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Knowledge Base
Search the library Knowledge Base to find answers and instructions for your library questions:
- citing your sources
- finding critical articles
- logging in
- finding and researching a speech topic
- and more!
Search All Resources
- Advanced SearchUse this option to create an advanced search using multiple search terms or limiting to content type.
- Students: Suggest MaterialStudents may use this form to suggest materials to be purchased by the libraries for the libraries.
- Faculty and Staff: Request Library AcquisitionsFaculty and staff may use this form to submit a request for library acquisitions for specific courses, departments, or programs.
- Orientation to the JSCC Libraries' WebsiteFollow this link to view a tutorial on the library website and how to use the features available.
- How to Use 'Search everything'Tutorial on using "Search Everything" feature which searches all library resources from a single search box.
Information on books and ebooks
The JSCC Libraries collectively house over 50,000 print volumes organized according to the Library of Congress Classification.
Students, faculty, and staff may borrow items from any campus library and return those items to any campus library. To check out items, simply bring your items to the main [circulation] desk at any campus library.
Library staff can request items from other campuses on your behalf and have the item(s) delivered to your campus via the college's courier service. Please inquire at the circulation desk to take advantage of this service.
To locate books in print, use the Search everything option from the tabbed search box or use search box found on the Research page. Either option will locate print books found in any of the four campus library locations. From the results page, limit your results to "Catalog only":
The following search results used the keyword philosophy as search term; results limited to Catalog only provide the Location, Shelf Number, and Status of each item. [Shelf numbers are explained below.]
Shelf Numbers Explained
The JSCC Libraries use Library of Congress Classification to organize our print collections. This system simply arranges materials on the shelves by subject. A series of letters and numbers make up the shelf number or call number and these are based on the subject, specialty, and additional information such as author, title, and date of publication. This number is then placed on the spine of the book. See the image below:
The call number is explained in more detail below:
The JSCC Libraries provide access to over 200,000 electronic books via several collections. Use the search box to find only those books that can be accessed electronically or search one of the resource databases below.
- eBook Academic Collection This link opens in a new windowOffering nearly 150,000 e-books, this collection includes titles from leading university presses such as Oxford University Press, MIT Press, State University of New York Press, Cambridge University Press, University of California Press, McGill-Queen's University Press, Harvard University Press and many others. Additional academic publishers include Elsevier, Ashgate Publishing, Taylor & Francis, Sage Publications and John Wiley & Sons.
- Credo Reference Library This link opens in a new windowCredo Reference offers over 3,000,000 reference entries from all the major academic subject areas to offer a great starting point for your research! Tons of images, audio files, videos and full text articles on any Topic you can think of, all with full citations that your teachers will applaud.
- Gale Ebooks This link opens in a new windowDesigned specifically for student, faculty, and researchers, Gale’s eBook platform, GVRL, delivers titles covering the most-studied subject areas using technology built for today’s student workflow. GVRL is optimized for search, accessible simultaneously from any device, integrated with Google, and loaded with tools to encourage bookmarking, downloading, sharing, and more.
- R2 Digital Library This link opens in a new windowThe R2 Digital Library offers thousands of health science eBooks from the leading publishers. With one of the most extensive selections of Doody’s Core Titles, the R2 Digital Library has the content essential to the modern health science library. These high yield and focused eBooks are carefully sourced to provide the specialized content demanded by health science collections.
Searching via the "ebooks" only option will retrieve electronic books from different sources, therefore, access may be different depending upon the source. See the graphic below for the options in accessing electronic books.
Information on articles & databases
The JSCC Libraries provide access to forty-nine highly acclaimed online research databases containing millions full-text articles from newspapers, magazines, trade journals, scholarly journals, and reference resources.
Access to our online databases is available 24/7 and each database offers user-friendly features such as citation help, downloading & printing help, and instructional guides for using the database.
We have databases in many subjects ranging from art, biography, business, communications, literature, music, nursing, technology, and more! Click on the Databases A to Z tab to select a database. Highlight a database from the alphabetical drop-down list and click "Go".
Information Literacy
Information Literacy
Streaming video content from Films On Demand.
- Introduction to Information LiteracyInformation Literacy is a crucial skill in obtaining knowledge. In this episode, learn how to find credible sources on the internet, read and evaluate a topic critically, and notate your sources. Ethical issues are also addressed.