Pitt Education Partners Program Sharing Resources NC Live and More Lynn McCormick Director of Learning Technologies

Today’s Agenda A Look at Our Patrons Print and Electronic Resources Other Resources

Information Seeking Behavior Raccoon -Easily distracted by the new and the eye-catching, ignoring other relevant material. Image Credit:

Information Seeking Behavior Cuckoos - Expect others to do all the work for them. Image Credit:

Information Seeking Behavior Vultures - are scavengers, not hunters, relying on scraps of information they find lying around. Image credit:

Information Seeking Behavior Aardvarks - use several sources of information, but do not spend too long with each source. Image Credit:

Information Seeking Behavior Ostriches - avoid looking for information, especially if it might challenge what they already know. Image credit:

Information Seeking Behavior Squirrels - rely on information which they have previously found and stored away. Image credit:

Information Seeking Behavior Giant Pandas- rely too much on a single source of information, even if other sources are available. Credit Source:

Information Seeking Behavior Spiders - rely exclusively on the web. Image Credit: / /

Information Seeking Behavior The mule - knows he has to find the information but will procrastinate till the very last minute. Image Credit:

Information Seeking Behavior The wise owl - refers to various sources and looks at things from a variety of angles. Has a system in place for keeping track of sources. Image credit:

The PEP program – Our mission is to share resources to benefit all members of our community.

Outline of Services We Share Books – PCC Library + ILL Databases – NC Live, etc. Personnel – librarians, lab techs Equipment – computers, copiers, scanners in the library

Let's Start With Print PCC Library Catalog What you can do with your account number: Send me a list Place a hold Renew books Request a book or article via interlibrary loan. Your library is set up as an institution in our system.

I nterlibrary Loan If PCC doesn’t have the item we can get it for you. o Finding tool + will do citations & more Online form for interlibrary loan articles and books –

Databases NC Live - Something for Everyone Learning Express- Test prep My I Library Audio Books / Ebooks Net Library - E books PBS Video – enabled at school but need NCLive password from home And so much more: Link to resources by grade levels:

PCC Databases PCC Database Overview LWdoYh857w0ZC_PP6FOY A to Z list –

Password Policy Guidelines for the use of PCC passwords Feel free to distribute the passwords to your faculty and staff ( or otherwise). Please do not send the passwords to all of the students/ parents ( or otherwise). Please do not post passwords on a web page. If a parent or a student requests the password please provide it to them. If a teacher is doing a lesson that uses one of the resources, the passwords can be distributed to the entire class.

Everyone is Welcome Computers Copiers Scanners Personnel – lab techs + librarians Open Late and on Saturdays

Come See Us! Lynn McCormick Director of Learning Technologies Pitt Community College Library Image Credit : / /