1. Introduction to the Library
For New Students
Welcome the class, introduce yourself, then the workshop: to introduce new students to what the library has to offer! Please let students know that they can interrupt at any time during the workshop if they have a question (I usually go further by saying: if you have a question, at least one other student in class has the same question – so you are helping out by asking your question)

2. Library Facilities & Resources
Study carrels
Group study rooms
Computers, printers
Photocopiers
Typewriters
Microform reader
Tutorials & Guides
Library Workshops
Library 191 class
Reference Help provided by a librarian!
This is what the library has to offer students. Go through each bullet point:
We have study carrels where you can study
Group study rooms are available for up to 3 hours at a time if you are studying as a group (no advance reservation required). There are 10 rooms on the main floor (for smaller groups 2-4) and 2 bigger study rooms on the upper level (for larger groups 5-8)
We have computers with internet access and printers ( and word processing is limited to the computers on the upper level)
Photocopiers are available in the room across from the Circulation desk
Typewriters are available in the room next to the Copiers
Microform reader (mention we have it in the typing room, but don’t bother going into detail on what it is – unless someone asks)
Tutorials & Guides - across from the Reference Desk, we have some print handouts, but these are also available online and I’ll show you where to find them on our homepage toward the end of this workshop
We offer a series of nine library workshops that teach you research skills. Each workshop is 1 hour long, and I’ll show you how where to find more information and where to sign up for workshops later on today
We also offer a 2 unit credit course that is transferrable to CSU and UC. I’ll show you where to find more information on this as well
Most importantly, we have a librarian available at the reference desk whose primary job is to help you.

3. Information Resources
PRINT/PHYSICAL
Books
Reference books
Articles
Journals
Magazines
Newspapers
CDs
Audio cassettes
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ELECTRONIC
E-books
E-Ref books
Article databases
Journals
Magazines
Newspapers
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World Wide Web
Information Resources available to students, presented here in print vs. electronic form. Print means that you can physically touch these items; Electronic means that it is only accessible from a computer. Note that for books, reference books and articles, we have both in print and electronic; we don’t have electronic access to CDs and cassettes, and that WWW is not available in print (which means that web sites don’t go through the same publication review process as print resources do, so you have to be more critical about which websites are good for academic purposes)

4. Library Hours FALL/SPRING: Mon-Thu 8am-9pm; Fri 10am-2pm; Sat 10am-2pm
Closed Sun and school holidays
WINTER/SUMMER:
Mon-Thu 8am-8pm;
Closed Fri-Sun and school holidays
Remote access 24/7 from anywhere with internet connection (username and password required)
Library hours, but access to electronic resources that I will show you here is available remotely from anywhere with internet connection. You will be asked to log in using your student ID as your username and 6 digit birthday as your password.

5. Other Options
Reciprocal borrowing privileges at Cal-State Los Angeles (CSULA) and Pasadena City College (PCC)
Glendale/Pasadena, Burbank and Los Angeles public libraries
Interlibrary loan
Mention other (FREE) options students have if GCC doesn’t have what they need:
Current GCC students can borrow books from Cal-State LA and Pasadena City College. Make sure to take your GCC Student ID card and current printout of your schedule with you so that their library can issue you a library card.
Public libraries are also available for FREE. I will show you where you can access public library catalogs from our homepage.
Interlibrary loan is a free service provided by GCC (we don’t charge, but some lending libraries have charges). We borrow books from libraries worldwide – allow one to three weeks shipping time – so get a head start on your project so that you can use this service! I will show you the online form for interlibrary loans available on the library homepage.

6. GCC Borrowing Privileges
Circulating Books
2 weeks, renewable 3 times
Reference Books (main floor)
Library Use Only
Reserve Books [Textbooks]
2-Hour Library Use only
Overnight, 3-day, One-week
Circulation policies. You might want to mention that there is no fee for borrowing, but that there’s a $0.20 per day fine for late books (which can be avoided by renewing books by the due date). You can renew books at the Circulation Desk, by phone, or online in the online catalog.
Pages from Reference books can be photocopied for $0.10 per page.
Reserve books have a late fee of $1.00 per hour for the 2-hour Library use only and $2.00 per day for overnight, 3-day, and one-week reserves.

7. Find Books and more… What is in the Catalog?
Annual reports – Upper level
Books – Upper level
ESL – Main floor
Faculty reserve – Main floor
Juvenile Collection – Main floor
Microforms – Main floor
Newspapers - Main floor
Periodicals – Upper level [current issue - Main floor]
Reference – Main floor
Electronic books
World Wide Web
Our online library catalog has many different material types – we have more than just books!. Note the location for each type, which will help you know where to look for each book. Also notice that e-books and WWW don’t have a physical location because you can only access them electronically (in the computer).

8. Online Demo of the Catalog
For each catalog record, look for:
Location
Type of item and where to find it
Call Number
Shelving order
Availability
Is it currently where it’s supposed to be?
Next, we’ll be looking at GCC’s online catalog. For each item, make sure to look for the location, call # and availability for each item we look at. * GO TO GCC HOMEPAGE AND SHOW STUDENTS (1) Catalog tab and (2) “Find Books and more” link under Research. Then, demo the online catalog before Exercise #1.

9. What’s in the Call Number? Dewey Decimal Classification
000 Generalities
100 Philosophy & psychology
200 Religion
300 Social sciences
400 Language
500 Natural sciences & mathematics
600 Technology (Applied sciences)
700 The arts
800 Literature & rhetoric
900 Geography & history
Quick intro to the DDC (if time permits or curiosity strikes)

10. Find Articles in Databases
(Full-text) Access to articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers
Print-out in the library (cost $0.10/page)
to yourself
Article Databases have more than just article in periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers). We also have articles from encyclopedias, electronic books and government resources.
Full-text means that the whole article is available electronically (you will show where this limiter is located in ProQuest). Articles may be printed in the library for a $0.10 per page; or you can the article to yourself and print it from home or anywhere else you have access to a printer. Demo ProQuest next: GO TO GCC HOMEPAGE AND SHOW STUDENTS (1) Article Databases tab and (2) “Find Articles in Databases” link under research.

11. Library Homepage Catalog Article Databases
or “Find Books and more”
Article Databases
or “Find Articles in Databases”
Find Books in Other Libraries
Citing Sources
Borrowing & Circulation
Interlibrary Loan Request
Workshops
Sign up for Workshops
Library Credit Courses
Tutorials & Guides
Evaluating Web Pages
Database search guides
GCC Research Guides
General Info and Policies
These are some of the library webpages that we talked about in this workshop.
[As a wrap up, Go to the library homepage and show students where to access each of these various pages from our web site, and a brief description of what information each page provides.]

12. Thank You!
Please remember that Reference Librarians are here to help you!
Go to the Reference Desk for assistance, and a librarian will help you find what you need.
This workshop covers a lot of new information, and we covered it very quickly. I encourage you to take some of the library workshops or sign up for the Library 191 credit class to help you become a more confident researcher. Please remember that there is a reference librarian on duty anytime the library is open. At the reference desk, we can spend one-on-one time with you to help you with your research needs.