Online and Distance Learning Library Services

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Library services, resources, and tools are available to distance learners, online users, and faculty at Prince George's Community College primarily through the Internet and online databases.

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Reference Services

• Telephone Assistance
  Assistance is available during the hours that the Library is open. During peak hours of service (10 a.m.-2 p.m., 6 p.m.-8 p.m. and weekends) responses to telephone inquiries may be delayed. Click services and hours to access the library hours and Reference Desk telephone number.

• Ask a Librarian
  AskUsNow! is a 24/7 interactive online service staffed by librarians in the Maryland library systems from academic and public libraries to provide research assistance to residents of Maryland.

Research Assistance and Information Literacy

• Start Your Research Here
  Use the Quick Research Library Tutorial to help write a term paper or do library research. Follow the research steps or use the specific
  section(s) that you need.

• Library Instruction
  Specific courses may be delivered via the Blackboard system.  Distance learning faculty may arrange for instruction by contacting  Norma Schmidt, Instruction Librarian.

Collections

• Reference Collection Largo Campus
  The Library's reference collection is a non circulating print collection. While Accokeek Hall is being renovated, a selective collection of materials is located in Lanham Hall 112. It includes general and subject encyclopedias, general and subject dictionaries, almanacs, handbooks, directories, atlases and other sources that relate to the subjects taught at the College.

• Reference Works on the Internet
  Many reference works are accessible online.  Start at the Ready Reference page of the Library Web Site.

• Online Databases and Uses
  Online databases available from the Library's Web site are grouped as commercial (proprietary) and Internet and World Wide Web (non commercial). Many of the commercial databases are general or subject oriented with bibliographic citations, abstracts, and/or full text with various types of sources.
  
  • Access
    Go to the Online Databases page of the Library Web Site to access the databases.
    
  • Remote Access
    Prince George's Community College Library provides remote access to a number of commercial databases (e.g., Academic OneFile ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Sources, CQ Researcher, etc.) The license agreements from the vendors for these services require that access be restricted to Prince George's Community College registered students, faculty, and staff. To learn how to access the databases.

  • Click the database you wish to search to access the login page.
  • Enter your "Owl Link" User ID & Password
  • If you forgot your "Owl Link" User ID or Password click "Owl Link Account Information”
  • Next, to get your User ID, Select “What’s My User ID” and follow the prompts.
  • To get your Password, select “What’s My Password” follow the prompts.
  • To get technical support call the Help Desk at 301-322-0637 or send an email to helpdesk@pgcc.edu

  • How to Search the Online Databases
    To learn effective search techniques, go to Module 4: Using Online Databases of the Quick Research Library Tutorial.
    
    
• Books, Multimedia, and Other Sources
  
  • The Library Collection
    The online catalog is not currently available remotely to access. Call the Reference Desk about source inquiries and holdings.
    
    
  • Books and Resources in Other Libraries
    Check holdings of local public, academic, and special libraries from the Other Catalogs and Libraries link of the Library Web site for sources that are not available at the Largo Campus.
    
    

• Full Text Books on the Internet
  Selected free full text books are available from many sites on the World Wide Web.
  

  • Links to Full Text Books
    Click on Sites with Free Full Text Books from the Library's Web site to access these books.
    
    
• Subject Collections
  Various types of Web sources and guides have been developed by librarians at Prince George's Community College to enhance and supplement instruction.
  
  
  • Guides to Internet sites
    Subject Sources -WWW on the Library Web Site  link to Web sites, databases and metasites relating to the curriculum of Prince George's Community College.
    
    
  • Online Subject Guides
    Online Guides to print and electronic resources are available for the subjects taught at Prince George's Community College.