Find out what’s new at the Pierce College Library!
We’ve added more nearly 1,000 e-books to our collection! You can browse them on our “New Books List” to your left and read them online - on or off-campus - through ebrary. You can select ebrary by selecting the “Articles & Databases” link to your left.
The library has added two new databases: World Conflicts Today, which explores major worldwide conflicts in places such as Iraq and Colombia, and CultureGrams, which presents cultural reports from more than 200 countries. You can access these by selecting the “Articles & Databases” link to your left.
The 6th edition of the Manual of the American Psychological Association has unveiled some significant new changes for students who need to cite sources using APA style. Go to the “Citing Sources” link to download the library’s new APA Citations handout, or pick up a copy at the library.
Do you have an IPhone, Blackberry or other smart phone? If so, you can search for articles in EBSCOhost’s Academic Search Complete on the go! Select the “EBSCO Mobile” link from the Articles & Databases page to search for articles on your smart phone.
The Salem Health database now features nearly 600 authoritative reference articles from its Psychology and Mental Health series! This valuable resource can be accessed by selecting “Articles and Databases” to your left and selecting the link for “Salem Health” under the Health & Medicine section.
Due to a change that requires passwords to include multiple characters, all PaperCut passwords will now start with PCD! The rest of the password will stay the same - the year, month and day of your birthday (e.g., 821117). Library faculty and staff are available to help you with the system.
New books added to the GVRL: Everyday Finance; Psychology of Classroom Learning; Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of American Literature; Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures & Daily Life; Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice; Encyclopedia of African-American History & Culture; Encyclopedia of Science & Religion; History of American Cinema; Nutrition & Well-Being A-Z.
The Puyallup library replaced its old printers with three new duplex printers! They are set up to print on both sides of a sheet to be more efficient and save resources. Students have the option of printing one-side only if they wish. Library staff is happy to help if you have any questions.
The MLA citation style changed this past spring, and all citations now look different! Select the “Citing Sources” link to your left for handouts, examples of works cited pages and in-text citations, and sample papers.
The library has trial subscriptions to four databases, including two in nursing, one in psychology and one in current events. Test them out by scrolling to the bottom of the “Articles & Databases” page and let us know what you think!