issue 22// vol 46 The 25 most borrowed books at Douglas this year >» Textbooks dominate the list Atiba Nelson Staff Reporter A list of the 25 most borrowed books om the Douglas College library reveals that students are borrowing textbooks available at the library, as most the books on the list are associated with courses offered at Douglas. “The list of the 25 most popular books, as far as I can tell, all books on that list are textbooks,’ commented Olga Kalachinskaya, Systems and Access Services Librarian at Douglas College Library. The most borrowed book, measured in total number of checkouts in the items history at the library, is Managing the law: the legal aspects of doing business by McInnes, Kerr, and VanDuzer—a textbook featured in the department of business— class, BUSN 1210: Management Essentials. The BUSN 1210 textbook appears twice on the list of most borrowed books as the top book borrowed, and seventh most borrowed book, as the book appears in the seventh spot as a different edition of the textbook. The two editions of the business textbook have been borrowed over 4,000 times in the history of their circulation. Students in Management Essentials seem thrifty as a second textbook of the four textbooks listed on the syllabus for BUSN 1210 makes the list at number fifteen: Management by Robbins, Coulter, Leach, and Kilfoil. The second and third most borrowed books are math textbooks and belong to one Douglas math class. The textbook used in MATH 120: Calculus—Single variable calculus: early transcendentals by James Stewart has been loaned out 1,912 times, while the companion student solution manual, has been checkout 25 less times than its partner. The Stewart textbook for single variable calculus holds a special place on the list. Although the book is the second most borrowed book in the Douglas library collection there are only three copies of the textbook in circulation—half as many as the most checked out book—therefore the book is the most checked out book per item at 637 times per item held in the library’s collection. The next two books—rounding out the top five—are science textbooks each with an interesting story on the list. General chemistry: principles and modern applications sits at fourth on the list of 25 most borrowed books; however, none of the 1,609 checkouts in the book’s history occurred in either of the last two academic years. While the fifth most borrowed library book at Douglas College, Campbell Biology, which is used by a number of Douglas College biology courses has the most checkouts in the last two academic years— with 1,259. wll rT ; <= i : t ay cf Cr ee L f i Aa ere) & his ce om Oy ae = i manner ; sn ul TTY ITN Drs lt F | news // no. 5 Photo by Michelle Lim Circulation Statistics by Tit] Title # of Total # of items checkouts Managing the law: the legal aspects of doing business 6 2611 Single variable calculus: early transcendentals 3 1912 Student solutions manual for Single variable calculus: 6 88 early transcendentals, eighth edition ren General chemistry: principles and modern applications 3 1609 Campbell biology 7 1538 Student solutions manual for Single variable calculus: 2 1487 early transcendentals Managing the law: the legal aspects of doing business 5 1405 Systems analysis and design 5 1362 Systems analysis and design 3 1265 Chemistry: a molecular approach 4 1256 Business mathematics in Canada 5 1166 Microsoft Excel 2016: comprehensive 6 1065 Campbell biology 2 1048 Understanding economics: a contemporary perspective 4 1032 Management 3 1017 Selected solutions manual [for] General chemistry: principles and modern applications, tenth edition 3 tore Psychology 2 glo Starting out with Visual C# 2012 2 867 Precalculus: mathematics for calculus 2 836 Organic chemistry 1 804 Study guide and solutions manual: organic chemistry 1 800 Psychology 2 707 Principles of HTML, XHTML, and DHTML 2 736 Algebra and trigonometry 2 704 Systems analysis and design 3 684 A timeline of Douglas’ COVID-19 response >» Uncertain at first, the college came to the firm decision on March 16 Atiba Nelson Staff Reporter ile businesses large and small, along with local educational institutions, vowed to practice social distancing, Douglas College announced on March 13 that on-campus, in-person classes were still in session via a news release posted on the College’s homepage. “Acting under the advice of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training and the Ministry of Health, all Douglas College campuses will remain open and in-person instruction will continue unless otherwise advised,” read the March 13 news release. Two days later, on March 15 at 10:45 am, the College partially reversed its decision and announced that in-person classes would be held for the week of March 16 to March 20, 2020 with the College facilitating alternative delivery after the last day of in-person classes. The updated Douglas position, communicated through another news release on the College's official website, read “In response to the evolving situation with COVID-19, Douglas College will be transitioning away from in-person classes. Last day of classes will be no later than March 20.” Students were to be informed about how to complete required coursework by instructors. Additionally, required completed assignments could be done “online, through self-directed study, or other means, depending on the nature of the course or program,” according to the “CAMPUS UPDATE: March 15, 10:45am” statement. Douglas then stated that the college would be shifting to alternative modes of course delivery for the rest of the Winter term on March 16, via a new release and email to all students. Douglas’ change of heart comes in the backdrop of the Provincial Health Officer recommending cancellation of gatherings over 50 people on March 16, and stating that the Ministry of Health was working with post-secondary institutions to take measures to address classes. Previously, Douglas’ decision to allow classes to continue for a week, and students to continue practicums and clinical duties such as nurses, came in opposition to the University of British Columbia suspending clinical duties for medical students participating in rotations and activities within hospitals across the country. A search on the Douglas College nursing program homepage did not find any advice to nursing students regarding clinical duties and COVID-19. The college posted, and has kept updated, a “COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions” webpage for the evolving pandemic. The webpage answers questions ranging from building access and food service operations on campus. Photo by Michelle Lim