The Reader

The Reader is Moving! But Only a Few Doors Down.

MAR — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 21:52:12 +0000

Dear Reader Subscribers and Followers,

Along with the rest of the SCC community of web pages, The Reader is relocating to the new SCC web pages on the all new, just-released Sacramento City College Website.

Will your subscription continue? Arrgh! Not automatically.

To continue your subscription, go to the new Reader and resubscribe. It’s an easy couple of steps. We’ll remind you later, but do it now and you won’t miss an article.

Paying it Forward – Again!

MAR — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 02:02:34 +0000

Be happy – your students are good people.

Look at this outpouring of help for each other.

Paying it Forward in the Library

MAR — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 01:21:41 +0000

A kind student left change on the copier for someone else to use, with this note: “Pass on a good deed big or small.”

We’re passing on the good feeling it generated with staff and students when we saw it.

Open Education Week is Now! March 10-15

MAR — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 17:45:55 +0000

We’re right in the middle of it! Are you on board?

What is open education and why is it important? “Open Education is, at its core, about free and open sharing. Free, meaning no cost, and open, which refers to the use of legal tools (open licenses) that allow everyone to reuse and modify educational resources.” Read more.

Open Education Week raises awareness about Open Education and its impact on teaching and learning.

March Madness Book Tournament

MAR — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:50:15 +0000

Why should basketball fans have all of the fun?

Come to the second floor of the LRC and vote for your favorite book.

Vote each week in March to help your book become champion!

And the winner will be?

Recommendation Letters – Tips for Students and Faculty

MAR — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 21:42:29 +0000

Students’ requests for letters of recommendation peak in spring semester. Whether you’re a prof who’s written hundreds or a student requesting your first letter, here’s help for you:

In The Art of the College Recommendation Letter, Andrew Simmons encourages instructors to move past formulaic expressions and summaries of academic performance to produce letters that capture the students’ “real vibrant selves.”

Purdue’s OWL delivers extensive advice for faculty and counselors on accepting or refusing a request for a letter, formatting letters, avoiding clichés, and more.

‘Tis the Season for Letters of Recommendation by Librarian Pam Posz presents a thorough guide for students who are requesting letters of recommendation from instructors, employers, or mentors.

Pam also offers these Sample Letters of Recommendation. Thank you, Pam!

Open Textbooks = Student Success

MAR — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 00:49:00 +0000

New college textbook prices have risen 82% from 2002 to 2012 (GAO, 2013). Textbook costs reduce student success when students take fewer courses, earn a lower grade or fail a course, or drop a course because they can’t afford the book.

College faculty are stepping up to reduce textbook barriers with high-quality open textbook publishing initiatives, described in this slideshare presentation. Follow progress at SUNY, Rice, and University of Minnesota.

Have you considered or adopted an open access textbook at SCC?

Sex+City Books and DVDs in the Library!

MAR — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 03:43:59 +0000

In connection with SEX + CITY: Sex-Positive Week at Sac City, the Library presents a book display and a list of books and DVDs relevant to the week’s presentations. Find the display on the second floor of the library. Print copies of the book and DVD list are available at the display.

A few titles to get your attention:

Still doing it [videorecording] : the intimate lives of women over 65.

Orgasm Inc. [videorecording].

Who’s been sleeping in your head? : the secret world of sexual fantasies.

Why men fake it : the totally unexpected truth about men and sex.

Understanding asexuality.