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SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR OUR FACULTYThe University Library is committed to partnering with our full-time and adjunct faculty members in ways that can enrich the learning experience for both students and instructors. Below are some of the ways we strive to connect with our faculty: Course Development Support
When you are developing curriculum guidance or planning a course, librarians can help you identify resources needed for the, design research assignments for students, and place items from your reading list on Electronic Reserves. Our electronic reserves allow students to access material through the library's online catalog. To arrange for material to be placed on Electronic Reserve, or for more information about its benefits, please e-mail Gilles Poitras gpoitras@ggu.edu or call 415-442-7256.
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Are you about to relocate, visit a city or want to advise a family member where to move? Or are you just curious about differences among the US's approximately 46,000 towns and cities and 3,100 counties (or equivalents)? Many different sources are used to compile profiles of these places in the website e-podunk.com. A current feature indicates locations with the highest percentages of specific ethnic or national groups. For example you can identify the communities with the largest groups of Liberian, Latvian or Laotian or Lebanese ancestry. You can also search for airports, cemeteries, colleges, libraries, museums, newspapers by state or, in some cases, by county.Compare epodunk with city-data.com, which, in addition to city profiles, includes over 30,000 city photos, and top 100 city rankings in various categories. However this site suffers from numerous misspellings, an abundance of ads and lack of source citations for its lists. Nevertheless, links to local job listings and real estate sites might prove useful. ---L.Burg RESEARCH SUPPORT AND INTERLIBRARY LOAN Last minute rush? It's not too late to obtain that much needed article or book for your research project! If you haven't found it locally, go to the University Library web page and click on
Interlibrary Loan or call the Reference Desk at 415-442-7242.--D. Neese
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY OFFERING TO PUT FIRST READING ASSIGNMENTS ONLINEWe want to ensure students have the resources they need to be successful from the first day of class. In past terms, students have come to the library during the first week, frantic because they did not yet have their textbooks, due to late registration, bookstore shortages, or delays in shipping from online booksellers.Faculty, we would like to work with you to prevent such problems in the future. The University Library staff can put your first reading assignment online for students to download. This can be either one chapter from the textbook, a magazine article, an essay or a small portion of another document. We will create an electronic reserve which can be made available via the Library Catalog for your students. The students can then go to the online library catalog. At the bottom of the left column there are links for Course Reserves. From there students can search for your course and download the resources using their student ID numbers. If you prefer, you can even link to the search page.Please contact the University Library Access Services Librarian, Gilles Poitras for more information or to arrange for material to be placed on electronic reserve. If you are requesting that items be placed on electronic reserve, please include as much information as possible; please do not use abbreviations as these can delay the processing. In most cases we can process resources for reserve in a few days or even hours. In some cases it may take longer. We appreciate as much lead time as you can give us, since the week before classes start and the first week of classes are always quite busy. If you can provide clean photocopies of the resources you want placed on electronic reserve, that helps.We cannot put entire texts on electronic reserve. We can, however, put small portions of books and supplemental readings on electronic reserve, following copyright guidelines. Gilles is the University Library copyright expert and he will be glad to work with you to ensure we are getting the students the resources they need and honoring copyright at the same time.---G. Poitras and J. Carter
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PROFILE
While this would have been discouraging enough for many to shut down their businesses, Aundrea instead rethought her strategy. She decided to write a book about her business: Luv Story: From Homemade Brownies to My Own Internet Bakery, recounting details on how she set up Luv's Brownies."Writing my book saved my business," Aundrea states. The book led to e-book sales, speaking engagements, and small business consulting opportunities. It also provided much-needed exposure for Luv's Brownies. At the same time, Aundrea used the book to encourage entrepreneurship. Soon many copies of the book were sold, read mostly by hopeful future entrepreneurs. The company was back on its feet once again and the rest is history.Aundrea has written a second book, Brownie Points: Lessons for Woman Entrepreneurs from One Who Made It. It is an expanded version of her first book, Luv Story. She includes answers to questions asked by girls and women who want to start their businesses of their own.According to Agate Publishing: "Aundrea's inspirational story demonstrates how the same skills applied to self-employment - research, planning, budgeting, following through -- can be used to tackle problems of daily life - whether it is the illness or death of a loved one, a financial emergency, or a personal disability." (Agate Publishing, Evanston, IL, Spring 2007)Ken Carter, Richmond High Basketball Coach (portrayed in "Coach Carter" by Samuel L. Jackson) points out: "The success of Aundrea's bakery shows that planning and persistence pay off. Despite great personal challenges, Aundrea has been successful at holding her life and business together. I admire her spirit and work ethic, and I think you will, too… And, her brownies are fabulous!" ---A. Dietrich and J. Carter
BOOKS of INTEREST| Date | Workshop or Event | Time | Location |
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| December 2 Saturday | Research Like a Pro! | 1 to 2:30 pm | GGU Monterey Bay, 500 8th St., Marina, CA Meet in computer lab |
| December 5 Tuesday | Finding Articles | 5:30 to 6:30 pm | 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, University Library Meet at the Reference Desk |
| December 9 Saturday | Finding Articles | 11 am to noon | 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, University Library Meet at the Reference Desk |
| December 13 Wednesday | Database Spotlight: Global Market Information Database | 5:30 to 6:30 pm | 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, University Library Meet at the Reference Desk |
| December 14 Thursday | Cite It! Your Guide to APA Citation Style | 5:30 to 6:30 pm | 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, University Library Meet at the Reference Desk |
| December 16 Saturday | Database Spotlight: Global Market Information Database | 11 am to noon | 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, University Library Meet at the Reference Desk |
All University Library workshops are free and open to the faculty, students, alumni, and staff of GGU. We encourage you to register in advance for the workshop you wish to attend. You can do so in person at the Reference Desk or by calling 415-442-7244; or via e-mail askalibrarian@ggu.edu.For additional information about this or any of our databases, please contact the library's Reference Desk at 415-442-7244 or visit the University Library's Workshops and Events page.
FREE CULTURAL EVENTS, FAIRS & FESTIVALS
December 2006
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| San Francisco Maritime Park | Historic Vessels | Ongoing | 900 Beach Street foot of Polk Street San Francisco |
| Fiber Scene | Fiber: In & Out | Through Dec 1 | 2443 Fillmore Street San Francisco |
| Berkeley Artisans' Holiday | Open Studios | Dec 2-17 | Berkeley Artisans 2547 Eighth St. #24 A Berkeley |
| San Francisco Main Library | Paintings by the Women Artists of Mithila, India | Through Dec 7 | 100 Larkin San Francisco |
| KPFA | Crafts and Music Fair | Dec 9-10 | Concourse, 8th & Brannan San Francisco |
| San Francisco Main Library | Large-screen Video: Stories for the Screen | Dec 20-28 | 100 Larkin San Francisco |
| San Francisco Botanical Gardens | Between Science and Art | Through Dec 30 | Ninth Ave. at Lincoln San Francisco |
| San Francisco Main Library | All Aboard | Through Jan 11 | 100 Larkin San Francisco |
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FOOD for THOUGHT
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An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't.---Anatole France
WISHING YOU A JOYFUL HOLIDAY SEASON AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!
The University Library Staff wish you and your families a joyful holiday season and a prosperous and healthy New Year!We thank you for the joy of working with you this past year, and we look forward to an even more enjoyable year ahead.
Please join us for a Holiday Tea
December 13, 2 - 4 pm
6th Floor Atrium
536 Mission Street, San Francisco.
December 13, 2 - 4 pm
6th Floor Atrium
536 Mission Street, San Francisco.
RESOLUTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR
What resolutions would you like to make in the New Year? What resolutions would you like us to make next year? Please send your ideas to Janice Carter We'll publish some of yours and tell you how we make ours, in the January Update!
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December 2006 volume 1, no. 10
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