Getting the Big Picture!

Let’s recap – you have a topic that’s getting better by the minute, and you’ve developed savvy search strategies leading you to several useful articles that address the many sides of your issue. Yet there is something missing. Where did this issue come from in the first place, you wonder? For a complete understanding, you need more background and history. In other words, you need a book! While the information found in books is often more dated, it can also be more comprehensive.

Well, good news; we’ve got books, books, and more books . . . not to mention videos, CDs and DVDs, maps, play scripts, and more! In fact, the PCC Libraries has more than 225,000 items for your searching pleasure. But it doesn’t stop there. Put on your seat belt. By participating in the Summit cooperative, PCC students have access to the materials in more than 30 academic libraries in Oregon and Washington. That means – are you buckled up? – 22 million items just waiting for your savvy searching!

And it’s all so easy—easy to search, retrieve, renew, and return. Through the PCC Catalog you can request materials to be delivered to any campus. The Summit books you find can be sent to any Summit library – if you live near PSU, you can pick up and return your books there! Watch our video demonstration for all the details.

Next week we’ll talk about the question you’re all wondering about – what about Google? Can’t I find everything I need on the web? We’ll have some specialized tools you can use, and we’ll show you how to find resources your instructors will respect!

See you then, Sheila and Robin, Fusion Librarians