the Library in Blackboard

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One Maryland, One Book

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50th Anniversary of College’s Move to Prospect Hill

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Equestrian Exhibit at Hays-Heighe House

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New Library Staff Members

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Employee Publications and Performances

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New Books & Media We have many new acquisitions at the Library. Of interest to faculty and staff are new resources on diversity and pedagogy, in both print and ebook format.

Of interest to everyone, we have purchased new resources on college success, World War I, the War of 1812 and the Star Spangled Banner, social media, and many, many others. Come see what you can check out @ your Library!

New @ HCC Library!

Gale Virtual Reference Library Database The HCC Library has acquired Gale Virtual Reference Library, a database of reference ebooks. This database gives leased access to over 2,000 sources on a variety of topics and is a great jumping off point for research.

We will be purchasing resources based on their use throughout the semester, so make your voice heard and explore the GVRL resources! Available on the Library website under Research Resources – Articles & Databases, then click on letter “G” to access Gale Virtual Reference Source.

Pedagogy Resources Subject Guide This online subject guide lists and links to articles, books, websites, and videos pertaining to different aspects of pedagogy in higher education. A helpful resource for faculty, it is available at http://harford.libguides.com/pedagogy.

“Information Sources” Tutorial This online tutorial/module, created in SoftChalk, aims to give students a more thorough understanding of information and how it is created, packaged, and organized, and how these characteristics affect the value and usefulness of sources. There are quizzes and games within the tutorial, as well as a final quiz at the end. Available on the Library’s website under Help – Tutorials & Guides.

Featured Database: Art Source

By Marcia Simonetta Reference & Instruction Librarian

The Library has purchased the Art Source database, a wonderful resource for artists, art scholars, designers, and art educators. With access to over 600 full-text journals, more than 220 full-text books, and a collection of over 63,000 images, Art Source helps fill a previously unmet need in the library database collection.

Because Art Source is produced by EBSCO, the interface looks very similar to the popular database Academic Search Premier. As with

ASP, it’s very easy to limit searches with a variety of options, including document type and date range.

The Art Image Collection is a great feature of this database. If you click on the More button in the top toolbar and select Image, it will take you to a page where you can choose to search by subject, period/style, and media. Hold down the CTRL key, and you can choose more than one option.

Art Source is accessible from the HCC Library website. Click on “A” from the Articles and Databases page or choose Arts from the subject drop-down list. If you are accessing Art Source from home, you will need the library card number located under the barcode on the back of your HCC ID. As always, if you need any help with this, or any of our resources, please “Ask a Librarian!”

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Embedding the Library in Blackboard

By Gina Calia-Lotz Instructional Services Librarian

If you teach online, there are several ways to help connect students with library resources and the research help services available to them.

The most recent improvement in Blackboard is a new “Library” tab available at the top of the interface, which is visible no matter where you go within Blackboard. This tab has been designed to direct distance education students and faculty to the most pertinent information and resources available.

The Library also provides an “embedded librarian” service, which involves having a librarian added to your hybrid or online course in Blackboard. The librarian is available

to intercept any questions students might have in discussions related to use of Library resources, citation

separate discussion forum where students can post questions that the entire class can view.

style, or other information literacy skills, and to direct students to pertinent databases, subject guides, citation style sheets, or other resources appropriate to the individual course. Sometimes the librarian is given a

If you’d like more information or are interested in the embedded librarian service, please contact Gina Calia-Lotz, Instructional Services Librarian: gcalialotz@harford.edu or X2052.

Having a librarian embedded in your Blackboard course as a support service provides an additional personal touch to your course, lessens students’ anxiety about not knowing where they can go for help, and helps promote student success in using Library resources for assignments.

One Maryland, One Book

By Bridget Zawitoski Reference & Instruction Librarian

The Maryland Humanities Council (MHC) One Maryland One Book (OMOB) program is in its seventh year. According to the MHC website, the OMOB is “designed to bring together diverse people in communities across the state through the shared experience of reading the same book.”

This year’s book, The Distance Between Us, was selected based upon predetermined criteria including this

year’s theme, “the American Dream.”

Reyna Grande, award-winning novelist and memoirist, writes about her life before and after illegally immigrating to the United States. Reyna is only two Guacamole at the Library? Yes! The Library years old when her father celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month in October leaves for El Otro Lado to by serving students nachos, guacamole, and pursue a dream. When he sends seven-layer dip — along with a display of books and DVDs having to do with Hispanic for her mother, Reyna and her and Latino culture, available at HCC Library. siblings are sent to live in poverty with their father’s mother. Reyna’s personal narrative of the Mexican immigrant Monday, October 13 in the Haysexperience has been described as Heighe House. Cindy Conley, brutally honest, funny, Instruction Librarian at HCC, led the heartbreaking, and powerful. discussion. The first 20 people to In conjunction with the initiative, the Harford Community College sponsored a book discussion on

RSVP received a free copy of the book. The Library also has multiple copies to borrow.

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50th Anniversary of College’s Move to Prospect Hill

By Julie Mancine Senior Library Associate

Harford Community College moved to this beautiful campus in 1964, 50 years ago this fall. There were

Maryland Hall

three newly-constructed buildings and several existing buildings, including two barns.

Before that, classes had been held at Bel Air High School, in the afternoons and evenings. Many community colleges in Maryland had a similar start, in local high schools. In Harford County, the several hundred students that attended these late classes were “night owls”—hence, the Fighting Owls we are today!

Meanwhile, the property that became today’s campus was Prospect Hill Farm, with a noteworthy past as a former thoroughbred horse farm. (See information about the Hays-Heighe House exhibit on this subject on

Procession before dedication in front of Aberdeen Hall

page 6.)

Harford County bought the land in 1962 and broke ground for construction in 1963. Architectural firm McLeod and Ferrera built what we now call Aberdeen Hall (science), Bel Air Hall (arts), and Maryland Hall (library). They also renovated several homes and barns for administration, a lounge, physical education, and a theatre.

Classes began September 14, 1964 on the new campus for Harford Community College’s 700 students. The dedication ceremony was held in front of Maryland Hall on October 25, 1964. Speakers included Gov. Millard Tawes, Sen. William James, Rev. Raymond Wanner of John Carroll High School, and Rev. Richard Caughron of Oak Grove Baptist Church, along with members of Harford County’s School Board and Board of Trustees.

Speech at dedication

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Construction of Bel Air Hall

Map of projected 20-year development (1964) (left)

Construction of Maryland Hall

September 17, 1964

Construction of Maryland Hall

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Library

Equestrian Exhibit at Hays-Heighe The Hays-Heighe House presents a fall exhibition, guest curated by the Historical Society of Harford County’s Director Maryanna Skowronsi, titled, “The Racehorse, the Royals and the Writer: The Legacy of Herman Duryea.” One gallery of the exhibition recounts highlights of Duryea’s life and his legacy, along with the exciting story of American racehorse Durbar II and his victory over Brakespear, the horse of King George V, at the Epsom Derby in 1914—just at the outbreak of World War I. It follows Durbar’s journey from France to England and eventually to Prospect Hill Farm, where Robert and Anne Heighe cared for him in the months preceding his death.

Other galleries relate information about the British Royal Family’s passion for equestrian sports, then and now, the use of horses in World War I, and the activity of British suffragettes at the start of the 20th century. The exhibition also narrates the life of the late Humphrey S. Finney, British émigré, founding editor of The Maryland Horse magazine, and this year’s recipient of the Robert and Ann Heighe Award for Excellence in Equestrian Journalism.

The exhibit commemorates the 100th anniversary of racehorse Durbar II’s victory at the Epsom Derby. In 1914, Durbar became the second American-owned horse to win England’s prestigious Epsom Derby. His owner was Herman Duryea, a noted sportsman, thoroughbred horse owner and breeder, and philanthropist, whose estate was bequeathed to Robert H. Heighe, owner of Prospect Hill Farm, now the site of HCC. Durbar spent his final days at Prospect Hill Farm and was interred on the grounds.

“I’ve wanted to portray the story of Durbar II and his owners, the Duryeas and the Heighes, since I first learned about the horse nearly 20 years ago,” said guest curator Skowronski. “It’s a story filled with the

glamour of The Gilded Age and beyond in the history of the United States and Great Britain. It also encompasses so many of the major events of that era, including the devastating impact of World War I and the bravery and determination of suffragettes on both sides of the Atlantic.”

The exhibit opened to the general public on October 14, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at the Hays-Heighe House. Open exhibit hours are Tuesdays from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to noon, and first Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Along with the exhibit, the Hays-Heighe House will sponsor a dozen educational programs on topics such as World War I, developments in European and American art and literature at that time, the British suffragette movement, living history interpretations of American suffragists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Alice Paul, and the genetics behind thoroughbred horse breeding.

“We are creating a smorgasbord of offerings pertaining to the equestrian history of the HaysHeighe House and the history, literature, and art of the Edwardian era – a sort of ‘Durbar meets Downton Abbey’ mash-up,” said Carol Allen, Director for the HCC Library and the Hays-Heighe House. “We think there will be something of interest for all sorts of people: British royalty followers, history buffs, readers of both contemporary and early modern literature, art lovers, and horse riders and owners.”

For more information about the exhibit, call the HaysHeighe House at 443-412-2539.

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New Library Staff Members Hi, my name is Brad Keene, and I am a new Reference and Instruction Librarian at HCC Library. I obtained my bachelor’s degree from the Ohio State University and my master’s degree in library science from the University of Pittsburgh. I have over 10 years experience working in large, urban public libraries in Columbus, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; Baltimore City and Baltimore County. I am very happy to have found a place at HCC, which offers all the intellectual challenges of the public library while situated in a beautiful campus atmosphere.

A reformed city-dweller, I purchased a home in the Bel Air area in 2013.

My wife Jennifer and I collect vinyl records and enjoy all types of music, particularly forgotten stalwarts of jazz, rock, blues, and soul. We love to travel and have been to Down East Maine, New York City, the Delaware beaches, and the Turks and Caicos Islands in the last year. When at home, we often spend time discovering new music while excitedly speculating about where we might plan a new trip.

Being a librarian has allowed me to learn about any number of subjects and meet all types of wonderful, interesting people. I look forward to working with the staff and students at HCC and continuing to grow personally and professionally. It’s a pleasure to be here.

Hi, my name is Matthew Lowing, and I am a new Library Assistant at HCC Library. I graduated from Bel Air High in 2007 and started my college career at HCC. I transferred to College Park to major in history, but ended up transferring back to HCC in 2010 and received my AA degree in history.

Following this achievement, I transferred to Towson University and continued my study of history and, at the same time, found my love for libraries. I graduated from Towson with a BA in history and took up a temporary job as a cook at Friendly’s before starting my position here at HCC. I plan to pursue a Master’s degree in library science.

Hello! I am Brian Smith, and I was recently hired as a Library Assistant. Previously, I worked as a student assistant here in the Library as well as for eLearning. I received my AA in mass communications from HCC, and plan on beginning a BA degree in electronic media and film at Towson University starting this spring.

I also hope to obtain a certificate in computer networking at University of Maryland University College. I am very glad to have this experience working at the Library, as I am kept very busy with lots of different kinds of projects.

Contact Information

Library Hours Fall 2014 Monday-Thursday

7:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m.

Friday

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

Saturday

10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Sunday

12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Circulation Desk Library, 2nd floor circdesk@harford.edu 443-412-2268

Reference Desk Library, 2nd floor referenc@harford.edu 443-412-2131

Nov. 28-29: Library CLOSED for Thanksgiving.

Children’s Authors Across 2. Animalia 5. The Snowy Day 8. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie 9. Charlotte's Web 10. Tuesday 14. Tale of Peter Rabbit 15. Harry Potter series

Down 1. Little Engine That Could 3. Giving Tree 4. Story of Ferdinand 6. Hop on Pop 7. Goodnight Moon 11. Are You My Mother?

12. Curious George 13. Stellaluna

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