The Bailey Library Newsletter

The Bailey Library provides students and faculty access to 90,000 e-books, the majority of which are licensed from Ebrary. These e-books are readable on a web browser, while many are downloadable on most computing devices and e-readers.

You may now download a special Ebrary app free of charge from the App Store to your iPhone or iPad for mobile access also, adding one more convenient access point to the Ebrary e-books. Please note that the app is for iPhone 3GS, 4 or 4S running iOS 4.3 or higher.

Please follow the instructions below to activate your Ebrary e-book app:

Prior to using ebrary’s Mobile App on your iOS device, two things you need to do:

1. Go to your ebrary site (http://site.ebrary.com/lib/washtenaw) from a browser and sign in to your personal ebrary account as usual with WCC NetID and password.
* You’ll need to do this at least once every 90-days to validate use on the mobile app.
* Click “My Settings” link at top-right of ebrary screen
* Under “Link your account to Facebook“, click “Log In“
* On Facebook log-in screen, enter your Facebook credentials, click “Log In“
(Don’t have a Facebook account? Click “Sign up for Facebook” at lower left)

2. Create an Adobe account if you don’t already have one:
If you’ve done full-document downloads on ebrary, you already have one.
To create an Adobe account:
* Go to https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/membership/index.cfm?nf=1&nl=1&loc=en_us
* Click “Create an account”
* Fill in at least the starred fields…
* Click “OK”

You can then sign in on the Ebrary e-book app using the “Sign in with Facebook” button (lower right hand corner) with your Facebook credentials.

Important note: The Facebook Sign-in feature does not access or post anything on Facebook accounts. It just takes advantage of users’ Facebook authentication.

If you have any questions, please contact the Bailey Library at libs1@wccnet.edu or 973-3431.

To provide students with writing assistance at the point of need, writing tutors from the Writing Center will be stationed at the Computer Commons on the second floor of the Gunder Myran Building on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 10 am and 3 pm.

This is a pilot project between the Humanities & Social Sciences Division and the Learning Resources Division for Winter semester 2012.

Nov. 9-18 during regular library hours

Bring non–perishable food items to the Bailey Library User Services Desk and we will cancel any library overdue fines! Each food item donated will cancel up to $7.00 in overdue fines. No limit on the number of food items accepted. All are welcome to make a donation, even if you don’t have any library fines!

All food item donations will directly benefit the WCC Student Resource and Women’s Center Food Pantry. Food items appropriate for a Thanksgiving meal are encouraged and appreciated. Suggested items include: canned yams, cranberry sauce, vegetables, biscuit mix.

Overdue library items must be returned to the Bailey Library User Services Desk to apply donation. Food item donations apply to current library overdue fines only. Donations are not applicable to lost book replacement fees, processing fees or miscellaneous fees. Expired food item donations will not be accepted.

The Bailey Library has made available the following new databases for user access. They are accessible on the library’s database webpage.

* CultureGrams: For current information on countries, states and provinces.

* ERIC: For education research and publications.

* Facts & Comparisons eAnswers: For information on drugs.

* MedlinePlus: For health science research.

* Michigana: For archival documents on Michigan’s state history.

* Nursing Resource Center: For research in the nursing area.

* Small Business Resource Center: For how-to information on small business and entrepreneurship.

* Worldcat: For locating collection holdings in local libraries and worldwide.

Beginning Fall semester 2011, you will be able to use your cell phone to text a Bailey librarian for research help.

The new texting research help service is reachable at 734.328.2823 on:

Monday-Thursday: 10 am-8 pm
Friday: 10 am-3 pm

In addition, you will be able to obtain research assistance in person and by live chat, email, or phone. Please see Get Help from An Expert library page for details.

The Bailey Library is now making available 70,000 new e-books from Ebrary for student and faculty access, bringing the library’s e-book collection to 90,000 titles. Covering all subject areas for college-level reading and research, the e-books are accessible on the library website, as well as in the library catalog.

The new Ebrary e-book collection is:

* Device-agnostic. They are readable with a regular web browser on a computer, laptop, iPad or other mobile devices. Users can also annotate, create hyperlinks, etc.

* Accessible by multiple simultaneous users 24 x 7, at no cost to you. You need not check them out of the library, thus no overdue fines!

* Printable, up to 60 pages.

* Accommodating for the visually impaired in providing text-to-speech conversion capability within the Ebrary reader.

A training webinar on Ebrary e-books open to students and faculty will be held on September 14 at 3 pm in GM 118. Please call 734.973.3379 to reserve a seat.

In addition, the library is making available a new Environment Complete e-journal database, which covers topics such as environmental policy, ecology, renewal energy, etc. This database is also accessible on the library website.

As the trial Ebrary collection of 52,000 e-books came to an end on April 30, the library staff have received enthusiastic response to the collection.

To meet the educational needs of students and faculty, the Bailey Library expects to be able to provide access to the collection in August 2011.

The Bailey Library’s book collection has just doubled in size — on a trial basis for now till April 30.

The trial Ebrary e-book collection consists of over 52,000 college-level books in all subject areas. These e-books are:

* Device-agnostic. They are readable with a regular web browser on a computer, laptop, iPad or other mobile devices. Users can also annotate, create hyperlinks, etc.

* Accessible by multiple simultaneous users 24 x 7, at no cost to you. You need not check them out of the library, thus no overdue fines!

* Printable, up to 60 pages.

* Convertible from text to speech by downloading the Ebrary reader client.

Please try it out and tell the library staff what you think by filling out the survey.

A wonderful, new painting had been installed in the Bailey Library.

The oil-on-canvas work, titled “The Cycle of Life” measuring 90″ L x 54″ H, was created by WCC’s art instructor, Elaine Wilson. It was installed on the display wall beside the User Services counter.

All are welcome to come and enjoy this new piece of artwork.

In order to preserve the Bailey Library’s environs and equipment for all to enjoy and use, please note that food is not allowed in the Library.

Staff monitoring will begin in March 2011. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.