el camino college Lamppost ______September 2006 Volume 23 Number 1 LEARNING RESOURCES UNIT NEWSLETTER

THE NAME LIVES ON The 2006-2007 school year brings several new initiatives to the Learning Resources Unit. The El Camino College Compton Center presents us with the opportunity to work with a sister library and in some instances share resources, since students at both campuses can borrow books from the other. Collegial activities are planned during the year with the faculty and staff of the Compton Center Library and Learning Resources Center. It is expected that early in 2007 the building program for the enhanced ECC Learning Resources Center will begin. It is expected that this addition will provide an expanded Basic Skills Center, larger tutorial center, a Distance Education classroom, a place for used books, a digitalization center and the El Camino College Archives. As a result, the dynamics of the second floor of the Library may experience some changes. Noise will definitely be a factor but we do not anticipate interruption of service during the construction. A casualty of the construction will be the large tree(s) on the north Library lawn. The new building will be separated from the current one but walkways, etc. will connect the services in the two buildings. We look forward to these enhancements. The Music Library continues in the current format but some operational changes are expected in the future. It currently serves as a specialty laboratory for students enrolled in fine arts programs, especially the music program, and provides printed books, music, media and access to the music practice rooms. A librarian and two library technicians, members of the LRU team, are assigned to the facility. During the evening hours evening supervisors are hired by the Fine Arts Division to staff the library/lab. Though understaffed in several departments, the LRU will continue to strive to meet its mission of “fostering a productive learning environment by providing quality resources, instruction and instructional support services to the El Camino Community.” The name lives on: Learning Resources Unit.

Alice B. Grigsby, Director Learning Resources Unit

MUSIC LIBRARY NEWS Hello and greetings to everyone from the Music Library staff! Our ECC Music Library is operating as usual this year to help our students and faculty interact and learn from each other. It’s a busy place, but we have room for more of our ECC community to visit and use our facilities. We have had some exciting and significant gifts of materials to our Music Library during the past year. Most notably, Mary Haag, in accordance with Dr. Robert Haag’s (her husband’s) wishes, has donated to our collection three large printed monuments of music: the complete works of Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart—representing a large monetary value. Also, we have begun processing a large gift of organ music which we received from the estate of Russell Wing, a prominent local organist for many years until his passing a couple of years ago. Most recently, this past summer, we accepted a large gift of violoncello music from the estate of Gilbert Reese, an internationally-known cellist who lived in our South Bay area. The cello music represents comprehensive holdings for the solo violoncello repertoire. In each case, almost every one of the hundreds of items and volumes in each bequest has been a valuable addition to our collection, not duplicates. Additional good news: most of these new items have already been downloaded into our Millennium online catalog and await final processing and updating, but are accessible to our users. It is because of this kind of amazing community support of our Music Library over the past decades that our facility and collection have become notable, even unique, among community college libraries in the state and nationwide. Thanks to you all, and let’s keep up the great work of serving our students and community!

Don Brown Music Librarian

SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES Fall 2006 -- Spring 2007

The El Camino College Library subscribes to many information databases to meet the needs of students and faculty. See below for a brief description of the databases that are available at the present time. The Full-Text Periodical Title Locator is the only database that is limited to access from on-campus Internet-connected ECC computers at the present time—all the other databases are accessible from off-campus as well as on- campus computers. For access directions, see the “Databases” section of the Library’s Web page at http://www.elcamino.edu/library/library_ser.

Books in Print Search this database to determine what books are in print or are scheduled for publication in the next six months. It also has a special children's section and a searchable section for current fiction mentioned in popular reviews. Audio book and video titles are included.

CINAHL/Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature offers abstracts and some full-text articles from nursing, biomedicine, and consumer health literature, 1982 to the present.

Clinical Pharmacology provides access to up-to-date drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products, and new and investigational drugs.

CountryWatch presents background information/profiles about individual countries and political and economic news from around the world.

CQ Researcher The Congressional Quarterly Researcher examines a controversial issue every week, offering background information, pro & con arguments, and references for further study.

EBSCO Encyclopedia of Animals features information on the nature and habitat of a wide variety of animals. Some images are included.

(EBSCOHost) Academic Search Elite The database contains full-text articles from peer reviewed/academic journals.

(EBSCOHost) Masterfile Premier provides thousands of general magazine articles from 1986 up to last week, many in full text. It includes some academic journal, newspaper, and primary source document indexing.

Ethnic Newswatch features primarily full-text articles from ethnic and minority magazines, journals, and newspapers, dating back to 1991.

Full-Text Periodical Title Locator When looking for a specific magazine, journal, newspaper title, or for any periodical title that addresses a particular subject, use the Locator to identify which ECC periodical database provides full-text online access to the periodical. Currently, the Locator is only available for use on-campus.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia offers over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering various subjects. Some images are included.

GaleNet/Gale Literary Databases offers searchable online versions of three standard literary reference resources: Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and the Dictionary of Literary Biography.

Health and Wellness Resource Center includes the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, the PDR Family Guide for Nutrition and Health, along with articles from hundreds of health/medical journals and pamphlets.

Health Reference Center - Academic provides full-text articles from 150 health and medical journals and magazines.

Health Source: Consumer Edition has information on many health topics in the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, and general health fields. It features searchable full text for over 190 journals including Consumer Reports on Health and Men’s Health, as well as abstracts and indexing for over 300 general health, nutrition and professional health care publications.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic provides nearly 580 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also featured are abstracts and indexing for over 800 journals. This database is updated daily

Issues and Controversies Use this database to research controversial issues. It "combines objective analysis [and] clear explanations of opposing points of view...so students and other users can quickly grasp the essentials of even the most complex topics."

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts indexes and abstracts periodicals, books, and research reports on subjects such as librarianship, cataloging, online information retrieval, and information management. A few full-text articles are also provided. Coverage dates back to the mid-1960s.

ProQuest Newspapers provides full-text articles and abstracts from five national newspapers (Los Angeles Times, Wall St. Journal, Washington Post, New York Times, and Christian Science Monitor) from 1985 to the present.

Today's Science offers full-text articles on contemporary scientific topics. It includes a searchable subject index, a glossary of scientific terms, biographies of prominent scientists, and a photograph file.

Wilson Omnifile Full-Text Mega is multidisciplinary, providing citations, abstracts, and full-text magazine/journal articles from six databases: Education, General Science, Humanities, Social Sciences, Business, and popular magazines.

Moon Ichinaga Reference Librarian

BIBLIOGRAPHIC ORIENTATIONS Customized to Meet Your Needs

Faculty Colleagues, Welcome to the Fall Semester of 2006. The library is an academic resource that works to support your teaching. We hope you will consider bringing your students in to the library for a bibliographic instruction session. Many students do not know how to use an academic library, and many more are unaware of all of the resources we offer - from specialized encyclopedias, periodicals databases, authoritative Web site suggestions, to research tips and help. We can help your students get the most out of the research topics you assign them. We offer general orientation sessions, or can tailor sessions specifically to your topic, we even have a hands-on computer lab if you want your students to practice their newly acquired skills right away! Please call Claudia Striepe (Bibliographic Instruction Librarian) at ext. 6006 to schedule an appointment.

Claudia Striepe Bibliographic Librarian

STATE OF THE ART For you art aficionados, come and check out the 2006-07 revolving artwork at the Schauerman Library’s Art Galley Wall. The featured artist for September is Fei Alexander. Her exhibit includes Asian and cross cultural elements. Our future artists include: LaDona Livengood – October; Medora Wildenberg’s, Fine Arts Division,Class Project:Mexican Popular Culture: “The Virgin of Guadalupe” November/December; Dr. Maria Brown, Behavioral and Social Sciences Division, Black History Month Exhibition – January/February; Photo Savvy Group – March; Professor Matt Ebiner, Natural Sciences Division, Photography – April; Lisa Chakrabarti – May; and Mary Jane Casey – June/July. Also take a browse at the display cases. For the months of September and October we have a collection of military patches from the private collection of Professor Bruce Fitzpatrick (Natural Sciences Division). We will also have amazing woodwork from Jack Selph’s (Industry and Technology Division) woodworking class for the months of November and December. Dr. Maria Brown will adorn the cases for African-American History Month – January/February. Lastly, Steve Nothern (Fire Science/Industry and Technology Division) will bring back his collection of various firefighters’ helmets – June/July.

Albert Romero Periodicals/Reserve Department

Alexander’s “Warriors” on display through September

FOR YOUR READING PLEASURE Selected New McNaughton Titles

Fiction Adler, Elizabeth Sailing to Capri Andrews, VC Girl in the Shadows Block, Francesca Ruby Block, Lawrence Hit Parade Bowen, Rhys Oh Danny Boy Boyle, T. Coraghessan Talk Talk: A Novel Bradbury, Ray The Homecoming Brooks, Terry Armageddon’s Children Brown, Sandra Ricochet Child, Lee The Hard Way Clark, Mary Higgins En Defensa Propia Clark, Mary Jane Behrends Lights Out Tonight Cook, Robin Crisis Coonts, Stephen The Traitor Cornwell, Patricia D. At Risk Daily, Janet Calder Storm Davidson, Diane Mott Dark Tort Deaver, Jeffery The Cold Moon Dickey, Eric Jerome Chasing Destiny Douglas, Lola True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet Dunning, John The Bookwoman’s Last Fling Esquivel, Laura Malinche Evanovich, Janet Twelve Sharp Flagg, Fannie Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven Forsyth, Frederick The Afghan Fowler, Earlene The Saddlemaker’s Wife Frost, Scott Never Fear Furst, Alan The Foreign Correspondent Goodkind, Terry Phantom Gulley, Philip Almost Friends Haddon, Mark A Spot of Bother Hamilton, Laurell Danse Macabre Harris, E. Lynn I Say a Little Prayer Hart, Carolyn Dead Days of Summer Harvey, John Darkness & Light Havill, Steven Statute of Limitations Heighton, Steven Afterlands Hooper, Kay Sleeping With Fear Howard, Linda Cover of Night Jance, Judith Dead Wrong Johansen, Iris Killer Dreams Kellerman, Faye The Garden of Eden and Other Criminal Delights Kellerman, Jonathan Gone Keyes, Marian Anybody Out There? Khadra, Yasmina The Attack King, Laurie The Art of Detection Koontz, Dean R. The Husband LaHaye, Tim The Edge of Darkness LaHaye, Tim The Rapture L’Amour, Louis Kiowa Trial Lehane, Dennis Coronado Lindsey, Johanna Captive of My Desires Lippman, Laura No Good Deeds Lowell, Elizabeth The Wrong Hostage MacBride, Stuart Dying Light Macomber, Debbie Susannah’s Garden McBain, Ed Learning to Kill McCaffrey, Anne Dragon’s Fire McCaffrey, Anne Second Wave McCall Smith, Alexander Blue Shoes and Happiness McCullough, Colleen On, Off McInerney, Ralph The Prudence of Flesh McKevett, G. A. Corpse Suzette McMurty, Larry Telegraph Days Michaels, Fern Fool Me Once Michaels, Fern Sweet Revenge Moore, Christopher A Dirty Job Mortimer, John C. Quite Honestly Mosley, Walter Fortunate Son Muller, Marcia Vanishing Point Murakami, Haruki Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman Oates, Joyce Carol High Lonesome Palmer, Diana Outsider Parker, Robert Blue Screen Patterson, James Beach Road Patterson, James Judge & Jury Patterson, James School’s Out—Forever Pelacanos, George The Night Gardener Perry, Anne Dark Assassin Peters, Elizabeth Tomb of the Golden Bird Pronzini, Bill The Crimes of Jordan Wise Quick, Amanda Second Sight Quindlen, Anna Rise and Shine Rankin, Ian Blood Hunt Reichs, Kathy Break No Bones Rendell, Ruth End in Tears Rice, Luanne Sandcastles Roberts, Nora Angel’s Fall Robinson, Peter Piece of My Heart Rollins, James Black Order Roth, Philip Everyman Sandford, John Dead Watch Scoppettone, Sandra Too Darn Hot Scottoline, Lisa Dirty Blonde Sheen, Barbara Deafness Silva, Daniel The Messenger Steel, Danielle Coming Out Tanenbaum, Robert Counterplay Thayer, Nancy The Hot Flash Club Chills Out Turtledove, Harry Fort Pillow Tyler, Anne Digging to America Updike, John Terrorist Vinge, Vernor Rainbow’s End Weiner, Jennifer The Guy Not Taken White, Randy W. Dark Light Woods, Stuart Dark Harbor

Nonfiction Albright, Madeline The Mighty and the Almighty Allgor, Catherine A Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation Angelou, Maya Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me Ansari, Ali M. Confronting Iran: The Failure of American Foreign Policy and the Next Great Crisis in the Middle East Bennett, William America: The Last Best Hope Benoit, Ted Playback: A Graphic Novel Blythe, Will To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever Borg, Marcus The Last Week: A Day-by-Day Account of Jesus’s Final Week in Jerusalem Bourdain, Anthony The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones Bowen, Mark Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America’s War with Militant Islam Brinkley, Douglas The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast Buchanan, Patrick State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America Buell, Hal Uncommon Valor, Common Virtue: Iwo Jima and the Photograph That Captured America Carlo, Philip The Iceman: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer Chayes, Sarah The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban Cheney, Mary Now It’s My Turn: A Daughter’s Chronicle of Political Life Child, Julia My Life in France Coughlin, Con American Ally: Tony Blair and the War on Terror DeVilliers, Marq Windswept: The Story of Wind and Weather Dean, John Conservatives without Conscience Dylan, Bob Bob Dylan: The Essential Interviews Dyson, Michael E. Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster Ehrman, Bart Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene: The Followers of Jesus in History and Legend Felt, W. Mark A G-Man’s Life: The FBI, Being “Deep Throat”, and the Struggle For Honor in Washington Fishman, Charles The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World’s Most Powerful Company Really Works Friedman, Kinky Cowboy Logic: The Wit and Wisdom of Kinky Friedman (and Some of His Friends) Galbraith, Peter The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War without End

Goodell, Jeff Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America’s Energy Future ------The Gospel of Judas: From Codex Tchacos Graham, Billy The Journey: How to Live By Faith in an Uncertain World Haney, Eric Inside Delta Force: The Story of America’s Elite Counterterrorist Unit Hatcher, Teri Burnt Toast and Other Philosophies of Life Havey, Julia The Vice-Busting Diet: A 12-Week Plan to Break Your Worst Food Habits and Change Your Life Forever Henderson, Kristin While They’re at War: The True Story of American Families on the Homefront Hirsi Ali, Ayaan The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation For Women and Islam Juhasz, Antonia The Bush Agenda: Invading the World, One Economy at a Time Kaiser, Robert B. A Church in Search of Itself: Benedict XVI and the Battle for the Future Kennedy, Paul The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present, and Future of the United Nations Lamb, Sharon Packaging Girlhood: Rescuing Our Daughters From Marketers’ Schemes Leaming, Barbara Jack Kennedy: The Education of a Statesman Marguilies, Joseph Guantanamo and the Abuse of Presidential Power Mayes, Frances A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveler McQuaid, John Path of Destruction: The Devastation of New Orleans and the Coming Age of Superstorms Minutaglio, Bill The President’s Counselor: The Rise to Power of Alberto Gonzales Montville, Leigh The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth Navratilova, Martina Shape Your Self: My 6-Step Diet and Fitness Plan Nelson, Willie The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart Onassis, Jacqueline One Special Summer O’Toole, James The New American Workplace Owens, Mark Secrets of the Savanna: Twenty-Three Years in the African Wilderness Unraveling the Mysteries of Elephants and People Owens, Terrell T.O. Patrick, Danica Danica: Crossing the Line Pearlman, Jeff Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero Pelzer, Richard A Teenager’s Journey: Overcoming a Childhood of Abuse Philbrick, Nathaniel Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War Phillips, John Leonardo da Vinci: The Genius Who Defined the Renaissance Phillips, Kevin American Theocracy: The Perils and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century Pomfret, John Chinese Lessons: Five Classmates and the Story of the New China Reed, Pam The Extra Mile: One Woman’s Personal Journey to Ultra-running Greatness Robbins, Alexandra The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids Roberts, Jason A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History’s Greatest Traveler Rogers, Fred Many Ways to Say I Love You: Wisdom for Parents and Children from Mister Rogers Rosenshine, Allen Funny Business: Moguls, Mobsters, Megastars, and the Mad, Mad World of the Ad Game Rusesabagina, Paul An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography Schiavo, Michael Terri: The Truth Schindler, Mary A Life That Matters: The Legacy of Terri Schiavo Schuller, Robert Getting Through What You Are Going Through Schulz, Charles It’s Off to Camp, Charlie Brown Shermer, Michael Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design Silver, Michael Golden Girl: How Natalie Coughlin Fought Back, Challenged Conventional Wisdom, and Became America’s Olympic Champion Stossel, John Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity Taraborrelli, J. Randy Elizabeth (Taylor) Thomson, Graeme Willie Nelson: The Outlaw Toffler, Alvin Revolutionary Wealth Tracy, Kathleen Morgan Freeman: A Biography Trudeau, Kevin More Natural Cures Revealed Wade, Mary Dodson C.S. Lewis: Chronicler of Narnia Young, Ed Total Heart Health for Women Zuluaga, Conrado Gabriel Garcia Marquez: El Vicio Incurable de Contar

Kerry Bossin Acquisitions Department

BOOK FAIR RETURNS

The annual Fall Book Fair will be held November 7-9, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m., in the East Lounge of the Student Activities Center. Come by and treat yourself to some wonderful previously read books, magazines and other items. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society. Proceeds go to the Textbook Collection of the Library and for scholarships. If you would like to donate any items for this sale, please contact Ed at x3876 or x3519.

HOURS OF OURS The Library and LMTC open hours are as usual: Monday – Thursday, 7:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

The Music Library Hours: Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

PEOPLE Laurie Pelayo, Cataloging Department, has been hard at work writing her first novel. Her book, “An Old Fashioned Murder,” is, hopefully, due for release in late October. For a sneak peak at her book look at her Web page: www.lydiaproctormysteries.com …Charlie Fox, Media Services, and Ed Martinez, Public Access Librarian, were keynote speakers at the recent American Library Association’s Conference Within a Conference in New Orleans. This October, Charlie will also be the keynote speaker at the annual conference for the Support Staff Section of the Connecticut Library Association…Susie Dever, Learning Resources Center, continues in her role as president of the Academic Senate…Don Brown, Music Librarian, has begun his reign as president of the AFT Faculty Union.

OURSPACE.COM Ah, the sweet sounds of fall semester; the gentle footfalls of freshmen wending their way round the campus, maps and $1 schedules in hand. We love this time of year. Oh, the angry shouts of fall semester; the harsh words from freshmen not accustomed to long lines and closed classes, upset as they try to find their classroom on the map and puzzled by what they read on their $1 schedule. We hate this time of year. In the Schauerman Library, like everyone else, we witness this yin/yang of this season. We enjoy seeing the fresh faces of new students, helping them navigate their way through their first few weeks of their college lives. We welcome them to our house, our Library, and hope they will soon take pride in this special space in their academic lives. We hope that these students will soon feel a sense of ownership in the Library, so that they, too, will consider themselves a part of our Library; that the “our” includes them, as well as faculty and staff. To that end there will necessarily be a learning curve for these students. There will need to be buy-in of what we can and cannot do for them and what our expectations are of them while using Library space. That is ever the challenge for both them and our staff. For instance, the new students may be used to talking on cell phones where and whenever they want, and certainly they are not used to having anyone tell them they cannot talk on their cell phones in the Library. The same goes for eating and drinking and talking loudly, needing an ECC photo ID to check out materials, and the countless other rules, regulations and policies that are required when using the Library. Those are just some of the rules students will be learning in the next few weeks. Some will adapt to and understand these requirements and will not have a problem in following the guidelines. Others may take a bit more time to grasp what we expect from them. In the end, come June, it is our hope that the graduates will remember fondly their first few days on campus when they discovered “their” library and those times when their education began, in effective library-use and common courtesy. Similarly, we hope they will recall when they began their ownership of a living/thriving house of information resources and respectfully acknowledge those who helped provide access to those resources. We wish these new owners good luck as they begin their academic careers at El Camino College. We look forward to spending some time getting to know our new owners and hope that they will bear with us as they learn about why and what we do in the Library.

Ed Martinez Public Access Librarian Editor

Lamppost Staff Ed Martinez, Editor Laurie Pelayo, Assistant Editor Albert Romero, Photography Alice Grigsby, Claudia Striepe, Proofreaders Ellen Lorenz, Graphics