Reserves
To place materials on Reserve for your class, bring the materials to the Library Circulation desk and complete a Course Reserve Form for each course. You can also print and fill out this
Reserve materials form and bring it to the library with materials you wish to have placed on Reserve. You may choose a 2 hour, 1 day, or 3 day loan period for each item.
Instructional Sessions
To arrange a Library instructional session (orientation) for your class, call the reference desk at x6661 or come in to the library. A librarian will schedule the visit and discuss any details of the current assignment. Please make arrangements
at least one week in advance. You may also schedule an instructional session by sending an email to
librarian@evc.edu. You may also print an
Instructional Session form and send to the library. You will be notified of the Instructional Session confirmation and the name of the Librarian instructing via email.
Books or other Materials for
Purchase
To request materials for purchase contact your division Library liaison or
Shelley Blackman, Technical Services Librarian.
Research Resources
Locate and retrieve articles from scholarly journals, magazines, and reference sources from library subscription databases.
Instructor Resources
The following resources may be used for research or for professional development.
ERIC
(Education Resource Information Center)
Contains more than 1.3 million records and links to more than 323,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966.
European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750
Database created from "European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to The Americas, 1493-1750." Valuable index for libraries, scholars and individuals interested in European works that relate to the Americas.
GreenFILE
Covers all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
LISTA indexes more than 560 core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.
Professional Development Collection
A comprehensive collection of full text education journals designed for professional educators. Provides nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles and more than 200 educational reports.
Teacher Reference Center
Teacher Reference Center provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
Library Liaisons to Divisions
Shelley Blackman
408-274-7900 x6660
Liaison to Math, Engineering and Science, Counseling and the Disabilities Support Program (DSP)
Areas of Responsibility: Collection Development; Instruction; Reference
Lorena Mata
408-274-7900 x6743
Liaison to SSHAPE and Language Arts Divisions
Areas of responsibility: Circulation; Instruction; Reference
Heather Ott
408-274-7900 x6821
Liaison to Nursing and Allied Health and Workforce Development
Areas of Responsibility: Electronic Resources; Instruction; Reference
