Author: bbaile14

Assistant Professor / Digital Projects Librarian for Johnson County Community College

300 Articles, Everybody!

What’s shaking, JCCC? I know, I know: It’s break, those few days where you don’t have to think about being in class, and faculty don’t have to think about teaching class.

But we never sleep! Ever! This morning at 12:21am, we uploaded the 300th item into ScholarSpace @ JCCC, and it is a doozy! The paper is actually a book written by Power Librarian Andrea Kempf entitled Shared Lives: Women Who Wrote for Women. It’s all about these prolific romance writers whose novels featured many events that, Andrea posits, actually reflected more of their lives than it did any certain fantasy.

So thanks to all the contributing authors for helping ScholarSpace hit this milestone! between that and our 7500+ full text downloads, I’d say it has been quite the success so far!

I Love You, NYPL

New York Public Library helped Improv Everywhere prank their patrons. Awesome PR, guys. I hope this gets people aware that libraries need help!

Now if only our patrons would follow through on that Grease-themed flashmob they talked about…

Up late? We recommend Finals Jam #2

If you’re awake and studying for finals, JCCC, we’re five minutes from midnight. You know what you need? A break.  Anyone following us on Facebook was treated to Finals Jam #1, Surfer Blood’s “Swim”.

For your entertainment, hard-working JCCC students, here’s Finals Jam # 2

Sociology, the Environment, and How They Get Along

The lines of society and environment cross many times, but it is unique to have a book like this handy: the implications of sociological behaviors and attitudes and their impact on the environment as seen from varying professions collected for study. Nature, Society and Environmental Crisis (edited by Bob Carl and Nickie Charles) is a fantastic collection of articles and essays about what we can do in the way we live to address the impact we’re having on the environment.  Having experts in both ecology and sociology allows for a wide range of opinions, priorities, and perceived results and impacts.  This book is great for people interested in sociology, environmentalism, ecology, and anyone with a passing concern in things like pollution, globalization, global warming, or other similar issues.

The Library Reminds You: The Importance of Protection

Between the slogans letting you know that “It’s worth waiting for,” or conversely to “wrap it up, every time,” the concern over sexually transmitted diseases is very real!  That’s why we’re dropping the Knowledge Hammer on you in the form of a disturbingly thick book, Sex, Sin, & Science: A History of Syphilis in America. This takes on the relationship between science, religion, sexual education, and social stereotypes of contracting a disease like syphilis.  You’ll get to find out how long Old Joe (slang for syphilis!) has been around, from pilgrims to modern day.

Overall, it’s an excellent study of sociology, medical science, and even religious studies, as written by a medical expert, John Parascandola, not seen below.

LibGuides! It’s Like Instant Reference!

Barry is just one of the librarians creating LibGuides to help you out!

With the semester winding down, you might be able to squeeze in some reading time. OR! Maybe you’re an avid reader with less time than normal.

LibGuides will not fail you! Check out Marsha Cousino‘s guide, Great Books Around 200 Pages. It’s already one of the most popular guides this year, and its packed with fiction and non-fiction for your (abbreviated) reading pleasure.

But don’t stop there! Plenty of guides covering a variety of topics are out there for you to peruse!