Tutt Library News

Catalyst Articles: Learn more about Tutt Library

Two articles in this week's edition of the Catalyst highlight Tutt Library.

The first is Tutt Library Opens to Many Students and Few Books.  It describes a bit of the process and thoughts behind the physical aspects of the new building.   The other is titled "Tutt Library:Under a New Roof"  (p.12 of the paper version).  It talks about the dispersed nature of library staff offices last year and their reunification in the remodeled library.

Read more stories about Tutt Library in the online Catalyst and Digital CC's Catalyst volumes back to 1969 or visit Special Collections to see paper editions.

 

 

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CC’s Net-Zero Energy Library Opens

Published on August 30, 2017

Members of Colorado College’s Class of 2021 will be the first class to learn, conduct research, and study in a library built specifically for the college’s pioneering Block Plan. The $45 million renovation of Tutt Library makes it the largest academic library to achieve net-zero construction.

The re-opening of the library coincides with the appointment of JoAnn Jacoby, the library’s new director, who joined the college in early August.

Read the full story here.

 

Database Spotlight: Social Explorer

The academic year began with a conversation about “The Radical Adventure of Getting Lost”.   There are many tools and resources to aid us in getting lost, getting found and telling others about our adventures.  Visuals help reinforce and support those adventures. Tables, charts, and especially maps aid in exploring one's lost and found states.  They tell the stories.

Create visual displays and reports with Social Explorer. Use their base maps or build your own with their advanced exploration tools. Their goal is to help "people understand the world through data".  It is a collection of data indicators across demography, economy, health, religion, crime, and more.

What does this map say about the area around CC?

This demographic data visualization and research tool can export maps in various formats and create stories for presentations. Datasets cover the globe and include World  Development Indicators, European statistics, and many U.S. government sets such as Census, Business, FBI, CDC, and elections.

In 2016 Social Explorer won a Webby Award for Best Law Website for their project that illustrates the impact of the Evenwel v. Abott Supreme Court case through interactive maps. 

See what you can do with it.
Play around with Social Explorer yourself.

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

Request a Book with the Red Button

For the next few weeks browsing is not possible for most items while the library's remodel is wrapping up.  Please continue to use the TIGER catalog to locate items.

Once in the catalog record, use the red Request Item button. Most records will have this red button.

 

 

 

  Books and collections are still being moved. Available requested materials will be retrieved several times a day.  You will receive an email notification when your item is ready for pickup from the Circulation Desk in Tutt Library. You can also check your TIGER account.

 

Additional Help and Information

How to request single items.

How to request multiple items.

If you have trouble with requesting or wonder about the status of your request, please contact the circulation desk at 719-389-6184.

For public users: if you are currently registered in our system use your last name and the Colorado College barcode we placed on your library card. If you have not used your account in more than a year, please call or come in to re-register.

Borrowing / Circulation : check here for loan periods and limits by patron types (staff/faculty/students, alumni, CC spouse & dependent, community borrowers)

 

 

 

 

Ice Cream at the Library

An Ice Cream Social and unveiling of Chas happens at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, 8/28 in the library courtyard at the south entrance to the building.

• Remarks by President Tiefenthaler and Susie Burghart on behalf of the Board of Trustees.
• Chas will be unveiled. 
• Ice cream will be served.

Then explore the expanded and remodeled spaces of the new library from the garden level up throught he 4th floor.

Welcome to the new Tutt Library!

 

Now Open in New Locations : Library Services

The research desk has opened up in its new space on the second floor of the remodeled Tutt Library.

Although not all is yet settled, you can now come up to the 2nd floor in Tutt Library and participate in research help at the Research Desk.  The desk is now moved and officially ready for business.

Please note, it is still fairly messy on that floor with the cables and wrapped-up furniture but that will soon be fixed in the near future. 

So please stop by, check it out, get help.

Also open is the access to Special Collections in the garden level. It is back to regular hours: weekdays 9-12 and 1-5. 

New version of RefWorks

Our citation manager RefWorks has transitioned to a new version. The old version is now considered "Legacy".

For help and documentation, see ProQuest LibGuides: New RefWorks.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Do I have to switch to new RefWorks? Will my old account be deleted?

A: You don't have to switch right now, but Legacy RefWorks will no longer be supported and will not work well with operating systems and browsers as time goes on. There is no set date for Legacy RefWorks to discontinue or for old accounts to be deleted.

Q: Can I transfer my citations to new RefWorks?

A: Yes. See New RefWorks: Importing your existing references.

Q: Are Word documents formatted with WriteNCite for Legacy RefWorks compatible with new RefWorks, and vice versa?

A: Not at this time; ProQuest is working on a conversion tool for old RefWorks to new, but it hasn't been released yet. If you are working on a Word document we suggest that you continue with old RefWorks until you're finished.

Q: If I make changes in my Legacy RefWorks account, will those changes automatically be reflected in my new RefWorks account? (or vice versa).

A: No. The accounts are not synchronized. You can manually import or export references, but changes made in one account won't automatically happen in the other.

THE MOVE Has Finally Begun

We have been anticipating, fretting, planning, and celebrating every milestone we could find. We started packing everything up, and some have even finished.

 

We are SO READY to move into our new, permanent home, but our home has not been quite ready for us.

 

Until today, that is, because we started moving art books from Tutt South to the new library! Special Collections are scheduled to start moving tomorrow. Should all go smoothly, staff currently in Tutt South will move this Thursday and Friday. Words cannot do justice to what it feels like to start moving back home!

 

Tutt Library Summer Sessions

The library will be closed this Saturday through Monday.  It will be open Tuesday May 30th. If you’re on campus during the summer or are preparing for Block A courses to start next week, here’s what you need to know:

Library Summer Session hours, beginning Wednesday, May 31, are:
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday, noon-9 p.m.

Continue to use the red “Request” button in the TIGER catalog to request library materials. You can pick up requested books at the Circulation Desk.

The Research Desk will be open:
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.;
Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Sunday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Liaison Librarians are available for instruction, consultation, and other course assistance.

ITS Solutions Center: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

CAT Lab: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Writing Center services remain in the Mod Pod. Peer tutoring summer hours are: Monday-Friday, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Professional staff are available by appointment.

Tutt Library Summer Transition

Normal Tutt Library hours and services are available through the end of Block 8.
Please return books to the Circulation Desk or the book drop at the east entrance. 

The library will follow usual interim reduced hours between the end of Block 8 and the start of Block A.
Check the Library website for hours of operation.

Summer session hours begin on Wednesday, May 31, the beginning of Block A.

• June 12^th is the new start date for moving staff into the new building.
• June 12^this also when library collections will begin moving back (this process will take 6-8 weeks).
• Direct access to all collections will be restricted during the move-in process, but the library is happy to retrieve requested items for you.  Please use the red “Request Item” button in the TIGER catalog to request items.
• Retrieval of requested materials will be once per day Monday through Friday starting on May 17th and last until the books are moved into the new library building.
  Pick-up of requested items will be at the Circulation desk.

Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding of disruptions during this time.  The library staff is working hard to make this transition as smooth as possible.  Keep an eye out for updates as dates may change.