Social Software: not just dating!- Steve Lawson

"Social software" means web-based applications for building community, collaborative work, and having fun. We'll look at examples from MySpace to del.icio.us (sharing WWW bookmarks) to Flickr (photo sharing) to wikis and Writeboard (shared workspace).

Block Break
February 16

Libraries of the Future

Please join members of the Library Program Committee for the first of a series of campus discussions on plans for a new library for CC. We will briefly explore some resources for library planning and then open the floor for your comments and ideas. Open to students, faculty and staff.

Special Collections at Tutt Library

Find out what's at Tutt Library and nowhere, or almost nowhere, else: manuscript materials, rare and valuable books, clay tablets from 2000 B.C,. and more. Jessy Randall

Love maps? Join us to learn about some of the many online maps available on the Web. We’ll explore the wonders of Google Earth and Globalis, and also look at availability of local Colorado Springs maps, including interactive orthophotographic maps, crime maps, trails maps, and more. This exploration will be presented by Wei-Hsin Fu (GIS Technical Director) and Lisa Lister (Reference Librarian).

Investment Club

Buy, Sell, Hold? - Student members of the Colorado College Investment Club will join us for this week's lunch, Thursday, March 9, noon, TLC1. Come find out about the goals of their club, a few of their investment strategies, favorite investment web sites, etc.

Block Break/Spring Break
March 16

Tutt Perks - An introduction to Tutt for staff

As a CC faculty or staff member, what can the library do for you? We'll tell you about a few to whet your appetite, like our Current Books collection and our video collection, databases that might help your children with their homework, as well as reviewing our relevant policies.

Block 7 Week 1
March 30

Consumer Health Information

There are numerous places on the web where people can go to learn about health issues. Don’t know where to begin? Let us help you sort through the sites and show you reliable sources of information regarding general health and well-being, medical and health organizations, medical conditions and their treatments, drug information, alternative medicine, as well as diet and exercise.

Block 7 Week 3
April 13

Email Writing Tips - Communicate Effectively Using E-mail

Carol Emmer from the Writing Center will offer this session for students concerned with using email for professional messages. She will cover netiquette, applying for jobs, Facebook entries, and interactions with professors.

Block Break
April 20

Grants - Looking for Money? Sally Southwick