LibGuides - Custom Research Tools for Your Students!

Just in time for your students' research projects...

LibGuides is a new research tool for your students. Each LibGuide is custom-made for a particular subject and if requested, we can even create one specifically for a class.

Each LibGuide has information on:

• getting started with research
• how to find books
• finding articles (with the databases selected just for that subject)
• websites and multimedia
  
• and of course - citing resources
  

To see a sample LibGuide, go to http://libguides.pima.edu/ant127 to see one made by Nancy Schuler, for the Ant127 - Mexican American History and Culture course. To see all of our current LibGuides go to: http://libguides.pima.edu/ (and don't forget, more are added throughout the semester!)

If you would like to have a LibGuide created specifically for your class - just contact any librarian at the Downtown Campus and we will get started!

Welcome Back!

The library wants to welcome everyone back, after what we hope was a great summer!

This fall we are back in our library space (LB130) and we are anxious to show it off!

The library space now includes the learning commons, which includes tutoring, computer lab (formerly the computer commons) and the writing center. We have great study areas for students to work individually or in groups! We also have a new entrance facing the AH building on the south side of the building to make it even more convenient.

Our new bibliographic room is a learning studio, so there is more collaborative space, laptops for every student, and you can write on the walls which is great for brainstorming about topics or to demonstrate on! If you would like to reserve a library session for your class(es), now is the time. You can stop by or call us at 206-7267 or email me at tcstanley@pima.edu .

If there is anything else we can do for you, do not hesitate to contact us.

The DC Librarians
Joe, Nancy, Erica and Theresa

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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