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New Titles @ Cesar E. Chavez: 2022 May - New Books List

New Books at the SJCC Cesar E. Chavez Library

New Books 2022

New Print Books in the SJCC Library

For a complete list of titles and for book details click for the PDF New Titles list below.

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book cover for "Atomic Habitss: tiny changes, remarkable results"Book cover for "Designing your work life: how to thrive and change and find happiness at work"Book cover for "No one is too small to make a differnence" by Greta ThunbergBook cover for "Gardner's art through the ages: the western perspective" Book Cover for "Born a crime: stories from a South African childhood" by Trevor Noah.Book cover for "To shake the sleeping self"Book cover for "We are power: how nonviolent activism changes the world" Book cover for "The Norton Anthology of African American literature" Book cover for "Extraordinary insects: the fabulous, indispensable creatures who run our world" Book cover for" American poison: how racial hostility destroyed our promise" Book cover for "Invisible women: data bias in a world designed for men" Book cover for "How to be an antiracist" Book cover for "The princess and the prophet: the secret history of magic, race, and Moorish Muslims in America" Book cover for "Facebook: the inside story"

 

Check the SJCC library book catalog to see if the book you are interested in is ready for check-out and available.

SJCC Library Collection Development Policy

Purpose of Collection

The San Jose City College Library supports the philosophy and goals of the College. The primary purpose of the Library is to facilitate and improve learning by providing resources, services and assistance for the instructional programs of the College. Likewise, the Library provides resources and services relevant to general information needs; intellectual, personal, and professional growth; cultural development and activities of the College and community. In addition, the Library conforms to the Library Bill of Rights in representing all sides of issues.

No material shall be excluded from the collection because of the race or nationality of the author or the political, moral, or religious views expressed in the work. .

Materials Selection Criteria

Material added to the collection will be judged by the following criteria: 

  • Relevance to the curriculum
  • Appropriateness to the user
  • Scope
  • Level
  • Coverage
  • Timeliness and/or lasting value of material
  • Expertise in the area of the author, issuing body, and/or publisher
  • Presentation: a) style, b) clarity and c) ease of use.
  • Aesthetic considerations:  a) literary, artistic, or social value; b) appeal to the imagination, senses, or intellect
  • Special features: a) a detailed, logical index; b) footnotes; c) pictorial representations
  • Physical and technical quality:  a) paper, typography, and design; b) physical size; c) binding; d) durability
  • Strength of present holdings in the same or similar subject
  • Demand, frequency of interlibrary loan requests for material on the same or similar subject
  • Price/relative cost of material in relation to the budget and other available material