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Clinton Community Col-lege is not the only institu-tion of higher learning to inhabit the halls of the sec-ond Hotel Champlain. Bel-larmine College, the Buffalo Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) seminary, also called this building home from 1951 to 1967. The college comprised the philosophate formation from 1951-1955 and the noviti-ate and juniorate formations from 1955-1967. The Society of Jesus pre-pared initiates through six formations or stages: noviti-ate, two years with vows at the end of the second year; juniorate, two years of lan-guage and literature study; philosophate, three years of philosophy, mathematics and science; regency, three

years of teaching in high schools; theology, four years of theology and priestly minis-try with vows taken after the third year; and tertianship, a one-year return to novitiate prayer, penance and spiritual ministry. The first two forma-tions were housed separately from the other formations, as was the case at Bellarmine. In 1962, Bellarmine College housed 55 novices and 44 juniors. The philosophate for-mation had relocated to Shrub Oak, New York in 1955. Days for young seminarians were busy ones. Students rose at 5:30 a.m., proceeded to the chapel (where the current li-brary stacks are located) for meditation, then Mass and thanksgiving before breakfast at 8:00 a.m. (the site of the current main reading room; the kitchen was located in the library’s Media Services area). Between breakfast and lunch

they “had classes, work periods, spiritual readings, and consultations with the Master of Novices.” After-noon activities included “recreation, working on the grounds, studying, classes and meditation.” Dinner was served promptly at 6:00 p.m.. Bellarmine College alumni sometimes visit the college during the summer months. They often share humorous memories of their early years at the seminary such as tobogganing on the hill, snowball fights on the frozen lake, and hang-ing out at the old Hotel Champlain railroad station building across Route 9. (Sources: Joseph M. Baker, The Re-formed Jesuits: A History of Changes in Jesuit Formation, Ft. Collins, CO: Ignatius Press, 1962; Plattsburgh Press-Republican, Friday, April 13, 1962, p. 20; oral history 2006, Doug-las Archives.)

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Library Hours

Summer Session 2008

July 18 August 22

Mon-Thurs 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Friday 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

(exception: Fri. Aug. 15

8:00 am – 4:00 pm)

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Library staff endeavor to acquire the highest-quality information in books and other formats for the college community. We also strive to provide significant non-fiction and fiction books that fall into the “best seller” category. Some of our most recent best selling titles for sum-mer reading 2008 are:

*Clapton: the Autobiography *In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto (Pollan) *The Kite Runner (Hosseini) *The Last Lecture (Pausch) *My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey (Taylor) *One Minute to Midnight:

Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War (Dobbs) *The Post-American World (Zakaria) *The Secret Servant (Silva) *The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capital-ism (Klein) *The Yiddish Policemen’s Union: A Novel (Chabon)

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Media TechMedia TechMedia TechMedia Tech Our Media Technician, Jon Chew, continues to upgrade classrooms across campus. Several projects have begun, including smartboards for rooms 302M and 436M and installation of smart lecterns and projectors in rooms 207H and 208H. In addition Jon will install a screen/touch moni-tor system in room 208H and move the interactive white-board from room 208H to 207H.

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Media Services continues to grow its DVD collection, ac-quiring both entertainment and education titles, includ-

ing foreign language films. In addition, we are begin-ning to replace significant VHS titles with DVD format.

Recent Educational DVDs Recent Educational DVDs Recent Educational DVDs Recent Educational DVDs * Great Speeches Series* Great Speeches Series* Great Speeches Series* Great Speeches Series----DVD series capturing great speeches of public figures, from FDR, Martin Luther King and Barak Obama to Barbara Jordan, Margaret Thatcher and Hillary Clinton. * Mary Pickford* Mary Pickford* Mary Pickford* Mary Pickford----Chronicles the life of actress and pro-ducer of early silent films; PBS American Experience. * A Midwife’s Tale* A Midwife’s Tale* A Midwife’s Tale* A Midwife’s Tale----Based on the diary of 18th century midwife Martha Ballard and the book by Laurel Ulrich. * One Woman, One Vote* One Woman, One Vote* One Woman, One Vote* One Woman, One Vote----

If you’re searching for the history of Lyon Mountain, the centennial of the City of Platts-burgh, itinerant histories of local communities, acid rain studies, local military battles, hermits of the Adirondacks, the logging industry, historic resort hotels, lighthouses and firetowers, or great hikes and waterways of the North Coun-try, check out the collection. Although the collection is

Adirondack CollectionAdirondack CollectionAdirondack CollectionAdirondack Collection Most libraries have re-gional collections, and the Douglas Library is no excep-tion. Since the 1970s the Adi-rondack Collection has pro-vided unique and varied in-formation on the North Country and its history, Lake Champlain, regional historic events, local environmental issues, and more.

non-circulating, patrons are welcome to peruse the ADK books in the library. In addi-tion, special arrangements can be made for overnight borrowing by faculty and staff. Stop by the main cir-culation desk for details.

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includes current and ar-chived editions of hundreds of titles. The New York Times Historical Newspapers dates back to 1851. The collection may be accessed by clicking the “FIND ARTICLES” link from our homepage, then selecting the “Online News-papers” link.

Case Studies in Cultural Case Studies in Cultural Case Studies in Cultural Case Studies in Cultural AnthropologyAnthropologyAnthropologyAnthropology

A list of titles in the “Case

Studies in Cultural Anthro-pology” series may be found by clicking on the “Resources by Subject” link on the library’s home-page, selecting the “Anthropology” link and scrolling down to Other Resources. Each title is linked to the catalog for easy access to the biblio-graphic record and avail-ability information.

Newspaper CollectionsNewspaper CollectionsNewspaper CollectionsNewspaper Collections The Douglas Library main-tains two newspaper collec-tions: print and electronic. Our print collection is lo-cated on shelving near the reference desk and includes current editions of local, state and national newspapers. Our electronic collection

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? Why do I need a valid Clinton Community College ID card to bor-row items from the li-brary? Can’t I use my class schedule or driver’s license for identification?

A. We need to know that you are a member of the college commu-nity so that we can look up your record in our library management system. Once we ac-cess your record on our system, we can verify and update your information.

Furthermore, the li-brary uses a barcode system to loan materi-als; we affix the bar-code on the back of your college ID card and add the barcode number to your record.

Other patrons includ-ing Clinton Community College Board of Trus-tee members and alumni; Clinton, Essex and Franklin County residents; and tri-county SUNY students, faculty and staff may also borrow items from the Douglas Library. These patrons are is-sued community pa-tron cards with, you guessed it, a barcode.

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Documents the 72-year struggle for women’s suf-frage; American Experience * Reconstruction: The Sec-* Reconstruction: The Sec-* Reconstruction: The Sec-* Reconstruction: The Sec-ond Civil Warond Civil Warond Civil Warond Civil War–––– PBS Ameri-can Experience series. * Slavery and the Making * Slavery and the Making * Slavery and the Making * Slavery and the Making of Americaof Americaof Americaof America–––– a 4-disc series on the history of slavery in America; WNET production. * Thomas Jefferson* Thomas Jefferson* Thomas Jefferson* Thomas Jefferson–––– A Ken Burns production examines the notable life of our third president. * Whispers of Angels: A * Whispers of Angels: A * Whispers of Angels: A * Whispers of Angels: A Story of the Underground Story of the Underground Story of the Underground Story of the Underground RailroadRailroadRailroadRailroad–––– Story of abolition-ists Thomas Garrett and William Still who conducted slave fugitives from Mary-land to Philadelphia.