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In this issue… Open Educational Resources (OER)
A Night with Author Sam Kean at Lindenwood University
Library Book Sale
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Science and Nature Writing, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, Slate, and Psychology Today. His work has also been featured on NPR’s “Radiolab,” “Science Friday,” and “All Things Considered.” Join Sam Kean on Tuesday, April 30 at Lindenwood, as he discusses his favorite true science stories. Books sales and signing will follow. Check out all of Mr. Kean’s books at the SCC Library! Sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services
26th Annual Library Book Sale Contents: Book club .......................... 2 24-hour chat ...................... 2 Workshops ........................ 2 Oscar nominees ................ 2 OER .................................. 3 Notable books ................... 4 Indy film awards ................ 5
Lindenwood University, with St. Charles High School, St. Charles West High School, and St. Charles Community College, and are proud to welcome author Sam Kean on Tuesday, April 30, at 6:00 p.m., at the Lindenwood University Library.
Kean, New York Times best selling author of several popular science novels, including The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements, spent years collecting mercury from broken thermometers as a child. His stories have appeared in The Best American
Celebrate National Library Week at the annual Library Book Sale, April 8—10, 7:30 a.m.— 9:00 p.m., at the LRC. Hardcover books and DVDs are $1, and paperbacks, 50 cents.
We still need your donations! Please bring book sale donations to the LRC during library hours. Questions? Don’t hesitate to call us at 636-922-8434. See you at the book sale!
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Between the Covers Book Club
3D printing in the library
Join Student Activities on Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. at the LRC for discussions of the final two book club selections of the semester: 3/27 Educated by Tara Westover 5/1
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Well, That Escalated Quickly by Franchesca Ramsey
Refreshments and giveaways are offered at every meeting! All students, faculty, and staff are welcome. Both books are available at the SCC Library and via MOBIUS libraries.
24-Hour Research Assistance via Online Chat The SCC Library now offers research assistance 24 hours-a-day through online chat on the library website. During library hours, questions received via chat are answered by SCC reference librarians. When the library closes, American Library Association (ALA)-accredited librarians take over. Online chat is available every day, all day, excluding federal holidays. A link to the chat service can be found on each page of the library website.
April 7-13,
by telling us why you love the SCC Library! @TheSCCLibrary
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Library Happy Hour Workshops Join SCC reference librarians for workshops on Wednesdays, 2:30—3:00 p.m., in LRC148:
4/3 For the Love of Literary Journals with Julia Wilbers 4/10 Did You Know ______? Fill in the Blank with Historical Resources with Theresa Flett 4/17 LGBTQ Characters in Graphic Novels with Kelly Mitchell
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Oscar-Nominated Films Now Available on DVD
4/24 Health Myths: Reading between the Headlines with Ying Li
Several Oscarnominated films are available for checkout at the library, including:
The Wife
Green Book
The Favourite
A Star is Born
Blackkklansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Documentaries Free Solo and RBG are also available. More films coming soon. Place holds on your favorites in the library catalog today!
Open Educational Resources (OER) & MOBIUS Did you know?
The high cost of some course materials can impede students’ academic success.
The College Board estimated that the average undergraduate budgeted $1,220—$1,420 for textbooks and supplies in 2017–18.
The cost of textbooks is rising at a rate of four times inflation. Seven out of 10 students don’t purchase a required textbook during their academic career because of cost. 60 percent of students have delayed purchasing textbooks until they’ve received their financial aid.
OER are free and openly licensed educational materials that can be used for teaching, learning, research, and other purposes. OER matters because free access to information creates more equitable classrooms and improves both the instructor teaching experience and the student learning experience.
OER and MOBIUS In the summer of 2017 MOBIUS joined the Open Textbook Network (OTN) which “promotes access, affordability, and student success through the use of open textbooks.” The MOBIUS membership allows member institutions, including SCC, access to OTN resources and training. These resources help librarians and faculty encourage the adoption
of free open textbooks and provide support for faculty who choose to pursue OER for their courses. In addition to joining the OTN, MOBIUS has created a hub in the OER Commons (https:// www.oercommons.org/hubs/ mobius), an online library of open educational resources. Instructors all over the world use the OER Commons to find, create, and contribute OER. SCC faculty members now have the capability to easily contribute to a world-class OER collection. Please contact Theresa Flett (tflett@stchas.edu) if you would like to share content in the OER hub or for more information about adopting an open textbook for your class.
Other Interesting OER Websites OpenStax https://openstax.org/ OpenStax is based at Rice University and supported by many large philanthropic foundations. Forty textbooks are available in subjects such as math, science, social sciences, humanities, and anatomy & physiology.
May book club selection
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“Seven out of 10 students don’t purchase a required textbook during their academic career because of cost.”
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MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) https://www.merlot.org/merlot/ index.htm MERLOT provides access to a curated, online collection of more than 20 types of learning materials in 9 subject categories. The extended peer-review process assures the collections are of high quality.
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ALA Notable Books
Fiction Waiting for Eden / Elliot Ackerman
The American Library Association (ALA) recently announced its 2019 Notable Books List. The following are the titles available at the SCC Library:
Non-Fiction The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century / Kirk Wallace Johnson Heavy: An American Memoir / Kiese Laymon The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life / David Quammen American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment / Shane Bauer Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America / Beth Macy
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Washington Black / Esi Edugyan
To recommend materials for the library, please contact the library liaison for your department: Ying Li
Nursing
Health Information Management
Occupational Therapy
Friday Black / Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Physical Education
Biology
Chemistry
There There / Tommy Orange
Physics
Agriculture
Communication
Political Science
History
Warlight / Michael Ondaatje
Geography
Geology
Business
Economics/Finance
Math
Computer Science
Engineering
The House of Broken Angels / Luis Alberto Urrea An American Marriage / Tayari Jones
Poetry If They Come for Us: Poems / Fatimah Asghar The Carrying: Poems / Ada Limón
Theresa Flett
The Mars Room / Rachel Kushner
Julia Wilbers
Child Care & Early Education
Education
English/Literature
Reading
Foreign Language
Philosophy
Religion
Kelly Mitchell
Human Services
Sociology/ Criminal Justice
Psychology
Anthropology
Art
Music/Theater
Kanopy Presents…Film Independent Spirit Award Nominees The Film Independent Spirit Awards are presented in February to celebrate the independent film community. The following 2018—2019 nominees and winners are available in Kanopy streaming videos:
BEST SCREENPLAY
BEST FEATURE
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BEST ACTING
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