Visit your college library from home! Central Piedmont Community College recognizes that in order to better meet the needs of today s learners, the college needs to bring its services directly to the students wherever and whenever they are needed. This informational kiosk will introduce you to the many options available through CPCC Libraries which allow students to access the material they need and conduct research anywhere, anytime!
Why use the library? With the advent of the Internet, many individuals began to use the Internet as their primary source for information. While the Internet is certainly a convenient tool, librarians and scholars caution individuals that the information available via the Internet is not always accurate or based upon sound research. By accessing resources available through CPCC Libraries, students can feel assured that the materials they access, whether in person at the physical library or online through the library s web site, have been carefully evaluated by professional librarians.
CPCC s online library is open all day, every day! Serving over 70,000 students, CPCC recognizes that many students are not always available to visit their campus library during regular business hours. This is why CPCC s online library is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our online catalog, carefully screened electronic resources, online full-text databases, and 24 hour assistance from professionally trained librarians at CPCC and throughout the nation are all available at your fingertips. To get started, all you need is a computer, a high speed Internet connection, and your college login and password. To take a tour of the online services CPCC Libraries has to offer, visit our Main Menu on the next screen.
Central Piedmont Community College Libraries provide an array of online services to students. To access these services, simply visit the CPCC Library website on your computer. To obtain optimal performance for your online library experience, a high speed Internet connection is recommended. You will also need your CPCC login and password (received when you enrolled at CPCC) to access some of the online library services. To learn more about the many online library services available at CPCC, select any of the options listed at the right of this screen. Library Catalog Research Databases Research Tools Reference Services
Library Catalog The CPCC Library Catalog is the place to start to locate books, audio, and video resources available in the Central Campus Library or in one of the six CPCC branch campus libraries throughout Charlotte. The same catalog is used whether you are physically in the library or are browsing remotely. If you locate an item you wish to request while browsing online, you can make this request online and choose which campus you would like to have your item delivered. You will receive an email notification when the item is available for checkout in your specified CPCC library. In addition to print resources and physical copies of audio and video resources available for check out or use in the physical library, there are many electronic resources available to students and faculty as well. Continue on to the next screen to find out more. Page 1/3
Electronic Resources In addition to print resources, there are many electronic resources available through the Central Piedmont Community College econtent Collection. This collection is available online and is accessible via the CPCC Library Catalog. These materials are made available to CPCC students and faculty through a subscription to NetLibrary, a division of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. You can access CPCC s econtent Collection 24 hours a day, seven days a week! econtent is the digital version of books, audios, and journals. Full-text versions of books and journals are electronic versions of print books or journals that have been enhanced with features such as links from the Table of Contents, an embedded dictionary, full-text searching, and the ability to add notes. You can read full-text econtent items page-by-page or chapter-by-chapter. You can also search for specific content within the full-text of an econtent item. A CPCC login and password are required to access these materials. CPCC Libraries also has an Online Reference Shelf. Continue on to the next screen to find out more. Page 2/3
Online Reference Shelf In addition to the extensive collection of reference books available in each of the physical CPCC libraries, CPCC also has an Online Reference Shelf available to CPCC students and faculty with resources from trusted publishers. A CPCC login and password are required to access any of the online references. Included on the CPCC Online Reference Shelf are World Book Online a full-text, illustrated encyclopedia, Oxford English Dictionary the premier authority on English language, Greenwood Digital Collection - over 100 titles focusing on history, literature, and science, Gale Virtual Reference Library 25 reference ebooks covering the arts and sciences, Oxford Music Online musical terminology, biographies, history, and more, ReferenceUSA detailed information on businesses, health care providers, and residents, and Camio providing high resolution images of art and sculptures from museums. Page 3/3
Research Databases As students progress through their college experience, it is likely that they will be required to conduct research and locate articles beyond what can be found in popular magazines or on the Internet. This may sound like a daunting task for many. However, with the many online resources available through CPCC Libraries, conducting the research you need is only a few clicks away. CPCC Libraries subscribes to a wide array of databases and services which allow students to access hundreds of academic and professional journals as well as newspapers which will meet their research needs. The majority of the articles are available as full-text documents which can be viewed on your computer screen. To learn more about some of the many online research options available to students, select any of the items listed at the right of this screen. EBSCOhost Research on Social Issues Literature Resource Center
What is EBSCOhost? In order to provide easy access to the thousands of journal articles which students may need to conduct their research, CPCC Libraries subscribes to EBSCOhost. EBSCOhost is a company that provides a collection of online journal databases containing thousands of journal articles that cover a wide variety of topics. If you need to find journal articles for a research paper or project, EBSCOhost is a great place to start. One of the great features provided with EBSCOhost is the ability to search in multiple databases at the same time. This can save you both time and effort when searching. Included in CPCC s subscription to EBSCOhost is access to over 20 comprehensive databases including Academic Search Premier and Business Source Premier which can all be searched simultaneously! EBSCOhost can be accessed either on-campus or remotely 24 hours a day with your CPCC login and password. If it is a newspaper article you re looking for, EBSCOhost is a powerful tool to help you find what you need. Continue to the next screen to find our more! Page 1/4
Newspaper Source Plus At CPCC, students and faculty have access to millions of fulltext newspaper articles online through Newspaper Source Plus, one of the many databases available through EBSCOhost. As part of a collaborative among the nearly 200 public and academic libraries in North Carolina, CPCC provides access to 149 national and international newspapers including the Charlotte Observer with Newspaper Source Plus. The database contains comprehensive full text for major newspapers such as The New York Times (from January 1985 to present), The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, Irish Times (Ireland), The San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and others. All staff articles are also included from many newspapers. In addition, Newspaper Source Plus features more than 583,100 television and radio news transcripts, videos & podcasts, including: ABC News (American Broadcasting Company, CBS News, CNBC, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, MSNBC, National Public Radio, PBS, and more. To learn about the many search options available through EBSCOhost, continue to the next screen. Page 2/4
EBSCOhost Search Options The search options are endless with EBSCOhost!. Searches can be conducted based upon keywords in texts, by author, within title, subject terms, sources, or abstracts. For relevancy, searches can be limited to certain databases, specific publications, and also to publication date ranges. Users can select whether they wish to view full-text documents or abstracts only. In addition, searches can be conducted which access only scholarly (peer reviewed) articles. Articles can be downloaded or emailed to individual email accounts as either HTML documents or PDF files. Another tool within EBSCOhost which many researchers find helpful is the ability to have EBSCOhost complete the citations for each article of interest. Citation format options include AMA, APA, MLA and Chicago/Turabian. If you already know what journal or article you are looking, but wonder if CPCC subscribes to a particular publication, Journal Finder is your tool. Continue on to the next screen to learn more! Page 3/4
Journal Finder If you wish to find an article on a particular topic, EBSCOhost is the place to begin. However, if you wish to browse a journal or magazine or are trying to locate a specific article in a publication, Journal Finder is the tool for you! Journal Finder is an integrated search interface which can be accessed from the CPCC Libraries web site. By typing in the name of a journal in the Title Search box, Journal Finder will tell you if CPCC has that journal or magazine available in print and/or digital format. If the publication is available digitally, all you need is your CPCC login and password to access the publication and view or download the article(s) you need! If the title you are searching for is not available either online or in print, Journal Finder links you to the catalogs of other local libraries and the form to request an interlibrary loan. Page 4/4
Research on Social Issues As you navigate throughout your college experience, you may find it necessary to conduct research on current social issues. Whether it be for a debate, a research paper, or for personal reasons, it is helpful to read articles presented on both sides of an issue. CPCC Libraries online databases make this research easy. CPCC provides access to two online databases for social issue research: Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center and CQ Researcher. Opposing Viewpoints provides resources about current social issues with pro/con articles. CQ Researcher provides in-depth reports on a variety of social issues and current affairs. To learn more about these outstanding databases which can be accessed online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, continue on to the next two screens! Page 1/3
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is the premier fulltext resource covering today s hottest social issues, from Terrorism to Endangered Species, Stem Cell Research to Gun Control. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center brings together all the information that s needed to fully understand an issue: pro and con viewpoint articles, reference articles that provide context, full-text magazines, academic journals, and newspapers, primary source documents, government and organizational statistics, multimedia, including images and podcasts, links to handselected web sites, and more! Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center helps to develop critical thinking skills by assisting students with researching, analyzing, and organizing various types of data for research assignments, persuasive essays, and debates. With 24/7 electronic access, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is always available to meet your social issues research needs! Page 2/3
CQ Researcher CQ Researcher is often the first source that librarians recommend when researchers are seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. CQ Researcher is noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Reports are published weekly in print and online 44 times a year by CQ Press, a division of Congressional Quarterly Inc. Each single-themed, 12,000-word report is researched and written by a seasoned journalist. The consistent, reader-friendly organization provides researchers with an introductory overview; background and chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources. CQ Researcher Online offers access to CQ Researcher reports dating back to 1991. PDF files are available for reports from January 1996; color PDFs are available for reports published after January 2001. Page 3/3
Literature Resource Center Literature Resource Center is your most current, comprehensive, and reliable online resource for research on literary topics, authors, and their works. Its coverage includes all genres and disciplines throughout all time periods. Within Literature Resource Center you will find full-text scholarly articles from more than 360 academic journals and literary magazines the majority peer-reviewed as well as excerpt from scholarly monographs, literary correspondence and diaries. In addition, reviews of books of all sorts are at your fingertips with Literature Resource Center. Literature Resource Center is also home to substantive biographical essays on more than 130,000 authors. Full-text of thousands of poems and short stories published in contemporary journals and magazines are also included. Finally, links to editorially selected websites on authors and their works, as well as pictures of well-known authors and audio interviews and reviews are available with Literature Resource Center. To learn more about what Literature Resource Center has to offer, continue on to the next screens. Page 1/3
Guide to Conducting Literary Research Literature Resource Center offers much more than criticisms, biographies, bibliographies, topic and work overviews and explications, reviews, periodical articles, full-text literary works, Web sites, and images. It also provides a valuable Online Guide to Conducting Research. This guide is designed to support you as you use the Literature Resource Center as well as other electronic and print resources. Included in this guide is information to help you choose a topic, craft a thesis, evaluate thesis and sources, and identify a variety of information sources. Additionally, there is information on efficient note taking, tips for beginning and organizing a research paper, preparing a words cited page, and drafting and revising a research paper. Within this online guide all steps of the research process are illustrated by examples. To learn about the MLA International Bibliography which is also part of the Literature Resource Center, continue on to the next screen. Page 2/3
MLA International Bibliography Another great resource found within the Literature Resource Center is the MLA International Bibliography. This online bibliography provides searchable access to more than two million bibliographic citations to journal articles, books, dissertations, and scholarly Web sites. It indexes materials from 1926 to the present in academic disciplines such as language, literature, folklore, linguistics, literary theory and criticism, and the dramatic arts. Coverage includes literature from all over the world. The MLA currently indexes more than 66,000 new items each year. The MLA International Bibliography is an unmatched tool for discovering scholarly materials on literary and related topics. However, it provides citations only. This online bibliography offers many different ways to get from the citation to the full text of the book or article. By utilizing the many tools available within Literature Resource Center, tackling research papers may just be a little less daunting. Page 3/3
Online Guides CPCC Librarians have prepared and/or located a wide array of online research tools to assist students in utilizing the library and preparing for and writing research papers. Included in the online tools is a carefully selected set of guides. Among these guides is information on How to Write and Cite which includes information on citing sources, writing tips, and plagiarism. CPCC librarians have also prepared Subject Guides, each listing selected library resources for a given topic. Here you will also find information on Evaluating Web Pages and Choosing a Topic. Finally, CPCC librarians have prepared a list of Recommended Websites which links to a wide variety of useful information ranging from online dictionaries and maps to job and career related information. Each of these guides is available online anytime. A login and password is not required to access these online guides. Continue on to the next screens to learn about self-paced tutorials and other tools available online 24/7! Page 1/3
Online Self-Paced Tutorials Have you ever thought you were ready to tackle a new project and then couldn t understand how to how to use the tools? CPCC librarians understand that getting started with the many online tools available on the CPCC Libraries website can be frustrating if you don t know how to use them. To alleviate this frustration and help make your searching experience productive and rewarding, CPCC librarians have prepared an assortment of online self-paced tutorials. Included among the tutorials is a comprehensive Library Information Tutorial which provides an overview of CPCC libraries and services, searching basics, and finding books and articles. There is also a wide assortment of three minute Library Flash Tutorials including topics such as How do I access library resources from off-campus? and How do I find journal articles online? In addition, CPCC librarians have prepared an interactive tutorial, Dr. Cite Right, which guides students to a better understanding of plagiarism. Each of these tutorials can be completed online, anywhere, anytime! Page 2/3
Other Online Tools Other online research tools which are available to CPCC students and faculty include Journal Finder, All-Search, and an online Assignment Calculator. Journal Finder is an integrated search interface which allows you to find out whether CPCC has a particular journal or magazine in print and/or digital format. A CPCC login and password is required to utilize this tool. Another valuable online tool available to CPCC students and faculty is All-Search. All-Search is a comprehensive search tool which allows library users to search for materials in any of CPCC s online library databases as well as the CPCC online catalog simultaneously. A single search can produce results which include books, e-books, audio and video materials, journal articles, newspaper articles and more! Finally, the online Assignment Calculator is a tool which helps students manage their time as they complete research assignments. Included in the Assignment Calculator are useful links to help guide students throughout the research process. Page 3/3
Site Map Click on any of the slide choices to proceed directly to that slide. Title Page Intro 1: Why use the library? Intro 2: CPCC Library - open all day! Main Menu Skip Intro Library Catalog Academic Research Databases Research Tools Library Catalog Electronic Resources Online Reference Shelf EBSCOhost What is EBSCOhost? Newspaper Source Plus Research on Social Issues Research on Social Issues Opposing Viewpoints Lit. Resource Center Lit. Resource Center Guide to Conducting Lit. Res. Online Guides Online Self- Paced Tutorials Other Online Tools EBSCOhost Search Options CQ Researcher MLA Internat l. Bib. Introductory Slide Choices Main Menu Options Academic Research Databases Menu Options Slide Choices Journal Finder