Thursday, May 28, 2015

Free Orientations for Online Students

Taking an online class for the first time? Not sure what to expect? If so, join us for an hour!

Blackboard orientations on Monday, June 8, 2015:
  • 9 am
  • 12 pm
  • 5 pm

All orientations take place in the Library's classroom -- Room L-244. See you there!


Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Closed May 30 - June 7

All SWC Libraries are closed May 30 - June 7, 2015.

Summer hours begin on Monday, June 8, 2015. See you at the Library!

illustration from The Gems of Masonry (1859)

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Open until 9 pm today and tomorrow!

Extended Hours at the Library
Finish up that research paper and study for your finals!

Saturday, May 16 - Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Monday - Thursday: 8 am - 9 pm
Friday: 8 am - 4 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Closed for Memorial Day

SWC Libraries are closed on Monday, May 25, 2015, in observance of Memorial Day.

Extended Hours resume on Tuesday, May 26 - Wednesday, May 27. 

The Library will be open regular hours on Thursday, May 28 and Friday, May 29.

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Saturday, May 23, 2015

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Friday, May 22, 2015

Check It Out



African American Women and the Vote, 1837-1965 
(available in print or e-book formats)

Edited by Ann D. Gordon with Bettye Collier-Thomas and others
University of Massachusetts Press, 1997
Call number: JK 1924 A47 1997
Available for check out for four weeks with your SWC photo ID.
To read the e-book, follow the on-screen instructions.

Nine of the ten essays in this book were papers presented at a 1987 conference, Afro-American Women and the Vote: From Abolitionism to the Voting Rights Act. The people behind the conference were trying to create the first “comprehensive political history of African American women” so they sent out a call for studies which would “lay the groundwork for such a history when presented in chronological order.”

The primary accomplishments of this book are bringing this almost unknown history to light and showing how much the history of suffrage (especially women’s suffrage and political participation) changes when it is limited by gender and race. In fact, even the beginning date of the women’s suffrage movement changes from 1848 to 1837 when the subject is limited to African American women’s suffrage! The turning points in these histories also differ.

One divergence I found intriguing was the way white and black women perceived the right to vote. Elsa Barkley Brown discusses this in her paper, To Catch the Vision of Freedom: Reconstructing Southern Black Women’s Political History, 1865-1880. She states that “… African American women and men understood the vote [the black males’ right to vote] as a collective, not an individual, possession and, furthermore, the African American women, unable to cast a separate vote, viewed African American men's vote as equally theirs.” p.82 This was evidenced by the women carrying weapons as they accompanied their husbands to the polls, abstaining from sex with men who voted Democratic, and even leaving their Democratic husbands! Some women went as far as forming groups “to enforce these sanctions collectively”.

I also enjoyed the chapter which was the “...first full-length, analytical essay to examine the life of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper as an abolitionist and feminist reformer.” Although she was the most important female leader in both of these movements and was a major influence on public opinion most people have no idea of how influential she was. Harper was in the very unique position of being an African American woman who had a national reputation as a lecturer and was someone people from various races and all walks of life could relate to. She was even able to become a leader in a major white reform organization. While her career piqued my interest so, too, did its end: the author states Harper’s loss of her press following might have been partially caused by the “Tuskegee Machine”.

Another surprise in this book was the essay discussing how (from 1867-1890) African American women used the courts to fight for their rights and privileges. Despite “…the time commitment, the confusing legal jargon, and the risk of failure… they hired lawyers, presented evidence, called witnesses, and subpoenaed documents”! p. 101 While I was aware of some of their court cases I never thought of some of the women doing everything themselves. One reviewer stated that, “Students and scholars will develop a contagious desire to learn more about African American female liberation after they read this text.” That certainly held true for me.

Thursday, May 21, 2015

We're open late!



Extended Hours at the Library
Finish up that research paper and study for your finals!

Saturday, May 16 - Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Monday - Thursday: 8 am - 9 pm
Friday: 8 am - 4 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm


Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Database of the Week


An EBSCOhost database
Free for all currently-enrolled SWC students, staff, and faculty

Looking for some basic, but reliable, information about a health topic? Look no further than Consumer Health Complete, a free Library database that organizes dependable information into one place for you. You will find solid information from articles, videos, diagrams, fact sheets, reference books, and evidence-based medicine reports.

You can quickly look up a specific disease, condition, injury, or a procedure with the "A-Z" guide. The database provides you with a summary of your topic, including relevant diagrams, articles, and other reliable information. Or, search for a topic like, "Parkinson's Disease" and you'll get a complete list of helpful information organized by type -- pamphlets, articles, books, alternative medicine, drugs & herbs, and videos.

Give this great database a try! If you have a question, we are ready to help 24/7. Ask a librarian.


Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Closed Monday

SWC Libraries are closed on Monday, May 25, 2015, in observance of Memorial Day.

Extended Hours resume on Tuesday, May 26 - Wednesday, May 27. 

The Library will be open regular hours on Thursday, May 28 and Friday, May 29.

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Monday, May 18, 2015

Night owl? We're open until 9 pm!



Extended Hours at the Library
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Saturday, May 16 - Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Monday - Thursday: 8 am - 9 pm
Friday: 8 am - 4 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm


Saturday, May 16, 2015

Library closed?

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Friday, May 15, 2015

Longer hours start tomorrow!

Extended Hours at the Library
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Saturday, May 16 - Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Monday - Thursday: 8 am - 9 pm
Friday: 8 am - 4 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm


Thursday, May 14, 2015

Online Student? Free Orientation!

Taking an online class for the first time? Not sure what to expect? If so, join us for an hour!

Blackboard orientations on Monday, June 8, 2015:
  • 9 am
  • 12 pm
  • 5 pm

All orientations take place in the Library's classroom -- Room L-244. See you there!


Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Check It Out

What are you scared of?

http://swcclibrary.swccd.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=P4315K36651P3.167&profile=main--4&uri=link=3100007~!213574~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=1&source=~!horizon&term=American+panic+%3A+a+history+of+who+scares+us+and+why+%2F&index=ALLTITL

American Panic: A History of Who Scares Us and Why
by Mark Stein
Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
New Book Area: call number E183 .S776 2014
Available for four week check out with your SWC photo ID card.

In American Panic, New York Times bestselling author Mark Stein traces the history and consequences of American political panics through the years. Virtually every American, on one level or another, falls victim to the hype, intensity, and propaganda that accompanies political panic, regardless of their own personal affiliations. By highlighting the similarities between American political panics from the Salem witch hunt to present-day vehemence over issues such as Latino immigration, gay marriage, and the construction of mosques, Stein closely examines just what it is that causes us as a nation to overreact in the face of widespread and potentially profound change.

This book also devotes chapters to African Americans, Native Americans, Catholics, Mormons, Jews, Chinese and Japanese peoples, Communists, Capitalists, women, and a highly turbulent but largely forgotten panic over Freemasons. Striking similarities in these diverse episodes are revealed in primary documents Stein has unearthed, in which statements from the past could easily be mistaken for statements today. As these similarities come to light, Stein reveals why some people become panicked over particular issues when others do not.

--- Review from publisher.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Last-Minute Help with a Tutor


Make an appointment with a tutor in the Library!

Assistance is available for a wide range of subjects, including (but not limited to):
  • Accounting
  • Business
  • English (Reading/Writing)
  • French
  • Math
  • Physics
  • Psychology
Make a 30-minute appointment for one-on-one tutoring at the ITC (Interdisciplinary Tutoring Center) Desk on the 3rd floor of the library. 

Call (619) 421-6700 x5198 or email SWCLibraryTutoring@swccd.edu

See you at the Library!



Monday, May 11, 2015

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

May is National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!

Stop by the 3rd floor of the Library to view a display highlighting the history, art, literature, culture, and contributions of Asian Pacific Americans.


Sunday, May 10, 2015

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Saturday, May 09, 2015

Extended Hours begin in one week!

Extended Hours at the Library
Finish up that research paper and study for your finals!

Saturday, May 16 - Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Monday - Thursday: 8 am - 9 pm
Friday: 8 am - 4 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm


Thursday, May 07, 2015

2015 Essay Scholarship Recipient

Scholarship Recipient Ian Marshman
Congratulations to Southwestern College student, Ian Marshman! He is the recipient of the 2015 Friends of the Library Essay Scholarship.

The Essay Scholarship focused on this year’s College Book, I Am Malala, and asked student writers to discuss the challenges that Malala faced in the context of their own lives. Students shared their ideas about facing physical, psychological, and societal obstacles in the pursuit of educational goals.

The scholarship award of an Apple iPad Mini tablet was presented to Mr. Marshman at the main campus Library.

Congratulations!

Wednesday, May 06, 2015

Friendly tutors are ready to help!


Make an appointment with a tutor in the Library!

Assistance is available for a wide range of subjects, including (but not limited to):

  • Accounting
  • Business
  • English (Reading/Writing)
  • French
  • Math
  • Physics
  • Psychology
Make a 30-minute appointment for one-on-one tutoring at the ITC (Interdisciplinary Tutoring Center) Desk on the 3rd floor of the library. 

Call (619) 421-6700 x5198 or email SWCLibraryTutoring@swccd.edu

See you at the Library!



Monday, May 04, 2015

Extended Hours -- Coming Soon!

Extended Hours at the Library
Finish up that research paper and study for your finals!

Saturday, May 16 - Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Monday - Thursday: 8 am - 9 pm
Friday: 8 am - 4 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm


Friday, May 01, 2015

Website of the Week


The latest forecast for the next big earthquake in California is at your fingertips.

The Third California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF3)


This site (http://www.wgcep.org/ucerf3) has the latest forecast for the next "big one" (high magnitude earthquake) in California

The WGCEP is responsible for developing Uniform California Earthquake Forecasts (UCERFs) using the best available science. The working group convenes periodically to build statewide, time-dependent earthquake rupture forecasts (ERFs) that are endorsed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC), and the California Geological Survey (CGS).

The full UCERF3 model and reports are now available.

Review by John Stanton, SWC Librarian