Library & Commons Holiday Schedule

Dec. 18 (Graduation): We close at 11:00am.
Dec. 17 - Jan. 18 (Winter Break): We open 8am-5pm Mon-Thu and 8am-4:40pm Fri.
Regular Hours resume Jan. 19 (First day of classes)

CLOSED:
Christmas Eve: Dec. 24
Christmas Day: Dec. 25
New Year's Eve: Dec. 31
New Year's Day: Jan. 1
Martin Luther's King Day: Jan. 18

New EBSCO eBook Viewer

 

We are pleased to introduce the new EBSCO eBook Viewer!! When you discover and download EBSCO eBooks, the new viewer provides features:

• Support for scrolling through the entire eBook to find relevant information
• Collapsible side panel that brings content front and center
• Support for your needs with cite, note, export and dictionary tools
• Email and save tools that enable you to take chapters or pages directly to the viewer
• Quick access to download the entire eBook for further reading
• Growing number of titles available in both PDF and EPUB formats.

 



Nursing Reference Center Plus Mobile App

The College Library is pleased to introduce the new Nursing Reference Center Plus Mobile App!!

The app provides:

• Information about diseases and conditions
• Evidence-base care sheets
• Content on nursing best practices and skills
• Robust drug information
• Videos and images to aid in patient care

With features meeting the needs:

• Bookmarking favorite topics and searches
• Viewing recent search history
• Ability to save notes on favorite topics
• Print and email content directly from a device
• Fast download

 

The app can be downloaded from the iTunes app store for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, and Google Play for Android devices.

User Guides

• How to Download
• How to Use (FAQs)

WELCOME WEEK!!

The College will kick off the fall 2015 semester with Welcome Week, Monday, August 24 - Friday, August 28!!

MONDAY (10:30 am - 4pm Library Commons)
FREE BURGERS, mechanical bull riding, photo booth and FREE T-SHIRTS

TUESDAY (10:30 am - 12:30pm Library Commons)
FREE HOTDOGS, frozen yogurt, jousting game and give-aways

WEDNESDAY (10:30 am - 12:30pm Library Commons)
FREE PIZZA, cotton candy, snowballs, a college feud game, and a chance to learn about student organizations on campus

THURSDAY (7:30 am - 9:30pm, 12 noon Library Commons)
Breakfast plus have lunch with the President

FRIDAY (10:30 am - 12:30pm Library Commons)
FREE SUBWAY SUBS and bring your balloons for a water balloon fights

EBSCO Discovery Full Text Finder

The College Library is pleased to introduce EBSCO Discovery Full Text Finder!!

 

Full Text Finder, replacing the A-Z List, is a highest level of publication search service to deliver the full text to you. For an easy and time-saving navigation to publications, Full Text Finder provides new features like a responsive auto-complete function and a simplified subject browser. You can also directly find out the full text within a publication title or narrow down search results using limiters.

User Guides 

• Basic Search
• Browsing Library Publications
• Viewing Results

Tutorial

Associated Press Video Collection Coming Soon!!

 

 

The College Library is pleased to introduce Associated Press(AP) Video Collection!! The collection of 60,000 videos from the AP, the world's leading news agency, includes primary source footage from 1930 through the present and editorially produced videos. The collection is updated monthly with 300 new videos and covers a variety of topics studied in schools and colleges. Users can find videos about current and historical events, famous people(political leaders, celebrities and athletes), art, music, literature, science, and technology.

The AP videos will begin appearing in the search results on or after August 1, 2015. When a search is conducted in Explora, EBSCOhost or EBSCO Discovery Service, a search results list will display with related articles, books, e-books, etc. If videos related to the search terms are available, a video carousel will also show between the second and third search results.

User Guides

• Associated Press Video Colletion - FAQs
• Associated Press Video Colletion - How to browse and view AP videos

Library & Library Commons Summer Hours

Summer Break, May 10th - May 31st
Monday - Thursday: 8AM - 5PM
Friday: 8AM - 4:30PM
Saturday - Sunday CLOSED

                 
Summer Semester, June 1st - July 26th
Monday - Thursday: 8AM - 7PM
Friday: 8AM - 4:30PM
Saturday - Sunday CLOSED


Summer Break 2, July 27th - August 23rd
Monday - Thursday: 8AM - 5PM
Friday: 8AM - 4:30PM
Saturday - Sunday CLOSED

Lunch @ the Library --- CANCELLED --- Due to illness of the chef. Sorry!

Rico Suave food truck will be serving up lunch on Wednesday, May 6th!!

Window opens at 10:30 AM
IT Parking lot, next to the Library Commons front porch.

 

Menu for May 6th

Rico's Quesadilla

Fresh corn dough tortilla, 4 cheese blend, with chicken orchorizo, served with lettuce, pico de gallo, salsa y crème

Burrito
Large flour tortilla stuffed with refried black beans, rice, your choice of meat, lettuce, avocado, pico, crème, y queso fresco

Carne Asada Tacos
Three corn tortilla tacos with Carne Asada (beef steak) topped with cilantro, onions and salsa

Caritas Tacos 
Three corn tortilla tacos with carnitas (seasoned pulled pork) topped with cilantro, onions and salsa

Fish Tacos
Two blackened fish tacos on flour tortillas topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, and salsa

 

*Cash and Credit Cards are accepted*

 

What is Lunch @ the Library?

In an effort to provide an on-campus lunch option, the College Library occasionally hosts some of Baton Rouge's local food trucks in our Main Library or Library Commons parking lots. Save your parking space and come grab a bite to eat!

 

Updates will be posted to our Twitter account - LibraryLunch

Check our twitter account for updates. Poor weather conditions may cause cancellations.

 

On Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/librarylunch

 

 

Rainbow Day II / Vocation

Come and hear what Vocation means to your Fellow Students and find your Vocation with FREE SNOWBALLS!!

Library Week 2015

Come celebrate Library Week at the College Library!

Events kick off with donuts & coffee on Monday, April 27th at 8:30 in the Library Commons.

Lunch @ the Library RETURNS!!

 

Rico Suave food truck will be serving up lunch!!

 

Wednesday, April 22nd.

11:00AM - 1:00 PM

Library Commons

Menu for April 22nd

Rico's Quesadilla
Fresh corn dough tortilla, 4 cheese blend, with chicken orchorizo, served with lettuce, pico de gallo, salsa y crème

Burrito
Large flour tortilla stuffed with refried black beans, rice, your choice of meat, lettuce, avocado, pico, crème, y queso fresco

Carne Asada Tacos
Three corn tortilla tacos with Carne Asada (beef steak) topped with cilantro, onions and salsa

Crispy Tacos 
Three corn tortilla tacos with chorizo (seasoned ground beef) topped with cilantro, onions and salsa

Fish Tacos
Two blackened fish tacos on flour tortillas topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, and salsa

*Cash and Credit Cards are accepted*

 

What is Lunch @ the Library?

In an effort to provide an on-campus lunch option, the College Library occasionally hosts some of Baton Rouge's local food trucks in our Main Library or Library Commons parking lots. Save your parking space and come grab a bite to eat!

 

Updates will be posted to our Twitter account - LibraryLunch

Check our twitter account for updates. Poor weather conditions may cause cancellation.

 

On Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/librarylunch

The Easter Holiday and Spring Break Hours

The College Library would like to wish all the students a Happy Easter!!

The College Library will be closed April 3rd-5th for the Easter holiday.

Spring Break Hours (April 6th - 10th)
Monday-Thursday 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Friday 8:00AM - 4:30PM

2015 Spring Semester *UPDATED* Hours

The Library will be operating under new spring hours, effective Saturday, March 14th, 2015.

Main Library
Mon - Thurs 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Sat - Sun 12:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Library Commons
Mon - Thurs 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Sat - Sun CLOSED

2015 Spring Semester Hours

College Library / Library Commons

Monday - Thursday: 8:00am - 9:00pm
Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10:00am - 6:00pm

Library Commons is CLOSED on Saturday & Sunday.