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Chromebook Cart

The Faculty Chromebook Cart is available for classroom use by any BCC faculty member, during the library’s operating hours. It is equipped with 35 Chromebooks for use. Chromebooks are “cloud-based” computers, meaning documents cannot be saved to a hard drive. They can be e-mailed or saved in a student's personal Google Drive account.

Reserving the Cart

  • The cart can be reserved for up to three hours
  • Please e-mail Patrick Wallace (patrickwallace@peralta.edu) to reserve the cart 48 hours in advance. He will email you a confirmation.
  • Prior to reserving, you will need to have a BCC library account, which can easily be set-up by providing your name, e-mail, and Peralta ID number to Patrick

Using and returning the Cart

  • Chromebooks are for classroom use only. Please do not allow them to leave the classroom
  • Prior to use, check to make sure all 35 Chromebooks are in the cart; let library staff know immediately if any Chromebooks are missing
  • After use, please ensure that all 35 Chromebooks are in the cart and each Chromebook is properly connected to a charger
  • Return the cart immediately to the library after your class. Do not leave the cart unattended in your classroom or faculty office
Copywrite Guide
Copyright Guide

The Copyright Clearance Center regularly offers a free and very informative webinar on copyright in academia.

 Copyright and Fair Use (Stanford University)

Copyright Crash Course (University of Texas)

Copyright Information and Resources (University of Minnesota)

Copyright Quickguide (Columbia University)

Copyright Books in the Library

The complete copyright liability handbook for librarians and educators  Lipinski, Tomas A.,  New York : Neal-Schuman, 2006.
Behind Reference Desk : KF3080 .L57 2006  
Contents    PART I: THREE TYPES OF COPYRIGHT LIABILITY– PART II: PENALTIES AND IMMUNITIES IN COPYRIGHT LAW FOR LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS — PART III: THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT ON LIBRARY AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS:– PART IV: THREE WAYS LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS CAN LIMIT THEIR EXPOSURE — PART V: COMPLIANCE TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES:

Open access Suber, Peter. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press 2012
BCC Circulating Collection     Z286.O63 S83 2012
Summary    In this concise introduction, Peter Suber tells us what open access is and isn’t, how it benefits authors and readers of research, how we pay for it, how it avoids copyright problems, how it has moved from the periphery to the mainstream, and what its future may hold. Distilling a decade of Suber’s influential writing and thinking about open access, this is the indispensable book on the subject for researchers, librarians, administrators, funders, publishers, and policy makers.–Publisher information

 

 

Embedded Librarians in Canvas

Embedded Librarian Request Form


How do I get a librarian added into my Canvas class?

If you want to have a librarian embedded in your Canvas course, please fill out this form.   Once a librarian is assigned, they will contact the faculty member with instructions for submitting their request to the help desk. The request for embedding a librarian must come from the faculty member to demonstrate they have consented.

Note: Librarians will be added to your course with the Librarian Role for the duration of the semester. If you want them removed from your course before the semester ends, please submit a ticket.

What are embedded librarians?

Embedded Librarians are librarians who work with your online class to help your students locate, evaluate & effectively use the information resources that will make them successful in your class. It is like bringing the library directly into your Canvas classroom environment.

Consider embedding a librarian into your online course to enable students to connect directly with a librarian. Librarians can monitor discussion threads about research skills and finding academic sources for coursework, create research guides specifically for your course, hand-pick the best library resources for an assignment, and more.

What can an embedded librarian do in your Canvas course?

Embedded Librarians can help facilitate student research and the use of library resources. Librarians can assist in the following ways:

  • Demonstrate (using screencast videos) search strategies
  • Serve as a contact regarding library or research questions
  • Provide assistance in proper citations (how to cite in different styles and how to cite different sources)
  • Offer individual attention to students during any stage of their research process

Collaborate with you to identify the best resources to assist your students.

What can an embedded librarian NOT do in your Canvas course?

  • Grade or see grades
  • View student submissions
  • Change or create modules, pages, and assignments
  • Upload content (except in the discussion board)

Why can’t I add them myself?

Under FERPA regulations, only instructors and enrolled students may interact and share content within a course. Since librarians are not instructors or students in the class, they need special authorization in order to be added into Canvas courses because they will be able to view students’ names, view and post to discussions, and view course content and announcements (they will not be able to grade, see grades or see student submissions).

Library Databases

The library offers access to a number of databases for research.  They are accessible from anywhere through remote authentication via the library home page. Remote authentication allows students, staff and faculty to access library subscription databases from home without relying on database password lists.

How can you use it?
Students are automatically set up for remote authentication.
Faculty and staff must register at the circulation desk of your PCCD college library.  Bring your PCCD staff id with you.  Library staff will set up a patron record with the following required information:

  1. your name
  2. department
  3. college
  4. email address
  5. employee id number

How does it work?

  • Go to our website
  • Look for the Articles and Databases icon
  • Click on the desired database
  • If you are on campus, you will go straight to the database
  • If you are off campus, you must log in with your Peralta Portal credentials.

For further information on any of these databases and/or information regarding remote access, please contact Joshua Boatright at jboatright@peralta.edu

Keeping Current With Search Alerts

Stay current in your subject area with email alerts. BCC Library’s online databases can send you an email when new articles are published that match your interests.

There are two types of email alerts available:

  • Table of Contents Alerts: You can select specific journals and have the table of contents of each new issue emailed to you upon publication. When available, these alerts will include links to the full-text of the articles.
  • Search Alerts: You can set up a search on a topic of interest, save it, and then have it run every day, every week, or every month. For topics of continual interest, it’s a great way of automating the research process.

If you are interested in:

  • Learning more about the search alert options
  • Having the library set up search alerts for you
  • Learning more about the above or additional databases available at BCC

Please don’t hesitate to contact Joshua Boatright, jboatright@peralta.edu.

New York Times

All Berkeley City College students have free and unlimited access to the New York Times Online. Go to www.NYTimes.com/Pass and click on “Create Account”.

Please note: an @peralta.edu email address is required to successfully log-in.

Click here for further information on creating an account with the NYT.

Research Guides and Tutorials

LIBGUIDES Research assistance, subject guides, and useful resources compiled by your friendly librarians. Know what we know – find it in LibGuides!

Research Orientation

To arrange a Library Orientation session for your class, use the Library Orientation Request Form.

Library Orientations are an easy way for students to become familiar with BCC library resources. You can help your students go beyond Google by scheduling a library orientation for your class. The content and length of an orientation can be tailored to meet your specific needs. Library orientations increase students’ ability to find research materials for their assignments and help them make the best use of the many print and electronic resources available to them.

You may schedule a general or special-topic library orientation for your class, including a synchronous Zoom session. We can also help curate and create resources for an asynchronous module in Canvas. Once contacted, we will schedule the visit and discuss what information your students will need from the library, the details of the current assignment, etc.

In the past, a FIG was conducted exploring the primary reasons why the majority of students in a first-year U.S. history course lacked adequate research skills. The investigation revealed that all of the students benefited from additional support in the library. The question explored was what could be done to improve these skills with a library-instructor partnership. Based on findings, it was concluded that students in research-oriented courses would benefit from a curriculum that requires the use of library resources and interactions with library staff. Instructors in relevant courses would benefit from partnering with the BCC library before the start of each semester to develop library coursework that would improve student success in research-based assignments. Please consider working with the library to include assignments that incorporate a library component.

Textbook Reserves

To place course materials like textbooks, readers, and DVDs on reserve fill out a Book Reserve Form or a Video/Audio Reserve Form. If you have any questions, please feel free to email Patrick Wallace patrickwallace@peralta.edu.

  • All materials placed on reserve must be accompanied by a completed Reserve Request Form, noting the specific author, title, edition, year of publication, name of corresponding course, restrictions, and special circulation instructions (e.g., 2 hours, 1 day). The standard loan period for reserve materials is two hours.
  • To ensure the availability of items in a timely fashion, please complete request forms early. Items are processed in the order received. Requests submitted during the first weeks of classes may be delayed due to the large volume of reserve processing at the beginning of each semester. Please allow a minimum of 1 week to process your items.
  • Photocopies of articles, manuscripts, book excerpts, etc. should not exceed the limits of fair use (Copyright Act 17 U.S. C. Sec. 107(4). To assure compliance, information on Fair Use is available on the library web pages “For Faculty and Staff.”
  • The Library cannot be responsible for loss or damage of any materials that have been placed on reserve.
  • Please make sure your materials have been processed and are on reserve before referring your students.
  • Faculty members are encouraged to obtain Peralta District ID cards, as it validates their status to the library staff.
UC Berkeley & Other Libraries
UC Berkeley Library Card

For full-time faculty: Obtain a library card by presenting to the Library Privileges Desk, at DOE library, a letter on school letterhead, signed by your department chair or principal, confirming your full-time affiliation with the school and a California driver’s license. Letters can also be obtained from the BCC Library. To obtain such a letter, Joshua Boatright, jboatright@peralta.edu.

For part-time faculty: California residents may purchase a one-year Library borrowing privileges card at the Privileges desk in the Doe circulation area, first floor. The fee is $100. All applicants must provide proof of California residence and a current government-issued ID such as a driver’s license or passport.
A membership card from the California Alumni Association is available for $50 a year, and together with a CA Driver’s license entitles you to a library card as well. Membership in CAA is open to the public. For more information, visit: https://framework.lib.berkeley.edu/forms/stack-pass/new
NOTE:  Alumni of any University of California campus who have a paid membership in any of the nine campus alumni associations can obtain a UC Berkeley library card.

For students: Currently enrolled California Community College students who need the UC Berkeley collections for research may purchase a six-month library card by presenting to the Library Privileges Desk a current student registration card showing an expiration date or a copy of their current class schedule. The fee is $25.

Public Library Cards

Berkeley Public Library, as well as the many other public libraries in the bay area, offers off-site access to a plethora of online resources including article, book, and reference databases.  Another reason to have a public library card: Link +
What is Link + ?

  • LINK+ is a union catalog of contributed holdings from participating libraries in California and Nevada.
  • The libraries participating in Link +plus California State Universities, Nevada Universities, Colleges, and Public Colleges across the state and Nevada
  • Patrons from member libraries can electronically request an item not available in their own library and it is delivered to them for check-out.
  • LINK+ is available to patrons of the participating libraries. (including Berkeley, Alameda County, San Francisco and Santa Clara Public Libraries)

Books may be borrowed if they are listed as “available” in the union catalog

Contact Us

Circulation/Reserve Desk (General Questions)
510-981-2824

Reference & Research Desk (Research Questions)
510-981-2821

Text us during open hours at 510-379-7009

Email: ask@berkeleycitycollege.libanswers.com