LIBRARY NEWSLETTER
TAKOMA PARK/SILVER SPRING CAMPUS
Volume 16, Issue 1
Fall 2014
Library Renovation!
During the summer, the Library was part of the renovation for the new ventilation system in
the Resource Center and a brand new carpet was installed on the lower level of the library.
During the renovation we kept our hours and our ability to serve the students! We will have
an open house October 21st from 8:30-11:30. We hope you can stop in to see the new
look and learn more about our Collaborative Workstation. There will be Coffee & Pastries!
Collaborative Workstation Now Available in Library!
The three libraries now each have a collaborative workstation to assist students in group
study. The collaborative workstation allows students to view online material from their
laptops on a big screen as a group. To view the video created by the Faculty Service
librarians showing how to use the collaborative workstation, go to Faculty Services on the
Library Web page and click the link Professional Development. Also included is the
transcript of the video and a handout. The direct link is:
http://libguides.montgomerycollege.edu/newsevents
New Librarian Joins TP/SS Library
Vickie Drake joined the staff at Montgomery College in May 2014 as a reference librarian at
the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus library. Vickie is returning to the College from
Arlington Public Library where she was the Manager of the Columbia Pike Branch Library.
Vickie was a part-time reference librarian at the Rockville Campus library prior to that,
where she worked with social media and library displays.
Before moving to the District of Columbia metropolitan area in 2009, Vickie spent almost a
decade working for the University of Texas at Austin’s Libraries. She was the Branch
Manager of the Walter Geology Library from 2003 to 2008 and the Evening and Sunday
Supervisor of the McKinney Engineering Library from 1999-2003. Vickie also has
experience working with Strayer University and the University of Texas at Dallas.
Vickie earned her MLIS from the University of North Texas in Denton, with a specialty in
Management of Libraries. She earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in history and anthropology
from Texas State University-San Marcos. When she is not immersed in library work, she
likes to spend her time collecting and selling vintage items and antiques, fossil and rock
hunting, archaeology, working on home and garden renovations, and traveling.
Find us on Facebook
Did you know the MC Libraries are on Facebook? Check out our Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/mclibraries
MC Libraries’ Online Tutorials & Quizzes
Almost 3,000 MC Library tutorial quizzes were submitted by Takoma Park students this past
academic year! The majority of those were from the Academic Integrity & Avoiding
Plagiarism tutorial, but students also completed many of our other tutorials.
If you would like your students to receive a basic introduction to research skills and using
the MC Libraries’ resources, please encourage them to complete an online tutorial. The full
list of our online tutorials includes an introduction to the research process (Begin Your
Research) and a tutorial on evaluating information. Most tutorials end with a quiz, which
students can email to you for credit or just to confirm completion.
All of the MC Libraries’ online tutorials are aligned with the competencies in the College’s
Information Literacy rubric, developed by the General Education and Outcomes Assessment
committees.
For more information please contact Jenny Hatleberg at
jennifer.hatleberg@montgomerycollege.edu
Customized Library Instruction Sessions
Do you want your students to have a more customized introduction to library research than our
tutorials provide? MC librarians offer library instruction sessions that take place during your
regular class time. At your request, we will introduce library resources that students will need to
complete a specific assignment.
For more information or to arrange a session, please contact me at
jennifer.hatleberg@montgomerycollege.edu or fill out the online Instruction Request Form
Distance Education & Library Resources
Are you teaching an online section of a course this semester or in the future? Do your online
students need to do assignments or write papers that require research?
The Library can provide similar instruction on research skills for online students as we can for
on-campus students. If you would like to discuss ways of incorporating Library instruction
into your online course, contact Jenny Hatleberg (240-567-1685;
jennifer.hatleberg@montgomerycollege.edu).
Information on the Libraries and other resources of special interest to Distance Education
faculty is available on the Libraries’ Information Literacy page For Faculty:
http://libguides.montgomerycollege.edu/infolit
Kathy Swanson
Faculty Services Librarian
TP/SS Library
240-567-1537
Kathy.swanson@montgomerycollege.edu