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ACC Faculty Librarian, Carrie Gits, chosen as SPARC Open Education Leadership Fellow

Library Services Faculty and Highland Campus, Head Librarian, Carrie Gits, has been selected as a fellow in the SPARC Open Education Leadership Program, an intensive professional development program to empower library professionals with the knowledge, skills, and connections to lead successful open education initiatives that benefit students. The two-semester program blends online, peer-to-peer, and project-based learning to build a comprehensive understanding of the open education space coupled with practical know-how to take action on campus and beyond. Carrie is one of 24 fellows selected from a competitive application pool for the program’s 2018-2019 cohort.

“I am so pleased that we have the opportunity to significantly enhance our pivotal role in leading the ACC OER initiative. Library Services is deeply committed to supporting open education at the college and believe that the SPARC Open Education Leadership Program is the premier environment for OER excellence in the country,” said Julie Todaro, Dean of Library Services.

The SPARC Open Education Leadership Program spans two semesters, beginning with an intensive online course in the fall to build comprehensive open education subject matter expertise. In the spring, Carrie will work with a mentor to implement a capstone project that will help advance open education at Austin Community College and contribute back to the broader open education community as a whole. Carrie will join the rest of the cohort in attending the 15th annual Open Education Conference in Niagara Falls, NY on October 10-12th.

“My goal for participating in the SPARC Open Education Leadership Program is to become a more effective and knowledgeable advocate for open education,” said Gits. “For my capstone project, I am particularly interested in creating a comprehensive training and development approach which supports faculty in their knowledge and understanding of OER. My hope is to increase awareness, adoption, adaption, and creation of OER which benefits pedagogy and the success of our students.”
ACC Libraries has been working to expand the use and adoption of online resources, open content and - specifically - open educational resources for several years. We participate in the ACC OER Work Group, launched a LibGuide on OER, and actively promote the College’s Textbook Heroes. Carrie has led the ACC faculty librarians in supporting classroom faculty who are using or interested in adopting OER in a variety of ways, such as resource discovery, vetting of material for appropriate copyright and licensing, and training.

“Academic libraries sit at the intersection of faculty, students, and high-quality resources, and therefore are essential partners in advancing open education on campus,” said Nicole Allen, Director of Open Education for SPARC. “A large part of what makes our program successful is the unique and valuable perspective each participant brings to it, and a vibrant community of practice develops amongst the cohort. We are proud to have Carrie among our 2018-2019 class of fellows.”

Austin Community College is a member of SPARC, which is a global coalition dedicated to making Open the default in research and education. For more information about the SPARC Open Education Leadership Program, visit sparcopen.org/our-work/open-education-leadership-program.

To Replace Old File on Thursday/Friday

Note: You cannot request textbooks from the Student Support Textbook Collection online.

Search the ACC Library Search Tool on the Library Homepage (https://library.austincc.edu) for the your topic.

After you have found the item you want, click on the title of the item .

On the next detail screen, you will see an option to “Request this copy” in the holdings grid. Click on the copy you want to request.

Login using your ACCeID and password. Other users, such as TexShare borrowers, use their ACC ID# or barcode, and their assigned password.

Choose the campus location where you plan to pickup your item. Click on the Request Item button.

After submitting the request, you will receive message whether the request is successful

 or not successful and why.

Note: When an item such as a Textbook is unavailable to be requested, a message like this one will appear.

NOTE on books/videos at other libraries: Items are pulled from shelves only once each morning (M-F). Campus mail delivery may take 2-4 days. If you require faster service -- or, if you have not heard from us within 10 days -- contact the library directly. Also note that items are not always returned by their due dates.  Items On Order will take longer.

NOTE on requesting books/videos that are checked out: Items are not always returned by their due dates. You will receive a message at your ACC email address when requested items are ready for pickup.

If you wish to suggest or request that a new title be purchased for the library, you can find more information here.

Library Survey for Faculty

How Can the Library Help YOU?  

ACC Library Services (LS) is assessing programs to determine ways

• to better support classroom faculty,
• to increase assessment of our information and research (information literacy) student learning outcomes 
• to further identify and support classroom/assignment student learning outcomes.

The survey should take less than 10 minutes but completing it is vital to our planning for your success and your students' success. Please go to the link below to take the:

Library Survey of Faculty

Another Green Initiative from the Library

ACC Library Services has signed up with Better World Books to take our discarded library books (usually outdated editions).

• These are sold online and a portion of the sales will go to the National Center for Family Literacy (www.famlit.org), which promotes literacy for children and adults.


• Better World Books recycles any books that do not sell, so nothing goes to the landfill.
  

New Look Library Guides June 2011

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New Look Library Guides June 2011
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1 Styling (CSS)
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1.1 Styling is applied by

1.1.1 custom coding
1.1.2 guide layout and colors edit option
1.1.3 page tab graphics

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2 Color
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2.1 Rounded page tabs

2.1.1 tabrightl-xxx.gif
2.1.2 tableftl-xxx.gif
2.1.3 text color (#24618e)
2.1.4 Base color
2.1.4.1 rgb(34, 147, 75)
2.1.4.2 #22934B

2.2 Graphics

2.2.1 Recreate graphics pixel by pixel to different color
2.2.2 tabrightI-greenshadelt4.gif
2.2.3 tableftI-greenshade50.gif

2.3 Content box

2.3.1 Header Color {rgb(98, 193, 115) #62C173}
2.3.2 Text Color (#183E59)

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3 Content/Layout
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3.1 Change first page

3.1.1 Nothing invites you
3.1.2 Make content what they are looking for.
3.1.3 Add eye-catching graphic
3.1.4 Add owner profile
3.1.5 Move Guides list to Get Help

3.2 Get Help

3.2.1 Use /genericSG/Get Help as linked page
3.2.2 Add Guides list to page

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4 Create Test Group
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4.1 Test custom header code

<style type="text/css">
#tabsI a { background:transparent url(http://library.austincc.edu/graphics/tableftI-greenshade50.gif) no-repeat scroll left top; }
#tabsI a span { color:#24618e; background:transparent url(http://library.austincc.edu/graphics/tabrightI-greenshadelt4.gif) no-repeat scroll right top; }
#tabsI a:hover span { color:#ffffff;}
.dropmenudiv a { color:#000000; background-color:#E1F2E4; }
.dropmenudiv a:hover { color:#000080; background-color:#C0E8C7; }
</style>

4.2 Test colors
4.3 Test graphics
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5 Deployment
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5.1 Get author permission
5.2 Find suitable graphics
5.3 Create copies to work on initially
5.4 Copy Get Help

5.4.1 from Examples to /genericSG
5.4.2 Make sure the boxes are linked to the Get Help on /createguide

5.5 Apply content changes to guides
5.6 Apply colors and codes to Library Guides group

ACC LIBRARIES -- INTERSESSION HOURS

ACC LIBRARIES -- INTERSESSION HOURS

13 Dec - 17 Jan 2010

During the intersession (13 December through 18 January), services are provided on a limited basis. Please check the dates below to see where service is offered and open hours.

Please note: Closed libraries have signs posted on the front door instructing students how to get assistance to meet their needs.

Computer Centers and Media Centers are NOT open during the intersession.

• (13-17 Dec) CYP and RVS open 8am-5pm


• (18-19 Dec) Sat/Sun CLOSED


• (20-21 Dec) CYP and RVS open 8am-5pm


• (22 Dec - 2 Jan) CLOSED


• (3-7 Jan) CYP and RVS open 8am-5pm


• (8-9 Jan) Sat/Sun CLOSED


• (10-11 Jan) All Libraries open 8am-5pm


• (12 Jan) Wed CLOSED (See note below.)


• (13-14 Jan) All Libraries open 8am-5pm (PIN closes at 12pm.)


• (15-17 Jan) CLOSED

Regular Library Hours resume on 18 Jan.

NOTE: All libraries are Closed Thursday 12 Jan for a department meeting. Staff are still available to help you. They are a phone call away. Please see the signs on library doors or call 223-6003.