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PRINT: News Wednesday, May22,2013 *<» 3 Library to be closed for remodel Clackamas Print brings home a total of 12 awards Mickey Yeager (Right) and Carol Burnell (Left) look at layout plans in the newly remodeled library area. The goal is to transform it into the new math and writing tutoring area. BreannaCraine Arts & Culture Editor Clackamas Community College tries to make learning the easiest thing possible for its students, which is why there are two faculty mem bers who are in charge o f some pretty major changes happening in the Dye Learning Center this summer. Carol Burnell and Rhonda Hull are the Learning Center Co-Coordinators. This big project is a group effort between several faculties on cam pus. Hull is a math instructor at CCC and has worked both part-time and full-time since 1991. Burnell is an Englishv instructor and has worked full time since 2004. The Writing Center will be mov ing from McLoughlin, as well as the Math Center. There will also be subject tutoring for students who need help in specific classes and computer tutoring so that instruc tors can help with online courses or simple computer problems. There are many reasons why the committee is doing a l these chang es. Some o f the tutoring centers will be drop-in help, but like the Writing Center has always been, they require some appointments to give everyone an equal opportunity to get help. The faculty members involved in the project took field trips to differ ent schools to investigate what they want CCC’s students to have in their college by looking at how other col leges serve their students. “There are a lot o f services that students have available. They do not always know that they have them and figuring out what they are has been challenging to students,” said Hull. There are rumors around school that the Learning Center will be gaining a coffee bar, but that is not set in “W hat-we do know is that we want a comfy place for students to come and stay and feel comfort able,” said Burnell. There will also be a group study section in the library. This will have white boards,- computers and resources for students in classes to have a group study. , “What we. want this to be is a very vibrant and energetic, energy- filled room o f learning,” said Hull. The changes will begin right after finals are over this1 Spring term. There are limited construction needs for this project, but during the week before summer term begins they will be tearing down a wall and doing all the noisy work. This will avoid dis rupting students during class, every thing else will be happening while the library is open. Not everything will be cofnpleted by the beginning o f Summer term. The first week o f school, the library will be partially closed, but they will have a room available for people to check out textbooks. The committee is trying to make the changes that are the least invasive for students. The funding for this project us from the budgets from all the differ ent centers that are moving. Most o f the project is moving things around instead o f buying things new. “It has been a great task force to be on because we can see the end product coming into vision. It’s like, ‘Whoa,-lhis-is-etx>l’,-”-said Hull. “And it’s been a big group ofg faculty and staff who have had input, so we have had input from all over campus and even from our satellite campuses. That is such an amazing thing; to see such a large group be able to work so well together. That does not mean everything is easy,” said Burnell. Students are excited to see the changes that will hopefully help them learn better. “I hope students will love it. I hope they feel comfortable there. It certainly is going to change stu dents’ idea o f the library, because the library — while we are hoping to still have some quiet areas — the whole library is not going to be a quiet place anymore. So that is going to be a little different” said Burnell. C ongratulations to The Clackamas P rin t for being ah award winning team! Every, May 10, 2013 was the Oregon N e w sp a p e r P u b lish e rs Association and the Oregon N ew sp ap ers F o undation held their annual Collegiate Day event at Linn Beriton Com m unity College. The C lackam as Print, w on 12 awards at the ceremony. Best Feature Photo Credits: Brad Heineke Award: First Place Best Feature Photo Credits: M andie Gavitt Award: Second Place Best .Photography Credits: Brad Heineke Award: First Place Best Special Section Best Graphic Credits: Staff Award: Second Place Credits: John Howard Award: Third Place Best Headline Writing Best Cartooning Credits: Staff Award: First Place Credits: Anna Axelson, Co Editor in C hief Award: Third Place Best Sports Story Credits: Andrew Millbrooke, Sports Editor Award: Third Place Best Review Credits: Joshua Dillen, Co Editor in C hief Award: Second Place B est C olum nist Credits: A nna Axelson, Co Editor in C hief Award: Second Place Best House Ad Credits: A nna Axelson Award: First Place Thank you for celebrating this end o f the year success with usl I f you have some thing to say about this or have suggestions for som ething you think should have won an award, tell us at www.the- clackam asprint.com under the “ forum s" tab. Best Sports Photo Compiled by Brittany Horne Credits: John How ard Award: Third Place Mobile library lets you borrow books to your e-book device A ccording to a press release from O verD rive, readers have checked o u t m ore than 70 m il lion eB ooks and audiobooks in 2013. T he release a ttri butes libraries throughput the P o rtlan d area fo r being p a rt o f “the exploding trend in digital lending.” . An ,18 -w h e e l tra c to r- trailer -is hom e to the D igital B ookm obile and is a one o f a kind travelling exhibit that creates an engaging dow nload experience o f the h o st lib ra ry ’s c o lle ctio n o f eB ooks, a udio books and m ore. The . eBooks and other digital item s can be dow n lo ad ed and “b o rro w e d ” using all m ajor com puters and devices including iPhone, iPad, N ook, A ndroid phones and tab lets, K indle and m ore. T he D ig ita l B o o k m o b ile e x h ib it p ro v id es in te ra c tiv e w o rk s ta tio n s ' w h ic h enable users to sam ple eB ooks and audiobooks and brow se the host lib ra ry ’s “virtual branch” w eb site. D igital L ibrary S pecialists are on hand to show y ou how easy it is to engage w ith eB ooks a n d , audiobooks from around the area for free. O v e rD riv e p o w e rs ‘ th e B ookm obile, w h ic h sup p lies N e x t G en eratio n eBoofc-lend- ing platform s to m ore than 22,000 lib ra ries and schools w orldw ide. A ccording to th eir w ebsite, O verD rive “has been nam ed to the E C ontent 100 as a com pany th at m atters m ost in. the digital content industry and fy a m em ber o f thè Technology F ast 500.” W ith all the changes going on in our ow n college library, could an Option like D igital B ookm obile be beneficial to the goal o f the new library learning environm ent and to C C C stu dents? 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