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September Webinars: Get the most from the Artstor Digital Library Looking for some examples of how to use the Digital Library for class projects and exams? Ever wanted to share your local image collections alongside the ones in the Digital Library? Curious about how Artstor’s collections can be used to teach across disciplines? Ready to master the Digital Library’s advanced features? Read on! All sessions are listed in Pacific Time. Find more webinars at artstor.org/webinars or email us to find a time suitable for your schedule (including international times) 30 Minute Mastery: Browse, Search and Refine If you have 30 minutes, you can quickly learn how to navigate Artstor’s digital content with useful pointers about browsing, tips for basic search techniques, and methods to refine your search results. September 7, 11:00 AM

Engage! The Best Ways to Share Images with the Artstor Digital Library We all know that the best audience is one that is engaged. This training will show you how using folders, sharing links to your groups and images, and creating PowerPoint presentations promotes collaboration and sharing – leading to highly engaged users! September 13, 12:00 PM Get Organized! Making Sense of Folders and Image Groups Take full advantage of the Artstor Digital Library! We'll show you how to save searches, create image groups and folders with different access levels, and how to share this content through downloads and exports. September 22, 12:00 PM The Do's and Don'ts of Image Copyright Concerned about copyright? Confused by fair use? Join Artstor's Deputy General Counsel for a primer on copyright law and best practices for making fair use of images for education and scholarship.  September 19, 11:30 AM Explore! New and Unique Digital Library Collections This webinar introduces Artstor Digital Library users to the breadth and depth of content in the Artstor Digital Library. We’ll briefly review how images are contributed then browse through highlights of the Digital Library including some of our most popular, unique, and newest contributed collections. The visual tour includes a look at collections contributed through Shared Shelf Commons. September 26, 9:00 AM

KQED MindShift features CSM Library Makerspace

KQED MindShift features CSM Library Makerspace

The College of San Mateo Library Makerspace is featured in the article "What Colleges can Gain by Adding Makerspaces to their Libraries" by Katrina Schwartz (February 5, 2016).

Read about makerspaces in three different colleges and universities in order to learn more about what makerspaces in the academic environment have to offer.

To learn more about the CSM Library Makerspace, visit our website.

Stitch Africa! History of African Textiles & African American Quilting #free #event #BlackHistory 2/5/16

Join us for Stitch Africa!

Renowned Textile Artist Marion Coleman will host a trunk show and lecture on the History of African and African American textiles and quilts. A quilting workshop will follow.

All events are free, and sponsored by the College of San Mateo Library.

Date: Friday, February 5th

Lecture and Trunk Show: 10:00 am - 11:00 am, Building 5, Room 202
Quilting Workshop: 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Building 9, Library Classroom

About Marion Coleman

Memory, family stories, cultural change, and a world filled with color serve as her inspiration. For over thirty years Ms. Coleman worked as a counselor in youth and family services. She now combines this experience with her art to create work that explores memory, social change, and community.

Ms. Coleman's work has been presented in several publications including Crafted Lives: Stories and Studies of African American Quilters, Journey of Hope: Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama, 500 Art Quilts, Creative Quilting: The Journal Quilt Project,Textural Rhythms: Quilting the Jazz Tradition. Ms. Coleman's work has also been featured in the O, The Oprah Magazine, Quilting Arts Magazine, and American Craft Magazine. The books listed above are available in the CSM Library.

Ms. Coleman received a 2009 Alameda County Arts Leadership Award and a 2007 Creative Work Fund Grant to collaborate with two other quilt artists and the Bay Area Black United Fund for a project on African American health disparities.

Ms. Coleman has served on the Boards of Directors of the African American Quilt Guild of Oakland and Textile Arts Council of the deYoung Museum in San Francisco. She has also served on the African Advisory Council of the Oakland Museum.

Learn more about Marion Coleman at:

• Marion Coleman's webpage

• PBS interview

Makerspace + Family Science and Astronomy Festival at CSM is coming October 17th

Makerspace + Family Science & Astronomy Festival

Date: Sat 10/17
Time: All day event
Hosted by: CSM Library Makerspace & CSM Science Division
Location: Library, Building 9 & CSM campus

A day of makerspace activities, science and astronomy workshops, planetarium shows, blood drive, and keynote speakers! Full schedule coming soon. Watch the CSM Event Calendar for updates. All experience levels welcome.