Construction Photos: New Learning Resource Center

More Online Tutorials Available

Julie Davis, the GWC Instructional Librarian, has created additional online tutorials, which are easily accessible via the GWC Library web site. The online tutorials are available on the Library home page or on the Library Online Tutorial page. If you want to learn how to conduct effective searches for magazines, journals, newspapers, and reports, check these tutorials out!

Group Study Area--GWC Library

Need to find a quiet place to study for your group project? Do you want to have quick access to library resources to complete your group presentation? Why not visit the GWC Library where we have a designated Group Study Room available on the first floor, providing quick access to the library's numerous reference books, databases, and computers. The group study tables are available on a first come first serve basis and wireless access for laptop users is available. One table can even seat a maximum of eight students.

For our regular operating hours, please access: GWC Library Hours.

GWC Library Introduces Two New Online Tutorials

Do you need to find a book for your research paper but aren't sure which search tool to use on the GWC Library website? Julie Davis, the GWC Instructional Librarian, has created two exceptional online tutorials teaching you how to use the GWC catalog and Net Library, two search tools that are your gateway to the book collection in the GWC library. The online tutorials walk you step by step in the use of these library search tools, gradually teaching you the basic skills you need in finding the most relevant books for your research. The online tutorials are available on the Library home page.

OVID SP Nursing Database Now Available for 2009

Nursing@Ovid is now available at GWC Library. OVID is a portal-based solution for nursing and allied health practitioners, researchers, educators, and students. Full-text articles are available from some of the most relevant nursing publications available in the field. Remote access for off-campus use is available. Sign-up for the passwords at the Library Reference Desk.

Access OVID:

http://www.goldenwestcollege.edu/library/databases.html

Comments & Feedback from GWC Students

The GWC Library welcomes and appreciates all comments from students. In this blog posting, we want to share some of our most recent comments & our responses.

Question:
1. I believe that there needs to be computers set aside with a time limit (i.e. 5 minutes) so that students who need to check their campus email are not impeded by others who want to use provided computers for other than educational endeavors.

Response to #1: Thank you for this comment, I agree it would be nice to have such a station. The computers with internet, at this point, are first come first served. Attached is the library policy on computers and their use. http://www.goldenwestcollege.edu/library/pdf/tlcpolicy2.pdf
Additionally, when the computers get busy, librarians do try to make announcements that the computers are primarily for education-related projects.

Questions:
2. More computers
3. Please, We need more computers for the students. Thank you.

Response to #2 and #3: I agree. We hope to have our second computer classroom back in service for student’s to use to work on assignments by spring session. However, until that time we hope that students curtail their recreational use (ex: Myspace).

Question:
4. There is a need for more student computers in the library. When checking out a reserved book, the book must stay in the library and when there’s a time limit for how long you can have the book out, but there’s no computers, your (out) of luck!

Response to #4: See response above, and we have asked for additional reserve book money
from the Association Students, the hope is that for items that have heavy use – we could purchase a second copy of the reserve textbook that can be taken out of the library.

Question:
5. I believe by having the library open on the weekends we will be able to finish most of our works and turning it on time. Thank you.

Response to #5: We are looking into this possibility, but in light of the budget cuts this may have to wait for a period of time for us to focus on maintaining current hours and services. As an alternative you can go to OCC’s library they have some weekend hours.
http://www.orangecoastcollege.edu/academics/library/

Question:
6. The computer next to the print station is being used by people who do not want to print but are finishing papers and using the computer for other than printing activities.

Response to #6: We will monitor this a bit more. Thank you for alerting us to the problem.

New Learning Resource Center: Construction Begins

On October 2nd, 2008, the Learning Resource Center officially broke ground. The LRC project is scheduled for completion in two years. The Learning Resource Center will house the library on the second and third floor.

Online Renewals for Books Available

Need more time to read your library book? The GWC Public Services Desk introduces online renewals. You can renew your books one time for three weeks anywhere on or off campus by simply accessing the Library Catalog and selecting "Online Renewals". If you have any questions about this service, please contact the Public Services Desk at 714-895-8741 x55181.

E-Books Are Now Available @ GWC Library!

Want to read a book online? Golden West Library now has subscription to Net Library and E-brary. Thousands of titles are available for viewing. Stop by the Reference Desk and ask a librarian to show you how to register and view our E-book collection. On campus access is available via the Golden West College Database page.

GWC Librarian Has Article Published in Library Journal

Julie Davis, Golden West College Instructional Librarian, recently had an article published in the August 2008 issue of Library Journal. Here is a brief excerpt:

"Although the calendar says summer ends on September 22, everyone knows that once mid-August arrives, the carefree days of lazy evenings and slow mornings are numbered. Pairing the pleasures of reading books and watching movies is a perfect way to ease back into the hectic schedules and shorter days of fall..." To Continue Reading Please Click Here