SRJC Libraries FacPack  

Cherry Li-Bugg, Dean, Library and Learning Resources and Educational Technology.

Use this multidisciplinary collection of 20,000 streaming videos to enrich your course material.  VAST is designed to bring the highest-quality video content to the broadest range of subject areas. Coverage is from the discovery of the Americas to the late 20th century. Dozens of producers and distributors have contributed content to VAST, including BBC, PBS, Arthaus, CBS, Kino International, Documentary Educational Resources, California Newsreel, Opus Arte, Cinema Guild, Pennebaker Hegedus Films, Psychotherapy.net, Zeitgeist, First Run Features, and many more.  Start searching now!

Students who stay connected with campus activities have stronger retention and better chances of academic success. Encourage your students to follow us so they stay up to date about special library hours, workshops, new titles, and other library news. The SRJC Libraries manage vibrant social media connections through facebook and twitter, RSS news feeds, and a series of library awareness videos on YouTube.

The SRJC libraries build persistent connections with students that boost student retention. Library programs help reduce student anxiety in finding information and doing research, minimizing the barriers to student success.

The Doyle and Mahoney library programs

• answer over 5,000 questions a semester to students who reach the library in person, by phone, chat and email
• teach course integrated instruction to over 2,000 students a semester
• often serve over 6,000 students in the course of a single day
• have the most active web presence at SRJC, serving up over 2 million web pageviews a year 

Did you know that you have a librarian liaison who can help you find out what resources and services are available to you and your students? Collaborate with your library liaison to:

learn which databases and e-books support your discipline
kickstart assignments with course-integrated instruction
help your students with a customized Library Guide
put copies of high-demand items on Course Reserve
improve bibliographies with student NoodleBib workshops
suggest a book to purchase
learn how to use Turnitin plagiarism detection software
meet with your library liaison for flex credit!

Click on the icons next to each new title to see a description of each database. Click on the title to start searching each resource.

Academic Search Complete Coverage: This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 9,000 journals, including full text for nearly 7,700 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Sources: See complete list of sources. Dates covered: 1975 - present. Coverage varies by title.

America: History and Life with Full Text Coverage: Use this resource to search literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With selective selective indexing for 1,700 journals from 1955 to present, this database also provides full-text coverage of more than 200 journals and nearly 100 books. Sources: See complete list of sources. Dates covered: 1955 to present. Coverage varies by title.

Auto Repair Reference Center Coverage: The Auto Repair Reference Center (ARRC) database contains the most comprehensive collection of automobile repair reference information in the market. It includes information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles. ARRC allows you to search the following for a vehicle for which you would like to access: • Technical Bulletins and Recalls • Diagnostic Information • Diagrams • Labor Times • Maintenance Intervals • Repair Information • Specifications. Dates covered: Coverage of more than 37,000 vehicles from 1945 to present

Biography Reference Center Coverage: A comprehensive collection of full-text biographies as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases. Dates covered: From ancient to modern times.

Business Source Complete Coverage: This database provides the full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles, and covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics. Sources: See complete list of sources. Dates covered: Coverage varies by title.

Consumer Health Complete Coverage: This is a comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. The database provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. In addition, Consumer Health Complete includes the Clinical Reference System and the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which provides access to up-to-date, concise and clinically relevant drug monographs. The database is updated on a weekly basis. Sources: See complete list of sources. Dates covered: Coverage varies by title.

Dentistry and Oral Sciences Source Coverage: This database contains cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 250 journals and dozens of monographs. It includes indexing for all dentistry and oral sciences journals commonly purchased by dental schools and other related institutions. Sources: Articles written by scholars and experts in their fields.

Environment Complete Coverage: This resource offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. Sources: Articles written by scholars and experts in their fields.

History Reference Center Coverage: This database offers the full text from more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 78,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video. Sources: See complete list of sources. Dates covered: Varies by title.

Literary Reference Center Plus Coverage: This comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Literary Reference Center contains full text for more than 35,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticisms, more than 253,000 author biographies (including more than 22,000 in-depth bios), more than 460 literary journals, more than 693,000 book reviews, nearly 78,000 classic and contemporary poems, more than 19,600 classic and contemporary short stories, more than 6,500 author interviews, more than 8,200 classic texts and much more. Sources: See complete list of sources. Dates covered: Varies by title.

Vocational Studies Complete Coverage: The database covers subjects as wide-ranging as alcohol & drug abuse counseling, audiology, biotechnology, computer & data processing, CAD, cosmetology, electrical technology, fashion design, forensics, graphic arts, health information technology, interior design, law enforcement & criminal justice, paralegal studies, robotics, travel & tourism, veterinary assisting, and dozens more equally varied areas of study. Sources: See complete list of sources. Dates covered: Varies by title.

Help us help your students succeed! The Santa Rosa Junior College Libraries cultivate dynamic student-centered learning environments designed to foster student success. We create access to quality resources and instruct students in research skills that extend learning, enhance critical thinking, and inspire intellectual discovery.

To fulfill its mission the SRJC Libraries:

• Support SRJC’s curriculum by selecting, organizing and maintaining resources necessary for current and emerging instructional programs

• Collaborate with faculty to embed the Library into the classroom

• Create virtual gateways to diverse sources of knowledge

• Ensure equal access to library programs and resources for learners across the spectrum of educational level, physical ability and location

• Provide an engaging environment that promotes individual and collaborative learning

• Evaluate resources and services to ensure future readiness vital to student success

• Inspire learners with imaginative uses of technology, spaces and resources that support participation and community engagement