Learning Resources Newsletter
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Spring 2010
IN THE NEWS
BCCC Library Receives National Award for Excellence
Learning Resources is proud
to announce that the Association of College & Research
Libraries (ACRL) has named
Bucks
County
Community
College as one of only three
recipients of its prestigious
BCCC
Learning Resources
2010 Excellence in Academic
Libraries Award.
Newsletter
As the winner in the commu-
Editor-in-Chief
BCCC Library was recognized
Catherine Collins
Editor
Linda McCann
Contributors
Catherine Collins
Georglyn Davidson
Jenny DiPrimio
nity
college
category,
the
for its commitment to assessment, collaboration, and development
efforts,
could not have come about
without
contributions
from
many faculty and staff members from all sectors of the
College.
Thank you, for ex-
ample, to the many faculty
members
and
academic
Jackie Fritz
deans who have worked over
Bill Hemmig
the years to integrate infor-
Linda McCann
mation literacy into our core
Maureen McCreadie
Liz Sette
Carol Seufert
curriculum, to develop appropriate learning experiences,
and to systematize assessment
of
student
learning
through the core assessment
In This Issue...
process.
Provost,
Photo of Learning Resources courtesy of Jean Dolan, 2010
which
Thank you to the
President,
establishing
Learning
an
integrated
Commons
impressed with the library's
that supports new media lit-
commitment to areas often
eracies
century
underrepresented in commu-
skills. Thank you to the staff
nity college libraries, including
in the Foundation and to com-
fundraising
munity members who joined
ment," said Julie Todaro, chair
Linda McCann, Director, Li-
of the 2010 Excellence in Aca-
brary Services, in revitalizing
demic
the
Library
Committee and Dean of Li-
program that John Bradley,
brary Services at Austin Com-
retired Dean, Library and In-
munity College.
structional Services, launched
to
and nurtured years ago.
public relations and marketing
and
Friends
21st
of
the
Since 2000, the ACRL Excel-
and
lence in Libraries award has
 New eLearning Courses
Deans’ Council, who, through
recognized outstanding com-
their support of a collabora-
munity colleges, colleges, and
 Research Via Phone
tive organizational structure
university libraries across the
in
Libraries
develop-
Selection
"In addition
demonstrating
excellent
efforts, the library also provided a solid assessment of
programs and services. Their
productive partnership with IT
was also noteworthy."
af-
country, celebrating the hard
‘"We at Bucks County Com-
work and accomplishments of
munity College are delighted
innovative services, such as
the faculty and staff at these
to have been selected as the
the Technology Learning Cen-
institutions.
award
recipient of the ACRL Excel-
ters (TLC) and MInDSpace
comes with a $3,000 gift from
lence in Academic Libraries
 LBC & UBC Updates
(Media and Instructional De-
Blackwell’s Book Services to
Award in the community col-
sign), that help students gain
support the College mission,
lege category," said Maureen
 Tutoring Services this
access to and make best use
as well as a grant to support
McCreadie, Dean of Learning
of information in its many
travel by an ACRL officer to
Resources.
formats.
attend the award ceremony.
sought to collaborate, within
 Online Learning
Branches Out
Spring
 Media Literacy Services
 Frank Eckert
Resources,
and
forded the latitude to institute
 Bb Vista News
Learning
‘"The selection committee was
model
We have enjoyed
This
support that has allowed us
to lead, rather than follow, in
From the ACRL press release:
Learning
"We have long
Resources,
across
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Learning Resources
BCCC Library Receives National Award for Excellence (continued from page 1)
the institution and with other colleges and professional organizations, to provide services in support of the College's mission.
That doing what we love and following our convictions has led to receiving this prestigious award from the ACRL is a bonus
beyond our imagining. Recognition from ACRL is truly an honor."’
Please join us in congratulating the Learning Resources faculty and staff, as well the many other faculty and staff members of
Bucks County Community College who have contributed to our being recipients of this honor.
New eLearning Courses this Spring
This spring students are able to select
from over 200 eLearning courses. In
addition, we have quite a few instructors teaching an eLearning course for
the first time. New Spring eLearning
courses include:
 ACCT 255 Advanced Accounting
 EDUC 220 Practicum in Education
 HIST 204 Oral History in
Preservation
.
 HUMN 112 Humanities II
 LAWS 225 Advanced Legal
Research and Writing
.
 MATH 089 Fast Track Mathematics
.
 MKTG 140 Retailing and
.
Management
Merchandising
Raises Food for Needy
 VAMM 120 Interface Design
Welcome to our new spring eLearning
Instructors: Greg Luce, Max Probst,
Amir Afshar, Tina Morse, Kate
D’Auria, Constance Walsh, Bruce
Imber, Leslie Rewald, Andre Wehner,
Wendy Tumminello, and Kate Pollard.
Look to future publications of this
newsletter for additional new eLearning course offerings. If you’re interested in teaching an eLearning or
Hybrid course, please speak with
your AAD. You may find information
about our OL workshops by clicking
on the Online Faculty Info link at
http://www.bucks.edu/online.
 MATH 118 Business Calculus
 MGMT 220 Production and
Library Fine Amnesty
Jennifer DiPrimio
Coordinator,
Online Learning
Student Services
diprimio@bucks.edu
Photo courtesy of Linda McCann, 2010
During the month of December, library fines
were waived for patrons contributing nonperishable food items that were then donated to those in-need in our community.
ONLINE @YOUR LIBRARY
Journal, Magazine, and Newspaper Articles on Your Phone!
with Bill Hemmig
Mobile learning is a hot topic that the
them, accessing the College’s online
EBSCOhost link.
College is beginning to seriously ex-
services and resources through phone-
you would log in to our databases from
plore. More and more of our students
friendly interfaces.
home. After choosing an EBSCOhost
(and a growing number of faculty and
staff) are using smart phones and
other mobile devices and will be expecting to do more and more with
It is no coincidence, then, that EBSCO,
producer of our most popular library
databases,
has
launched
EBSCOhost
Mobile Devices. Now all of our EBSCOhost
databases—including
Academic
Search Elite, Business Source Elite, CINAHL,
Health
Source,
Newspaper
Source, and MLA International Bibliogra-
database, you’ll get a search page with
one simple search box. You may customize
your
search
“Search Options” link.
by
using
the
The results list
is clean and easy to read.
The same
full-text articles are available as in the
standard EBSCOhost, which you can
email to yourself to print later.
phy—are available with a stripped-down
Try it! There will be a lot more mobile-
interface usable on smart phones and
learning-friendly
other devices.
and this new EBSCOhost interface is a
To link to EBSCOhost for Mobile Devices,
Photo courtesy of Bill Hemmig, 2010
You must log in as
innovations
coming,
great start.
go to the Library’s Online Resources
Bill Hemmig
page at http://www.bucks.edu/library/
Online Learning Librarian
eresources/,
just
below
the
regular
hemmigw@bucks.edu
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Learning Resources
New and Noteworthy in Learning Resources
Please join us in welcoming several
Paley Library as the Reference and
the
new members of the Learning Re-
Instructional Services Intern.
(ELI)
sources team: Brian Chaffinch, Greg
sionally, she’s very interested in the
Marilyn served on the Program Com-
McGraw, and Amanda Clossen.
academic library collections of graphic
mittee for the conference, and Mau-
novels and all of the challenges that
reen is in the middle of a three-year
come along with their development.
term on the ELI Advisory Board. In
She’s also quite interested in informa-
both bodies, Bucks County Community
tion literacy and the continued chal-
College is the only community college
lenge of making libraries relevant to
represented. The theme of the confer-
their user groups.
ence, Learning Environments for a
Brian Chaffinch joined the Technology Learning Center in October as a
full-time
Specialized
Support
staff
member. He has a BS in Film and
Video from Wilmington University in
Delaware. Brian enjoys anything electronic, playing video games, and can
be considered a “gamer.”
You can
reach Brian in his office (Library 353)
or by phone at (215) 504-8714.
Greg McGraw is our new, part-time
Specialized Support staff member. He
holds an AS in Recording Arts, Audio
Engineering from Full Sail University in
Winter Park, FL.
In addition to his
position at BCCC, Greg works for NFL
Films
during
the
National
Football
League season in Mount Laurel, NJ,
where he’s a Sound Transfer Technician.
Profes-
In her free time,
in his office (Library 353) or by phone
Learning
Conference
in
Initiative
Austin,
Texas.
Amanda enjoys refinishing furniture,
Web 2.0 World, was timely.
baking, gardening, and writing.
the noteworthy sessions was by John
Dur-
Palfrey,
Amanda working at the Newtown cam-
Center for Internet and Society. The
pus.
title of his presentation, as well as his
Richard Hodges joins the BCCC Library as a STC (short-term contract)
faculty librarian for the spring 2010
semester while Information Literacy
Librarian Margaret Montet is on sabbatical leave.
Richard has previously
worked at BCCC as a Part-time Reference Librarian.
from
the
One of
ing the spring semester, you will find
Harvard-Berkman
book, was Born Digital.
His message
included a prediction that the role of
librarians will migrate increasingly to
that of guide through the world of information overload, and architect for
digital environments that represent the
convergence of the physical and the
virtual. The Horizon Report, an annual
exploration of technologies emerging
over the next one to five years, re-
He’s also worked as a Guitar
Repair Technician. You can reach Greg
EDUCAUSE
ported
In February, Bill
Hemmig, Online
that
mobile
computing
and
open content are likely to be implemented within one year or less. Both
at (215) 504-8713.
Learning Librarian, attended the 2010
Amanda Clossen is a new Part-time
Library Association, in Boston, MA, as
Reference Librarian. A native of Avis,
Chair of the Arts Section of the Asso-
PA, Amanda holds a BA in English and
ciation of College & Research Libraries.
Report.
In January 2010, Marilyn Puchalski,
conference participants, and Marilyn
Professor, Teaching & Learning Tech-
and Maureen led a lively and produc-
nologies, and Maureen
tive Learning Circle discussion on Best
Midwinter Meeting of the American
French Language and Literature from
Moravian College in Bethlehem, as well
as her MLIS from Drexel University. In
addition to her work at BCCC, she also
currently works at Temple University's
McCreadie,
Dean, Learning Resources, attended
are under development at BCCC. To
read more about future emerging technologies, please consult The Horizon
Maureen convened two ses-
sions that were streamed to virtual
Practices in Hybrid/Blended Learning.
Bb Vista for Dummies Turns Another Page
The very successful Bb Vista for Dum-
this series of hands-on workshops. All
details, including registration forms,
mies workshop series which began in
are designed to assist instructors in
are available at http://www.bucks.edu/
the fall is being continued this semester.
utilizing the online course management
online.
If you didn’t catch the first three work-
system, Bb Vista, in support of face-to-
Info.” link in the left-hand menu and
shops (Chapters 1-3) the first time
face teaching. Each workshop is about
then click on the link for the “Bb Vista
around, don’t worry.
an hour in length.
for Dummies Workshops.”
They are being
Chapters 1-3 are
reprised, so there’s still time to start
available at the Newtown campus only.
from the beginning of the book, so to
Chapters 4-8 are being offered on all
speak.
three campuses via Internet 2.
In total, there are eight “chapters” to
Complete chapter-by chapter workshop
Click on the “Online Faculty
Georglyn Davidson
Director,
Online Learning & User Support
davidson@bucks.edu
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Learning Resources
LOWER BUCKS CAMPUS
Online Learning Branches Out
Book Discussion
Students, faculty, staff, and
members of the public are
invited to join us at the Lower
Bucks
Campus
Library
on
March 25th, at 12:30pm, for
an informal discussion of Eric
Weiner’s Geography of Bliss:
One Grump’s Search for the
Happiest Places in the World.
Starting this semester, oneon-one assistance and training for Bb Vista is available
at the Upper Bucks
and
Lower Bucks campuses for
Faculty.
month at the Upper Bucks
Campus and from 10:00am
until 2:30pm on the second
Wednesday and the fourth
Thursday of every month at
the Lower Bucks Campus.
Help is available from
10:00am until 2:30pm on
the first Wednesday and the
third Thursday of every
Appointments can be made,
but walk-ins are also welcome.
Topics include, but
are not limited to: General
Overview,
Assessments,
Assignments, Discussions,
and Creating Web-Ready
Documents.
For more information, please
contact Carol Seufert, Assistant Director, Online Learning, by phone at (215) 9688343 or by email at
seufertc@bucks.edu.
Copies of the book may be
checked
out
at
the
LBC
Library. This book discussion
is sponsored by the Margaret
R. Grundy Memorial Library in
Bristol.
tion,
For more informa-
please
contact
Linda
McCann, Director, Library, at
mccannl@bucks.edu.
Free Tutoring Available this Spring on All BCCC Campuses
The Tutoring Center provides
appointments are 30 minutes,
the Newtown Campus by ap-
free tutorial services on the
and a student may have one
pointment
three BCCC Campuses to all
appointment per day.
Spanish. The appointments are
students currently enrolled in
credit and non-credit courses
offered by the College, in particular, to those students who
A New Feature
require help in math, writing,
reading, study skills, American
in Bb Vista
The
Respondus
English as a Second Language
LockDown
Browser is now available in
Bb
Vista.
This
custom
(AESL),
Spanish,
science,
music,
computer
accounting,
economics, and science.
Our spring hours at the New-
of security to Bb Vista quiz-
town
zes and exams by locking
Thursday,
down
and Friday, 8:30am-4:00pm.
the
ment.
testing
environ-
Students are locked
into the assessment and are
are
Monday-
8:30am-7:00pm,
We also offer tutoring at the
Lower and Upper Bucks Cam-
unable to print, copy, go to
puses.
another URL, or access other
tutoring on these campuses
applications or other browser
can be found online at http://
windows when taking a Bb
www.bucks.edu/tutor
Vista assessment.
calling us at (215) 968-8044.
The
LockDown
currently
browser
available
in
is
Days and hours for
or
Accounting
by
.
the
Accounting tutoring is available
Testing Centers and will be
at the Newtown and Lower
available in the campus computer
labs
after
spring
Bucks Campuses on a walk-in
basis. At Upper Bucks, please
break. In addition, eLearning
call 215-258-7721 to make an
students can easily download
appointment by 5:00pm the
the
Respondus
LockDown
Browser to their home com-
evening before.
Phone-in tu-
toring is also available.
puters.
Computer Science
.
For more information, please
Computer Science tutoring is
contact
at
available at the Newtown Cam-
at
pus for select courses.
(215)
Carol
Seufert
968-8343
seufertc@bucks.edu.
or
all
levels
of
30 minutes, and a student may
Economics
.
have one appointment per day.
Economics tutoring is available
at the Newtown Campus for
Music
select courses.
The appoint-
Music tutoring is available at
.
ments are 30 minutes, and a
the Newtown Campus for se-
student may have one ap-
lect courses.
pointment per day.
ments are 30 minutes, and a
The appoint-
student may have one appointMath
.
ment per day.
Math tutoring is available for
browser adds an extra layer
Campus
for
The
any level course and on a walk
Writing,
-in
Skills, & AESL
basis
at
all
campuses.
Reading,
Study
.
Phone-in tutoring is also avail-
Writing, reading, study skills,
able.
and AESL tutoring is available
Math workshops will
Newtown.
by appointment for any BCCC
Check our website for avail-
course. The appointments are
ability for specific courses.
30 minutes, and a student may
also
be
held
in
have one appointment per day.
Science
.
The Center also offers online
Chemistry and biology tutoring
writing tutoring, workshops in
are available by appointment.
writing, reading, study skills,
The appointments are 30 min-
and AESL, as well as AESL
utes, and a student may have
Conversation Groups.
one
appointment
per
day.
Physics tutoring is available on
For more information, including
a walk-in basis. Please check
days and hours, online writing
the website or call the New-
tutoring,
town Campus for tutor avail-
workshop times and locations,
ability
online
handouts,
courses.
and links to helpful web pages,
Additional Science assistance
please visit our Web site at
is available at the Science
http://www.bucks.edu/tutor or
Learning
call (215) 968-8044.
for
specific
Center
(Newtown
Campus – Founders 231A).
Nicole Tracey
.
Director, Tutoring Services
Spanish tutoring is available at
traceyn@bucks.edu
Spanish
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Media Literacy Services in MInDSpace
Non-traditional and traditional
students gather information
from a variety of resources.
The Internet, news programs,
and print publications provide
students with print, video,
audio, and visual information.
Information Literacy services
available through the Bucks
Library aide faculty members
in guiding their students
through the process of conducting research and evaluating scholarly articles.
Students need to develop the
same critical research and
evaluation skills for images,
audio clips, and video clips.
These media literacy skills
meet the demands placed
upon Bucks graduates in increasingly visual and digital
based scholarly and professional environment.
In addition to teaching media
literacy skills to students, the
media literacy services team
in MInDSpace (multimedia
instruction design space) at
the BCCC Newtown Library
also provides guidance to
faculty in developing assignments with multimedia components.
Whether taking a
pre-existing assignment or
creating an entirely new assignment, the MInDSpace
team can provide the software, technology tools, and
instructional resources to faculty and students to successfully use multimedia to meet
learning objectives.
For example, during the fall
semester, the MInDSpace
team worked with effective
speaking students in building
presentations through alternatives to PowerPoint such as
Prezi (http://www.prezi.com).
The students met in the library for one class to discuss
how to search for resources
for multimedia, how to use
alternatives to PowerPoint,
and how to comply with Copyright laws and Fair Use guidelines. The class structure can
be altered to fit the assignment requirements for each
course.
Faculty using multimedia in
the classroom, or planning to
use multimedia in the classroom, are encouraged to meet
with the MInDSpace team to
build effective multimedia
assignments that develop
media literacy skills.
To contact the MInDSpace
team, email Jackie Fritz, New
Media Librarian, at fritzja@
bucks.edu or call Jackie at
(215) 497-8711. Other members of the MInDSpace team
assisting with media literacy
include Matt Seibert, Emerg-
ing Technologies Librarian,
and Karl Carter, Director,
Learning Technologies Services.
Matt Seibert also
teaches media literacy sessions. He can be reached by
email at seibert@bucks.edu or
by phone (215) 968-8304.
Karl Carter ensures faculty
receive the technology needed
to complete the multimedia
course requirement. Karl can
be reached by email at carterk@bucks.edu or by phone
at (215) 504-8548. The entire MInDSpace team communicates the course assignment
requirements to each other, in
order to meet the technology
tool and instruction needs for
each course.
Jackie Fritz
New Media Librarian
fritzja@bucks.edu
UPPER BUCKS CAMPUS
Phase II Building Update
Phase II of campus renovations at the Upper Bucks Campus in
Perkasie is on schedule and near completion.
The new and
improved UBC is expected to be unveiled in the spring.
Photo of Linda McCann, Director, Library, Frank Eckert, and Maureen
McCreadie, Dean, Learning Resources, courtesy of Linda McCann, 2009
Frank Eckert
Learning Resources is sad to report the recent death of
Frank Eckert, who passed away on February 4th. A resident of Levittown and a 1973 graduate of BCCC, Frank
was a retired electronics engineer who showed his appreciation for the education that he received at the College by
donating funds to the Library for the purchase of print and
electronic resources, primarily in the area of technology.
Our thoughts are with Frank’s wife of 59 years, Barbara,
and his children, grandchildren, great grandson, and large
Photo courtesy of Linda McCann, 2010
extended family. He will be truly missed.
Spring 2010 Library Hours
©opyright at BCCC
January 20th through May 11th
BCCC adheres to copyright laws protecting the rights of own-
Monday - Thursday: 8:00am - 9:00pm
every member of the College to follow the copyright laws set
Friday - Saturday: 8:00am - 3:30pm
Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and the Technology Educa-
Sunday: 1:00pm - 5:30pm
ers of works of intellectual property. It is the responsibility of
forth by Congress in the Copyright Act of 1976, the Digital
tion and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH Act). For more
information, visit http://www.bucks.edu/library/copyright/.
(Sunday hours are offered
April 4th-May 16th in Newtown ONLY)
Exceptions:
The LBC and UBC campus libraries will be
BCCC Learning Resources Offices
closed March 15th through March 21st for Spring Break.
The Newtown Campus Library will be operating on reduced
hours during Spring Break. All dates are subject to change.
For more information, please visit http://www.bucks.edu/
library/hours/hours.html or call (215) 968-8009.
Maureen McCreadie, Dean, Learning Resources
(215) 968-8004 mccreadi@bucks.edu
Dolores Smith, Administrative Assistant
(215) 968-8001 smithd@bucks.edu
Library
Academic Department Liaisons
Linda McCann, Director
(215) 968-8003 mccannl@bucks.edu
Jackie Fritz, New Media Librarian
Academic Department Liaisons are assigned to specific
Matt Seibert, Emerging Technologies Librarian
departments to assist with your library and research needs.
Newtown Campus (215) 968-8009
Please contact your liaison, who will be happy to assist you.
Upper Bucks Campus (215) 258-7721
Lower Bucks Campus (267) 685-4825
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARTS
Margaret Montet
Richard Hodges
Online Learning
(215) 968-8373
(215) 968-8013
Georglyn Davidson, Director
montetm@bucks.edu
hodgesr@bucks.edu
BUSINESS STUDIES
Linda McCann
(215) 968-8003
mccannl@bucks.edu
Technology Learning Center
Liz Sette, Director
(215) 968-8337 settel@bucks.edu
HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, & NURSING
Health & Physical Education:
Mary Ellen Bornak
(215) 504-8592
bornakm@bucks.edu
Nursing:
Marzenna Ostrowski
(215) 504-8619
ostrowsk@bucks.edu
LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
Poonam Sood
(215) 504-8574
soodp@bucks.edu
Technology Support Specialists (215) 497-8754
Learning Technologies
Karl Carter, Director
(215) 504-8548 carterk@bucks.edu
Operations Technicians (215) 968-8050
Tutoring Center
Marilyn Puchalski
(215) 968-8056
puchalsk@bucks.edu
Nicole Tracey, Director
(215) 968-8218 traceyn@bucks.edu
Charlene Traub, Math / Lauren Humphries, Writing
Faculty Liaison for Teaching and Learning Technologies
MaST
Mathematics & Technology:
Matt Seibert
(215) 968-8304
seibert@bucks.edu
(215) 968-8251 davidson@bucks.edu
Carol Seufert, Assistant Director / Jenny DiPrimio, Coordinator
Science:
Brian Johnstone
(215) 504-8554
johnston@bucks.edu
SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Social:
Behavioral:
Bill Hemmig
Jackie Fritz
(215) 504-8611
(215) 497-8711
hemmigw@bucks.edu
fritzja@bucks.edu
Marilyn Puchalski
(215) 968-8056 puchalsk@bucks.edu
Instructional Design
Mary Ellen Bornak
(215) 504-8592 bornakm@bucks.edu
Copyright Liaison
Linda McCann
(215) 968-8003 copyright@bucks.edu
http://www.bucks.edu/library/copyright