UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SAVES OVER $100,000
through membership in Consortium in FY 2010The GGU University Library saved over $100,000 in FY 2010 by subscribing to electronic databases through SCELC, the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium. Private university and college libraries, and other private libraries, have joined the consortium to promote resource sharing and to gain reduced database subscription fees by ordering databases together, thus obtaining volume discount prices.The University Library obtains most of the savings through SCELC on general databases which are of interest to many members of the Consortia. Expensive specialized business and professional practice databases are less likely to be available through SCELC, but Steven Dunlap, Head of Technical Services and Christian Delay, Electronic Resources Librarian in the University Library have brought a number of databases to the attention of other SCELC members and in some cases, the University Library has been able to convince other libraries to subscribe to specific business databases, resulting in reduced costs for all.Several librarians in SCELC have mentioned they look to the GGU University Library's business database holdings as a model for their own business database development. GGU University Library staff have been active participants in SCELC for a number of years, and Steven Dunlap is currently on the Board of SCELC.
--J. Carter
 Sarah Naumann Receives Scholarship from SCELC
Sarah Naumann, a Circulation Staff member in the University Library and also a graduate student at San Jose State in the School of Library and Information Science, received a $1,000 scholarship from SCELC, the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium. Congratulations, Sarah!
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Mobile Apps in Libraries
by Hadi AmjadiWith the increase in the smart phone users, more and more apps are now available for the mobile user. I did a brief presentation this month at the American Association of Law Librarians conference in Denver during which I reviewed mobile applications available to a law librarian for the iPhone and Android platforms. Many of these apps are also useful to any user of these smart phones. You can find the handout for my presentation at the following link: Mobile Apps.pdf
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 What's With All the Empty Bookshelves?
by Janice Carter, Director, University LibraryUniversity Library staff have been vigorously weeding books from the Reference Collection to create more study space. We have withdrawn well over 10,000 books since 2004 and are constantly evaluating the collection to remove unnecessary items or obtain books electronically. Library seating is often fully occupied with students, especially between 4 and 7 pm Monday through Thursday. Also, since the Writing and Math Labs moved into the Library last summer, use of the Writing Lab doubled from Fall 2008 to Fall 2009, and use of the Math Lab has also increased. We welcome the labs and we want to make sure there is adequate space available for everyone.In many cases, University library staff have been replacing print sources with electronic resources to provide equitable access to all our students and faculty -wherever they are located throughout the world-at any time of the day or night. We currently have over 49,000 electronic books in the University Library collection and we continue to purchase electronic resources when feasible. Alas, not everything is published electronically. We also have approximately 41,000 unique journal, magazine, and newspaper titles available through GGU University Library article databases. Let us know what YOU need and we will help you find it -in print or online. We are here for YOU!
  
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Data for Decisions Workshop Well Attended
Eighteen students and faculty members attended the Data for Decisions Workshop on July 14th, which was sponsored by the Doctoral Students Association and the University Library. Thanks to Wendy Giblin for coordinating the session, Professors Kerry Curtis and Miro Costa for attending and encouraging their students to attend, and Nabil Rageh, Yvonne Hynes, the staff of the Ageno School of Business and the Doctoral Students Association for providing pizza and soft drinks.If you would like your own personal workshop on Data for Decisions or any other GGU research related topic, please contact askalibrarian@ggu.edu. We are here for you!
--J. Carter
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FOOD for THOUGHT
compiled by Alice Dietrich
SCIENCE
 Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.
--Thomas Huxley
 There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact.
--Mark Twain
If we wish to make a new world we have the material ready. The first one, too, was made out of chaos.
--Robert Quillen
Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway.
--Mary Kay Ash
The greatest discoveries of science have always been those that forced us to rethink our beliefs about the universe and our place in it.
--Robert L. Park
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.
--Charles Darwin
Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.
--Adam Smith
Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin.
--John von Neumann
My mother made me a scientist without ever intending to. Every other Jewish mother in Brooklyn would ask her child after school, "So? Did you learn anything today?" But not my mother. "Izzy," she would say, "did you ask a good question today?" That difference - asking good questions - made me become a scientist.
--Isidor Isaac Rabi
The cloning of humans is on most of the lists of things to worry about from Science, along with behavior control, genetic engineering, transplanted heads, computer poetry and the unrestrained growth of plastic flowers.
--Lewis Thomas
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 SITE OF THE MONTH
by Larry Burg
NONPROFIT GOOD PRACTICE GUIDE
http://www.npgoodpractice.org
This website brings together nonprofit management resources from other sites and often links directly to a full document.The broad categories of coverage include:
Board Members' Guide to Partnership Planning
College Student
Diversity and Cultural Competency
Emerging Leaders
National Youth Philanthropy Clearinghouse
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
Drilling down leads one to more sub-categories, and a panoply of resources that
encompass a comprehensive range of topics.
RefWorks Soon To Receive Total Make-Over!
by Christian DeLayRefWorks 2.0 is coming and it looks great! The new interface will streamline GGU's online citation manager service and bring with it all sorts of "Web 2.0" goodness. If you would like to preview the new service, login to your RefWorks account and click the "RefWorks 2.0" link in the upper right-hand corner of the page.To view a video that highlights the new RefWorks 2.0 interface and walks you through many of the changes, check out this screencast.If you switch your account to use the new RefWorks 2.0 interface, but want to switch back to the old interface, simply click the "RefWorks Classic" link located at the upper right-hand corner of the page. Please note that the RefWorks 2.0 interface is currently optional, but will be the default interface sometime in September, according to the service's provider.Please keep in mind that the RefWorks 2.0 preview is currently a "beta" and some features may behave oddly. As such, until RefWorks 2.0 is officially the default interface, support is not available. However, if you have problems with, or questions about, the RefWorks 2.0 beta, please send email to askalibrarian@ggu.edu and we will forward your issue(s) on to the beta support team at RefWorks.
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Conference in Calgary, Canada
by Margot Hanson
 Margot Hanson, Web Services Librarian in the University Library, and Amy Hofer, former Research Instruction Librarian in the University Library, traveled to Calgary, Canada last month to present at the LOEX of the West conference, "Crossing borders, Expanding Frontiers." Our research and travel are made possible by the support of the University Library and Dr. Lisa Kramer, GGU's Assessment Coordinator.Our presentation was titled "Terra incognita with no GPS: A case study approach to mapping assessment." In the education environment, assessment is a constant need, but we aren't all trained with a background in conducting learning assessment. Fortunately for us, GGU has an excellent Assessment Coordinator in Dr. Lisa Kramer, and she guided us through the process to design an effective learning assessment of our library instruction to the PLUS program. During our presentation, we discussed our experience as a starting point for small-group exploration of some real-world assessment territory.If you'd like more information about the conference, or to see our presentation materials, you can head on over to the conference website: http://library.mtroyal.ca/lotw/?page_id=7. We're listed in the Saturday 12:30-2 time slot in the program.
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AUGUST 2010 WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
 Citing Sources Appropriately - To Gain Credit and Creditability
Citing sources is not just the right thing to do but also the smart thing to do. You get credit for using other sources, and gain credibility by showing people you use sources ethically. Join us for a workshop that will teach you all about proper citation use.
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When: Tuesday, August 3, 5:30- 6:30 pm
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Where: University Library, Meet at Reference Desk
 Pocket Parks and Other Magical Places
Join us as we explore pocket parks and other magical places near Golden Gate University. Even during the most hectic days, it only takes a few minutes to refresh the spirit.
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When: Wednesday, August 11, Noon-1 pm
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Where: 536 Mission Street, Meet in the lobby
 Taking the CRUNCH out of CRUNCH Time
What is the BEST USE of your time right now? Why, consulting with a Reference Librarian to help you devise a plan to research effectively and efficiently. Join us as we help you end the semester on a high note.
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When: Saturday, August 14, 3-4 pm and Tuesday, August 17, 5:30-6:30 pm
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Where: University Library, Meet at Reference Desk
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Ideas Welcomed for the Research for the Real World Symposium Slated This Fall
As we plan this autumn's Research for the Real World  Symposium, we would like to include your suggestions for sessions you would like to attend, coordinate and/or present. Please send your ideas to Janice Carter jcarter@ggu.edu
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 The Update is the University Library's monthly e-newsletter. To subscribe, send your e-mail address to editor@ggu.edu with SUBSCRIBE on the subject line. Please send comments and questions to this same address.Editor: Alice Dietrich | 415-442-7259
Recent Books: Margot Hanson | 415-442-7258
Site of the Month: Larry Burg| 415-442-7250
Born This Month, Food for Thought, Free Cultural Events Calendar and Layout/Graphics: Alice Dietrich | 415-442-7259Additional contributors to this issue: H. Amjadi, J. Carter, T. Cason, C. DeLay, M. Hansen, and A. Lipson. |
Academic Programs
JERRY DAY 2010 - Jerry Garcia Tribute Concert
Old St. Mary's Cathedral NOONTIME CONCERTS
SFPL THURSDAYS MOVIES
Shipwrecks at the Golden Gate
ELISHA GRAVES OTIS (August 3, 1811 - April 8, 1861) born in Halifax, Vermont; known best for inventing a safety device that prevented elevators from falling if the hoisting cable broke. In 1845, while working as a master mechanic in the bedstead factory of O. Tingley & Company, he invented a railway safety brake which could be controlled by the engineer, several ingenious devices to run rails for four-poster beds, and made various improvements to the operation of turbine wheels.In 1854 Otis dramatized his safety device for elevators on the floor of the Crystal Palace Exposition in New York. With a large audience on hand, the inventor ascended in an elevator cradled in an open-sided shaft. Halfway up, he had the hoisting cable cut with an axe. The platform held fast and the elevator industry was on its way.
LUCILLE DÉSIRÉE BALL (August 6, 1911 - April 26, 1989) born in Jamestown, New York; American comedienne, film, television, stage and radio actress, model, film and television executive, and star of the sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy. One of the most popular and influential stars in America during her lifetime, with one of Hollywood's longest careers, especially on television, Ball was acting in the 1930s, a radio actress and movie star and in the 1940s, and a television star in the 1950s. She was still making films in the 1960s and 1970s. Ball received thirteen Emmy Award nominations and four wins. She was the recipient of the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1979, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center Honors in 1986 and the Governors Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1989. (Wikipedia)
SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING (6 August 1881 - 11 March 1955) in Lochfield, a farm near Darvel in East Ayrshire, Scotland; a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. Fleming published many articles on bacteriology, immunology and chemotherapy. His best-known achievements are the discovery of the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the antibiotic substance penicillin from the fungus Penicillium notatum in 1928, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Walter Florey and Ernst Boris Chain.In 1999, Time Magazine named Fleming one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century for his discovery of penicillin, and stated; "It was a discovery that would change the course of history. The active ingredient in that mould, which Fleming named penicillin, turned out to be an infection-fighting agent of enormous potency. When it was finally recognized for what it was-the most efficacious life-saving drug in the world-penicillin would alter forever the treatment of bacterial infections. By the middle of the century, Fleming's discovery had spawned a huge pharmaceutical industry, churning out synthetic penicillins that would conquer some of mankind's most ancient scourges, including syphilis, gangrene and tuberculosis". (Wikipedia)
JULIA CHILD (August 15, 1912 - August 13, 2004) born in Pasadena, CA; American chef, author, and television personality. She introduced French cuisine and cooking techniques to the American mainstream through her cookbooks, beginning in 1961 with Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and her television programs, notably The French Chef, which premiered in 1963.
ORVILLE WRIGHT (August 19, 1871 - January 30, 1948) born in Dayton, OH; American. Along with his older brother, Wilbur (April 16, 1867 - May 30, 1912), generally credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903. In the two years afterward, the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible.
CLAUDE DEBUSSY August 22, 1862 - March 25, 1918) was a French composer. He was one of the most important figures in music at the turn of the last century; his music represents the transition from late-romantic music to 20th century modernist music.Debussy's music was completely unorthodox for its time. His pieces are often characterized by time signatures and rhythmic passages that evoke a feeling of flow rather than adhering to a rigid sense of time. His most dramatic contribution was his disregard for traditional ideas of chord structure and tonality.
CHARLIE PARKER (August 29, 1920 - March 12, 1955) also known as the "Bird" or "Yardbird", born in Kansas City, Kansas; American jazz saxophonist and composer. Along with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, widely considered one of the most influential of jazz musicians.Parker played a leading role in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuoso technique, and improvisation based on harmonic structure. Parker's innovative approaches to melody, rhythm, and harmony exercised enormous influence on his contemporaries. Several of Parker's songs have become standards, including Billie's Bounce, Anthropology, Ornithology, and Confirmation. At various times, Parker fused jazz with other musical styles, from classical to Latin music, blazing paths followed later by others. His style - from a rhythmic, harmonic and soloing perspective - influenced countless peers on every instrument.
ITZHAK PERMAN (August 31, 1945 - ) born in Tel Aviv, Israel; Israeli-American violin virtuoso, conductor, and master-instructor. He is widely considered to be one of the preeminent violin virtuosi of the 20th century.Itzhak Perlman is accepted and celebrated by many as one of the greatest classical violinists of the twentieth century. Overcoming polio and its crippling effects, Perlman was a distinguished musician in his native Israel prior to entering his teens. He travels around the world performing and teaming with other great musicians and he has brought a new style, individuality and technical ability to classical music and the violin.
PICTURES ON TOP: Rooftops in The Mission; oranges hanging from a tree, also in The Mission; houseboat in Potrero Hill; and an aerial shot of Bernal Heights and the Bernal Hill. At left is a mural on a house front in The Mission.
