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Library Media Center Fall Semester 2014 Anthony O. Parker, Ph.D. Library Media Center Published Every Semester Volume 5 Issue 4 Explore the Resources! The Anthony O. would like to use From the Faculty, staff and Parker, Ph. D. students have access library services after Dean’s Desk Library Media Center to materials and hours may access the promotes learning professional library online services and supports the assistance at all via the Internet or visit mission of Albany times the facility is one of the neighboring Technical College. open. Students who libraries that have cooperative agreements with us. Featured Resources ! Credo Reference is an online collection of more than 600 highly- “We take pride in regarded full-text serving you. We reference titles. It hope this news- covers every major letter is informa- subject from over 80 tive and sparks your interest. publishers and links Please come by the library to reg- patrons to other related resources available through the library. ister. Registering GALILEO is the doorway to a wealth of information. Through provides pa- trons with a wide GALILEO patrons can access over 150 databases indexing thousands range of ser- of periodicals and scholarly journals. Over 7,000 journal titles are vices.” provided in full text. Other resources included are an encyclopedia, business directories, a collection of over 10,000 full-text books and government publications. Collection Development Please get your requests in for library resources. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to participate in the development of the library collection. Instructors, please do not include your cur- rent textbooks. Resources are ordered as funding becomes availa- ble. Library Media Center Page 2 Library Updates Albany Technical reading program. It lists College in cooperation digital audiobooks and Contact Information with Southwest Georgia magazines available Anthony O. Parker, Ph.D. Library for Accessible through a network of Library Media Center Services provides cooperating libraries and 1704 S. Slappey Blvd. Talking Book Services covers news of develop- Albany, Ga 31701 which is published bi- ments and activities in monthly in audio, large- network library services. print, and online We also received a new E-mail: formats and distributed shipment of books from [email protected] The Anthony O. Parker, at no cost to blind and various disciplines Ph. D. Library Media physically handicapped including nursing, Ph: (229) 430-1745 Center is constantly individuals who culinary arts and early Fax: (229) 430-1945 finding ways to improve participate in the childhood. its library system. Library of Congress Hours Mon-Thurs: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM Job and Career Resources Available in GALILEO Fri: projections for the current 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM The featured GALILEO looking under such decade (2012-2022). For Sat: database for this occupations as “cook” or each occupation the 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM newsletter is the Bureau “chef” in the A-Z Index or by Occupational Outlook of Labor Statistics’ looking under the group Handbook gives infor- Library Staff: Occupational Outlook “food preparation and mation on entry-level Roy Calhoun, Handbook, a guide to serving” on the home page. education, on-the-job career information about More information on each Dean of Library training, projected hundreds of occupa- occupation can be found by Services number of new jobs, tions. The profiles accessing links to profes- Marilyn Sizemore, projected growth rate, featured cover many sional associations on the Night Librarian and the median pay in occupations and More Info tab and by Angela Davis, 2012. You can search describe What They Do, accessing O*NET, a source Circulation Dept. occupations by job title or Work Environment, How of key characteristics of Letitia Moultrie, by occupation group. For to Become One, Pay, workers and occupations. Acquisitions Dept. example, culinary Similar Occupations, and Vaullery Thomas, students could search for more. Each profile Cataloging Dept. occupations either by includes employment Best Books of 2014 Visit us on the Web www.albanytech.edu Search GALILEO for the best books 2014 from the American Library Association. For the best books 2014 for young adults, feel free to check out best books 2014 young adults or browse the Association of Library Service to Children for the best children’s books 2014. If you’re interested in book lists from previous years, search GALILEO for “best books.” Library Media Center Page 3 The insert below was retrieved from the American Library Association State of American Library Report 2014. Libraries also contribute to student retention Retaining current students is another key revenue strategy for post-secondary institutions, according to the survey of college and business officers, making the contributions of academic librarians to student learning more important than ever. A recent NCES report noted that 71% of all U.S. postsecondary institutions had articulated student learning/student success outcomes, and that 55% had incorporated information literacy into student learning/student success outcomes. Academic librarians can see their contributions to student learning reflected in the new National Survey of Student Engagement “Experiences with Information Literacyy (PDF)” module. The module debuted in 2013 and is designed to assess exposure to courses and assignments that require students to analyze information and apply it to new contexts, reflect on what they know, identify what they still need to learn, and sort through contradictory arguments. A recent study analyzed the NCES data sets (including the Academic Library Survey and the Integrated Post- secondary Education Data System) and found that academic libraries at four-year colleges and universities can make a broad, empirically grounded claim of providing value to their institutions. Numerous library var- iables showed positive associations with retention and graduation rates, with serial expenditures and li- brary hours being especially significant. A new study, aptly tagged Learning the Ropes (PDF), finds that academic librarians have a role to play in student retention. Because a third of first-year students will not return to school the following year, student retention could be strengthened by improving how first-year students are taught, coached, advised, and guided through learning the college-level research process. The demise of many high school libraries means that most first-year students are entirely new to library research and have a limited understanding of what the research process entails and how librarians could help them, the study found. “Libraries are doing everything under the sun to reach college students,” says Conner, the UC-Davis librari- an. He says the prominent forms of outreach appear to be: The Learning Commons building space and associated services. Digital access to collections. Technological outreach to include such diverse initiatives as remote instruction through videos and Lib- Guides; access to the library through small, mobile devices; participation in online learning; and redesigned, more accessible web pages. References Academic Libraries. (n.d.). Retrieved December 2, 2014, from http://www.ala.org/news/state-americas- libraries-report-2014/academic-libraries Library Media Center Page 4 Galileo Usage Statistics shown below are the total number of searches from July 2014 - October 2014. Detailed statistics can be obtained from the GALILEO (Georgia Library Learning Online) Help Menu under Usage Statistics. Albany Technical College Institutions: Searches Full-Text (top 42 Databases searched) Albany Technical College (albt) 28,424 4,678 ABI/INFORM Complete (zuca) Athens Technical College (ath2) 24,035 9,898 Academic Search Complete (zbac) Accounting and Tax Database (zutx) Atlanta Technical College (atlt) 12,674 5,776 Advanced Placement Source (zbad) Alt HealthWatch (zbah) Augusta Technical College (aut1) 31,381 13,411 Asian Business and Reference (zuas) The Atlanta Journal Constitution (zuaj) Central Georgia Technical College (mac2) 81,221 17,005 Banking Information Source (zubk) Britannica School High (zehs) Chattahoochee Technical College (cht2) 114,849 35,786 Britannica School Middle (zebm) Business Source Complete (zbbc) Coastal Pines Technical College (alta) 43,510 5,864 Career & Technical Education (zuct) Computer Source (zbcc) Columbus Technical College (cot1) 40,691 9,517 Computing (zuco) Consumer Health Complete (zbch) Georgia Northwestern Technical Col- 78,665 15,516 eBooks on EBSCOhost (zmnl) lege (gnt1) EBSCO Discovery Service (Scholar View) (zbds:tcsg) Georgia Piedmont Technical College (dekt) 14,060 7,317 Education Journals (zued) (gwt1) Encyclopædia Britannica Online (zebo) Gwinnett Technical College 110,636 29,484 Environment Complete (zbev) Lanier Technical College (lant) 29,733 12,878 European Business (zueu) Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclope- Moultrie Technical College (mout) 6,966 4,206 dia (zbfw) Health Source: Consumer Edition (zbhc) North Georgia Technical College (ngt1) 6,231 2,387 Health Source: Nursing / Academic Edi- tion (zbhn) Oconee Fall Line Technical College (oftc) 5,312 3,337 Hoover's Company Capsules & Pro- files (zuho) Ogeechee Technical College (ogt1) 10,291 5,549 Hospitality & Tourism Complete (zbho) Images (zbim) Okefenokee Technical College (oket) 732 1,749 Legal Collection (zble) Literary Reference Center (zblr) Savannah Technical College (sav2) 24,581 6,530 MasterFILE Elite (zbel) Pharmaceutical News Index (zuph) South Georgia Technical College (sgt1) 13,289 3,301 Professional Development Collec- tion (zbpd) Southeastern Technical College (soet) 7,897 4,030 ProQuest Newspapers (zupn) ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Southern Crescent Technical College (scre) 12,845 3,799 Source (zunu) Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collec- Southwest Georgia Technical College (thot) 8,262 4,431 tion (zbpb) Regional Business News (zbrn) West Georgia Technical College (wgt1) 38,751 15,535 Research Library (zurl) Social Science Journals (zuss) Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (wrgt) 18,248 22,107 Telecommunications (zute) Vocational & Career Collection (zbvc) Grand Totals 763,592 244,098 WorldCat (zowc) .