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LIBRARY

Located in the Student Achievement Center on the Youngwood Campus

Library Instruction

  • Raeanna Paterson can come to any classes on any campus, for either an entire class period or just enough time to focus on a particular Library service or assignment. Email:patersonr@westmoreland.edu
  • If Raeanna is not available, please contact Belinda Sedlak. Email: sedlakb@westmoreland.edu
  • Library instruction can be provided online by adding the LIB101 modules to your course shells. If you prefer to have the LIB101 modules embedded into your course content, contact Raeanna and she will help you.

  • You can set up a meeting with Raeanna to receive one-on-one help with using and understanding the Library's resources. 

Readings & Assignments

  • If you have required or optional readings/viewings outside of the textbook, do not assume that the Library has the material. Please check with Library staff.
  • Please alert the Library staff to forthcoming research assignments or changes to regular assignments, such as argumentative paper topics, so that we are better prepared to assist students.
  • Your Library staff welcomes the opportunity to create LibGuides or other resources customized to your discipline or current course topic.

  • Access your D2L course page
  • Open a Module (or create a new Module)
  • Click Existing Activities
  • Select Library Resources
  • Perform a search for an eBook or article
  • Click +Add to place the resource in your D2L course
  • If the resource does not load, ensure that cookies are enabled on your browser.
Credo Reference

 

Video Tutorials:

Database

Reserves

Books or DVDs, whether they are part of the Library's collection or from your personal collection, can be placed on Reserve in the Library.

Teaching With AI
LB1028.43 .B677 2024

 

Conditionally Accepted: Navigating Higher Education From the Margins
LC212.42 .C663 2024

Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels
LB1044.9.C59 S68 2023

Being Black in the Ivory
LC212.24 .B45 2024

Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions About What to Believe Online
ZA4235 .C38 2023

Whatever It Is, I'm Against It: Resistance to Change in Higher Education
LB2806.23 .R67 2023
 

Campus Misinformation: the Real Threat to Free Speech in American Higher Education
LC72.2 .V58 2023

The Little Guide to Getting Your Journal Article Published
PN146 .B66 2023

Improving Learning and Mental Health in the College Classroom
LC4818.38 .E18 2023

Duck and Cover: Confronting and Correcting Dubious Practices in Education
LC71 .G48 2023

Related Guides

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Interlibrary Loan

When studying for an advanced degree, our full-text resources may not meet all of your research needs. Interlibrary loan is available.

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Greensburg-Hempfield Area Library

For GHAL Online Resources you will need an active library card in good standing or request a digital-only card.

Libby gives you access to resources like:

Westmoreland County Community College Library - Student Achievement Center, 145 Pavilion Lane, Youngwood, PA 15697
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