Summer Library Hours

Both SRJC Libraries will be closed from Saturday, May 23 through Sunday, June 14. We will reopen for summer session on Monday, June 15.

See summer session library hours.

Doyle Library: Final Exams Weekend Extended Hours

Doyle Library on the Santa Rosa campus will be open extended hours the weekend before final exams:

Saturday, May 16: 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Sunday, May 17: 12:00 Noon - 8:00 P.M.

( Media Services will be CLOSED both days. Mahoney Library will be open regular hours on Saturday, May 16.)

For other SRJC Library hours, see complete schedule of library hours.

Remote Access to Databases Unavailable Evening of Thursday, April 30

Beginning at 6:00 P.M. and throughout the evening, off-campus access to the Library's online databases might be unavailable for 7-10 minutes at a time due to work on the main SRJC computers. If you are unable to connect during this time, please try again in a few minutes.

Gale Databases - Interruptions in Service, Evening of Friday, May 8

Between 9:00 P.M., Friday, May 8 and 3:00 A.M., Saturday, May 9 there might be brief interruptions in service in the Gale databases due to maintenance on the Gale computers.

Gale databases include Expanded Academic ASAP, Health Reference Center, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, Literature Resource Center and "All InfoTrac Databases."

Mahoney Library Design Honored in April 2009 "American Libraries"

This month, the Herold Mahoney Library on SRJC's Petaluma campus made the cover of American Libraries, a widely read publication of the American Library Association. Mahoney Library was one of 23 libraries featured in the magazine's 2009 Library Design Showcase. (See bottom of p. 40.)

The Altered Book

Doyle Library, 1st and 2nd Floor Exhibit Cases
Santa Rosa campus
April 6 - May 15, 2009

Artist Kim Leigh Seibel began with printed books, then altered them to create pieces of art. Come view examples of his work.

Read about and see examples of other altered books:

• International Society of Altered Book Artists ... Galleries
• Brian Dettmer: Book Autopsies
• "Flight," an award-winning altered book
• MECA Altered Book Gallery
• altered book cam (Scroll down page to view books.)
• Online Art Magazine - Live Studio: Altered Books (Tips on making your own altered books)
• Michel, Karen. The Complete Guide to Altered Imagery: Mixed-Media Techniques for Collage, Altered Books, Artists' Journals and More. (Available in both SRJC's Doyle and Mahoney Libraries.)

ProQuest Databases Not Available from
7:00 P.M. Sat., Feb. 21 through 7:00 A.M. Sun., Feb. 22.

Due to maintenance on the ProQuest computers, ProQuest databases will not be available this weekend, during the hours listed above. If you need to use magazine article databases during this time, we recommend the InfoTrac databases (including Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center) , the JSTOR collections, articles from CQ Researcher, and numerous other non-ProQuest databases listed on our Articles & Databases page.

Maqam and Iqa: Modes and Rhythms of the Middle East

Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 7pm
Mahoney Library - Connie Mahoney Reading Room
Petaluma Campus

Vince Delgado is a master percussionist and composer who has played music for over fifty years. He is a jazz musician, Middle Eastern musician and has studied classical North Indian music extensively. He was the executive director of the Ali Akbar College of Music in 1968 under the guidance of the great sarodist Ali Akbar Khan. Delgado performs classical and traditional Arabic and Turkish music. Throughout his career, he has performed with many jazz artists, Middle Eastern artists, and world music drummers from Latin America, Africa, India and the Orient.

Watch and listen to a sample.

Library Hours for Presidents' Day Weekend

The SRJC Libraries will be CLOSED

• Thursday February 12
• Friday February 13
• Monday, February 16

for for Faculty/Staff Professional Development Day and the Presidents' Day holidays. We will remain open regular hours on Saturday, February 14. The Library's online databases and e-books will still be available on all these days.

For more SRJC library hours, see the complete schedule of regular and holiday hours on the Library's website.

In case you're simply looking for a place to study on Thursday and Friday, the Sonoma County public libraries will be open their regular hours.

U.S. Presidential Inauguration, January 20, 2009

Watch the Inauguration on television in Doyle Library Room 4327 (2nd floor). 7:45 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. The event will also be televised in Library Media Services rooms 4227, 4228, 4243, 4244, 4248 and 4249 (ground floor). The plasma screens on the Doyle Library ground floor and the second floor will be showing the ceremonies with screen captions only.

On the Petaluma campus, watch the Inauguration in the Mahoney Library's Connie Mahoney Reading Room, from 8:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.

See detailed list of places to watch the Inauguration on campus and online.

The Inaugural swearing in ceremony will take place at 8:30 A.M. on Tuesday, January 20. See the day's schedule of events.

To prepare, learn more about U.S. Presidential inaugurations:

History of the U.S. Inaugurations

Watch a video about the history of Presidential inaugurations in the U.S. Step through a typical day for the President-elect, from the morning worship service to the nighttime Inaugural balls. View a collection of historical photos, watch the swearing-in-ceremonies of Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy, and more. (From the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies)

"I Do Solemnly Swear;" Presidential Inaugurations

From the American Memory project of the Library of Congress, this collection includes items related to inaugurations from George Washington's in 1789 to George W. Bush's inauguration of 2001. It includes diaries and letters of presidents and of those who witnessed inaugurations, handwritten drafts of inaugural addresses, broadsides, inaugural tickets and programs, prints, photographs, sheet music, videos and a list of Bible and Scripture passages used by Presidents in taking the oath of office.

Inaugural Speeches

23 video clips. This collection of inaugurations and inaugural addresses spans more than a century of U.S. Presidents, from William McKinley to George W. Bush.

"Annals of the Presidency, 'The Speech.' " (Access restricted to SRJC students, faculty, and staff.)

Article by Jill Lepore from the January 12, 2009 New Yorker magazine discusses various U.S. Presidents and their inaugural addresses.

Presidential Inauguration 2009

A guide to the day's events in Washington D.C.

Inaugural news updates on twitter

-Presidential Inaugural Committee

-Gathered from many sources by station WUSA9.

Watch the 2009 Inauguration live online:

Many websites will require up-to-date version of the free Flash Player software for viewing.

See other places to watch the Inauguration online.

Inaugural news updates on twitter:

- Presidential Inaugural Committee

- Gathered from many sources by station WUSA9.

LIR Courses Credit by Exam

The challenge exam for LIR 10 and LIR 30 will be given on

Friday January 23, 2009
Santa Rosa campus
Doyle Library - Room 4420
1-4 pm
(Limit 30 seats. Apply early.)

This is the only time during Spring 2009 semester when the challenge exam will be given.

Library's Online Catalog Software Has Changed

New software is being installed for the Library's online catalog. Some features might not be working yet.

To find e-books in the new catalog,

1. Select the Advanced tab to change search types.
2. In the lower half of the screen, use the pull down menu for Type to select Book.
3. Use the pull down menu for Format to select Computer File.
4. Now enter your search words in the Search box(es) and perform your search.

No Textbooks?

Can't buy your textbooks yet? Here are a couple of options:

Library Course Reserves
Book Loans
If Bookstore Is Out of Your Book

Library "Course Reserves"

The Library has SOME class textbooks. You can check the library catalog to see if we have yours.(Look under "Course Reserves.") If your textbook is here, it is probably "on reserve" for your class, which means you will probably have to use the book inside the library for a few hours at a time so that everyone in your class gets a chance to use it.

Associated Students' Book Loans

• Maximum loan is $300.
• To apply, you must be a member of the SRJC Associated Students this semester. (Membership fee is $13.)
• Continuing students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
• You must attend a book loan workshop to receive a voucher for the SRJC bookstore.
• 24 hours before you attend the book loan workshop.: Print the A.S. Book Loan application form ( http://www.santarosa.edu/for_students/student_affairs/forms.shtml ), fill it out and submit it to the Student Affairs Office (Santa Rosa campus) or the Call Building ( Petaluma campus).
Workshops are scheduled:

• Santa Rosa campus - Student Affairs Office, Pioneer Hall
  January 12 -16, 2009
  Mon. - Thurs .	10:00 A.M.- 11:00 A/M . 5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
  Fri.	10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
  January 20 - 22 , 2009
  Mon. - Fri.	1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
  Petaluma campus - Rm. PC606A Call Hall
  Thurs.	Call (707) 778-3637 for workshop times.

Bookstore Out of Your Textbook?

If the SRJC bookstore has run out of your textbook, you might be able to get a copy from:

ProQuest Databases Not Available from
7:00 P.M. Sat., Dec. 13 through 7:00 A.M. Sun., Dec. 14.

Due to upgrades on the ProQuest computers, ProQuest databases will not be available this weekend, during the hours listed above. If you need to use magazine article databases during this time, we recommend the InfoTrac databases (including Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center) , the JSTOR collections, articles from CQ Researcher, and numerous other non-ProQuest databases listed on our Articles & Databases page.

Doyle Library: Final Exams Weekend Extended Hours

Doyle Library on the Santa Rosa campus will be open extended hours the weekend before final exams:

Saturday, December 13: 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Sunday, December 14: 12:00 Noon - 8:00 P.M.

For other SRJC Library hours, see complete schedule of library hours.

The Library User Name and PIN System Is Changing

On Thursday, November 13, SRJC will launch its new student/staff portal system. The new system will allow you to use your regular student or staff identification number and a new PIN to access many of the College's online services with just one login.

The Library's current User Name and PIN system will be retired, and it will be replaced by the new portal system. Beginning November 13, when you try to use the Library's online databases and e-books from off campus, you will be prompted for your regular student or staff identification number instead of your old Library user name and PIN.

To learn more, read:

• Computing Service Department's information page about the new portal system.
• Using the Library's Databases and E-Books from Off Campus

The Men in the Octopus Suit
Corporations and the Creation of California

Professor Richard White, Margaret Byrne Professor of American History, Stanford University

2008 Doyle Library Lecture
Friday, November 7, 7:00 P.M., Santa Rosa campus
Lecture: Newman Auditorium, Emeritus Hall
Reception: Frank P. Doyle Library

This event is free; however there is a $3.00 charge to park on the SRJC campus.

In this presentation Professor White will examine the origins of big business in California and America between 1870-1890. In particular, the presentation will analyze the business practices of the 'Big Four,' Collis P. Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker and Mark Hopkins, owners of the Central Pacific Railroad, though the lens of a famous trial in Santa Rosa.

In 1882 Ellen Colton, widow of David Colton, a Sacramento lobbyist for the Big Four and a junior partner in the company, filed suit against the Central Pacific after the death of her husband. She claimed the payment that she received from the company was considerably less than the value of the stock held by her husband. A two year trial revealed how David Colton had embezzled money from the Central Pacific, and hence why the company charged his widow. But most importantly, the trial exposed how the Big Four influenced elections and purchased the votes of legislators in Sacramento and Washington to win approval for pro-railroad legislation. Corporations like the Central Pacific created immense wealth and corrupted politics in America during the Gilded Age, and the presentation will explore the contemporary of these business practices established in the late 19th century.

Richard White, Margaret Byrne Professor of American History at Stanford University, is widely regarded as one of the nation’s leading scholars in three related fields: the American West, Native American history and environmental history. At Stanford since 1998, he is the author of five books, including The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires and Republic in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815, which was named a finalist for the 1992 Pulitzer Prize. Among other honors, he received a MacArthur Foundation fellowship in 1997.

In addition to his faculty activities in the History Department, Professor White is also associated with the Center for the Study of the North American West and the Woods Institute for the Environment, both at Stanford.

Learn more:

LeBaron, Gaye. " ' Soft Money?' Let's Talk About the 'Good Old Days'." Press Democrat, October 19, 1997. p. A2.

White, Richard. "Information, Markets and Corruption: Transcontinental Railroads in the Gilded Age," The Journal of American History 90.1 (2003): 19-

Winners of the Doyle Library Pumpkin Carving Contest

Doyle Library's annual pumpkin decorating contest was held on Thursday, Oct. 30.
"And the winners aaarrre...... " You can watch a slideshow of the winning pumpkins online.

The War of the Walls; an Exhibit of Oaxacan Posters

Doyle Library, 2nd Floor Exhibit Cases

In 2006, Oaxaca experienced seven months of social conflict that resulted in at least eighteen deaths and the occupation of Oaxaca City by a confederation of concerned citizens, teachers, and representatives of indigenous communities. State officials used song-armed tactics against public demonstrations. This inspired a group of designers and artists to use the city walls as a canvas for conveying their outrage over social injustice. Believing that the public space belongs to the people, they produced bold prints and graffiti and applied wheat paste to the walls of the town. The artists remain anonymous in order to avoid persecution and to emphasize that it's the causes they voice through their art collectively that are important, not their individual identities.

The posters were printed in Oaxaca in the summer of 2007 and sold in the zocalo, the town square, bringing the art directly to the people.  Many of these images are derived from popular culture. The wood block prints and stenciled works are part of a Mexican tradition of portraying social themes graphically, in the tradition of Posada, Siqueiros, Orozco, Rivera, and Toledo.

Posters in this exhibit are from the personal collection of instructor Judith Thorn.

10/29/08

Banned Books Exhibit

Doyle Library, 2nd Floor Exhibit Cases
through mid-October, 2008

For 27 years, the American Library Association has observed Banned Book Week during the last week of September. The event reminds Americans to celebrate their freedom to read and not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. It celebrates both the freedom to choose and the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular.

Many noted Americans, including the following, have commented on the importance of intellectual freedom.

“If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.” (Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., in Texas v. Johnson )

“If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.” (Noam Chomsky)

“Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.” (Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas in "The One Un-American Act." Nieman Reports, vol. 7, no. 1, Jan. 1953, p. 20) )

The Doyle Library "Banned Books" exhibit contains some of the books which have been challenged or completely banned throughout recent history, along with information about why attempts were made to ban each book. You can read more about why books are challenged and who challenges them and you can see a list of the top 10 most challenged books of 2007 on the American Library Association's website.

This year's SRJC Work of Literary Merit, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, was among the top 10 most challenged books of 2007.

More resources on banned books:

• GoogleBookSearch: Celebrate Your Freedom to Read
• Online Books Page's "Banned Books Online" page
• Forbidden Library's "Banned and Challenged Books"
• National Coalition Against Censorship

Celebrate the New Mahoney Library

Petaluma Campus Dedication
Friday, September 26, 2:00 P.M., Rotary Plaza

SRJC's Petaluma campus has greatly expanded! With the completion of the Phase II construction projects, an official dedication ceremony is scheduled for Friday, September 26.

After the dedication ceremony, guests may explore seven new Phase II buildings, including the beautiful new Mahoney Library building. The new library has four times the capacity of the previous building, offering 400 reader seats, more than 50 computer workstations, media viewing stations, group study areas, a digital print and copy center, a conference and meeting room and more.

Guests will also be able to visit the new classrooms and labs, bookstore, offices, maintenance complex, physical fitness center, and arts/science wing. (For more information about the new spaces, see the September 26 issue of The Insider. )

Please join us in celebrating this important and historic event!

Library Database Interruptions
Wednesday, September 24, 6:00 - 10:00 P.M.

Due to work on the SRJC web server and the campus network, the Library databases might be unavailable intermittently for 7-10 minutes at a time. If you are unable to connect to a database, please try again in about 15 minutes.

As the Crow Flies and Other Local Observations

Mixed Media Installation by Catherine J. Richardson
Mahoney Library Gallery, SRJC Petaluma Campus
On display through October 11, 2008
Admission is free. See Mahoney library hours.

Reception Thursday, September 18, 5:00 - 7:00 P.M.

"Exploring the idea of 'belonging' as one of the senses, I am curious to know how it evolves; whether we live most of our lives in one region or we take a nomadic trail, what is it that gives us a sense of belonging? What is a constant in an ever-changing landscape? There are many layers of a locale to explore, just as there are levels of responses when we are intent on realizing them through relationship to place. I have chosen an area in the coastal wetlands of Sonoma County to investigate these questions." (from the website of the artist )

Library Staff Member Publishes Graphic Novel

Congratulations to Library staff member and cartoonist Trevor Alixopulos on the publication of his second graphic novel, The Hot Breath of War! Trevor works in the Periodicals Department of the Doyle Library on the Santa Rosa campus. He is also the author of Mine Tonight.

There will be a wine and cheese reception for Trevor at the Charles Schulz Museum on Saturday, September 20, from 4:00 P. M.- 6:30 P.M. The event is free. Trevor will be signing copies of his new book and displaying some original art and prints, so stop by and say "Hi."

Trevor was also recently interviewed on Inkstuds, a Canadian radio show: You can listen to his interview online. (Long piece of music precedes the interview.)You can also see more of Trevor's drawings on his art blog, Haute Junk.

No Textbooks?

Can't buy your textbooks yet? Here are a couple of options:

Library Course Reserves
Book Loans
If Bookstore Is Out of Your Book

Library "Course Reserves"

The Library has SOME class textbooks. You can check the library catalog to see if we have yours.(Look under "Course Reserves.") If your textbook is here, it is probably "on reserve" for your class, which means you will probably have to use the book inside the library for a few hours at a time so that everyone in your class gets a chance to use it.

Associated Students' Book Loans

• Maximum loan is $300.
• To apply, you must be a member of the SRJC Associated Students this semester. (Membership fee is $13.)
• Continuing students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
• You must attend a book loan workshop to receive a voucher for the SRJC bookstore.
• BEFORE THE WORKSHOP: Print the A.S. Book Loan application form ( http://www.santarosa.edu/for_students/student_affairs/forms.shtml ), fill it out and submit it to the Student Affairs Office 24 hours before you attend the book loan workshop.
• Workshops are scheduled:

• Santa Rosa campus - Student Affairs Office, Pioneer Hall
  Mon. - Fri.	10:00 A.M.- 11:00 A/M . 3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
  Petaluma campus - Rm. PC606A Call Hall
  Thurs.	Call (707) 778-3637 for workshop times.

Bookstore Out of Your Textbook?

If the SRJC bookstore has run out of your textbook, you might be able to get a copy from: