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  • New Books and DVDs:Featured Resources:
    • The overflowing brain : information overload and the limits of working memory / Torkel Klingberg ; translated by Neil Betteridge
    • The Yes Men Fix the World / a film by Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno ; produced by Doro Bachrach, Ruth Charny, Laura Nix ; written, directed and produced by the Yes Men
    • Kingdom of women [videorecording] : the matriarchal Mosuo of China
    • Swindled : the dark history of food fraud, from poisoned candy to counterfeit coffee / Bee Wilson
    • Unequal crime decline : theorizing race, urban inequality, and criminal violence / Karen F. Parker
    • Afraid / Sharon McGovern
    • Who really made your car? : restructuring and geographic change in the auto industry
    • Traces of the trade : a story from the deep North / directed, produced & written by Katrina Browne ; co-directed, edited & written by Alla Kovgan ; co-director & executive producer, Jude Ray
    • Privatization : successes and failures / edited by Gerard Roland ; foreword by Joseph E. Stiglitz
    • Returning wars’ wounded, injured, and ill : a reference handbook / edited by Nathan D. Ainspan and Walter E. Penk
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  • Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 9:30 pm
  • Friday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Saturday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Sunday: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Information: 914 606-6965
  • Reference Desk: 914 606-6960
  • Find Books, Textbooks and Videos on Reserve: Click on Course Reserves for a listing of all materials placed on reserve. All reserve items are available at the Circulation Desk.
  • Add the Library Wireless Printer to a laptop computer:
    MicroSoft Windows 7
    MicroSoft Windows XP
    MicroSoft Windows Vista
    Apple Mac OS X ver.10.4.11
  • Request InterLibrary Loans: If the WCC library doesn't have the book or article you need, we can get it for you through InterLibrary Loan.
  • Renew materials online: Instructions for renewing library materials from your home computer.
  • Place materials on HOLD: If the item you need has been taken out, it can be reserved or "held" for you.
  • Research Guides: Access general subject and course specific research guides created by Westchester Community College librarians.
  • Library Research Assignment Worksheet: The worksheet, in PDF format, takes you through basic strategies for finding print and electronic resources for your research and citing your sources. Also available in Microsoft Word Document format.
  • Plagiarism Tutorial: Try this Flash tutorial on avoiding plagiarism through properly quoting, paraphrasing and citing research sources.
  • Citation Guides: MLA   APA
  • In-Line (Parenthetical) Citation Guide: Dr. Jim Werner, of the English Department, has created a guide to citing resources within the text of a paper.
  • Quoting Literary Sources: Prof. Mira Sakrajda, of the English Department, has created a guide to quoting literary sources within the text of a paper.
  • Plagiarism Resources: Use of others' work without citing your sources is plagiarism, and can get you into trouble. Learn how to avoid it.
  • Copyright Information: Browse authoritative resources that may provide answers to your questions about copyright.
  • Scheduling Library classes: Use this Library Instruction Request Form to schedule classes and plagiarism workshops online. Contact Gloria Meisel about preparation of Information Literacy classes and/or study materials custom designed for you and your curriculum.
  • What is ERes?: ERes enables you to post course materials, such as syllabi, assignments, and announcements, online via the library's website. Contact Sandy Schepis for username and password. You can also download a Guide to setting up and updating your ERes page
  • Contact your Library Liaison: Contact the librarian assigned to work directly with you and your department.
  • Embedded Librarian: Add a librarian to a Blackboard course/supplement/hybrid. Contact Sandy Schepis x 6629.
  • Customized Research for Faculty: Contact Una Shih for help with in-depth Subject Research for course development, or other needs.
  • Request Purchases for Library Collection: Fill out and submit the online form to request books, media or periodicals for the library collection. Contact Diana Matson x 6819 for books and media or Towanda Mathurin x 8086 for periodicals.
  • Library Brochure: Download a copy of the latest library brochure in PDF format.
  • Remote Access to Library Resources: Faculty that do not have a network/email ID should request that a “network service request” form be completed by their department chair. The form can be found by going to STARWEB (on-campus access ONLY) http://starweb.sunywcc.edu/forms/Network_Services_Request.htm