The Century College Library marks Banned Books Week from Sept. 28 through October 3 with a drawing for three challenged or banned books. Enter the drawing in the library today!
The books featured in our display have been targets of attempted bannings. Fortunately, while some books were banned or restricted, in a majority of cases the books were not banned, all thanks to the efforts of librarians, teachers, booksellers, and members of the community to retain the books in the library collections.
For more information on the difference between a challenge and a banning, see About Banned & Challenged Books on the American Library Association web site. In 2008, ALA reported 513 challenges. You can see a list of the top ten most frequently challenged titles in 2008.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
More Online Art Images
We've added one more database provided by the Electronic Library of Minnesota, CAMIO. CAMIO stands for Catalog of Art Museum Images Online, and is a collection of images of art from the collections of prominent museums. CAMIO covers prehistoric to contemporary times, including the complete range of expressive forms. You can find CAMIO on our Databases A-Z list, which is linked from the Library's home page. It's also on the Art/Art History and Interior Design Subject Guides.
The Electronic Library of Minnesota (ELM) has dropped the Gale Professional Collection, which contained mostly resources for educators, so that resource is no longer on our Databases A-Z list. However, we've added resources like EBSCO's Professional Development Collection and ERIC, so that should balance it out.
The Electronic Library of Minnesota (ELM) has dropped the Gale Professional Collection, which contained mostly resources for educators, so that resource is no longer on our Databases A-Z list. However, we've added resources like EBSCO's Professional Development Collection and ERIC, so that should balance it out.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
August New Books List Available
The August 2009 New Books List is available on the Library's What's New web page, http://www.century.mnscu.edu/library/whatsnew.aspx.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Free Access to Gale Resources on H1N1 Flu
In times like these, rumors and misinformation about H1N1 abound. To provide reliable information, one of our providers of online resources, Gale, is allowing free access to certain resources on H1N1 until October 9. Just click on the Swine Flu (H1N1) Facts dropdown menu on the right sidebar. Find up-to-date news and information about the swine flu from around the world, along with scientific background.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Library closed September 5-7 for Labor Day
The Library will be closed September 5-7 for the Labor Day holiday weekend.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Banned Books! Censorship! September 2009 Display Case
Why has Harry Potter been banned from libraries? Why are books banned? Who challenges books? What are the most banned and challenged books? Check out the display case in the library to see a selection of banned books and get some answers to these questions. Every year there are hundreds of attempts by individuals and groups in the United States and around the world to have books removed from libraries and classrooms.
BANNED BOOKS WEEK
SEPTEMBER 26-OCTOBER 3
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