New Hours:
Building:
Monday - Wednesday: 10am - 6pm
Thursday - Sunday: Closed
Thursday - Sunday: Closed
Online Chat:
Monday - Thursday: 8am - 9pm
Friday: 8am - 3pm
Saturday: 10am - 3pm
Sunday Closed
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Expanded Library Hours Starting October 18th
Monday, September 27, 2021
An Interview with Bill Campbell: Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 7pm
Rachelle Cruz interviews Bill Campbell
Join us on Zoom
TUESDAY OCT 5 @7PM
(Check with your professor for extra credit)
Bill Campbell is the author of the new graphic novel
The Day the Klan Came to Town
Join us for a Zoom talk with Bill Campbell, author and publisher at Rosarium Publishing. His latest work, The Day the Klan Came to Town, is a graphic novel based on historical events: The Ku Klux Klan attack on the Jewish, Catholic, Black, and southern and eastern European immigrant communities of Carnegie, Pennsylvania, in 1923, and how they rose up to send the Klan packing.
In dialog with Campbell will be Rachelle Cruz, Professor of Creative Writing in the Genre Fiction concentration at Western Colorado University, and author of Experiencing Comics: An Introduction to Reading, Discussing and Creating Comics.
This event is sponsored by the OCC Multicultural Center.
Save the Link!
https://cccd-edu.zoom.us/j/95552118883
Banff Mountain Film Festival is Online is Available until October 24th!
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The 2020/2021 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is online!
Tickets are available for two exciting programs at this site until October 24, 2021:
Please NOTE: if you joined the online Banff Film Festival in early Fall 2020, these are brand new film packages!
The Friends of the Library will earn a percentage of ticket revenues through this URL. Please choose individual programs for $15 each or the two-program bundle for $28.
We hope that you enjoy this Banff Film Festival experience online!
Thank you for supporting our Friends of the Library and the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour at OCC!
If you have any difficulty purchasing programs, or with the platform in general, please contact Vimeo directly using the Help tab at the bottom of the online festival URL.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Hispanic Heritage Month
In honor of Hispanic Heritage month (September 15-October 15) the library has a book and virtual display of resources highlighting the Latinx experience in the United States.
The displays include print books, ebooks, and videos on history, culture, biographies and memoirs, art, food, adult and young adult fiction, and children's books. Come by the library in person* or the virtual display.
*The library is open on Mondays and Tuesdays from 10am - 6pm.
Monday, August 30, 2021
Welcome to Fall 2021!
Wishing you a great start to the Fall Semester!
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The Library is reopening! We are currently opened two days a week and continue to have online chat six days a week. We have many resources and services available to help you succeed in your classes. We hope to see you soon!
Library hours:
Monday - Tuesday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Library Online Chat hours:
Monday - Thursday: 8am - 9:00pm
Friday: 8am - 3:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED
Some key resources include:
- Ebook Collection: You can search for e-books in our library catalog. There are thousands of ebooks available through the library. You can download sections of books, highlight & annotate, and access citation information for the book.
- Print Books: Our physical collection are available to you! Start searching the library resources in OCC Discovery.
- Magazine, Newspaper, & Journal Articles: Use the Databases to find magazine, newspaper, and journal articles. Get started by going to Databases A-Z, and selecting a database by the subject area you need (or pick one of our favorite general databases, like Ebsco Power Search or ProQuest Central)
- Streaming Videos: The OCC Library has thousands of streaming films, documentaries, and newsreels. Get started by searching in Films on Demand or Kanopy Streaming Video.
- Library Workshops: Throughout the Fall semester online library workshops are available to learn the basics of using the library. Come with your questions or just to learn more about how to conduct library research. Sign up online!
- Get Help: Librarians are available online for asking questions via chat (icon in lower right hand corner) or research appointments.
- Follow us on Instagram: Find us at @occ_library for info on the library, resources, and little bits of motivation.
Fall 2021 Library Workshops
The library provides workshops for students to learn how to do library and information research. The goal or mission of these workshops is based on the ultimate goal or mission of Information Literacy, which is that students learn library and information research skills that make them independent and life-long learners. Extra credit will be available if requested by your teacher.
Description:
These 60 minute extra-credit workshops, held online, will teach library and information research skills using print and electronic resources. They will also introduce the library's services and resources. Student will learn to identify and access the various library and information resources; to identify scholarly (peer-reviewed) journals; to search discipline-specific and advanced electronic resources; to do research on the web; to evaluate search results for credible resources; to cite their sources in either MLA or APA styles; and to understand how the proper use and citation of library and information resources helps avoid plagiarism.Fall 2021 Workshop Schedule
(Click on links below to sign up for the workshop)
September
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Wednesday, Sept. 22, 11:00am-12:00pm
Tuesday, Sept. 28, 3:00-4:00pm
October
Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1:00-2:00pm
Tuesday, Oct. 12, 5:00-6:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 16, 11:00am-12:00pm
Thursday, Oct. 21, 1:00-2:00pm
Tuesday, Oct. 12, 5:00-6:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 16, 11:00am-12:00pm
Thursday, Oct. 21, 1:00-2:00pm
Monday, Nov.1, 6:00-7:00pm
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 5:00-6:00pm
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 3:00-4:00pm
Saturday, Nov. 13, 11:00am-12:00pm
Thursday, Nov. 18, 3:00-4:00pm
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 5:00-6:00pm
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 3:00-4:00pm
Saturday, Nov. 13, 11:00am-12:00pm
Thursday, Nov. 18, 3:00-4:00pm
December
Monday, Dec. 6, 6:00-7:00pm
For More Information:
Contact Erin Gratz at egratz@occ.cccd.edu or click on the Chat with a Librarian icon in the lower right corner.Student Learning Outcomes:
When a student has completed these library workshops, they will be:- Aware how to identify, access, and evaluate credible library and information resources using a variety of search strategies.
- Aware how to correctly cite library and information resources and avoid plagiarism.
Attention Faculty! Check out the New Faculty Services Guide!
Take a look at the new Faculty Services guide. The guide provides information about the library services that you may be most interested in, including library lectures, workshops, requesting library materials, and using library resources in your classes.
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