Library - Student Services

The library is central to the use of information resources. Librarians help students locate books and periodical articles in the library’s collection, and specialized resources on the Internet. The online public access catalog provides access to both the Cuyamaca and Grossmont library collections. Periodical indexes on CD-ROM enable searching of magazines, journals and newspapers. Several newspapers are available in full-text on CD-ROM. Materials not available at Cuyamaca or Grossmont can be obtained through interlibrary loan.

Librarians assist students in their navigation through the increasing wealth of print, nonprint, and online resources. Students are actively encouraged to become trained researchers in the complex and changing world of information literacy. A wide variety of instruction is available in the library. Group orientations for classes are available on request. Scheduled a week or more in advance by an instructor, these orientations can be general in nature or designed to meet some specific course objective. Students interested in honing their research skills can take English 150, a one unit course in library use and research methods, or English 151 which focuses on use of the Internet and critical thinking in an online world.

A variety of audio-visual materials, including tapes of all telecourse lessons currently being broadcast, is available for playback use in the Listening/Viewing Area.

The library’s computer lab contains a network of Macintosh and PC computer equipment with color monitors, laser printers, scanners, CD-ROM and zip drives. Desktop publishing and other software necessary to support the instructional program are provided, including the Internet and e-mail access. The lab is an open lab and is available to faculty and to currently enrolled Cuyamaca and Grossmont students for general use.

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