Early Library Hours

The library will open at 7 am beginning Wednesday May 16. Here is our extended hours schedule until the end of the spring semester. Come by for an early morning visit.

• Wednesday May 16 - 7:00 am - 8:00 pm
• Thursday May 17 - 7:00 am - 8:00 pm
• Friday May 18 - 7:00 am - 2:00 pm
• Saturday May 19 - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
• Closed Sunday May 20
• Monday May 21 - 7:00 am - 8:00 pm
• Tuesday May 22 - 7:00 am - 8:00 pm
• Wednesday May 23 - 7:00 am - 8:00 pm
• Thursday May 24 - 7:00 am - 8:00 pm
• Friday May 25 - 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

For a complete schedule of library hours , see the Library Hours page.

Seeking Nominations for College Book 2008

Help us select the College Book to be used on campus in spring 2008. Send your suggestions to Diane Gustafson, dgustafson@swccd.edu, before May 21.

Books nominated can be fiction or nonfiction and should have appeal for students, faculty, and staff. During spring semester 2008, the selected book will be used as the basis for class discussions, an essay contest, and other activities.

Previous College Books have been Year of Wonders, Lucky, Into Thin Air, Daughter of Fortune, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Tuesdays with Morrie, Tortilla Curtain, Kite Runner, and Enrique's Journey.

What's New in ARTstor

Recent additions to the ARTstor digital library are two new archives from the Negative Collection at the Frick Art Reference Library.

The first archive consists of over 3,000 large-format, glass plate negatives images produced by the Italian photographic firm of Sansoni and richly documents fresco cycles and other forms of architectural decoration throughout Italy. To find these images, from the ARTstor Welcome page click on “Image Gallery.” Choose “Sansoni Archive” to view all the images in this collection.

The second archive consists of nearly 4,000 large-format glass plate and nitrate negatives, as well as polyester “interpositives,” from A.C. Cooper and documents paintings as they passed through art auction galleries in London in the 1920s and 1930s. To find these images, from the ARTstor Welcome page click on “Image Gallery.” Choose “A.C. Cooper and Related Archives” to view all images in this collection.

The ARTstor digital collection contains approximately 400,000 images from many time periods and cultures, and documents the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design, as well as many other forms of visual culture.

For information on how you can access and register for an ARTstor account visit our ARTstor information website at http://www.swccd.edu/~library/Docs/artstor0507.pdf .

This week in CQ Researcher

“Real ID,” by Peter Katel, May 4, 2007
Will the new driver’s license law make Americans safer?

Two years ago, Congress passed a law to toughen standards for issuing driver’s licenses—the main form of national identification. Seven state legislatures have already voted against putting it into effect in its present form, and 25 others are considering opposition. Critics argue Real ID licenses will create red-tape nightmares for millions of citizens—without making them safer. Proponents say the new law is needed because in some states current license standards have weaknesses terrorists can exploit. Meanwhile, another debate is under way on whether to raise standards for issuing Social Security cards.

Should Congress postpone, change or scrap the Real ID law?
Should Congress impose tougher conditions for obtaining Social Security cards?
Would stricter ID standards deter terrorists from operating in the United States?

To read this article and others visit our Articles and Databases webpage http://www.swccd.edu/~library/articles.htm and click on CQ Researcher.
Select the Access Off Campus link for information on how to access this resource from off campus locations.

This week in CQ Researcher

"Fixing Urban Schools," by Marcia Clemmitt, April 27, 2007

Critics argue that when Congress reauthorizes the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), it must retarget the legislation to help urban schools tackle tough problems, such as encouraging the best teachers to enter and remain in high-poverty schools, rather than focusing on tests and sanctions. Some advocates propose busing students across district lines to create more socioeconomically diverse student bodies. But conservative analysts argue that busing wastes students' time and that permitting charter schools to compete with public schools will drive improvement.


Has the No Child Left Behind law helped urban students?
Should governments make schools more racially and economically diverse?
Are teachers prepared to teach successfully in urban classrooms?

To read this article and others visit our Articles and Databases webpage http://www.swccd.edu/~library/articles.htm and click on CQ Researcher.
Select the Access Off Campus link for information on how to access this resource from off campus locations.

May e-book of the Month

Our eBook for the month of May's is The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle. Over the course of his long career, Bogle—founder of the Vanguard Group and creator of the world’s first index mutual fund—has relied primarily on index investing to help Vanguard’s clients build substantial wealth.

Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing will demonstrate how to capitalize on the index investment strategy. It will also change the very way you think about investing.

If you have already established a NetLibrary account through Southwestern College Library, visit http://www.netlibrary.com/ and log in. If you do not have a NetLibrary account, you can create an account from any computer on the Southwestern College campuses.For more information about NetLibrary or other services available through Southwestern College Library, please contact our Reference Desk at 619-421-6700 x5381, TTY 619-482-6490, by email library@swccd.edu or visit our Netlibrary webpage http://www.swccd.edu/~library/Lvl3/index.asp?L3=10.

April e-book of the Month

The NetLibrary April eBook of the Month is Caesar in Gaul and RomeWar in Words By Andrew M. Riggsby. The award-winning Caesar in Gaul and Rome was named by the Association of American Publishers as the 2006 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division (PSP) award winner for Excellence in Classics and Ancient History. Caesar in Gaul and Rome uses contemporary literary methods to examine the historical impact De Bello Gallico had on the Roman reading public and offers a fresh interpretation of Julius Caesar's Gallic War that focuses on Caesar's construction of national identity and self-presentation.

If you have already established a NetLibrary account through Southwestern College Library, visit http://www.netlibrary.com/ and log in. If you do not have a NetLibrary account, you can create an account from any computer on the Southwestern College campuses.
For more information about NetLibrary or other services available through Southwestern College Library, please contact our Reference Desk at 619-421-6700 x5381, TTY 619-482-6490, by email library@swccd.edu or visit our Netlibrary webpage http://www.swccd.edu/~library/Lvl3/index.asp?L3=10.