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Fall Semester 2024 Hours

Monday-Thursday: 8:00am-6:00pm

Friday: 8:00am-4:00pm

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Search the BC3 Library catalog for print books, ebooks, DVDs and other resources in the BC3 Library’s digital and physical collections. Read more

Reference databases are

  • A great place to start your research

  • Provide definitions, introductory information, facts, vocabulary/keywords, names

  • Preferred over Wikipedia by your instructors

  • Include citations for your bibliography!

  • Collection of encyclopedias, reference databases, issue topic databases

Reference Databases

Issue Topic Databases

ProCon.org - web source that focuses on the pros and cons of controversial issues.

Find articles in EBSCOhost's General Databases (Academic Premier and MasterFile Premier).

Research databases
  • Select / Deselect all
  • Academic Search Premier
  • MasterFILE Premier

Or search the library's Subject Databases

Google Scholar Search

Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes scholarly literature across an array of  disciplines including peer-reviewed academic journals and books, conference papers, theses and dissertations. Some of the resources are freely available full-text, others you will need to request using the library's Article or Book Request Forms.

Virtual talk on the history & haunting legacy of the Carlisle Indian School

Virtual talk on the Carlisle Indian School

Learn about the history & haunting legacy of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in honor of Native American Heritage Month. 

Tuesday, November 19 @ 12:40pm

All-Campus Book Club & Discussion

All-Campus Book Read & Discussion

Join us as we read The Hacienda, a debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches. 

Book discussion: Wednesday, October 30 from 12-1pm 

Heaton 232 OR virtually 

Talk on the Amazon Rainforest

Talk on the Amazon Rainforest 

Staff from the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Latin American Studies will be here to talk about the most biologically diverse place on Earth, but one of the world's most threatened sites too- the Amazon. 

Tuesday, October 15 @ 12:40PM in Heaton 232 OR virtually 

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Fall Semester 2024 Hours 

Monday- Thursday 8:00am-6:00pm
Friday 8:00am-4:00pm

Librarians are available and ready to assist with research or technical questions. Stop by the library or contact us by Email: library@bc3.edu or by using the Ask/Request/Schedule options in the menu below. 

 

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Canopic Jars Hunt

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OER

OER 

What are Open Educational Resource (OER)? How do they benefit students and faculty? How are they being used at BC3, and how do you find and incorporate them into a BC3 course? Read more.....

Day of the Dead celebration

Day of the Dead celebration

Contribute to our Day of the Dead altar as we remember our deceased loved ones and celebrate their memory on this special day. 

Wednesday, October 30 in the upper level of the Heaton

Featured Content

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Black Life in America

Comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from the early 18th century to the present day
Sourced from more than 19,000 American and global news sources, including over 400 current and historical Black publications

americas historical newspapers database

America's Historical Newspapers (1690-2000)

Historical collection of newspapers that contains first-hand accounts of seminal events affecting American society from 1690 to 2000. The material is organized through a visual timeline-based interface but you can also use a keyword search to locate content. The resource collection is comprised of newspapers from around the country, containing articles as they appeared in print, as well as political cartoons, advertisements and obituaries.

Your Friendly Library Staff

 

In alignment with BC3's Mission and Goals:

BC3 Library Mission Statement

The BC3 Library is dedicated to providing information resources, both print and electronic, to support College curriculum and to meet the information needs of students, faculty, and staff.

The Library will promote information literacy through formal classroom instruction, individual reference service, and online instructional training modules.

The Library will welcome community citizens to use its services, resources, and facilities.

The Library will provide a supportive, student-centered environment for individual and collaborative work.

Library Faculty and Staff

Laurie Eytel, Circulation Secretary, x8246
Jessica Welter, Acquisitions Secretary, x8293
Jean Shumway, Librarian, x8296
Julia Tulba, Librarian, x8292
Martin Miller, Dean of Library Services, x8210