SDCC Library: San Diego City College Library: Faculty & Staff Services

Faculty & Staff Services

Book Scanning | Course Reserve Requests | Library Instruction, Tours & Drop-ins

Subject Area Liaisons | Research Guides | Lactation Room | OER/Textbook Affordability | Videos

New Things to Know at the Library!

Fall 2024 updates on collections and services at the Library. Be sure to tell your students!

Personnel Changes:
We are excited to welcome our newest faculty addition to our library, Equity and Outreach Librarian Marley Rodriguez . You’ll be seeing her often at upcoming campus-wide events! We are also currently in the midst of hiring an Information Literacy Librarian to replace Carol Withers, who will be retiring in early December after many years of dedicated service with us.
New Furniture!
R212 is now home to a student conference room and a forthcoming lounge area with flexible furniture and vending machines. Outside of R212, some of the reference book area is being converted to open study tables and couches.
CTE Textbooks Collection:
This past Spring, the CTE textbook collection was moved from the BT building to the Library, so if you were part of the grant to provide class sets of textbooks to your students, those titles should be on reserve and available directly through the Library’s Circulation desk (no more running between buildings).
FAQ: Which login do I use?
As the District migrates to Single Sign-On, several college IT services still use legacy login combinations. Students using the Library could encounter up to 9 different services with 3 different login combos, so to alleviate confusion we created a Library FAQ with a detailed table plus a printable cheat-sheet reference guide that you may also find helpful.
FAQ: How do I use the new EBSCO user interface?
Find out about the new EBSCO user interface coming in early August 2025, affecting the look and feel of about 30 of our databases.
SDCity Library Quizzes
SDCC Library has a quick quiz available in the Canvas Commons for you to load into your Canvas shell if you're concerned about fake students (bots) in your online class or just want a quick barometer reading of how much your students know about our library (and then book a library instruction session with us!). The quiz is listed under SDCity Library Quizzes (by Carol Withers).

Our A-Z Databases List has been upgraded to provide filters on multiple criteria (ie Subject AND Type AND Vendor). We’ve also made a few changes to the database collection itself, adding two new databases and discontinuing one:

Computer Science Database This link opens in a new window
(ProQuest) Covers information technology and computer science topics from over 2000 publications (scholarly journals, trade publications, and consumer titles) in computer science, information systems, computer security, database design, software development, web commerce, LANs, WANs, intranets, and the Internet. Full text.
O'Reilly Online Learning This link opens in a new window
(ProQuest) Collection of over 50,000 e-books, 30,000 hours of video, plus audiobooks and case studies. Provides “on-demand access to a vast collection of titles (including O’Reilly books in early release), courses, videos, case studies, expert playlists, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 other publishers.” Covers business, career development, data, security, software development, web development and more! Full text. See Using E-Books: O'Reilly.
Flipster Magazines
The SDCC Library's subscription to this database of popular magazines has been discontinued, but you can still check our Journal Finder to see if a specific magazine title appears in a different database in our collection. Another alternative is to check the San Diego Public Library's (SDPL) e-library, which provides many popular magazines via Flipster (you will need the barcode number from your SDPL library card to access it).

Here are a few items that were new this past Spring, as a reminder:

Linking to SDCC Library e-Resources
Got library links? As of 12/18/23, all persistent (long-term) links to articles, e-books, and videos held in SDCC Library database collections changed to accommodate single sign-on (SSO) logins and a new proxy server, so here's a guide to update them. Never used library links? This guide will show you how to configure them for pasting into Canvas, syllabi, and other documents.
Printing, Copying, and Scanning (Self-Service)
(Printing in the Library is no longer free.) The Library offers several self-service printing and scanning options to convert digital files to print or to convert print to digital files.
Wifi Network: SDCCD Campus-Connect
Information about the district-wide wireless network. How to connect and troubleshoot.

Book Scanning Service for Faculty

SDCC faculty can request to have up to 20% (to check Fair Use, see this evaluation tool) of a book from the library’s collection scanned and emailed to them. Scans for class distribution must be placed on a platform that restricts access to a single class (i.e. Canvas). See request form for further information and instructions.

Faculty Book Scanning Service Request Form

Course Reserve Requests

The Course Reserves collection is a special collection comprised of materials assigned by instructors. Reserve materials may include supplemental class readings, photocopied articles, videos and audio files, and sample tests. Reserve materials are kept behind the Circulation Center desk.

How to put an item on Reserve (Faculty):

Provide your own personal copy of an item or select an item from the Library's collection.
Use the reserve request form (see below): print it out, complete it, sign it, and deliver it with the materials to the Circulation Center in the Library, located on the entrance level of the Learning Resource Center.
Notify your students the item is on Reserve -- but please note that processing may take several days from when you drop off materials until the material is actually available for students.

Reserve Request Form
Use this form to put items on Reserve in the Library. Print it out, complete it, sign it, and bring it along with the materials you want to include on Reserve.

How to borrow an item on Reserve (Students):

Find the call number for the Reserve item in the Library's online catalog under the Course Reserves tab.
Bring that call number to the Circulation Center staff so they can retrieve the item for you from behind the desk.

Library Instruction, Tours & Drop-ins

Did you know that repeated exposure to library instruction can have a positive impact on grades? Sign up your class for one or more of these sessions:

Got about 90 minutes? Book a library instruction session for your class! On-campus or online.

A librarian will cover the basics of library research with you and your class in our library computer lab (R209) or in a Zoom session. Includes librarian-led hands-on experience. We will work with you prior to the session to tailor content to best fit a class assignment.

Library Instruction Request Form
Two-week notice and instructor attendance required. Send to cwithers@sdccd.edu or citylib@sdccd.edu with subject line "research session request" or drop off form at the Library Information Desk.

Got 30 minutes? Book a guided library tour for your class! On-campus only.

Get your students into the R Building to see what the SDCC Library has to offer! A librarian will show your whole class around and answer questions. This require advance notice so we may accommodate your entire class with an adequate number of librarians. Please call 619-388-3288 or email citylib@sdccd.edu to schedule. See Extra Credit below for student walk-in tours.

Library Tour Form

Got 5 minutes? Have a librarian do a drop-in presentation in your classroom! On-campus or Online.

A librarian can present a 5 minute talk to your students about the benefits of using the SDCC Library. Please call 619-388-3288 or email citylib@sdccd.edu to schedule.

5-Minute Presentation Form

Extra credit opportunities! Tell your students about these other library outreach activities available on a walk-in basis:

Walk-in tours for students (See schedule here)
SDCC Library Events

Subject Area Liaisons

Faculty librarians are available to develop and maintain subject collections to support the college curriculum. How can we help you? Let us know.

*Note: Sandra Pesce is on reduced load and will not be here in the spring semesters. If you would like a librarian to contact you between January to June, please email citylib@sdccd.edu

Department	Disciplines	Librarian Liaison
AODS & Behavioral Sciences	Alcohol & Other Drug Studies, Admin. of Justice, Anthropology, Conflict Resolutions, Future Studies, Gender Studies, Global Dev.Stud., Human Services, Peace Studies, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology	Carol Withers (x3871)
Black Studies		Carol Withers (x3871)
Business Studies	Accounting, Business, Consumer Studies, Economics, Marketing, Small Bus. Entrepreneurship	Sandra Pesce (x3245)*
Chicana/o Studies		Carol Withers (x3871)
Communication Studies	Communications, Digital Journalism, Digital Media Production, KSDS Radio, Radio/Television/Film	Leann Mulholland (x3056)
Consumer & Family Studies	Child Development, Education	Sandra Pesce (x3245)*
Cosmetology		Sandra Pesce (x3245)*
Disability Studies		Carol Withers (x3871)
Engineering & Technology	Electricity, Electronic Systems, Engineering, Environmental Control Technology (AIRE), Machine Technology, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Technical Illustration	Leann Mulholland (x3056)
English & Humanities	ELAC, English, Humanities, Labor Studies, Philosophy	Leann Mulholland (x3056)
Foreign Languages & ASL	American Sign Language, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish	Barbara Ring (x3319)
Health & Exercise Science	Exercise Science, Fitness Center, Fitness Specialist, Health Education, Nutrition	Sandra Pesce (x3245)*
History & Political Sciences	History	Barbara Ring (x3319)
History & Political Sciences	Political Science	Leann Mulholland (x3056)
Information Technology	Computer Business Technology, Computer Information Systems, Information, Network & Web Technologies	Sandra Pesce (x3245)*
Life Sciences	Agriculture, Biology, Other Life Science, Sustainability	Leann Mulholland (x3056)
Nursing Education	Health Sciences, Nursing Education	Sandra Pesce (x3245)*
Mathematics	Mathematics	Barbara Ring (x3319)
Personal Growth	Personal Growth	Sandra Pesce (x3245)*
Physical Sciences	Astronomy, Chemistry, Geographic Info Sys, Geography, Geology, Other Physical Sciences, Physics	Barbara Ring (x3319)
Visual & Performing Arts	Dance, Dramatic Arts/Theater, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Music, Photography	Carol Withers (x3871)

For more information, download the Library's Collection Management Guidelines:

Collection Management Guidelines - updated December 5, 2019

Research Guides for Faculty

From our Research Guides page, these guides cover information to enhance classroom instruction:

Open Educational Resources (OER) and Textbook Affordability

This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Interested in lowering textbook costs for your students? Click this link to learn more about Open Educational Resources (OER) at City College and in our district.

Lactation Room for Employees

In addition to the three lactation rooms provided for students and employees on campus, the Library has a private room reserved for employees. Neither a pump nor refrigerator is provided. Mothers are responsible for transportation and proper storage of milk, and for bringing their own equipment, storage containers and cooler.

To access the room, go to the Circulation Desk and borrow the key to R-203 for the duration of your session. Further directions on using the room are posted on the door.

Video Collections for Instruction

Several video collections are available for instructional (and student) use. Please see our Videos page for information about performance rights outside the classroom and how to request video purchases/subscriptions.

Library Search Platform

Get a quick overview of the Library's search platform (OneSearch) in just a few slides! Full screen and speaker notes/descriptive text available behind the three vertical dots in the control bar.