San Diego City College Library

Library resources available online:

• Live Chat 24/7 has librarians available online for research assistance anytime. Research help is always available on LibChat, but City librarians will also be online during these times:
  • Mon and Tues from 8-2
  • Wed and Thurs from 12-6
• Research appointments with a librarian Coming Soon!
• See also our research guides, including:
  • Research Step-by-Step
  • Library Research Process Tutorial
• E-book collections use SDCCD Books+ and limit your results list by Available Online, or go to A-Z Databases page and click dropdown for Filter by Type > ebooks.
• A-Z Databases for a list of all available online collections, including articles, ebooks, and videos.
• Video collections for streaming video you can watch on your computer/device.

• CityOnlineMentor Tumblr Blog of online resources by SDCC Online Mentor Aileen Gum
• Nationwide list of teaching through disruption resources
• CVC-OEI Online Instruction and Services Resources
• Gale Teaching Resources during COVID-19
• ABC-CLIO Teaching Resources free until June 30th
• National Emergency Library -- create a free account for access

Help within Canvas
Once you have logged into Canvas, click the Help icon in the left column of the screen to open up a large menu of help options.

Support by phone
Instructure 24/7 phone support for City, Mesa, Miramar, and Continuing Education is available through the following numbers:

• Students: 1 (844) 612-7421
• Faculty: 1 (844) 612-7422

Online Canvas how-to guides
Instructure also provides hundreds of how-to guides for Canvas. If you are wondering how a certain feature works, or would just like simple instructions on how to use a certain area of Canvas, the guides are a great place to start!

• Canvas guide for students
• Canvas guide for faculty

• See the Guide: free and open (no permission required) resources on a variety of topic areas: https://library.sdcity.edu/oer
• The Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library: https://blog.archive.org/2020/03/24/announcing-a-national-emergency-library-to-provide-digitized-books-to-students-and-the-public/
• OpenStax ideas for moving your course online with OpenStax. Includes tips for embedding ebooks as well as highlights course cartridges for Canvas and online homework tools (Rover and OpenStax Tutor). https://openstax.org/general/online-resources?utm_source=Pardot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=April_2020_Newsletter 

NOTE to faculty: please be aware that even if you are using OER or other free materials in your course you still need to inform the Bookstore what you are using, and in a timely manner. The information will be used in the course schedule so students can make informed decisions about classes, and will be used by DSPS to make accommodations for students who need them.