Free Tutoring - Why Wait?

One-on-one, 30-minute tutoring sessions are available in the Library!

• When: Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 
• Where: Library ITC Desk, 3rd floor 
• What: Subjects include Accounting, CIS, English, Humanities, Math, Reading, Science, and Writing. 

Appointments can be made at the ASC (Building 420) and the ITC Desk on the 3rd floor of the main Library.

Call the Library ITC Desk for more information: 619-421-6700 (x5198).

 We hope to see you there!

Database of the Week

Academic Search Premier

Academic Search Premier is a full-text database designed specifically for college students. It includes articles from over 4,600 scholarly publications, along with 3,900 peer-reviewed journals. You will be able to find the most up-to-date articles available, as well as historical articles from up to 40 years ago.

What are scholarly journals?

• Publish articles written by scholars, specialists, or researchers in the field
• Include lengthy articles which contain original research
• Contain articles with cited references
• Intended for an academic audience and use technical vocabulary
• Include little or no advertising

What are popular periodicals?

• Publish articles written by journalists who are condensing or analyzing a topic for the reader
• Tend to have short articles (1-5 pages)
• Contain articles that do not have cited references
• Intended for a general audience and use conversational language
• Include extensive commercial advertising

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Check It Out

Why Jazz Happened 

by Marc Myers 

University of California Press, 2013

New Book Shelf ML3508 .M94 2013

A Wall Street Journal contributing editor, with a master’s degree in US history, Marc Myers founded the award-winning website JazzWax.com. His past career includes writing for The New York Times.

Even if you have studied jazz, you will find many new tidbits in his book on the development of jazz. In Why Jazz Happened Myers delves into many non-musical events which influenced and shaped jazz in the twentieth century. Whether you are a music buff, interested in history, or just plain curious about this uniquely American music genre, you will enjoy checking out Myers’ insightful book.

New books are available for check out for four weeks with your SWC photo ID card.

Review by Ann Willard, SWC Librarian

Primary Sources Workshop - Tomorrow!

Primary Sources - What are they and how can you find them?

Free Workshop
Room L-244 in the Library / LRC

9 am - 10 am
Tuesday, February 25

No need to sign up, just be on time! 

See you there.

We're open today!

Saturday hours for the main campus library: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

See you at the library!

Database of the Week

In a society where some doctors may be too quick to prescribe drugs to relieve symptoms, and may give little thought to the side effects of these drugs, natural alternatives may be a viable option either in conjunction with, or in place of prescriptions.

But if doctors don’t have the time to educate their patients about these options, how do they become informed?

 In an attempt to educate myself about natural, holistic alternatives, I came across Alt HealthWatch. This one-stop shop is an EBSCOhost database that can be found among several Health and Medicine databases listed on the Library's website at http://www2.swccd.edu/~library. All staff and currently enrolled students may access the database 7/24 by logging on with your student ID and password.

This resource enlightens patients about natural, alternative ways to heal illnesses and promote wellness through hundreds of journals and reports (several of which are peer-reviewed), and includes over 200 international publications. I find this particular database a refreshing perspective to health as it offers therapies such as acupuncture, aromatherapy, yoga, chiropractic, nutrition and more!

Review by Tanya Carr, SWC Librarian