LibGuides are a platform where the library can gather and share resources. They allow us to collect resources on a particular topic or for a particular assignment for student use whether they are books, articles, ebooks, videos, websites, etc. Find more information on how to work with the library to create a LibGuide for a subject or assignment for your class. We also have a collection of LibGuides we make for the general population that get a lot of use.
We have a few of extra things to mention this month.
The library reserves an extra classroom around the Cedar Rapids campus for additional groups space during finals week or the week before. Ask at the reference desk for more information.
Info to Know – Do you know about all these services around campus?
And remember you contact us at the library any time by phone, e-mail, chat, or stop on by! We’re always glad to see you! Look for the next issue of our newsletter. And remember you contact us at the library any time by phone, e-mail, chat, or stop on by! We’re always glad to see you! Look for the next issue of our newsletter.
We got a lot of feedback on our surveys this spring that there were students who even at the end of spring semester didn’t have any idea where the library is located on the main Cedar Rapids campus. So we hope to remedy that by encouraging everyone to come to the library sometime during the week of August 20th. Please come, pass this on, and bring a friend!
Activity Details
Monday, August 20th – Movin’ and Shakin’ table (11AM – 2PM)
Tuesday, August 21st – Welcome table with informational handouts, cookies, and “Win a Bookish Box” door prize. (11AM – 12:30PM)
Wednesday, August 22nd – free popcorn (1PM – 3PM)
Thursday, August 23rd – Same as Tuesday PLUS “Take a Photo with Sammy the Eagle” (11AM – 12:30PM)
Friday, August 24th – Fun and Game Day ALL DAY
All events are in Kirkwood’s Cedar Rapids library except for Movin’ and Shakin’.
On Thursday, November 30th, the Kirkwood main campus Library and Tutoring Services will host the very popular student event called Exam Cram. It is our way of kicking off a very stressful time of the semester by providing extra study help, relaxation tips and some fun too.
For study aid, Tutoring Services will provide help with math, science, accounting, computer skills, nursing, human anatomy and physiology, and Plant ID. Research and Citation help will also be available from 10AM – 12PM at Tutoring Services (2071 Cedar Hall). To get a full list of the subjects and the time and place, check out the Exam Cram website at: http://www.kirkwood.edu/examcram
The library will have tables from Campus Health and Counseling Services with giveaways and advice. A visit from therapy dogs will be at 11:15AM that day, as well as on Tuesday, December 12th. Kirkwood’s student nurses will be available for blood pressure checks (also at Tutoring Services) and Eagle Tech will provide some fun with Virtual Reality. The library will have crafts, puzzles and coloring which will be available through the end of finals week.
AND to further entice you to stop in, both the Library and Tutoring Services will provide you with a chance to enter for numerous door prizes. We have lots of Kirkwood paraphernalia to give away, as well as $5 gift cards to the Cafe and the campus Bookstore, and even a few poinsettias from the Agriculture department.
Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, cookies and popcorn will also be available in the library until 9PM, thanks to U.S. Bank. Then once finals begin (December 8th), the library will be providing coffee, tea and hot chocolate to get you through those late nights! Extended hours are set to begin at the library on Monday, December 4th. Check the library website @ http://www.kirkwood.edu/library for specific times. More information on EXAM CRAM events can be found @ http://www.kirkwood.edu/examcram.
Kirkwood has a new app. Find instructions on where to find it.
Add-Drop
Learn more about it here: http://www.kirkwood.edu/site/index.php?p=32303 To add a course, if the class has not met yet, students can call One Stop. For any class that has met, students will need to fill out a form. Get the form from the department’s office and ask them about the particular class. For the first week you just need the instructor’s signature. The following week you also need the Dean’s. For Distance Learning classes in general check this page.
Students may drop classes through Eaglenet until the last day set on the academic calendar each semester. To check for the important dates for any particular class double check here.
Add-Drop Tuition Swap
Kirkwood no longer gives a full refund to students who both drop a class and add a class in the second week of classes. This is sometimes called the second week “wash” or “tuition swap” – Kirkwood refunds 50% for all drops in the second week for 16-week classes. Find Full Refund Policy: http://www.kirkwood.edu/catalog/current/refund-of-tuition_0.htm
Advisor
Don’t know who your advisor is? Log in to EagleNet and view “My Profile” to see your advisor’s name. Set up an appointment to talk to them about your schedule and your overall path through your program. Contact the Advising and Transfer Center at 319-398-5540. Find answers to basic questions about class scheduling type issues here. NOTE that important dates listed on the PDF are NOT current.
There is only one ATM available on the Cedar Rapids campus. It’s located near the cafeteria by Student Life and the US Bank campus branch. On the Iowa City campus there is one available next to the One Stop Office.
Book List
There are two ways to get into your list of textbooks you need for all your classes.
To find your list of textbooks
1. Log into Eaglenet
2. Click on “My Class Schedule” under Academic Profile
3. Select term from Drop Down menu and click on Submit
4. Click on “Click here to access Booklist”
5. A second tab will pop up and ask you to log in with your k-number and password
6. This will generate a list for all your classes. They are very brief entries but will give you an abbreviated title, ISBN, and which class it’s for.
Share your love of books and reading with other student readers. Read what you like. Share your thoughts. Make and take reading recommendations. Each semester we will decide on additional activities and determine if we want to focus on any reading themes. Contact club advisor Julie Petersen, julie.petersen@kirkwood.edu.
At the Iowa City branch take return books at the desk and in the library book return box (a large black box) across from the library doors. There is also a book return box available in the parking lot.
You can return books at the office at any of the centers.
Bus Passesfor Free
The EagleCard Office at the help desk in the Allsop lab in Neilsen Hall and Rec Center can attach free busstickers to the EagleCards that will allow students to ride Cedar Rapids bus routes 7 and 7a for free. You MUST have the sticker attached to your EagleCard each year before you can ride free. The year runs from August to August. The stickers do not cost anything, you must simply be an enrolled Kirkwood student. Students must get an EagleCard from the Eaglecard office listed above for use to verify attendance and k number. You can get the stickers from Eagle Card Office, Student Life, both bookstores, and any county center office.
If you’re waiting for a Cedar Rapids bus and wonder where it’s at, simply go to Ridecrt.com. Through an interactive map, click on the route number and an arrow will show exactly which street or intersection your bus is at and watch an arrow representing the bus as it moves along down the street. Remember the routes that come to Kirkwood are 7 and 7a.
Here is the map and the route schedule. It changed July 1, 2017 to these new routes.
Calendar
Find the calendars with important dates, which days school will be closed, and final exam schedule here: http://www.kirkwood.edu/calendar
Car Service
For only $8 let Automotive Technology perform a full vehicle inspection. They will inspect the condition of the brakes, belts, fluids, and test the battery. It is open to anyone with a vehicle that is not European and no older than 8 years. The service is available on Mondays and Wednesdays, from October to May, by appointment only. Schedule an appointment by calling (319) 398-5479 or e-mailing Jennifer.pratt@kirkwood.edu.
Car Troubles
For some car troubles you can ask security for help, for others they can loan you equipment and give advice. Learn more here: http://www.kirkwood.edu/site/index.php?p=21017
Contact security by calling (319) 398-5561 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or calling (319) 389-1774 after hours and on weekends.
Career Services
The Career Services department offers a variety of job seeking skill and career decision-making workshops, as well as individual appointments that are free to Kirkwood students. Career Services assists students in career exploration and job-seeking skills. Some of the job seeking skills help includes resume building and interview coaching. For more information, including dates and times, please visit http://www.kirkwood.edu/careerservices
Class Schedule Problems – Scroll to Advisor above
Clubs
Kirkwood has a wide range of interests with more than 80 clubs registered with Student Life. Check out the list: http://www.kirkwood.edu/clubs
Scroll down to Printing and Print Quota for more printing information.
Computer Lab in Cedar Rapids— 131 Nielsen Hall
The Allsop Computer lab in 131 Nielsen Hall is the main lab on the Cedar Rapids campus. It houses 106 PCs and 2 iMacs, two copier/printers plus two scanners, and a color printer. All programs needed for classes are offered on these computers, but not every computer has every program, ask at the help desk if you need a specific program so they can direct you to the right computers. No classes or labs are scheduled in the quiet study areas. The walk-in lab is used for student public usage for research and homework. Students may reserve a computer at least one day ahead by calling 398-5606 or coming to the front counter. Students are required to swipe their Eagle card upon entering/exiting the computer labs. No food or drinks are allowed in the computer labs. Computer lab hours are subject to change during inclement weather. The same policies and guidelines apply as in the computer classrooms.
Computer Lab in Iowa City
The Iowa City computer lab is now part of the library.
Confidential Counseling Services – It’s FREE
Life can be overwhelming. Roommate issues? Relationship issues? Class/test concerns? Personal issues? You don’t have to face it alone. Help is right here on campus. Counselors are available in 108 Iowa Hall, Mon. – Fri., 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Contact us at 319-398-5540 or visit www.kirkwood.edu/counseling to learn more.
Your permanent EagleCard is your official Kirkwood identification. Get it after you register for credit classes. Your Eaglecard is also your LIBRARY CARD. Carry it with you at all times while you are on campus and you’ll avoid a lot of headaches with different departments and you’ll get all of your student benefits. (Library Note: We have some items, such as the laptops, that we only check out if you have your physical card in hand.)
Present a government-issued photo ID (driver’s license, passport, etc) at one of these locations:
EagleCard office (Nielsen Hall – Room 131 which is within the Allsop Computer Lab) Phone 319-398-5411, ext. 5680
Kirkwood Rec Center (main campus)
Iowa City Campus Bookstore
Any county center office
The EagleCard Office is open the same hours as the Allsop Computer Lab. EagleCards can also be printed at the Rec Center on the Main Campus and at the Iowa City Bookstore.
EagleCash
EagleCash is money that you put on your EagleCard that you can use in various places around campus rather than carry cash.
EagleNet
EagleNet is Kirkwood’s student information services portal. Access a variety of info including class schedules, degree audits, and more.
FAX
Students can fax for free at the Cedar Rapids Kirkwood library. Ask at the Circulation desk.
Finance Department for Employees
The Finance Department manages general Kirkwood business including, but not limited to, departmental deposits, Pcard pick up, payment or reimbursement requests, and parking stickers. The Finance office is located at The Kirkwood Center, south of The Hotel at Kirkwood.
DIRECTIONS: From Kirkwood Boulevard, use the parking lot south of 76th Ave. (opposite side of The Hotel). Enter the doors to The Kirkwood Center Atrium. Finance is located on the other side of the reception area. For specific questions, please contact Joan Hanna at ext. 5555.
Full Time Student Load
You must take 12 or more credits each semester to be considered a full-time student. Anything less than 12 credit hours is considered part-time, except during the summer semester when nine credit hours is full-time.
Find all of the information you need regarding international student support services atwww.kirkwood.edu/international. Scroll to the bottom of that page to find our International Events Calendar. Join in any of the activities or stop by the International Student Office in Linn Hall 1154 for any additional information.
Internet Guidelines
Taken from The Policy for Responsible Use of Information Technology, Kirkwood Community College
Accessing Internet is a privilege granted for the primary purpose of conducting research, completing class assignments, and gaining familiarity with evolving electronic communications.
Users shall not send offensive, threatening, abusive, obscene, or other such messages to anyone who may be using the system.
Users shall not use Kirkwood’s computing resources to copy, generate, or transmit obscene files publicly accessible.
Each user will be financially responsible for any unauthorized commitments made through Internet.
Users must follow the guidelines as outlined in the AA/EEO policy on Hostile Environments including the viewing and/or printing of any material considered to be offensive or obscene.
Users shall not engage in invasion of privacy, unauthorized access, violation of copyright laws or any other activity prohibited by these guidelines or by law.
Access to the Internet may be denied or revoked at any time.
Kirk Alerts
Sign up for Kirk Alerts to get the latest information about college cancellations, delays, and closures. They can be delivered to you across multiple platforms of your choice. All clears are usually not issued.
Lactation Room
Kirkwood supports new mothers with designated lactation rooms. The ones in Cedar Rapids are in Cedar Hall Room 226 and Linn Hall Room 2104. Sign-up sheets are available in the room. Campus Health is to be used as a backup location only. If you have questions, please contact Human Resources.
The lactation room in Iowa City is located by the One Stop Office.
Late Registration Policy
The last day to register on EagleNet for a class is the day before it starts. Once a class starts, you’ll need faculty and possibly dean signatures to add it. If you have any doubts or questions about your schedule, don’t wait to talk to your advisor – make an appointment today! Scroll up to Add-Drop for more information.
Don’t know who your advisor is? Log in to EagleNet and view “My Profile” to see your advisor’s name.
Library Textbook Policy
The library policy is to NOT purchase textbooks. This is because given the wide range of titles used by different instructors even within a single class, the cost would be prohibitive to provide them all. If any instructor or the department wants to loan us a copy of the textbook they use, we will be glad to put it on reserve. Feel free to ask your instructor if they haven’t yet put a copy on reserve.
Microsoft Office
Do you know that as a Kirkwood student you’re entitled to a free download of Microsoft 365? This is a stripped down version of Office, but should work for any assignment you get a Kirkwood. Follow the step by step directions. Particularly note the form they want for the e-mail.
New Student Orientation
Orientation is mandatory for all new students and offered on several dates prior to the start of the term. During orientation, you’ll work with academic advisors, current students and professional staff members to get ready for your transition to Kirkwood Community College. At orientation students will:
meet with academic advisors to learn about your core classes, degree requirements in programs you’re considering and course selections for the semester
talk with Kirkwood faculty members about academic expectations learn about student involvement, financial aid, campus technology, community expectations, and other aspects of the social and academic environment at Kirkwood,
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Notebook and Graph Paper
Sometimes classes will require special paper (printed with a particular design) for assignments. Notebook paper and regular graph paper are the most common of these. You can buy a package at the Bookstore or other retailer, but if you just need a page or two or something really custom you can print your own.
Old Class Descriptions
If you need an old class description to show someone whether they would be willing to accept a class or not for some purpose, find it here: http://www.kirkwood.edu/catalogarchive
One Stop
The One Stop office manages general student business including, but not limited to, financial aid status, graduation inquiries, transcript requests, course or enrollment verification, diploma ordering or information on deferment. The One Stop office is located at Kirkwood Hall 2nd floor.
DIRECTIONS: Driving from Kirkwood Boulevard, enter the south entrance to campus and take the first left. Drive toward the buildings and Kirkwood Hall, which is to the north of the parking lots. There is visitor parking in the Blue Permit parking lot. Walking, go to Kirkwood Hall, which is located down the skywalk from the cafeteria in Iowa Hall. Once at the end of the skywalk, the One Stop office is the first office on the right. For specific questions, please contact the One Stop office at 319-398-7600.
Parking Permits and Parking and Traffic Tickets
Students are NOT required to get parking permits to park on Kirkwood lots, but are required to follow basic parking rules such as parking in designated areas only. If you get a Kirkwood parking ticket, pay at the Cashier’s Office in One Stop.
Breaking city laws, for example parking in handicap spots without a handicap permit, can get you a regular parking ticket from the city where regular fines apply.
Password Reset
Access this self-service web page to establish or change your K-number password. For more information. You can log on to change your password from any machine that you don’t have to use your Kirkwood ID to log into.
Prayer Room
There will be a prayer room available for the fall semester on Fridays in Benton Hall 355, from noon-2:00. It’s scheduled from August 4th thru December 15th. You may visit the International Programs office 1154 Linn Hall on the Cedar Rapids Main campus if you have any questions. This service is available to all students.
Printing and Student Print Quota
There are various places around campus where students can print. The two main ones are the library and the computer lab at both campuses. Both have black and white and color printers. Scroll up to Color Printing.
Registered students are given a $36 print/copy ration of play money per semester. This is a way to ration printing and is NOT real money either from the college or from any fee students pay. It could as easily be known as points or coupons, etc. As students print or copy, 5 cents will be deducted for each black and white page, and 10 cents will be deducted for each color page. Access this page to check your current balance.
AGAIN this is NOT from any real money fee or any money payment made by either the student or the college. NO charge for $36 was added to your tuition bill. NO unused portion of the ration will be given to you as cash. You can NOT spend it anywhere on campus for anything other than copies or prints.
The balance means balance like a checkbook or savings account, not balance like a credit card. Meaning it isn’t saying that you owe money when it shows a balance, it’s what you have to use yet.
Most students don’t use their entire ration during a semester. If you haven’t used all of yours it will be carried forward to the next semester. At the end of the summer everyone’s balance is wiped out and you start again with $36, but don’t worry about that remember that it isn’t real money.
If you would use all $36 during the semester and need more, you CAN put real money on the card and that won’t disappear at the reset. However, it is not refundable.
As a student when you print documents, you will see a pop-up that will inform you of the cost of that print job and the remaining balance. Click to confirm that you want to print it. If a student sends a job to the printer that is more than 24 pages, an additional dialogue box pops up asking them to confirm that they want to print that much.
When the students use their k# to login to the copier, they will see their name and their current balance on the display pad.
Check out this site find out your current balance, add real money to your account (which will never vanish, like the play money ration does), or to dispute a print charge. It’s easy to remember the website it’s the Kirkwood address plus print, so http://www.kirkwood.edu/print but not that easy to find a link to.
Resume – Scroll up to Career Services
Roommates
Want to get off on the right foot with your roommate? Here are some suggestions.
Screenings
Counseling services offers screenings in the fall.
Alcohol Screening will be on 9/28/2017
Depression Screening will be on 10/5/2017
Eating Disorder Screening will be on 10/12/2017
All screenings are from 10:00am-1:00pm in 125 Iowa Hall.
Security
Contact security by calling (319) 398-5561 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or calling (319) 389-1774 after hours and on weekends. Get more information on the array of services they offer.
Student Email
The Kirkwood student email system is the primary tool for official communication from the college. All current Kirkwood students are expected to have a k# (college id) and a student email account. Important information from your department, as well as notifications from advising, enrollment and financial aid, will NOT be sent via postal mail or to a personal e-mail address, but will be sent to your student e-mail.
The format of your Kirkwood student email address is: firstname-lastname@student.kirkwood.edu
(Example: jane-smith@student.kirkwood.edu)
If your first and last name are being used already, a number will be added to your email address to make it unique. Upon graduation or transfer to another institution, student email accounts are deactivated (the following August 31st). Any saved documents and/or emails will not be accessible after that date.
Upon registration for at least one credit class, students will be provided a student email account. (Library Note: Although we haven’t seen this very much lately, sometimes students have have issues with attachments from the various free e-mail sites opening on campus – Yahoo, G-Mail, Hotmail, etc. – if an attachment absolutely, positively has to get there we recommend using your Kirkwood e-mail to send it or even better send it to both.) Find the IT FAQs for Student e-mail: https://www.kirkwood.edu/site/index.php?p=33981
Student Help Desk (for computer questions)
The Student Help Desk is ready to help you with your login questions. Conveniently located in the Allsop Computer Lab – 131 Nielsen Hall. Call them at 319-398-7624 or 1-800-634-6581. Among the IT services are: Campus Wireless, EagleCash, EagleNet, Talon, Passwords, Print Quota, and Student e-mail. Contact them directly for questions about any of these and start with them for other basic computer issues. Find their FAQ sheet linked here: https://kirkwoodlibrary.wordpress.com/2015/08/26/student-tech-resources/
If it’s a Talon question that isn’t related to individual page set up, they will likely refer you to the general Talon help service. Scroll to Talon information below.
Student Print Quota – Scroll up to Printing and Print Quota
Study Abroad
YOU can study Abroad. Kirkwood offers over 15 different short-term study abroad programs each year and there are programs for everyone. The programs and applications are found here at https://kirkwood.studioabroad.com You are also welcome to stop by Linn Hall 1154 to speak with a Study Abroad Advisor if you have any questions. Scholarships for study abroad are available.
Talon
Talon is a suite of online tools that facilitate online classes. Instructors in face-to-face courses often deliver materials and extend your learning with Talon. Most online courses operate fully within Talon or at least use it as a frame or portal to get you to the materials you need and to turn in assignments.
If your instructor told you to use or find something and you don’t know where it is (a handout, an article, a place to turn something in), check your Talon page for that class.
Often the first thing we suggest for people having Talon problems is to try a different browser, like Firefox or Chrome. Try that first. You can check with the student helpdesk, but you may be directed to the help line through Talon which is available 24/7 at 1-877-478-7074. If you have questions about coursework, contact your instructor.
Textbooks –Scroll up to Book List of Textbooks to find out which books you’ll need and to Library Textbook Policy for information about what’s available in the library.
Tutoring – It’s FREE!
Free tutoring is available to every student taking a class for credit. Stop by 2071 Cedar Hall or call 319-398-5425 to speak to someone in Learning Services.
Tuition
Tuition cost is set per credit hour, but varies by Iowa resident, non-resident, and international categories.
Vending Machine Issues
If a vending machine takes your money or if you have another vending machine issue, in Cedar Rapids report to Student Life on the 2nd floor of Iowa Hall across from the bank by the cafeteria. In Iowa City report it at the One Stop office. Find out more about the vending machines by the Cedar Rapids Kirkwood library here and the rest of them on campus by checking with Student Life.
Veterans in Iowa City are eligible for all benefits but they do not have a lounge.
Wireless
Free WiFi is available inside of every Kirkwood building.
Withdrawn From Class By Instructor
If you have a Deregistration or Administrative Withdraw from a class for non-attendence, here’s what you do.
Work Study
To get work study position around campus, start at One Stop and make sure you qualify for Work Study. Then you can apply for specific jobs currently open around campus.
UPDATED September 5 2017: I added the information about free Microsoft Office 365 and what to do if you’re withdrawn from a class by an instructor.
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From time to time, when we get a collection of related books into the library we like to share a list on a particular topic, but lately we’ve had some books come in that are too good not to share, even if they don’t fit with a particular theme. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.
Children’s
The Kid Who Changed the World by Andy Andrews, Call Number: CL 813.54 A565k NOTE: Iowans Norman Borlaug, Vice President Henry Wallace, and George Washington Carver are described in this book.
Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words by Randall Munroe, Call Number: 500 M968t
Popular
As You Wish: The Inconceivable Tales From the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes with Joe Layden, Call Number: PB ELW NOTE: Personal note here from Sarah Uthoff. I just LOVE this book. It’s the best making of movie book I’ve ever read about a great movie.
Circulating
Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion by Paul Bloom, Call Number: 152.4 B655a
All at Sea: The Policy Challenges of Rescue, Interception, and Long-Term Response to Maritime Migration by Kathleen Newland, Elizabeth Collett, Kate Hooper, and Sarah Flamm, Call Number: 325 N549a
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declinedby Steven Pinker, Call Number: 303.609 P655b
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High (Updated 2nd ed.) by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, Call Number: 153.6 C955
A Culinary History of Iowa: Sweet Corn, Pork Tenderloins, Maid-Rites and More by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby, Call Number: 394.12 M449c
Exploring White Privilege by Robert P. Amico, Call Number: 305.8 A516e
Female Innovators at Work: Women on Top of Tech, Call Number: 604.82 N557f
Fifty Great Myths of Human Evolution: Understanding Misconceptions About Our Originsby John H. Relethford, Call Number: 599.93 R382f
Five Days in November by Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin, Call Number: 973.922 H645f NOTE: The story of the Kennedy Assassination by the Secret Service Agent who jumped on the back of the car.
A Force for Good: How Enlightened Finance Can Restore Faith in Capitalism by John G. Taft, Call Number: 332 F697
Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed Americaby Bruce Gibney, Call Number 306.0973
Genocide: A World History by Norman M. Naimark, Call Number: 364.15 N157
The History of Terrorism: From Antiquity to Isis editedby Gerard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin, Call Number: 363.325 H673
Hooked Rugs of the Midwest: A Handcrafted History by Mary Collins Barile, Call Number: 746.7 B252h
How to be a Heroine: Or, What I’ve Learned From Reading Too Much by Samantha Ellis, Call Number: 809.3 E476h
Julia Child: My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme, Call Number: 641.509 C536m
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren, Call Number: 570.92 J253L NOTE: Geobiologist talks about how she got started and being a plant scientist. She gives us all the opportunity to become scientists ourselves.
The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over by Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlins, Call Number: 158.2 S296L
Living in Death’s Shadow: Family Experiences of Terminal Care and Irreplaceable Loss by Emily K. Abel, Call Number 616.02
Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reformby John F. Pfaff, Call Number: 365 P523L
The Lynching: The Epic Courtroom Battle That Brought Down the Klan by Laurence Leamer, Call Number: 364.1 L436L
The Princess Diarist: A Sort of Memoir by Carrie Fisher, Call Number: 791.43 F533p
Round Up The Usual Suspects: The Making of Casablanca – Bogart, Bergman, and World War II by Aljean Harmetz, Call Number: 791.43 H287r
Social Media and Your Brain: Web-Based Communication is Changing How We Think and Express Ourselves edited by C. G. Prado
The Sociology of Hypocrisy: An Analysis of Sport and Religion by Stephen G. Wieting, Call Number: 306.483 W652s NOTE: Local author
Testosterone Rex: Myths of Sex, Science, and Society by Cordelia Fine, Call Number: 155.3 F495t
That’s the Way I Think: Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD and Dyscalculia Explained [3rd ed.] by David Grant, Call Number: 616.85 G761t
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferriss, Call Number: 155.2 F394t
Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done by Josh Davis, Call Number: 650.1 D262t
The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Survives by Lisa Servon, Call Number: 332.109S492u
The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World by Brad Stone, Call Number: 658.11 S877u
The Vaccine Race: Science, Politics, and the Human Costs of Defeating Disease by Meredith Wadman, Call Number: 614.4 W123v
Why I Am Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifestoby Jessa Crispin, Call Number: 305.42 C932w
Yellowstone and the Smithsonian: Centers of Wildlife Conservation by Diane Smith, Call Number: 978.7 S645y
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The staff of both locations of Kirkwood Library Services wish you and yours the best this Memorial Day Weekend, whether it entails fun in the sun, a community Memorial Day service, or both.
Sat., May 27th
Closed
Sun., May 28th
Closed
Mon., May 29th
Closed
Tues., May 30th
Library Resumes
Normal Summer Hours
We’ll see you back here Tuesday, May 30th at our normal summer time to help you with all your informational and pleasure reading needs.
Exciting news! Beginning July 1st, the Kirkwood library will be providing more resources to you, our patron, for less cost. The State Library of Iowa and the Alliance of Academic Libraries in Iowa have negotiated a new contract with the database vendor, Gale, to provide us their “Gold” package. This new package will provide us with even more journals and magazines than we had in the past through EBSCOhost, the previous, State Library preferred vendor.
What this will mean for most faculty and students is that Academic OneFile will be replacing EBSCO’s Academic Search Elite for academic research. Both databases provide peer-reviewed, full text, multi-disciplinary articles, but Academic OneFile provides over 17,000 more journal titles than Academic Search Elite. It is overall a more comprehensive product.
However, the library will continue to subscribe to specialized EBSCO products, in order to provide you with the best available resources. These EBSCO databases are:
CINAHL with full text
Current Biography Illustrated
EBSCO ebooks
ERIC
Library Literature and Information Science Full text
PsycArticles
Science Full text Select
During the summer, the library will be updating its website pages and links in order to provide you with the most current information and available titles from Gale. Please check out the FAQs and other details about the new databases at: http://guides.kirkwood.edu/onefile. Of course, if after July 1st, you find that you do not have access to a resource you use for your courses, please contact the library and we will do our best to provide you with what you need.
The specific products that the Kirkwood libraries will gain with the Gale’s “GOLD” package are:
*Academic OneFile (with InfoTrac Collections)
*Books & Authors
*Business Insights Essentials
*Chiltons Library (for auto repair)
*Credo Reference
*Educator’s Reference Complete
*General OneFile (with InfoTrac Collections)
*Health & Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health Module
It’s the end of the semester and Kirkwood Library Services (Cedar Rapids and Iowa City locations) is celebrating by giving you a pass and offering you a pardon. Return all overdue materials from Monday, May 1st through Friday, May 12th and your library fines will be forgiven. So gather up all those forgotten books and visit us at the library. Items can be returned at the main campus or any branch to qualify.
Note: We cannot waive fines assessed for overdue items already returned. No fines previously paid will be refunded. Fees for lost items are not included.
Are you stressing out about those final exams and research papers right about now? Well, your Cedar Rapids Kirkwood Library and Tutoring Services are ready to help! On Tuesday, April 25th the first floor of the Library and Tutoring Services (at 2071 Cedar Hall) will once again be hosting a special day of activities for fun, relaxation and study which kicks off that “crunch time” of the semester.
First, let’s get serious! Tutoring services will provide tutors for math, science, accounting and computer skills throughout the day. Librarians will also be available to help with research and citations in the Library, as well as in Tutoring Services. Linn Hall will be the site for human anatomy & physiology and nursing assistance.
Now what about some relaxation? Both Tutoring Services and the Library will have spring crafts and coloring tables, with jig-saw puzzles available in the library. Make your own May basket anytime at the library and “plant a seed” at Tutoring Services between 11AM and 1PM. The library will provide coffee, tea, lemonade, cookies and bags of popcorn throughout the day. During the morning, tables hosted by counselors’ (from Student Services) and Campus Health will be located at the front of the library, with nursing students providing blood pressure checks. Electric massage chairs will be available all through the finals period and a visit from therapy dogs will happen during activity hour on April 25th with a second visit scheduled at the library on Thursday, May 4th at 11:15AM.
Of course, we can’t forget the very popular student door prizes that are given away for Exam Cram and all you have to do to be eligible is attend this event. Enter at the Library and Tutoring Services to win gift cards and prizes provided by the Café, Bookstore, Eagle Tech, Student Life and the U.S. Bank.
Then once finals begin (May 8th), the library will be providing coffee, tea and lemonade to get you through those late nights! Extended hours are set to begin at the library on Monday, May 1st. Check the library website @ http://www.kirkwood.edu/library for specific times. More information on EXAM CRAM events can be found @ http://www.kirkwood.edu/examcram.
From time to time, when we get a collection of related books into the library we like to share a list on a particular topic, but lately we’ve had some books come in that are too good not to share, even if they don’t fit with a particular theme. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.
Call Number: 070.92 K483s Title:The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What’s My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy KilgallenAuthor: Mark Shaw NOTE: A journalist, a celebrity, and writing a book on the JFK assassination when she mysteriously died.
Call Number: 305.42 F699f Title:Fight Like a GirlAuthor: Clementine Ford
Call Number: 306.4 M888m Title:Millennium: From Religion to Revolution: How Civilization Has Changed Over a Thousand YearsAuthor: Ian Mortimer
Call Number: 320.52 H685s Title:Strangers in the Own Land: Anger and Mourning of the American Right – A Journey to the Heart of Our Political DivideAuthor: Arlie Russell Hochschild
Call Number: 362.88 K972a Title:Alligator Candy: A MemoirAuthor: David Kushner NOTE: The story of how the author’s older brother rode off on his bike as a teenager and disappeared and how it effected the author’s life.
Call Number: 363 S272r Title:The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They MatterAuthor: David Sax
Call Number: 364.16 K825c Title:The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It…Every TimeAuthor: Maria Konnikova
Call Number: 364.3 K543a Title:Assassination Generation: Video Games, Aggression, and the Psychology of KillingAuthor: Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
Call Number: 522.197 S677g Title:The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the StarsAuthor: Dava Sobel
Call Number: 530.11 G556t Title:Time Travel: A HistoryAuthor: James Gleick NOTE: How time travel entered our culture and influenced how we view time itself.
Call Number: 616.8 S131a Title:Alzheimer’s Disease Decoded: The History, Present, and Future of Alzheimer’s Disease and DementiaAuthors: Ronald Sahyouni, Abradhana Verma, and Jefferson Chen
Call Number: 616.89 S447i Tile: Improving Mental Health: Four Secrets in Plain SightAuthor: Dr. Lloyd Sederer
Call Number: 617.092 H467h Title:Heimlich’s Maneuvers: My Seventy Years of Lifesaving InnovationAuthor: Henry J. Heimlich
Call Number: 759.4 K543m Title:Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water LiliesAuthor: Ross King
Call Number: 781.66 C834d Title:Devil’s Music, Holy Rollers, and Hillbillies: How America Gave Birth to Rock and RollAuthor: James A. Cosby
Call Number: 782.421 M119k Title: Kill ’em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American SoulAuthor: James McBride
Call Number: 791.43 L668t Title:To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment HistoryAuthor: Lawrence Levy
Call Number: 791.43 L933j Title:George Lucas: A LifeAuthor: Brian Jay Jones NOTE: The creator of Star Wars.
Call Number: 791.43 Y948r Title:Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and RacismAuthor: Nancy Wang Yuen
Call Number: 792.028 H523h Title:How to be a Working Actor: The Insider’s Guide to Finding Jobs in Theater, Film, and TelevisionAuthors: Mari Lyn Henry and Lynne Rogers
Call Number: 809.03 B717p Title:Phantoms on the BookshelvesAuthor: Jacques Bonnett
Call Number: 910.4 B916L Title:The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt KidAuthor: Bill Bryson NOTE: A memoir about growing up in Des Moines, Iowa in the 1950s.
Call Number: 940.54 B298s Title:Sabotage: The Mission to Destroy Hitler’s Atomic BombAuthor: Neal Bascomb
Call Number: 972.94 T734g Title:Toussaint Louverture: A Revolutionary LifeAuthor: Philippe Girard NOTE: From slave to slave owner to revolutionary hero in Hatti.
Call Number: 973.3 P545v Title:Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American RevolutionAuthor: Nathaniel Philbrick NOTE: How Washington and Arnold became what we remember them for.
Call Number: 973.8 P857p Title:The Populist VisionAuthor: Charles Postel
Call Number: 975.7 T577k Title: Ben Tillman and the Reconstruction of White SupremacyAuthor: Stephen Kantrowitz
Call Number: 978.004 B627j Title:Black Elk: The Life of an American VisionaryAuthor: Joe Jackson NOTE: A Native American holy man who survived the Indian Wars and whose writings were adapted into Black Elk Speaks considered the great work of Native American literature.
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