Using the Library
Library services and resources are available on each campus of the College. Campus libraries are open Monday through Saturday (excluding holidays and session breaks) and Sunday afternoons at Seminole and Tarpon Springs campuses. The library collections exceed a quarter of a million items and are selected to support the curriculum of the College and for scholarly and personal enrichment. Books, periodicals and journals are available both in print and electronically. Audiovisual materials such as videotapes, CDs and DVDs are included in the collections. Facilities and services are available for disabled users. Tarpon Springs Campus and Health Education Center libraries include tutoring services. College of Education curriculum libraries are part of the Tarpon Springs, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg/Gibbs campus libraries. Seminole Campus is served by a joint-use library with the City of Seminole. St. Petersburg /Gibbs Campus is served by a joint-use library with the City of St. Petersburg . Students at SPC Downtown can use library resources at any of the campus libraries, at the USF-SP library or at any city libraries.

When classes are in session the campus libraries are open according to the schedule below:

Monday - Thursday	7:30 AM - 9 PM
Friday	7:30 AM - 4PM
Saturday	10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday (Tarpon Springs and Seminole only)	1 PM- 5 PM
ALLSTATE	Mon & Wed 11 AM - 7 PM
Tue, Thu & Fri 7:30 AM - 4 PM

The Library Online
The library electronic collections can be used at any time from any computer connected to the Internet. The Library Online address is http://www.spcollege.edu/central/libonline. More than 25,000 electronic journals and periodicals are online in full text and more than 57,000 electronic books can be accessed online through the NetLibrary collection. Use the Library Online address to connect to LINCC, (Library Information Network Community Colleges), the community college online catalog which lists the book, audio visual and journal holdings of the College libraries. LINCC also connects to the library collections of other colleges and universities and state licensed databases. College- and state-provided databases are accessed through the Library Online and require either a login (your student number) or a password available at all of the libraries.

Joint Use Libraries at St. Petersburg College
St. Petersburg College has two joint-use libraries with public library systems. These libraries serve both students and the community and offer services such as children's libraries, youth services and community programs. The combined library collections of print and online resources are available for all users.

In August 2003, the College and the City of Seminole opened a joint library on the Seminole Campus, the Dennis L. Jones Library. The library features a café, art gallery, Friends of the Library store, children's area and a teen area called the Zone. The web site is http://www.spcollege.edu/scl.

In spring 2005, the College and the City of St. Petersburg opened a second joint use library on the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus, the West St. Petersburg Community Library. It features an 8,000 square foot children's area, a Friends of the Library store and a teen area called the Oasis. An extension of the Pinellas Trail connects to the library. The library houses the Special Collections of the College including the Gibbs Junior College Archives.

Research and Information Literacy Instruction
Individual and group instruction in research and information literacy is available in person in the campus libraries and at any other campus location requested. Online tutorials are a part of the Library Online. Every library provides in person reference assistance. Librarians teach credit courses such as LIS 1002 Electronic Research Strategies for College Students both on campus and via eCampus. Computer and Information Literacy is a graduation requirement for AA students. The requirement can be fulfilled by completing specific courses, such as LIS 1002, or by demonstrating competency through an online Computer and Information Literacy test administered through the campus Testing Centers.

AskALibrarian
AskALibrarian is a service of the Library Online. It provides email, telephone and chat reference services. The library is part of the statewide virtual library chat reference project that provides extensive hours of online reference service to library users throughout the state.

Using Other Libraries
Students have borrowing privileges at all of the state supported community college and university libraries. In addition, students have borrowing privileges with all of the public libraries in Pinellas County and in the libraries participating in the Tampa Bay Library Consortium. Students enrolled in the Paralegal Studies program have privileges at Stetson University College of Law Library. Students enrolled in the University Partnership Center (UPC) have access to the library resources of the university or college they are enrolled in as well as St. Petersburg College.

 

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