Downtown Campus Library

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

West Campus Library's Annual Book Sale !!

What: West Campus Library's Annual Book Sale

Where: Santa Catalina Building, East Patio

When: April 5 -6...10 am - 3 pm

How Much: All Books priced $2 or less

Tell your friends...it's open to the public!

on a side note...while the DC Library does not have the space to have accumulate items for an annual sale, we do have a cart with items for sale at our LB entry. Come and take a look at what we have!

Monday, March 21, 2011

Library Database Trials!

The library is evaluating a number of databases for potential addition to the library collection and would like your feedback. The database trials are available through March 30, but may be extended by request.

Go to Library Database Trials to link to the trials and evaluation forms. Please note: Access to trials is available only on-campus.

History Databases:

EBSCO Historical Abstracts with Full-Text - covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada).
EBSCO America History and Life with Full-Text - covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
EBSCO World History Collection - offers a global look at history with content from Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East.
Wilson Humanities Full Text - includes coverage of history, as well as archaeology, art, classical studies, communications, dance, gender studies, literature, performing arts, religion and philosophy.

Social Science Databases:

EBSCO SocINDEX™ with Full Text - comprehensive coverage of sociology, including subdisciplines such as criminology and criminal justice, ethnic and racial studies.
Wilson Social Science Full Text – includes anthropology, community health and medical care, criminal justice, family studies, gender studies and minority studies.
ProQuest Social Science Journals - covers areas such as addiction studies, urban studies, family studies and international relations.
ProQuest Sociology - covers the international literature of sociology and social work, including culture and social structure.

If you have any questions or problems, or if you would like to recommend a database for trial, e-mail Nancy Schuler.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Library system & research databases unavailable March 17th

The PCC library system and access to library research databases will be unavailable Thursday, March 17 to perform a required hardware upgrade.

	From:	Thursday, March 17 at 8:00 a.m.
	Until:	Thursday, March 17 at 5:00 p.m.

Services that will be unavailable include, but are not limited to:

Online catalog searches
Online renewals
Library research database access

Library staff will provide manual check-out service during this outage for some material in the campus library collections.

Staff will work as quickly as possible to restore service. We apologize for any inconvenience.

If you have any questions, please contact the DC Library at 206-7267.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Library has New Tutorial Videos for You and Your Students!

The Library has some new tutorial videos. One is on using the library catalog and the other on using Literature Resource Center. The scripts are on the second link. (You will need to click on "Download this Media" at the top of the page.)

Getting more relevant results when using the Library Catalog. By adding just a couple of steps, you can create a search that will provide more relevant results, saving you time and energy.

Catalog Searches tutorial < http://www.screencast.com/t/uWSnbytA4y >
Catalog Searches script < http://www.screencast.com/t/euNriD2t6i >

Literature Resource Center. One of our more popular databases when searching for biography or literary criticism on an author or work. Remember the library databases also include citations!

Literature Resource Center Database tutorial < http://www.screencast.com/t/eEAFXxw00Oa> Literature Resource Center script < http://www.screencast.com/t/sVV5saXu >

These videos were created by NW Librarian, Marianne Harris. Please review them and feel free to pass on the links to your students.

As always, if you have questions, please feel free to contact any of the DC Librarians.

Your DC Librarians,
Joe, Nancy, Erica and Theresa

Friday, February 11, 2011

Check Out Our New Items at the DC LIbrary!

A selection of some of our New Arrivals is listed below.

If you are interested in any of the titles listed please stop by the library or give us a call at x7267.

Aftermath : following the bloodshed of America's wars in the Muslim world by, Nir Rosen

Gay, Straight, And The Reason Why : the science of sexual orientation by Simon LeVay

Let the Swords Encircle Me : Iran--A Journey Behind the Headlines by Scott Peterson

Oil Painting for the Absolute Beginner : a clear & easy guide to successful oil painting by Mark and Mary Willenbrink

Manhood : the rise and fall of the penis by Mels Van Driel

The Man Who Invented the Computer by Jane Smiley

My Thoughts be Bloody : the bitter rivalry between Edwin and John Wilkes Booth that led to an American tragedy by Nora Titone

Taking Charge of Adult ADHD by, Russell Barkley

Supernatural Selection : how religion evolved by, Matt J. Rossano

Life in year one : what the world was like in first-century Palestine by, Scott Korb

On Evil by, Terry Eagleton

After the stork : the couple's guide to preventing and overcoming postpartum depression by Sara Rosenquist

Nobody Turn Me Around: A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington by Charles Euchner

How Companies Win : Profiting From Demand-Driven Business Models No Matter What Business You're In

by Rick Kash

Into the Storm : Violent Tornadoes, Killer Hurricanes, And Death-Defying Adventures In Extreme Weather by Reed Timmer

Read It Before You Eat It by Bonnie Taub-Dix

Heat and Light : Advice for the Next Generation of Journalist by Mike Wallace

The Secret : love, marriage, and HIV by Jennifer Hirsch

Monsoon : the Indian ocean and the future of American power by Robert Kaplan

The Meat Lover's Meatless Cookbook by Kim O'Donnel

Amexica : war along the borderline by Ed Vulliamy

And don't forget to check out the new items in our Popular Reading section!

Your DC Library Team.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Faculty Resource Guide and Scheduling Library Sessions...

PCC libraries has a very thorough LibGuide, Faculty Resource Guide, that provides information on Library Instruction and Copyright and Fair Use. It also provides information and tutorials on the library’s streaming video and image databases.

Our very own Downtown Campus Librarian Eric DeFrain has created a LibGuide: SMART Board Resource Center. Erica also has a Sandbox, every Friday morning from 10 am - 12 noon, to answer your technology questions, learn about a new technology or get more information on the SMART Board! This Friday, January 28th her session focuses on the SMART Board and its resources!

Finally, don't forget to schedule your class for a library session! Our librarians can do an entire period with your class going over the library resources that can assist your students or we can just do an introduction to library resources. We will tailor our session to meet your and your students needs. Call the library at 206-7267 to schedule.

If there is any thing the library can do for you or if you have questions on our resources, please feel free to contact us!

Your Downtown Campus Librarians