The Cosumnes River College Library is dedicated to the success of our students, faculty, and staff by providing access to material that supports curriculum and life-long learning. We invite you to explore the Library’s Homepage. Here is an alphabetized list of links to some of the most commonly accessed areas:
- Citation Style Guide Handouts: PDF copies of MLA, APA, and Chicago Style citation guidelines
- Course Reserves: Put your textbook and other readings or videos on reserve so that students are able to check-out your required course material
- Distance Education Resource Guide: A research guide that walks students through the research process while introducing the Library's online tools
- Distance Learning & Online Services: Library services available to distance and online students
- Faculty Liaisons: Each department is assigned a faculty librarian who can assist you in purchase requests, instruction and other areas
- Faculty Services: Services designed to support CRC faculty, including special borrowing privileges outlined in the Employee Borrowing Guidelines
- Hours & Contact Information: There are slightly reduced hours during the summer session
- Instructional Services: Information about class-specific orientations and other instructional services
- Link Guide: How to link to some of the most commonly used library sources like academic journal articles and books
- LOIS: The library catalog, connected to all LRCCD Library collections, including books, eBooks and videos
- OneSearch: A single search that produces results from most of the research databases and the library catalog
- Online Research Guides: Customized websites promoting resources for specific programs and classes
- Distance Education Resource Guide: A research guide that walks students through the research process while introducing the Library's online tools
- Link Guide: How to link to some of the most commonly used library sources like academic journal articles and books
- MLA 8th Edition Style Guide: An online guide that explains the importance of citation and provides several MLA citation examples
- Purchase Requests: The library relies on faculty, staff, and administrators to provide feedback and suggestions to help build the library's collection
- Research Databases: The landing page giving you access to individual database content covering a multitude of disciplines
- Tutorial Videos: A series of videos covering a wide range of research areas including selecting a topic, using the research databases and avoiding plagiarism (Students can take quizzes through D2L corresponding to each video and turn in a certificate of completion)
- YouTube Channel: The library's YouTube channel with several videos to help your students succeed