New agreement provides access to Seattle Public Library resources

Kitsap Regional Library (KRL) and Seattle Public Library (SPL) have a new reciprocal agreement that allows KRL cardholders to have access to the books, materials and online services of Seattle Public Library. Here's the catch: first, you must take your KRL card and picture identification to any branch of Seattle Public Library to apply for the SPL card. Note: Your KRL card itself won't work at Seattle Public Library or for their online resources. You must get a SPL card. Once you obtain the Seattle Public library card you will be able to check out materials and use online resources following Seattle Public Library's policies.

For more information on SPL cards look at their website here: http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=info_card_serviceareas

Online databases available via the Seattle Public Library cover art, business, economics, law and more...

A few samples are:

Art Full-text & Art Retrospective
Two databases that provide art-related articles from hundreds of periodicals published throughout the world, from 1929-current. Full-text available from 1984 -current.

Lands and Peoples
Find information on the world's countries and their peoples, cultures, histories and current events. Includes maps, flags and photos.

LegalTrac
Articles in law reviews and journals, specialty law and bar association journals and legal newspapers.

Music Index
A subject-author guide to music periodical literature.

Morningstar Investment Research Center
Investment data and reports on more than 30,000 mutual funds, stocks and ETFs. Also includes portfolio management tools.

Value Line
Investment ratings, research, statistics, and forecasts for thousands of stocks and mutual funds.

Welcome! Library Services Overview

Welcome to Fall Quarter everyone! Just a quick reminder of the many services and resources we have available for you. Students, did you know you can:

• Call a librarian at the Library Reference Desk at (360) 475-7252 (on campus ext 7252)
• Find Library Hours on our web page?
• Chat live online with a librarian for help on your research 24/7?
• Talk with a librarian in person for help with what books or articles you could use for a paper?
• Explore the many online databases and encyclopedias we subscribe to?
• Use group study rooms?
• Find Course Reserve material in our catalog from your instructor?
• Check out brand new laptops from our circulation/check-out desk?
• See displays of the library's new books?
• Find quiet, pleasant places to study and use your wireless laptop?
• Review custom research guides for particular OC classes as well as general subjects?

Come explore! Talk with us, we want to help!

National Information Literacy Awareness Month

President Obama has declared October as National Information Literacy Awareness Month. He states in part, "Rather than merely possessing data, we must also learn the skills necessary to acquire, collate, and evaluate information for any situation. This new type of literacy also requires competency with communication technologies, including computers and mobile devices that can help in our day-to-day decision making. National Information Literacy Awareness Month highlights the need for all Americans to be adept in the skills necessary to effectively navigate the Information Age." Click here to view a copy of declaration in its entirety.

Midterm help!

We're halfway through summer quarter! Although the libraries have shorter hours during the summer, you can still receive help from a librarian when the library is closed! From our website, simply click the "chat" link under the "Ask A Librarian" logo, and you will be connected with a college or university librarian, 24/7/365!

OC Shelton library hours adjusted

The Johnson Library at the Shelton campus has adjusted its summer hours to better serve students at that campus. The hours are now 9am-2:30pm on Mon, Tues, and Wed, and 9am-2pm on Thursdays. The library remains closed on Fri, Sat, and Sun.

End of Quarter Crunch? Librarians can Help!

Hello Students! Here we are again... so soon... at the end of another quarter. We at the library want to help you finish up the quarter successfully! If you are struggling to wrap up those final papers and presentations, or need just a couple more articles or reference sources to cite, librarians can assist you! We can help you with using software like PowerPoint, "tweaking" your search strategies in ProQuest or EbscoHost, or suggesting other databases that match your topic or assignment. Also, if you need a quiet place to study up for exams, the library has some wonderful spaces for individual and group study.

• Call a librarian at the reference desk at 360-475-7252.
  
Monday-Thursday 8am-9pm
Friday 8am-5pm
Saturday 10am-4pm
Sunday Noon-6pm


• Chat with a librarian 24/7 via the link to QuestionPoint on the library website!

Please note: You may be chatting with a librarian from another academic library within our national 24/7 cooperative reference service. OC librarians may follow up on those chats with additional information.

• Study Rooms are available in the Haselwood Library basement.
  
  

Student Entry and Advising Center Access

The sidewalk out front of the Student Entry and Advising Center (SEAC) will be torn up and rebuilt which means for a month or so, all entry to SEAC will be through the library.

May 1 - May 30 All Access to SEAC will be through the Library. The external door to SEAC will be blocked. The internal access door to SEAC in the Library basement will be open. There is signage in the lobby and in the basement of the library as well as map handouts (click the above image to print your own map). When SEAC closes, librarians will lock down the Library entry to SEAC.

June 1 - ? Anyone in a wheelchair or walker will still need to access SEAC via the library. Access by stairs to SEAC will be available for all who can manage them. During this time, the intervening door between the Library and SEAC will be locked. A staff person will escort those who need elevator access downstairs and let them into SEAC and will lock the door behind them. When the student’s appt. is over, SEAC folks will call up to either the reference desk [7252] or circulation desk [7266] for someone to unlock the door and allow the person to exit via the library.

Library Resources for Hard Times

The Washington State Library has created a website with helpful resources for these economic hard times that so many of us are experiencing. The State Library explains:

"These resources are for library users to help them find jobs, develop their resumes and interview skills, file for unemployment, and find economic and technological information and resources. Please feel free to share these links with your patrons, to take these lists and post them on your own web pages, and to distribute this information as you see fit."

Link to Hard Times: Resources for Library Users

End of Quarter Crunch? Librarians can Help!

Hello Students! There's only a few more days until the end of the quarter. If you are struggling to wrap up those final papers and presentations, or need just a couple more articles or reference sources to cite, librarians are here to help you! If you need a quiet place to study up for exams, the library as some wonderful spaces for individual and group study.

• Call a librarian at the reference desk at 360-475-7252.
  
Monday-Thursday 8am-9pm
Friday 8am-5pm
Saturday 10am-4pm
Sunday Noon-6pm


• Chat with a librarian 24/7 via the link to QuestionPoint on the library website!

Please note: You may be chatting with a librarian from another academic library within our national 24/7 cooperative reference service. OC librarians may follow up on those chats with additional information.

• Study Rooms are available in the Haselwood Library basement.