Pitt Education Partners Program
Sharing Resources
NC Live and More
Lynn McCormick
Director of Learning
Technologies
[email protected]
Today’s Agenda
• A Look at Our Patrons
• Print and Electronic Resources
• Other Resources
Information Seeking Behavior
Raccoon -Easily distracted by the new and the eye-catching,
ignoring other relevant material.
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Information Seeking Behavior
Cuckoos - Expect others to do all the work for them.
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Information Seeking Behavior
Vultures - are scavengers, not hunters, relying on scraps of
information they find lying around.
Image credit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/manager_2000/2624396676/sizes/m/in/photostream/
Information Seeking Behavior
Aardvarks - use several sources of information, but do not
spend too long with each source.
Image Credit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dipthongasaurus_rex/3530738527/sizes/m/in/photostream/
Information Seeking Behavior
Ostriches - avoid looking for information, especially if it might
challenge what they already know.
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Information Seeking Behavior
Squirrels - rely on information which they have previously
found and stored away.
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Information Seeking Behavior
Giant Pandas- rely too much on a single source of
information, even if other sources are available.
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Information Seeking Behavior
Spiders - rely exclusively on the web.
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Information Seeking Behavior
The mule - knows he has to find the information but will
procrastinate till the very last minute.
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Information Seeking Behavior
The wise owl - refers to various sources and looks at things
from a variety of angles. Has a system in place for keeping
track of sources.
Image credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brianscott/604794209/
The PEP program –
Our mission is to share resources to benefit all
members of our community.
Outline of Services
We Share
• Books – PCC Library + ILL
• Databases – NC Live, etc.
• Personnel – librarians, lab techs
• Equipment – computers,
copiers, scanners in the library
Let's Start With Print
PCC Library Catalog
http://louise.nccommunitycolleges.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/I22MIgSiDc/PITT/210870247/60/1180/X
What you can do with your account
number:
• Send me a list
• Place a hold
• Renew books
• Request a book or article via interlibrary
loan.
Your library is set up as an institution in our system.
Interlibrary
Loan
If PCC doesn’t have the item we can get it for
you.
• WWW.Worldcat.org http://www.worldcat.org/
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Finding tool + will do citations & more
• Online form for interlibrary loan articles and
books –
http://www.pittcc.edu/academics/library/forms/ill.htm
Databases
NC Live - Something for Everyone
http://www.nclive.org
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Learning Express- Test prep
My I Library Audio Books / Ebooks
Net Library - E books
PBS Video – enabled at school but need NCLive
password from home
And so much more:
Link to resources by grade levels:
https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1-2fOv2OUVvbgc3rAaDCElfG8iI59Q_1XUXnn_VshU3g&hl=en#
PCC Databases
PCC Database Overview
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1G9AykeHTaIbWSR7s7_1QJbLWdoYh857w0ZC_PP6FOY
A to Z list –
http://www.pittcc.edu/academics/library/services/databases/atoz.htm
Password Policy
Guidelines for the use of PCC passwords
• Feel free to distribute the passwords to your faculty and staff
(email or otherwise).
• Please do not send the passwords to all of the students/
parents (email or otherwise).
• Please do not post passwords on a web page.
• If a parent or a student requests the password please provide
it to them.
• If a teacher is doing a lesson that uses one of the resources,
the passwords can be distributed to the entire class.
Everyone is Welcome
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Computers
Copiers
Scanners
Personnel – lab techs + librarians
Open Late and on Saturdays
Come See Us!
Lynn McCormick
Director of Learning Technologies
Pitt Community College Library
252-493-7362
[email protected]
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