Celebrate Black History Month Through Reading

OCC Libraries in partnership with The OCC Diversity Committees are proud to participate in the 25th National African American Read-In the week of February 3-5, 2014.

OCC Students and employees are invited to hear readings or read a brief passage aloud from books written by African American authors. The goal of this event is to celebrate Black History Month and bring awareness about the contributions African Americans have made to the literary world. For more times information, contact your campus OCC Library or check out our flier.

Find out more about the 25th National African American Read-in.

Winter 2014 Library Success Seminars Are Starting Up

The Winter 2014 Library Success Seminars are are starting up again this semester. These sessions cover a variety of topics related to library research. Ask your instructor about extra credit for attending any of these seminars. See the Library Instruction page for more information about future seminars at all OCC campuses.

Orchard Ridge Campus
(see all Winter 2014 seminars for Orchard Ridge)

• Monday January 27 - Getting To Know Your OCC Library
  12pm-12:30pm in King Library: Learn about the library, our web page, how to get research help, and more!
• Monday February 3 - The OCC Library Catalog
  12pm-12:30pm in King Library: We’ve made changes to our catalog! Learn how to navigate your way around.
• Monday February 10 - Free Articles @ Your OCC Library
  12pm-12:30pm in King Library: Learn how to search for magazine, journal, and newspaper articles.
• Monday February 17 - U.S. Government Resources @ Your OCC Library
  12:00-12:30 in the King Library

Royal Oak Campus
(see all Winter 2014 seminars for Royal Oak)

• Monday February 10 - Help Me Get To Know The Library
  4:00-4:30 in Room C202
• Tuesday February 18 - Help Me Find Pro-Con Articles
  12:00-12:30 in Room C202

Search Everything is here!

Ever wish you could quickly find books, articles, and more with just one search?

With Search Everything, now you can!

It is a seamless way to find almost anything at the OCC Libraries in one search.

What can it search at the same time? 
Online and print materials, including:

• Books, videos and other materials available for checkout in the OCC Library Catalog;
• Online full-text magazine, newspaper, and journal articles from more than 30 databases;
• Ebooks, streaming videos, images, and more.

So, I’m ready.  What do I do?

On the OCC Libraries home page in the Search Everything tab, add your search words into the search box. On the next screen, select from as many options on the left side as you like to hone your results.   Sample choices for limiters are by format, date, related subjects, OCC location, publication name, or database. 

 

The best time to use Search Everything is if

• You don’t know where to start your research.
• You want to go beyond results from your searches in other databases or the Library Catalog.
• You would like to see results sorted by relevancy rather than date. 
• You would like to see an overview of what’s available at OCC.
• You would like to search multiple databases at once.

When NOT to use Search Everything

• You need more precise results from subject headings in the Library Catalog or databases.
• You are looking for more focused or scholarly articles on a topic covered in a specialized database, such as CINAHL (Nursing), PsycARTICLES (Psychology), or ERIC (Education).
• If you are looking for a specific book or article.  The Library Catalog is best if you know the book you want, and the OCC Library Journals List is best to locate a known article.

Hey, I really liked the old Library Catalog! 
Not to worry! The classic Find Books/Library Catalog has not gone away! 

And separate databases can still be searched from the Find Articles/Databases page. 

How can I learn more?  
View a brief demo video on how to get started

Take it on a spin today!   

by Ann Walaskay

New Books at the OCC LIbraries

Check out some of the new books recently added to the Oakland Community College Libraries collection.