Tutt Library News

Library Connection: Press Books and Collections

The spring 2018 issue of the CC Bulletin has two pieces about books.

One is titled Turning Pages and is about a senior project by Eileen Kitrick ’17. She created a book and talks about her experience at the Press and her inspirations for her book For Rent. View a copy of the book and other CC Press books in Special Collections at Tutt Library.  A subject search in the TIGER catalog on Artists' books will bring up about 200 results.

Jessy Randall, Archivist of Special Collections,says "Ever since CC began offering the thematic minor in book studies in 2009 I’ve tried to support book artists with connections to the college. It was especially fun for me to be able to acquire a book by a recent grad..."

The other is about the CC’s Minor in The Book.  It describes the minor and several courses which are part of this thematic minor offered by staff the Press (Book Arts and Letterpress), and staff at the library (History and Future of the Book).

 

Database Update: Newsbank May

NEWSBANK SPECIAL REPORTS: May 2018

NewsBank’s Special Reports are news articles, images, maps and other useful content grouped for convenience under specific topics and themes. They enable users to quickly locate information while helping them gain better insight into current global issues and events.

May Topics Military Appreciation Month Mental Health Month World Travel and Tourism World Politics and Government World Economics

Additional featured Reports School and Campus Security World Health World Terrorism and Conflict World Environment Science and Health in the News

Each Special Report features current and retrospective coverage with new articles added daily. Special Reports are easily accessible from the left side bar on your online resource menu page, on search screens and the Other NewsBank Products link in full-text newspaper products.

This video shows you how to find Special Reports, what they are and how they can be used: http://newsbank.com/videos/how-find-use-special-reports.

Access Access World News by logging into your CC account on campus and off campus use your Gold Card.

Library Connection: Grad Fair

Today, Wednesday, April 25, 2018, is a Grad Fair in Gaylord Hall from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. If one concern you have post graducation is about working, check out some good resources for job hunting from Tutt Library.

Start with the Careers guide. It has tabs for topics from Job Hunting to Graduate School. There is a section for international work, volunteering and internships.  There are links for resume and cover letter writing; and don't overlook the TIGER catalog for books on resumes and cover letters.

Tutt Library Closing at 1:00 Friday, April 20th

Today, April 20th, Tutt Library will be closing at 1:00 pm for a planned power outage.

The library will open again at noon on Saturday as per usual Block Break hours. If you have any questions, please email Jenn Sides, jsides@coloradocollege.edu (or EXT 6675)

Library Connection: Heather Ezell, Visiting Writers Series

 

An alumna of the Colorado College Department of English, Heather Ezell returns to campus to read from her breakout first novel, “Nothing Left to Burn” this Thursday, April 12th at 7 p.m. in McHugh Commons.

"As intense and consuming as its fiery setting, Nothing Left to Burn is nothing less than a fierce, explosive debut." — Laurie Elizabeth Flynn

Tutt Library Record: Nothing Left to Burn; Tutt Library - First Floor - New Arrivals  PZ7.1.E9 Noth 2018  

 

Find out more on her blog and view her Nothing Left to Burn Map

Chas Dressed Up

The Chas statue of Charles L Tutt has stood in front of the library for decades. During this time, he has sported a variety of looks.  You may have noticed some of his costumes this week.  To see more visit the CC Digital Archive and search on Chas statue.

Thank Tutt Library

In celebration of National Library Week, we invite you to Thank Tutt Library.

Join us at the Thayer Tutt Entrance on Tuesday, April 10: 

• noon-1
• 4-5 pm

to write a brief thank you message and let the Tutt Library partners know what you appreciate about them. 

Library Connection: Amanda Udis-Kessler, Faculty Lunch

State of the Faculty: Findings from the 2016-2017 HERI Faculty Survey at Colorado College.

Amanda Udis-Kessler, Director of Assessment and Program Review, while provide an update on the life of the CC faculty as captured by responses to the 2016-2017 HERI Faculty Survey on April 10th.

The HERI Faculty Survey provides institutions with a comprehensive, research-based picture of key aspects of the faculty experience. Since 1989 over 1,100 two-and four- year institutions have used results from this survey to connect faculty practices, values and priorities to institutional success and drive improvement efforts.

The HERI Faculty Survey is designed to provide institutions with actionable information on important and timely issues. It includes topics such as pedagogical practices, campus climate, faculty goals and expectations for students, research and service activities, sources of stress and satisfaction, and the connection between learning in the classroom and practices in the local and global community.

Library Connection: Symposium on Writing as Craft and Career

The MacLean Symposium on Writing as Craft and Career is hosting two events today and tomorrow.

1. In Honor of Ruth Barton will be a panel discussion, “CC Alumni Writers Discuss Writing at CC: Remembering Ruth Barton”, on Thursday, April 5, at 7:00 PM in the Cornerstone Screening Room.
   
   All are welcome to join six acclaimed authors who studied under Ruth Barton at CC:
       Michael Nava, novelist; see work in TIGER catalog
       David Owen, journalist; see work in TIGER catalog
       Russell Martin, novelist & nonfiction writer; see work in TIGER catalog
       Jeannette Barnes, poet and editor; see a list of work
       Alan Prendergast, journalist, see work in TIGER catalog
       David Mason poet, writer & CC professor; see work in TIGER catalog
   
   They discuss what they have done as writers, their experiences as student writers and mentees of Ruth Barton, how her mentorship and Colorado College helped shape their development as writers, and the general importance of mentors to aspiring writers. Those students in any major who aspire to be writers in any genre or endeavor are especially welcome.
   
   
2. The second panel discussion will be at 3:30 pm on Friday, April 6, in the Cornerstone Screening Room, followed that evening by a reading featuring symposium participants at 7:00 pm in Gates Common Room.

Sponsored by the English Department with the support of the D. J. MacLean Fund for English.

Database Update: Newsbank April

Hot Topics addresses a wide variety of contemporary subjects from around the world.

April Topics
National Poetry Month
World Environment - Earth Day
World Economics - Financial Literacy Month
Mental Health - Autism Awareness Month

 Hot Topics are easily accessible from the left side bar on your online resource menu page, on search screens and the Other NewsBank Products link in full-text newspaper products.

This video shows you how to find Special Reports, what they are and how they can be used: http://newsbank.com/videos/how-find-use-special-reports.

Access Access World News by logging into your CC account on campus and off campus use your Gold Card.