Library Displays - Reserve Your Space Now!!

Library Displays - Reserve Your Space Now!!

Do you have class projects (2-D or 3-D)?

Would you like to have them displayed in the library?

If so, we have our two display cases in the front (one large, one table like), and a large display case at our new AH entry. All are enclosed with glass (and locked).

If you would like to take a look at them, please stop by. If you would like to reserve them for your students or bring something down, just let me know. As of right now, they are currently available and there are no reservations for the fall yet.

DC Library Team

Joe, Nancy, Erica, Kyle, Susan, Veronica and Theresa

New Library service - Embedded Librarians!

New Library Service - Embedded Librarians!

You may have heard of a pilot done at NW campus where the librarians were embedded in a few of their online classes. We at DC would like to offer the same opportunity to our instructors.

What is an embedded librarian? An embedded librarian is when a librarian is embedded in your class (versus us just doing one library session each semester). At NW campus it was done with several online classes, where the librarians were part of the class throughout the semester, which means we would be available to your students to answer their questions when that question arises. (Think of it as on-demand research assistance.)

The librarians are there to answer students' questions regarding citations, finding materials, using the databases, etc. We can also do more traditional bibliographic instruction within the course as well. (If it is an online course that is asynchronous, it could be done through a threaded discussions and tutorials.) If it is face-to-face course, it can be arranged that the librarian is present in certain classes to answer students' questions before class, after class or perhaps give a few minutes of class time, if that is available.

From an instructor's point of view, we are there for support of the students. We will not be answering any instruction questions. The DC librarians are here to assist all of our students, traditional and online students. We feel this service will provide additional support to students for research projects.

In a nutshell, embedded librarians are here to:

• be a more visible and accessible library presence in face-to-face, online, and hybrid courses
• provide dedicated classroom assistance to students when they need it most
• create bibliographic instruction tailored to classroom assignments an disciplines
• expand the range of library services available to the college
  

If you are interested in us being part of your course, please call us at 206-7267, or stop by the library and we can talk.

The DC Librarians
Joe, Nancy, Erica and Theresa

LIbrary is Moving Back to LB 130!!

The Downtown Campus Library is moving July 6 - 9!

While we are moving, the ONLY service we will be providing is course reserves. During our move, students will access the library through the Learning Commons' AH entrance.

We will be open in our new space on July 12th at 8am, offering our full range of services. Students will be able to access the Library and Learning Commons through the LB 130 entry (by Student Life) and the LB 142 (across from the AH building).

If you have any questions, please contact us at 206-7267.

New Library space in 3-D!!

Everyone at the Library is getting excited about our new space! The new space, Center for Integrated Learning, will include the Library, Computer Commons, Tutor Center and Writing Lab. If you have been walking about the area you will notice the library shelves are up and books are starting to be placed on the shelves.

The Library and Computer Commons will be closed for our move back into the new space during Intersession, but more about that later...

If you would like to see what the new space will look like (well, not exactly, but you will get an idea of how the space is divided up) check out this 3-D video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WORcweaANJE

If you have any questions, please contact us at 206-7267 or stop by the our temporary location in the Amethyst Room.

The DC Library Team
Joe, Nancy, Erica, Kyle, Susan, Veronica and Theresa

Jane Goodall vist and Suggestions Needed...

1. A reminder that Dr. Jane Goodall will be at the NW campus next Wednesday at 2 pm.

• Event: Jane Goodall Lecture
• Date: Wednesday, April 28th
• Time: 2 p.m.− Please arrive early to obtain a good seat
• Location: PCC Northwest Campus, 2^nd Floor Atrium
• Topic: Gombe and Beyond: The Next 50 Years, Dr. Goodall will reflect − both personally and professionally − on the meaning of the past five decades, the extraordinary changes the world has seen since 1960, and the impact these changes have had on people, animals and the environment we all share. In addition, she will discuss the role we must all play over the next 50 years to ensure a better future for generations to come. For more information about Dr. Goodall and her work, please visit www.janegoodall.org and www.rootsandshoots.org.

2. Suggestions needed...If you have items you would like the library to purchase for your classes next year, now is the time to submit the titles.
Please email the title, author, year published and ISBN to me (tcstanley@pima.edu) or drop off the information at the library before May 14th. (You can suggest titles at any time throughout the year, but we will create a special cart for these items.)

As always, if you have any questions, please come by, call or email them.
The DC Library Team
Joe, Nancy, Erica, Kyle, Susan, Veronica and Theresa

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Library Instruction for your classes...

Just a reminder to schedule your classes for library instruction. Due to the library being renovated, we come to your class with laptops. We can do a full class period, a portion of your class or split it between two or more sessions. (Some instructors like the latter, as it allows the students to settle into their research and have the librarians involved at different stages of their work.)

Call 206-7267 or stop by to research your day and time.

The Downtown Campus Library Team
Joe, Nancy, Erica, Kyle, Susan, Veronica and Theresa

Online Access to Arizona Daily Star...

Just wanted to update you on the status of access the Arizona Daily Star online. We know many of you use it in your classrooms, so wanted to give you a heads up.

It appears that the PCC libraries will not have access to America's Newspapers (by NewsBank) this semester.

Due to issues with the vendor, PCC Libraries will be unable to offer access to America's Newspapers (by NewsBank) which provides access to many state newspapers, including the Arizona Daily Start (1991-current), as well as local papers such as La Estella de Tucson and The Explorer.

Full-text articles from Arizona Daily Star (2001-current) are still available through Newspaper Source (by Ebsco), which can be accessed via the Library Home page (www.pima.edu/library or via the library tab in MyPima) >> Magazine, Newspapers, and Journal Articles >> Newspapers >> Newspaper Source. Older issues of the Arizona Daily Star going back to 1870 are available on microfilm at the West Campus Library.

Current issues, as well as some archives of La Estella de Tucson and The Explorer can still be accessed directly through the websites of each newspaper.

Please take this into account as you are planning assignments for your classes. For more information, please feel free to contact any of the librarians here at the Downtown Campus Library (x7267).

Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Downtown Campus Librarians.
Joe, Nancy, Erica and Theresa