小优传媒

Databases A-Z

Search over 60 databases that offer 24/7 access to articles, books, and films 

 

 

Books 

Search for books via 

 

Collection Questions

Contact:  Julie Middlemas

Borrowing Questions
Contact:  Grossmont.LibCirc@gcccd.edu

Streaming Film Databases

Embed  directly into Canvas.

 

 

Access to more than 24,000 academic videos and 250,000 segments for topics in Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Economics, Science & Mathematics, Archival Films, and Health & Medicine.

 

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Films and educational documentaries including films from PBS, The Great Courses, and California Newsreel. 

Must be requested for purchase before viewing

 

 

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Streaming access to 300 feature films, documentaries, and foreign films including Food Inc, Ordinary People, and Citizen Kane.  

 

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A comprehensive video collection of more than 62,000 titles spanning a wide range of subject areas.

 

 

Contact Jessica Owens to learn about easily embedding videos into Canvas via LTI

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Award-winning documentaries that feature rarely heard stories about individuals and communities working towards a more equitable world.

 

 

Contact Jessica Owens to learn about easily embedding videos into Canvas via LTI

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Physical Media

Our DVD collection is available for check out at the Circulation Desk, located on the 1st floor of the library.

 

Search for the physical media collection via .   

Collection Questions

Contact:  Jessica Owens

Borrowing Questions
Contact:  Grossmont.LibCirc@gcccd.edu

 

 

Newspapers

Access Newspapers 24/7 through our .  Our newspaper databases include access to:

 

 

 

小优传媒 Student Newspapers

Digital archive of all , 1963 to current.

 

 

Magazines

Browse magazines 24/7 through Flipster.

 

LUCI: One-Hour

Approximately one hour

"LUCI" is an introductory, standalone, one-shot, one-hour library tutorial that includes a comprehensive quiz.

For instructors seeking more flexible, adaptable content, please see the  in Canvas. It includes videos, modules and pages you can add to your Canvas course.

Were you assigned this tutorial for class?

Students: log into Canvas and select the button "Join this Course."

 

The tutorial has four sections: Getting Started; Using Research Tools; Evaluating Information Sources; Citing Sources & Avoiding Plagiarism. Each section is 2-3 page long and may contain short videos to watch.

Library Workshops

Library Workshop Request Form

Request a 75-min. workshop, taught by a librarian and tailored to your class assignment. Topics include information literacy, database searching, understanding scholarly sources, evaluating web content, and more.

 

Instructor's Evaluation Form

Help improve the quality of Library Instruction by letting us know what worked well for you and your students, and what might be improved.

Canvas Information Literacy Modules

(This opens a page in Canvas; please login to Canvas to view content)

 

	Modules or individual pages may be imported into your course and adapted to your needs.
	Librarian-created screencasts are also available in Canvas Studio for you to embed in your own course.

Video Tutorials

Faculty can embed these short self-guided library instruction videos directly into Canvas.   

 

Tutorials include:

	Getting started with library research
	Advanced search strategies
	Information literacy

 

 

Learn more about Self-Paced Video Tutorials

Research Guides

are created by Grossmont Librarians to help guide you through your research and find materials for your topic. 

Living Room

HyFlex room in a comfortable environment. We encourage student uses for this space, followed by student support services and student-focused initiatives and events. 

More information is available via 

OER/ZTC/LTC

Open Education Resources

• Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research materials that are either (a) in the public domain or (b) licensed in a manner that provides everyone with free and perpetual permission to engage in the 5R activities: Retain, Revise, Remix, Reuse, Redistribute.
• OER are often released under intellectual property licenses (such as, Creative Commons). Some of these licenses allow faculty to freely reuse, remix, revise, and/or redistribute educational materials. 
• Visit the 小优传媒 OER page for information about the College's OER initiative. 

Zero Textbook Cost

• Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) is a label applied to courses in which faculty either use OER, or other freely available resources in place of traditional textbooks or other expensive learning materials. established the following parameters for what constitutes a ZTC course:
  • All assigned textbooks are optional for the course
  • All assigned textbooks are identified as Open Educational Resource (OER) textbooks.
  • Assigned textbooks (including course readers) are available online for free (i.e. through library databases), AND students are not required to buy a physical copy.
• Other considerations for ZTC courses include:
  • Lab materials or required supplies are not considered a textbook cost. If a course section meets the parameters noted above, but requires a fee for materials then the section would still qualify as ZTC per State guidelines. (Note: a lab manual is considered a textbook and must be available to students at no cost to permit ZTC designation for the class).
  • If students need to pay fees to access a software platform to do coursework or homework, this counts as a cost, and the course section would not qualify as ZTC. 
• Visit the 小优传媒 ZTC page for information about the College's ZTC initiative.
• Do you think your course should be labeled as ZTC, but have questions? Please contact Zayden Tethong.

Low Textbook Cost

• Fall of 2021 the OER/ZTC work group began the process of defining the price point for what is considered "low" for the cost of a textbook. A survey to help establish this definition will be distributed to all faculty in mid to late fall. 
• Like the ZTC label, the goal is to collaboratively identify and label classes that offer an affordable option to students.
• More information will be posted as development occurs. If you have any questions, please Zayden Tethong.

Faculty and Teaching Assistants can scan tests on a Datalink 1200 behind the Circulation Desk on the first floor of the library

Allied Health and Nursing

• Cardiovascular Technology - Nadra Farina-Hess
• ECG/Telemetry - Nadra Farina-Hess
• Nursing - Nadra Farina-Hess
• Occupational Therapy Assistant - Nadra Farina-Hess
• Orthopedic Technology - Nadra Farina-Hess
• Respiratory Therapy - Nadra Farina-Hess

Career Technical Education/Workforce Development 

• Administration of Justice - Felicia Kalker
• Business Administration - Jessica Owens
• Business Office Technology - Jessica Owens
• Child Development - Julie Middlemas 
• Computer Science and Information Systems - Jessica Owens
• Culinary Arts - Felicia Kalker
• Education - Felicia Kalker
• Family Studies - Julie Middlemas 

Arts, Languages, and Communication 

• American Sign Language - Zayden Tethong
• Arabic - Julie Middlemas
• Art - Jessica Owens
• Chinese - Zayden Tethong
• Communications - Jessica Owens
• Dance - Felicia Kalker
• French - Zayden Tethong
• German - Zayden Tethong
• Humanities - Jessica Owens
• Italian - Zayden Tethong
• Japanese - Zayden Tethong
• Media Communications - Jessica Owens
• Music - Felicia Kalker
• Photography - Jessica Owens
• Russian - Zayden Tethong
• Spanish - Zayden Tethong
• Theater Arts - Jessica Owens

English and Social/Behavioral Sciences 

• Anthropology - Nadra Farina-Hess
• Economics - Felicia Kalker
• English - Julie Middlemas
• English as a Second Language - Nadra Farina-Hess
• Ethnic Studies - Zayden Tethong
• Gender Studies - Zayden Tethong
• History - Julie Middlemas
• Philosophy - Felicia Kalker
• Political Science - Felicia Kalker
• Psychology - Zayden Tethong
• Religious Studies - Felicia Kalker
• Sociology - Jessica Owens

Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Exercise Science, and Wellness 

• Astronomy - Julie Middlemas
• Biological Sciences - Julie Middlemas
• Chemistry - Julie Middlemas
• Exercise Science - Felicia Kalker
• Geography - Nadra Farina-Hess
• Geology - Nadra Farina-Hess
• Health Education - Felicia Kalker
• Mathematics - Patty Morrison 
• Nutrition - Felicia Kalker
• Oceanography - Nadra Farina-Hess
• Physical Science - Julie Middlemas
• Physics - Julie Middlemas
• Science - Julie Middlemas

Counseling, Student Development, and Matriculation

• Counseling - Zayden Tethong
• First Year Experience - Zayden Tethong