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

DC LIbrary Welcomes You Back!

The DC library wants to welcome everyone back for our Spring semester! We hope everyone had a relaxing holiday break.

Just a couple reminders about the library...

• Schedule your class - Now is the time to schedule your classes for library instruction. We will be coming to your class this semester and bringing along the laptop cart. The laptops will allow us to do sessions like we have in the past, with the exception of printing. We only have one laptop cart, so the sessions are first-come-first-served. Call us at x7267 to set up a day and time!

• Course Reserves - If you have any items you need on course reserves for this semester, please bring them in as soon as possible! Also if you need to reserve items for a specific time for your class, please come and make arrangements to have those items put on reserve for you.

• Amethyst Room - Reminder we are in the Amethyst Room, sharing space with the computer commons. While our collection may be limited, we brought our most popular items. Also, remember we can request books from other campus libraries to be sent here. (usually a two day delivery)

If there is anything else we can help you with, or if you have questions, please feel free to stop in or give us a call at x7267.

Have a great semester!!
The DC Library Team
Joe, Nancy, Erica, Kyle, Susan, Veronica and Theresa

The Downtown Campus library is pleased to announce

our 1st Annual Holiday Video!

http://goanimate.com/movie/08zwzsBFSX5g?utm_source=linkshare&uid=0QHy0uj6ZVaA

Have a Happy and Safe Holiday Season!

The Downtown Campus Library

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

LIbrary has Books for your Holiday Reading!

Before you leave on the long holiday break, don't forget to stop by the library to pick up a few of new releases! Here is just a sampling ...

• Adland: Searching for Meaning of Life on a Branded Planet / James P. Othmer
• The Philosophy of the Coen Brothers / edited by Mark T. Conard
• Immersion travel USA: the best and most meaningful volunteering, living, and learning excursions / Sheryl Kayne
• Gandhi : a pictorial biography: with more than 150 historical photographs / text by Gerald Gold ; photograph selection and afterword by Richard Attenborough
• Heatstroke: nature in an age of global warming / Anthony D. Barnosky
• A.D.: New Orleans after the deluge / Josh Neufeld
• Living off the Grid: a simple guide to creating and maintaining a self-reliant supply of energy, water, shelter, and more / Dave Black
• Border Crosser: one gringo's illicit passage from Mexico into America / Johnny Rico
• The Last Indian War: the Nez Perce story / Elliott West
• Stargazing Basics: getting started in recreational astronomy / Paul E. Kinzer
  

... and don't forget our leased bestsellers and DVDs! We have Anne Frank: the Book, the Life, the Aftermath, The Simpson's: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History, The Bloom County Library, Vol 1, The Complete Peanuts, Sully's Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, the Twilight books, Star War series books, books by James Paterson, David Balducci, Janet Evaovich, Bill O'Reily, Geraldo Rivera, and much more! To name just a few of our DVDs ... Gran Torino, Hotel for Dogs, Land of the Lost, National Geographic's Hidden Hawaii, I Love You Man, and Pink Panther 2.

A reminder, we will be open during winter intersession EXCEPT for the week of December 28th. Our hours are Monday - Friday 8 am - 5pm.

Have a Safe and Happy Break!
The DC Library
Joe, Nancy, Erica, Kyle, Susan, Veronica and Theresa

DC Library and Computer Commons - Up and Running!!

The Downtown Campus' Library and Computer Commons are up and running in the Amethyst Room. The boxes have been unpacked and we are settled in.

Remember, while in the Amethyst Room, we are still offering

• course reserves (remember to bring them in for next semester)
• a core collection of items - both reference and circulating items
  
• reserves (holds) from other campuses to be picked up at DC
  
• reference service
  
• 24computers for students with printing capabilities
• copiers
• study space

In the spring semester, our library instruction will be coming to YOUR classroom. We will bring laptops to continue with our interactive sessions with your students. Call 206-7267 now to reserve your day and time!

Please stop by and take a look at our new "digs." We are open our regular hours.

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

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

DC Library - Our move has begun!

Starting early this morning, the library's move to the Amethyst Room began. We will be open on Wednesday, December 2nd. We will resume with our regular hours once open.

The computer commons is already up and running in the Amethyst Room. The students have access to 24 computers and printers. The copiers will be up and running by Tuesday, December 1st.

Remember, once the library reopens, we will have all of our course reserve materials available, as well as a core collection of items.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call us (206-7267) or stop by. (Theresa is on campus and can answer any questions you may have.)

Computer Commons moves in 3 days! Closed during move...

We just want to remind you (and please remind your students) that the computer commons will be closed on Monday November 23rd and Tuesday November 24th! Students will need to make other arrangements for computer usage. (The other campus computer labs will be open.) The computer commons will open on Wednesday November 25th in the Amethyst Room, with regular hours (8am - 9pm).

Other reminders...

• Your course reserves will be NOT available for students during the library's move on November 30th and December 1st. Please remind your students to come in early to complete assignments that may be due around that time. When we reopen on Wednesday, Dec 1, all services will be available once again.

• FREE POSTERS, FREE POSTERS, FREE POSTERS! We have finished going through our posters and we have more than we can handle!! These are art, history, military, science posters that we have accumulated over the years from conventions, conferences, exhibits, etc. Please come, browse, decorate your office!
  

• If you have not done so, you have a few more days to come to the library and look over our collection to select items to go with us to the Amethyst Room. Remember, anything we don't take will NOT be available for 6 months! So if there is a special project or special book your students will need, come NOW and select it.

As always, if you have questions, please feel free to stop by or call us at 206-7267.

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