Jazz Appreciation Month

April is  

Browse the NAXOS Music Library and listen to some jazz legends like Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt, Stan Kenton, and many other jazz and blues greats.

                               

Access the Naxos Music Library 

   Listen to Symphony in Black: A Triangle, "Saddest Tale"

   Listen to "Loveable Lunatic"

    Listen to Operator 13: Jungle Fever

     Listen to Miles Davis on trumpet in "Pharaoh"

Look for Jazz titles in our Library Catalog like these:

    

   

Visit Films on Demand and watch thousands of videos on jazz like this segment on Jazz Legends from Jungle Music: Jazz- All You Need Is Love: A History of Popular Music

Watch full length movies and documentaries on Kanopy like these:

Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans

Imagine the Sound - Jazz in the 60's

Maxine Sullivan: Love to Be in Love

Chick Corea & Charles Dutoit

Tablets @ the library

Want to get your hands on some new technology? The library now has iPad Minis and Dell Venues (Android) available at every campus location!

You can check out a tablet and take it home, just like a book! Tablets are a great way to read ebooks, access Blackboard, and use hundreds of free educational apps. 

Checking out a tablet is easy. Just bring your ACC ID to the library and the librarian will take you through a short setup process. More information here.

Information Literacy Sessions for Early College High School and Dual Credit

Did you think that Austin Community College librarians only visited classes on ACC campuses? Not anymore! We make it our mission for provide information literacy instruction to all ACC students no matter where they take their classes. 

(Manor New Technology High School)

This means we will hop in the library-mobile and teach at your high school! 

Just in the last year we have visited classrooms in Pflugerville, Manor, Round Rock, Lakeway, Dripping Springs, AND Buda! 

(Colorado River Collegiate Academy)

Are you teaching an ACC course for high school students? Request a library instruction session today!

Library Group Study Rooms

ACC Faculty often assign group projects to their classes but sometimes, students have difficulties finding a location to work together in a 'clean, well lighted place', with technology available to support your learning.

Locations: These ACC libraries have group study rooms available for currently enrolled ACC students studying together: Cypress (CYP), Elgin (EGN), Eastview (EVC), Hays (HYS), Northridge (NRG), Rio Grande (RGC), Round Rock (RRC), Riverside (RVS), and South Austin (SAC). At this time, the Pinnacle (PIN) library does not have a group study room.  Highland Campus (HLC) has lovely group study rooms, but they are located in the ACCelerator (across from the Library). Show your ACC ID and ask about availability at the ACCelerator's service desk.

For Library Group Study Rooms: Come to a library's Reference Desk in person and show the librarian your ACC ID card. If you are at one campus but need to make a reservation at another, take your ID to the Reference Desk and request the librarian call the Reference Desk at the second campus to arrange the reservation.

• Slots are available from 30 minutes to 2 hours, and depending on availability, at the end of your reservation you may be able to extend the time.
• Reservations are accepted up to 7 days in advance, but be sure to arrive punctually -- if you're more than 10 minutes late, your group forfeits the reservation!
• Use the white board or check out laptops at a Library's Circulation Desk so group members can collaborate via Google docs, view media, review Blackboard materials, print documents, etc. In a few study rooms you can connect a laptop to a projector or flat screen for added convenience!

Rules: 'Group study' means just that - 2 or more currently enrolled ACC students - these are not individual study rooms. The study rooms may not be used for tutoring, meetings of organizations, or for faculty to meet with students. Please see complete rules about the study rooms.

Sign-up, meet your group, and be successful with that project or ace that test! Would you like more info? Need other locations to study on your campus? Are you stuck getting started researching your topic? Ask a librarian! We're here to help you!

New to Austin Community College? Checkout the ACC Libraries Student Learning Success Toolbox-

Start Here-Get There!

New to Austin Community College? 

Checkout the ACC Libraries Student Learning Success Toolbox- complete with all you need for getting started. Available 24/7 from the ACC Library home page, this Toolbox is packed with great tools and links to help you get started this semester.

Answer frequently asked questions such as:

How do I manage my job, kids and my courses at ACC? 

How do I learn how to research the way the professor said in class?

How do I find peer-reviewed journals?

Where can I get help for one of my assignments?

Did your professor ask you to pick a topic for a paper? Try our short tutorial Choosing a Topic and learn how to choose the best topic for your assignment.

Are you tempted to consult Wikipedia about an unfamiliar topic? Try our short tutorial Finding Background Information and learn how you can get started on your assignment.

Need more assistance? Ask a research expert- any librarian at Austin Community College! You can walk into any campus library to get help, call or email us. We even offer help after hours - chat 24/7!

Don't be shy- we love to help students with your questions! Come by and see us today!

Confused about Textbooks !

	The Library does not purchase textbooks as a rule. So why can we check out textbooks from the Library? Although the Library does not purchase textbooks for all ACC campus libraries, we do shelve the ACC Student Support Center Textbook Collection at the Highland Campus Library.
What is it?	It is a collection of textbooks selected for classes offered in workforce programs. These textbooks are purchased by the ACC Student Support Center through a grant to assist certain student groups to gain access to required textbooks. The majority of ACC textbooks ARE NOT in this collection.  Books are in limited supply and students should not depend upon this source for their required textbook.
Who can check the textbooks out?	Most students are not eligible to check out textbooks from this collection BEFORE the second week of classes. Visit with staff in a Student Support Center BEFORE the semester begins to determine your eligibility. Eligible students will receive information and required forms to begin the process. See information and a list of textbooks.
Where do you go to check out a textbook?	AVOID LONG LINES -- Beginning the second week of classes, you can go to any ACC library and ask that an available textbook be sent to you at that campus for checkout.  See the list of available textbooks.
What is the Student Support Center?	ACC's Student Support Center provides specialized assistance and referrals to a select group of students who would benefit from additional assistance to overcome challenges and complete their education.The Support Center maintains a collection of textbooks for students to borrow and gives priority to students receiving assistance. Other students may request a loan after the first week of classes.

Streaming Films - Kanopy

Welcome to Kanopy, start watching now!

Go to the Library's A-Z list of databases and click on K for Kanopy:

If you are off campus, you will be asked for your ACC eID and password. (Depending on your computer's settings, you may need to accept the site's certificate.)

...start watching!

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