SWC Libraries Closed Today

SWC Libraries are closed today, Monday, May 26, 2014, in observance of Memorial Day.

Libraries reopen on Tuesday, May 27. The hours for each library location are available on the library's website.

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Friday, May 23: 8 am - 4 pm

Saturday, May 24: 10 am - 4 pm

Sunday - Monday, May 25-26: Closed

Tuesday - Thursday, May 27-29: 8 am - 9:30 pm

Friday, May 30: 8 am - 2 pm


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SWC Libraries Closed Monday

SWC Libraries are closed Monday, May 26, 2014, in observance of Memorial Day. Libraries reopen on Tuesday, May 27.

The hours for each library location are available on the library's website.

Have a question? Ask a librarian!

Are you a night owl?

We are open until 9:30 pm tonight!

Join us for extended hours, now through May 29.

Database of the Week

Academic Search Premier: Scholarly and Peer-Reviewed Journals

EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier is a full-text database with articles from over 4,600 scholarly publications. These articles aren't available for free on the Internet.

As a SWC student, you have free access to this database.

-- Go to the SWC Library's website, Articles and Databases page
-- Click on the first database -- Academic Search Premier
-- Enter your WebAdvisor ID and birthdate for complete access

Scholarly journals vs. magazines... what's the difference?

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 magazines?

• Publish articles written by journalists who are summarizing 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

Humans of New York

by Brandon Stanton

St. Martin's Press, 2013

New Book Area: call number F128.37 .S733 2013

Do you follow the Humans of New York blog or facebook page?

Take a look at the book -- it has some of photographer Brandon Stanton's favorite shots and moments since he began taking pictures of strangers on the streets of New York in 2010.

"Visually arresting and disarmingly deep... The photographs in this volume, some of which have never been published before, capture the city’s inhabitants with a commendable eye for demographic diversity and everyday street fashion. But it’s Stanton’s interviews with his subjects, usually excerpted from their rawest moments, that are the most captivating as they highlight both the hardship and the little victories of an often-unforgiving city." —The Atlantic

Books in the New Book Area are available for check out for four weeks with your SWC photo ID card.