Caution! Banned Books

In recognition of Banned Books Week, we have put up this display at the Downtown Campus Library. These books have not been banned at the JSRCC libraries. Celebrate your freedom to read by checking one out from the library.

Here is a list of the books that are in the display. They will be available for checkout in January. In the meantime, many of them can be found at the Parham Campus Library.

Here are some websites that give reasons for titles being challenged or banned.
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/reasonsbanned.htm
http://title.forbiddenlibrary.com/
http://www.godless.org/hasd/Banned.html
http://www.alibris.com/articles_features/features/banned/banned.cfm
http://www.highlands.edu/academics/library/banned/books.htm

 

 

First look at the new library

Facilities Management and Planning Director Mark Probst led an admiring group of librarians and library specialists through the new Library & Technology Center on Tuesday, September 25. Shown here, Mark explains to Library Director Abdul Miah, Downtown Library Coordinator Lillian Williams, Parham Library Coordinator Hong Wu, and Parham Library Specialist Beverly Glover where the coffee bar area will be, right next to the current periodicals display.

Finding Biographical Information

Do you need help finding biographical information on an author or widely-known person?   Use the library’s online guide, Finding Biographical Information, as a starting point for your research.  This guide provides a wealth of links to reliable sources.  You will also find helpful search tips for finding information on a particular person.  Here is just a sampling of resource links available from the guide:

• Biography Resource Center (library database) Includes over 435,000 biographies on more than 340,000 notable people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Use your My JSRCC Login for off-campus access.
• Literature Resource Center (library database) Includes biographies on more than 124,000 writers from every literary time period and discipline. Use your My JSRCC Login for off-campus access.
• Current Biography Yearbook (books)
• Encyclopedia of World Biography (books)
• Biography.com (web site) Search for biographies on more than 25,000 notable people from the past and present.

To access this guide from the library’s home page, click on Subject Guides under Research Help, then click on Biography.

For more information on using this guide or assistance in finding biographical information on a particular person, please contact the Reference Desk.

Finding Career Information

Would you like to find out about a particular career but don’t know where to begin?   Use the library’s online guide, Career Overviews, as a starting point for your research.  This guide provides a wealth of links to reliable sources.  You will also find helpful search tips for finding information on a particular career.  Here is just a sampling of resource links available from the guide:

• Occupational Outlook Handbook  (web site) An excellent place to start for a comprehensive overview of an occupation. Each occupation listed includes information on: Nature of the Work; Working Conditions; Employment; Training; Other Qualifications; Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings; Related Occupations; and Sources of Additional Information.

• Virginia Career View (web site)  Profile information on specific careers includes: job overview and description; related occupations, nature of the work; working conditions; special requirements; earnings and benefits; employment projections; career advancement; additional resources; internships; Virginia businesses; and career video clips.

• Academic OneFile (library database) Covers a multitude of disciplines and subjects including information on specific careers.  Use your My JSRCC Login for off-campus access.

• Best Jobs for the 21st Century (electronic book) To access off-campus, create your own NetLibrary account on a campus computer first.

• Big Book of Jobs (book) 

• Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance (book)

To access this guide from the library’s home page, click on Subject Guides under Research Help, next click on Career Development, then click on Career Overviews.

For more information on using this guide or assistance in finding biographical information on a particular career, please contact the Reference Desk.

Hispanic American Heritage Month: September 15-October 15, 2007

The U.S. Census Bureau provides fascinating facts about our Hispanic-American citizens at their popular “Facts for Features” website: You’ll see statistics on everything from population, jobs, and education, to people serving in the military, and voting. Much published U. S. Census data is a few years old, but still of great interest.

Come by our Parham campus library to see a current book display honoring this significant cultural group!

Understanding the Impact of Due Process on Student Judicial Processes

In honor of “Constitution Day 2007″, JSRCC Office of Student Affairs is sponsoring two programs on Sept 17 & 18 to probe the constitutional concept, “due process”, as it relates to student rights.

Using Encyclopaedia Britannica , one of your library’s research databases, you can read an interesting article on the history of the “due process” concept as it has developed through time and nations. From the library’s home page, click on Research Databases, then click on the Title List, and scroll down to Encyclopaedia Britannica. Use your e-mail/Blackboard log-ons to access the database from off-campus. Type in “due process” in the search box; you will go straight to the article!

Constitution Day Resources from the Library of Congress  is another interesting online resource. Click on this link to check it out!