Nealley Library
Overview[edit]
The Nealley Library is an academic library located at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, California. The mission of Nealley Library is to "promote educational success, information competency and lifelong learning through the implementation of quality programs, services and equitable access to current and relevant sources."[1] The library offers a large variety of services and resources to students, faculty, staff, and Santa Ana community members in order to fulfill its mission. The library opened its doors in June 1958 and is named in the honor of Edward Nealley, a former professor and dean of the college.[2]
Building's namesake[edit]
Edward Nealley was born in Burlington, Iowa, on October 17, 1864. He earned his BA and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Iowa. After graduate work at UCLA, USC, and University of Chicago, he taught Sociology at Grinnell College. In 1917, Nealley began his career with Santa Ana College as professor of History, Psychology, Philosophy and Sociology. He served as dean in 1920 and 1921. In 1926, Mr. Nealley spoke at a Student Youth Fellowship for Peace where he stated his belief that education, rather than war, was a means to peace and that “hope lies within the young.”[3]
Edward Nealley and his wife, Florence, would often welcome students into their home for discussion groups, book reviews, and school social functions. He was also the originator of the student body loan fund, which provided money to students to continue their education. Edward Nealley retired in 1938 and died on May 18, 1940. After his death, the alumni classes of 1925-1928 sponsored the Nealley Scholarship Award in dedication to a man who gave so much to so many of his students. In 1957, the Santa Ana College trustees named the newly constructed library in honor of Edward M. Nealley.[2]
Library resources[edit]
Nealley Library offers a variety of circulating materials for its students, including fiction and non-fiction books, graphic novels, play scripts, DVDs, music CDs, and periodicals. Reference materials are available for in-library use. Also available is a Children’s book collection, an expansive New York Times collection, and back issues of SAC yearbooks for those interested. Students may also borrow textbooks and course reserve materials.
The library has partnered with the college's Center for Teacher Education since 1999, providing students that have completed the Center's program requirements with the opportunity to borrow textbooks for Education and popular General Education courses. About 250 students are served through this program each year.[4]
Additionally, Nealley Library provides online access to periodicals, e-books, and audiobooks through its database subscriptions.
Library services[edit]
Wi-Fi is available for current students and guests. Group Study rooms are available for groups of two or more on a first come, first served basis. Computers with access to printing and word processing are available, as are scanners, photocopiers and printers. Laptops and headphones are available for checkout through the Periodicals service desk.
Reference librarians provide individualized research assistance for SAC students, faculty, staff, and community members. Reference transactions are treated as teachable moments for supporting information literacy and research skills development. Lengthier assignment-based research consultations may be scheduled with a librarian.
SAC graduates attending four-year colleges and universities have by and large evaluated services at Nealley Library as the highest ranking among all of the college's student services.[5]
Instruction[edit]
General library research Workshops supporting the development of information literacy skills and information empowerment are taught by faculty librarians. Course specific research workshops are also offered by liaison librarians to serve students completing research projects unique to their respective disciplines at the time of need.
Additionally, the Library Department offers credit-bearing courses through its Library and Information Studies (LIS) and Library Technology (LT) programs.
The courses offered currently through the LIS program include LIS 100: Library Research Fundamentals and LIS 103: Information Retrieval on the Internet. These transferable courses teach students about foundational information literacy skills aligned with the Association of College & Research Libraries Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education.
The LT program offers a certificate and Associate of Arts Degree options aimed to prepare students to work as library technicians, assistants and in other paraprofessional or library support staff positions in a variety of library settings.
MEChA student mural[edit]
The library is home to the 8x80 foot[6] MEChA student mural titled “History and Evolution of the Chicano in the United States,” which has hung on the walls of the Nealley Library Reading Room since 1974. The inspiration for the mural is credited to Dr. Shifra Goldman, who taught Chicano Art History and took her students on a field trip to the growing art scene in East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights to research murals.[7] The mural’s contents reflect Mexican and Chicano History, and its theme was decided upon by Santa Ana College students and local muralist and designer, Sergio O’Cadiz.[8] Sergio O’Cadiz, along with his professional assistants Doris Baker, Emigdio Vasquez, Jennifer Winn, and students painted the Mural outdoors on wooden panels over a period of two weeks. The mural was eventually separated into two pieces, with permission by the artist, since it would not fit on a single library wall. Upon its completion, the mural pieces were moved to its current location within Nealley Library’s Reading Room and where it has remained ever since.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Library Mission". Santa Ana College Nealley Library. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "SAC Library to Bear name of Prof. Nealley". Los Angeles Times. February 9, 1958.
- ↑ Rancho Santiago College: A History Project, celebrating 80 years of academic excellence, 1915-1995. Santa Ana College, 1995. pp. 8-9.
- ↑ Bautista, S. (2014). Calif. College Lends Books to Prospective Teachers. Community College Week, 26(12), 8.
- ↑ Slark, J., & Bateman, H. (1982). Follow-up survey of former SAC students who transferred to a four year college (Report No. JC820536). Retrieved from ERIC database. ERIC Document ED223293.
- ↑ "OC High: Student News & Views Casting Call". Los Angeles Times. March 3, 1994.
- ↑ Latorre, Guisela (2008). Walls of Empowerment: Chicana/o Indigenist Murals of California. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71906-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Kwong, Jessica (September 19, 2015). "100 and Counting". The Orange County Register.
- ↑ "Cinco de Mayo Mural Seeks Permanent Campus Home". El Don. May 10, 1974.
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