Join us in the CORE Library on tax week for lunch and financial advice from faculty experts in April.

Join us for Money Smart Talks from April 14th to April 16th. All events are being held on the 3rd floor of the CORE Library from 12-1 pm. See schedule, with links to register below. Hope to see you there!

Wealth & Wellness
April 14th

Professor Brian Du from the Department of Accounting & Finance will teach us about strategies for building wealth and wellness throughout our lives. There's no better time to start than now.
RSVP here.

US Economy Today & Tomorrow
April 15th

Associate Professor Christian Roessler from the Department of Economics will talk about the current state of the US Economy. The more that you know, the better prepared you will be to make good financial decisions.
RSVP here.

Financial Jeopardy
April 16th

Professor Eric Fricke from the Department of Accounting & Finance will play Financial Jeopardy with us.
RSVP here.

The Information Studies department is offering General Education, Information Literacy courses in all modalities.

We are offering:

• INFO 250 Introduction to Critical Information Studies, our first course in our Critical Information Studies Minor!
• INFO 320 Through a New Looking Glass: Children's Literature (Upper Division C and Diversity Overlay) new course!
• INFO 210 (one unit) Introduction to Searching for and Evaluating Information is an excellent course to familiarize yourself with conducting research at the college level.
• INFO 230 Argumentation and Information Literacy for Sustainability Topics meets the requirements for Critical Thinking, Second Composition (B1) and Sustainability and focuses on environmental case studies in sustainability.
• INFO 310 Sustainability and Information Literacy meets upper division area D and Sustainability Overlay GE and focuses on Environmental Justice!

All of these courses are part of the Critical Information Studies Minor! For more information contact sharon.radcliff@csueastbay.edu or the faculty teaching each course.

INFO 210 - 01 Introduction to Searching for and Evaluating Information
Introduction to basic information literacy skills to assist in research processes. Issues of finding appropriate information sources, critical evaluation, and information ethics will be covered. (1 unit)
Daisy Muralles, contact: daisy.muralles@csueastbay.edu
7wk1
Modality: Hybrid: Wed: 10am-11:40am
CORE 301 
One unit, area E

INFO 210 - 02 Introduction to Searching for and Evaluating Information
Kate Pham, contact; kate.pham@csueastbay.edu
7wk2
Modality: Online ASYNC
One unit , Area E

INFO 250 - 01 Introduction to Critical Information Studies
Introduction to the Critical Information Studies Minor. Covers critical information literacy theory, basic academic research skills to assist in research processes, and issues of seeking, finding, evaluating, using, and creating sources of information on a scoped topic.
Kate Pham, contact; kate.pham@csueastbay.edu
Modality: Online ASYNC 
3 units, Area E (will be D and Diversity 26/27)

INFO 250 - 02 Introduction to Critical Information Studies
Kate Pham, contact; kate.pham@csueastbay.edu
Hybrid T/TH 11:00 am-12:15pm
CORE 306 
3 units, Area E (will be D and Diversity 26/27)

INFO 310W-01 Sustainability and Information Literacy
Catalog: This course will critically examine how culture and sociopolitical power dynamics influences the debate around sustainability, and its impact in three main areas: the environment, social equity, and the economy and develop strategies for evaluating information and producing sound arguments on sustainability topics within the context of conflicting viewpoints. 
Daisy Muralles, contact: daisy.muralles@csueastbay.edu
M/W 2-3:15pm
Modality: Online synchronous
3 units, Area D (upper division); and Sustainability Overlay; Writing Requirement.

INFO 230 - 01 Argumentation and Information Literacy for Sustainability Topics
Students analyze case studies in sustainability and environmental justice, exploring multiple perspectives and sources of evidence. Students will build coherent and cohesive arguments, using inductive and deductive reasoning, honing their argumentation skills through dialogue, outlining, and peer review of drafts.
Sharon Radcliff, sharon.radcliff@csueastbay.edu
Online Synchronous : 
T/TH 9:30-10:45 am
Areas A3, Second Comp, Sustainability, (will become area B1 under Cal-GETC)

INFO 230 - 02 Argumentation and Information Literacy for Sustainability Topics
Sharon Radcliff, sharon.radcliff@csueastbay.edu
Modality: Online ASYNC
Areas A3, Second Comp, Sustainability, (will become area B1 under Cal-GETC)

INFO 320 - 01 Through a New Looking Glass: Children's Literature
Overview of children's literature from its first recognition as a genre until today. Students will look at the ways children's literature has grown to encompass new themes and new concepts of teaching reading as a life skill. Note: Lectures will be recorded for those who cannot attend synchronously.
Linda Dobb, contact: linda.dobb@csueastbay.edu
Modality: Synchronous online 
M/W 4:00pm 4-5:15pm 
3 units, Upper division C, Diversity Overlay

Join in the fun March 24, 2025 - April 14, 2025!

Step 1: Read (or listen to) a book!
Choose fiction, nonfiction, a graphic novel/comic book, an audiobook… whatever you will enjoy!

Step 2: Tell us about it!
Fill out our Reading Challenge Google form (tinyurl.com/2sds4as9) for each book you read/listen to. Each form submission is an entry into our weekly drawing for a Cal State East Bay metal water bottle, and also for the grand prize drawing of a Cal State East Bay sweatshirt.

Step 3: Check your email to see if you’ve won!
Winners will be announced via email weekly. Prizes will be available for pick up in the CORE Library on the Hayward campus or by mail to home addresses.

Prizes!
On Mondays (3/31, 4/7, and 4/14) during the first three weeks of the challenge, a participant will be randomly selected from the Reading Challenge form submissions for the previous week to receive a Cal State East Bay metal water bottle.

The week of April 14th, a participant will be randomly selected from ALL Reading Challenge form submissions to receive a Cal State East Bay sweatshirt.

Last Friday, our Library Student Ambassadors gathered for an engaging orientation, preparing to assist you in making the most of our library's resources. Whether you need help finding information, navigating research tools, or planning your next CORE event in partnership with the Library, we're here to support you! Stop by the information desk to connect with us and get the guidance you need. Our dedicated team—America, Amisha, Aurelia, Carla, Carmen, Chanpreet, Faith, Ian, Kassie, and Noelle—is excited to assist you. We look forward to seeing you at the library soon!

Photo credit: Chanpreet

The SCAA is in the news! Check out this article in The Pioneer to learn about all of the different ways we can help you succeed in and out of the classroom.

To make an appointment, visit the SCAA Schedules webpage or visit us in CORE, Room 343 (3rd Floor). Friendly SCAA staff is waiting to help!

Did you know that you can create your individual, free account for the The New York Times via the Library? It's true! Keep up on current events (as well as access the NYT archives back to 1851). Follow this link to register for your account.

The Library offers access to many other newspaper publications via the databases. You can access these through the A-Z Databases page here. For more information about searching for newspaper articles for your assignments and research, please access our Newspaper Handout here.

Last weekend, March 1-2, 2025, the Cal State East Bay Library was pleased to host HackHayward in the CORE. The library was the perfect place for 160 young programers from across the state to come together and build with AI.

After forming 50 teams, the hackers spread through the library in our study rooms and reading lounges. Fueled by Costco pizza and Red Bull, the teams created new projects over the next 24 hours and competed for prizes.

The energy and enthusiasm in the building was exhilarating. The Library congratulates Cal State East Bay students -- Yash Kumars, Ujas Goti, and Nidhi Prajapati -- who organized such a successful event. We look forward to seeing HackHayward back in the LIbrary next year.

Student Assistant
Library Learning Commons (CORE Floor 1)

What is your favorite part about the CORE library?
My favorite part about the CORE library is being able to help lots of students with a variety of problems. We always try our best to be the last stop for students looking to resolve an issue, and I take pride in the exceptional service we strive for.

What do you do throughout the week working in the Learning Commons?
My main role is to oversee the loaner laptop re-imaging process and make sure that they are ready to check out to the next student. Additionally, I help troubleshoot issues with printers, WiFi, and computer hardware and software. As a shift leader, it is also my duty to make sure my fellow student assistants are well-equipped with the knowledge they need to provide first-rate support to the students that come through the CORE.

Are there not well-known services or facts about the CORE library that you wish more people knew about?
I wish more people knew about all the different devices that we check out at the Learning Commons; not many people know that we have speakers, white noise machines, and a Wacom drawing tablet.

Do you have a favorite study spot at the library?
I really like all of the study rooms around the Library; they always provide a quiet, private space to study or attend zoom classes. Especially those on the third floor because of the gorgeous view of the Bay on a clear day!

Special February Edition

Expanded Library Evening Hours to 11 pm Starting Monday (3/3)

We are excited to announce that the Library will extend its hours until 11:00 pm, Monday through Thursday!

Starting on Monday, March 3rd, the Library will be open from 7:30 am to 11:00 pm, Monday through Thursday!

For all current Library hours, please see https://library.csueastbay.edu/aboutthelibraries/hours

"The 10-campus University of California system (UC), 20 of 23 California State University (CSU) campuses, and 30 private academic and research institutions represented by the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) have reached a comprehensive four-year transformative open access agreement with Oxford University Press (OUP). The agreement begins this month and will provide affiliated researchers with access to OUP's world-leading journals and support for publishing their work open access." Read the following press releases for more info:

• CSU post
• UC post
• SCELC post

Explore additional Open Access Publishing Agreements with Elsevier, ACS, and IOP that might apply to your publications. This means that APCs (article processing charges) are waived, so if your article is accepted to one of the listed journals, it can be published open access without a fee!

You can get your APCs (Author Publishing Costs) covered with the Open Access Publishing Fund. Funding is available for any Cal State East Bay faculty, staff, and student to publish in open access journals. Read the OA Publishing Fund FAQs for more information.

For more information, please contact your liaison librarian.