Reference Hours - June 29th - July 5th

Reference hours will be reduced during the Summer and will vary based on staff availability and service requests. Before coming in to meet with a reference librarian please check here for each week's schedule or call 509-542-4887. You can also secure reference services via email or live 24/7 web chat.

Reference hours, Pasco Library:
Monday 6/29 - 9-2
Tuesday 6/30 - 9-2
Wednesday 7/1 - 9-2
Thursday 7/2 - 9-2
Friday 7/3 - closed
Saturday and Sunday - closed

Please visit our homepage for the library's open hours.

Spokesman Review Drops Us

We have been informed that the Spokesman Review will discontinue our subscription as of July 15, 2009; they no longer provide mail delivery. The full text of the articles are available on ProQuest, although it appears to take several days to get loaded into the database. More recent content is available at their ad-supported homepage http://www.spokesman.com/.

Seattle Times - Subscription Dropped

The library has decided not to renew our subscription to the Seattle Times, which we started getting when the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ceased publication in March 2009. The Seattle Times full text was removed from ProQuest in January 2009 and indexing only runs to October 1, 2008. Free, searchable full text is available at the Times ad-supported website. We will receive our last print issue June 30th 2009 and retain the June issues until the end of July.

New Gale Resources - Business

A new business subject collection has been added to our Gale databases. Titles include 14 volumes of the Business Plans Handbook, the Encyclopedia of American Industries, Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries, Encyclopedia of Management, and Ward's Business Directory. Note that while most of the titles can be searched within our main Gale Virtual Reference collection, Ward's must be searched separately.

Bookstore Summer Hours

Hours at the Bookstore:
June 22,23,24,25………… 7:30am – 3:00pm
June 26……………………… 7:30am – Noon
Summer Quarter Hours
June 29,30, July 1,2………7:30am – 7:00pm
July 3……………………… Closed
July 6 – August 21
Mon – Thurs……… 7:30am – 3:00pm
Friday ………………. 7:30 am – Noon

Reference - June 22-26

Reference hours will be reduced during the Summer and will vary based on staff availability and service requests. Before coming in to meet with a reference librarian please check here for each week's schedule or call 509-542-4887. You can also secure reference services via email or live web chat.

Reference hours, Pasco Library:
Monday 6/22 - 9-12, 1-4
Tuesday 6/23 - 9-12, 1-5
Wednesday 6/24 - 9-12, 1-5
Thursday 6/25 - 9-12, 1-5 (the librarian will offer FYI Modules at 9:10, 10:20, and 1:50 and reference service will not be available during these presentations)
Friday 6/26 - 9-130

Free Online Writing Tutoring

New! Access free online writing tutoring for registered CBC students at http://www.etutoring.org/login.cfm?institutionid=192

Inside the eTutoring platform, students and tutors have access to:

• eQuestions: online question submission with an archive of previously posted questions & answers.
• eWriting: online writing lab with an archive of previously submitted papers and revisions
• eChat: live communication tool that allows tutors and students to chat, whiteboard, share files & applications, as well as use audio & video tools.
• Resources: vast collection of tips, techniques and additional links to help students improve their writing skills.

Tutor Center Summer Hours

TD434. FREE Drop in HELP in Math, Science & Writing

Summer Hours 2009
Math/Science:

Monday 8:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday 8:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 8:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 8:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m - 12:00 NOON
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Writing:
Monday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 pm
Friday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon

*Private tutoring in other subjects on request, as funding permits
Visit the Tutor Center web page at http://www.columbiabasin.edu/tutor
Or Contact the Tutor Center, Rm TD-434, Pasco Campus at 547-0511 x2676