Text-Only Home Page for the PC Library

Phoenix College Library Home Page

For Students

Citing and documenting research | Disability and American Sign Language (ASL) resources | Distance education resources | ESL and foreign language resources | Library study rooms | Off-campus access - How to access the library databases from home | Reserves - How to find materials your instructor has placed "on reserve".

LIBRARY GUIDES FOR CLASSES: COM230

Need more information about Phoenix College? Try the Student Service Departments listing.

For Faculty

Library contacts by job function | Library liaison list | Place materials on reserve for your students | Request library/information literacy instruction session(s) | Reserve the multipurpose classroom or conference room - Temporarily Unavailable| Suggest materials (books, audios, videos) for purchase |

Contact Us

Circulation desk: 602-285-7473.
Book Renewal: Call the circulation desk or connect to the Library Catalog, select My Account.
Reference Desk: 602-285-7470.
Interlibrary Loan/Reserve: 602-285-7480.
Library Department Office: 602-285-7457; FAX: 602-285-7368.

Help

Can't find what you're looking for? Take a look at our site map for a complete list of all the pages on our site.
You can search the library's entire site using Search Library's Site.

Chat with a virtual reference librarian | Citing and documenting research | Guides and tutorials | How to connect from off-campus | Reference desk: 602-285-7470; Circulation desk:602-285-7473.

Library Catalog - Books, audios, videos, and other materials at PC Library and at the other nine MCCD Libraries.

Magazine and Newspaper Databases

Databases Covering a Variety of Subjects: Expanded Academic ASAP (Infotrac) | MasterFILE Premier | WilsonSelectPlus (no remote access)

Databases by Subject
Alphabetical list of all databases - Includes magazine, journal, and newspaper databases, as well as all of the online reference databases.
A-to-Z (Electronic & Print Magazines/Journals Holdings)
Off-campus access - How to access the library databases from home

Reference Resources

Online Reference Sources - Encyclopedias, almanacs, biographical sources, and more.
Links to Other Area Libraries - Phoenix Public Libraries, ASU Libraries, and other libraries.
Chat with a librarian - Real-time reference assistance from 10am - 4pm, Monday-Friday.

Internet Search Tools

Websites by Subject - Subject guides created by PC Librarians. Check out PC Library Research Guides for other useful links.

Instruction on how to search the Internet.
Search engine tips & special features (Kansas City Public Library)
Evaluating Web information (NM State Univ. Library)

Guides & Tutorials

Introductory guides: How to select a research topic | How to research a topic | Evaluating Internet Resources

Research guides - Guides on a variety of topics. Includes recommended books, library databases, websites, and other resources.

Online tutorials: Searching for magazine, journal & newspaper articles |Searching the Internet (WWW)

Guide to Citing and Documenting Research

Websites by subject guides - Subject guides, created by PC Librarians, with suggested links to Web resources.

Request Forms

Multipurpose classroom or conference room reservation form - TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) forms: BOOK request form or ARTICLE request form .
Materials request form - Recommend new material (books, videos, etc.) for the PC Library to consider for possible purchase.
Library instruction form - Request instruction sessions and/or tours by PC library faculty. Instruction sessions are tailored to meet the specific needs of a class.
General feedback form - How are we doing? Comment on any aspect of the library, such as ways to enhance the collections, services, or website.

About the Library

Address: 1202 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013.
Telephone: 602-285-7500; FAX: 602-285-7368.

HOURS FOR SPRING EXPRESS 2002: May 13-30.

Monday-Thursday: 7:30am-7:00pm.
Friday-Sunday and Monday May 27: CLOSED.

SUMMER 2002
June 3-July 25: Monday-Thursday 7:00am-9:00pm
July 29-August 1: Monday-Thursday 7:00am-7:00pm
August 5-August 8: 7:00am-6:00pm
Closed: July 4 & Friday-Sunday

Collections

Directions - 1202 W. Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013, Telephone: 602-285-7473, FAX: 602-285-7368.

The main campus is located on the north side of Thomas Road between 11th Ave. and 15th Ave. The Osborn campus is located on the north east corner of Flower Road and 11th Ave. Campus map

Policies - Checking out materials - Number of items that can be checked out at one time, loan periods, renewals, and fines.
Reserve collection policies and procedures - services, and collection descriptions, including reserves. Hours, location, staff directory, and more.
Childern in the Library, Closing Policy, Collection Development Policy, L122 Use Policy
MCCCD Libraries Privacy Statement, Pornography Statement, Preparing Future Librarians

Services

Interlibrary Loan

Instruction - Librarians provide class instructions and/or tours upon request from instructors. Complete the online Library Request Form or contact your librarian liaison to schedule a class. Sessions are designed to meet the specific needs of each class. One-on-one instruction is also available at the reference desk or by appointment.

Library Study Rooms | ADA Room 121

Quick links:

Chat with a librarian.
Email library webmaster.
Find a book.
Hours.
New audiobooks list.
New books list.
Open Computer Lab.
Site Map.

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