New at the Library

This just in...find books and films new to the Parkland Library using the catalog. Use these easy steps:

1. Go to the library catalog.
2. Click New in the Catalog button at the top of the catalog page.
3. Use the drop-down boxes to narrow your search (New since.../Sort by.../Title or Author (optional)...).
4. Click Search.
5. Find some fabulous new books and films.
6. Come into the library to check them out.
7. Thank your lucky stars that libraries exist. :)

Courtesy Notice Emails

Ever turn in a book or video late and get a late fee? Would you love it if someone gave you a tap on the shoulder to tell you when something is due? Well, it's your lucky day. The library is now sending Courtesy Notice emails to patrons two days before the due date. All you need to do...check your email and/or check the due date stamp in the book or video...and, of course, return the item on time.

Another way to check your due date: My Account. Type in your library borrower ID (on your Parkland ID card) and your last name. It shows everything you have checked out and when it's due. It's possible to renew items this way too. Check here to view our Renewal rules.

New Magazine Subscriptions

Check out our newest magazine subscriptions! We've started some new subscriptions for the new year.

Computer Arts
Dynamic Graphics
O, the Oprah Magazine
A Public Space
Vanidades (Spanish culture, fashion, celebrity news, recipes, etc.--in Spanish)

Textbooks

Looking for your textbook? While it's a great plan, chances are the Library won't have a copy of your text that you can check out for the semester. Our mission is to provide materials (books, databases, magazines, and films) that go beyond the text. (Besides, it wouldn't be fair if one person got a "free" textbook nobody else in the course did, right? Right?)

Sometimes instructors place a copy of the textbook on reserve -- for 2-hour, in Library use. Use the "Course Reserves" link on the Library web page, then search by your COURSE NUMBER.

New Resource: Credo Reference

Ever wonder what in the world a blog is? Click here to find out in Credo Reference.

Parkland College Library is pleased to announce an impressive online reference collection: Credo Reference. Get to the collection of over 240 reference books on the library website on the Articles and Databases page...Top Five General Reference Tools. This resource can be accessed on & off campus.

From the publisher:

Offering access to over 1.7 million individual entries, Credo Reference contains all the types of reference books that you'd want to see in any quality library: dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, and books of quotations, not to mention a host of subject-specific titles covering everything from the arts to accountancy and law to literature. And because all our books are provided by the best reference publishers, you know you can believe what you read.

Library Hours - Winter Break

Winter Break Hours

December 15, 2007
Saturday
Closed

December 17-21, 2007
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

December 22, 2007 - January 1, 2008
Closed

January 2-13, 2008
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Regular hours resume on Monday, January 14th.

Library Art Annex Exhibit: 100 Drawings

Come see the newest Art Annex exhibit - 100 Drawings - now through Wednesday, January 2, 2008. Read more about this student exhibit here.

Fond Farewell to the Library Fridge

The library faculty and staff bid a fond farewell to the beloved refrigerator. The fridge made its debut back in the summer of 1978. The staff were thrilled to get it then and are sad to see it go now. As you can tell from the photo, it was not a new refrigerator at the time. Date of manufacture is unknown. Sometime in the 50's is the best guess.

The fond memories of defrosting layer upon layer of ice will remain. Goodbye, dear fridge. It is time to let you go.

Finals Week = Free Coffee & Tea!

The library is offering free coffee and tea for students every day during finals week. Stop in between exams or as a study break.

Good luck on your exams and final projects!

The Parkland Library

Danger Danger

Do you like your stuff? You know, that lovely laptop of yours or your spiffy new iPod? Or silly things like your credit cards? We all like those things, so now is the time to be aware. Watch your stuff because chances are someone else is watching it too.

So, don't run off to the bathroom or to the print station without keeping track of your stuff. Library staff cannot be responsible for lost or stolen items.

Theft happens all of the time...especially at the end of a semester. Don't let it happen to you.