Databases A-Z

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

 

Grossmont Library Databases

 

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Books 

Search for books via OneSearch

 

Collection Questions

Contact:  Julie Middlemas

Borrowing Questions
Contact:  Grossmont.LibCirc@gcccd.edu

Streaming Film Databases

Embed streaming films  directly into Canvas.

 

Films on Demand 

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.

 

How to Embed Films on Demand videos in Canvas

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Kanopy 

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

Must be requested for purchase before viewing

 

 

How to Embed Kanopy films in Canvas

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Swank 

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

 

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Academic Video Online

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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Physical Media

DVD and VHS collection available for check out at the Circulation Desk

 

Search for the physical media collection via OneSearch.   

Collection Questions

Contact:  Jessica Owens

Borrowing Questions
Contact:  Grossmont.LibCirc@gcccd.edu

 

 

Newspapers

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

 

 

 

 

 

Magazine

Browse magazines 24/7 through Flipster.

 

LUCI: One-Hour

Approximately one hour tutorial for students

"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 Library Instruction and Information Literacy course shell 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

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

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

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 Grossmont College OER page for information about the College's OER initiative. 

Learn more about OER/ZTC at Grossmont College

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. California SB 1359 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 Grossmont College 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 the OER/ZTC co-coordinators; Lara Braff and Nadra Farina-Hess. They will be happy to assist you.

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 contact the OER/ZTC co-coordinators; Lara Braff  and Nadra Farina-Hess.

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

Library Contact by Subject

The library contacts by subjects are your go to librarians, connecting you to library services and collections.   Contact them to recommend items for library purchase and for program review.

 

Allied Health & Nursing

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

Career Technical Education/Workforce Development 

• Administration of Justice - Felicia Kalker
• Business Administration - Patty Morrison
• Business Office Technology - Patty Morrison
• Child Development: Julie Middlemas 
• Computer Science and Information Systems - Patty Morrison
• Culinary Arts - Felicia Kalker

Arts, Languages, and Communication 

• American Sign Language - Patty Morrison
• Communications - Jessica Owens
• Dance - Felicia Kalker
• Media Communications - Jessica Owens
• Music - Felicia Kalker
• Theater Arts - Patty Morrison 
• Visual Arts and Humanities - Jessica Owens
• World Languages - Patty Morrison 

English & Social/Behavioral Sciences 

• Anthropology - Patty Morrison
• Behavioral Sciences - Patty Morrison
• Cross-Cultural Studies - Patty Morrison 
• English - Julie Middlemas
• English as a Second Language - Patty Morrison
• History - Julie Middlemas
• Philosophy and Religious Studies - Patty Morrison
• Political Economy - Patty Morrison
• Psychology - Patty Morrison
• Sociology - Patty Morrison 

Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Exercise Science and Wellness 

• Biological Sciences - Patty Morrison
• Chemistry - Patty Morrison 
• Earth Sciences - Patty Morrison 
• Exercise Science - Patty Morrison 
• Mathematics - Patty Morrison 
• Physics - Patty Morrison