Library

The GCC Library offers so much more than just books!

• A quiet place for students to study
• A quiet place for instructors to work
• Devices for students to check out during remote learning 
• Rooms with whiteboards that can be reserved by students for group study (instructors cannot reserve these rooms)
• Textbook checkout for students (up to two hours)
• Art displays
• Workshops on research and writing research papers.  Recent workshop topics include:
  • Introduction to the Library
  • OneSearch for Books and Articles
  • News and Media Literacy
  • Citing in MLA, 8th edition
  • Credible Source Types
  • Evaluating Information
  • Library Databases
  • Research Process
  • Using Information Ethically
• Books, of course!  Instructors can check them out, too.

In Noncredit, the Garfield Campus has its own library.  Visit the Garfield Library for details.

OER (Open Educational Resources)

Open Educational Resources (OER) are course materials that reside in the public domain and are free to use with limited or no restrictions.  Using OER textbooks, for example, can save community college students hundreds of dollars.  

As instructors at GCC, we are required to use the textbook in the course outline determined by the division, but it's good to always be looking for an OER alternative that is still high in quality.

Visit the Open Educational Resources page for more information.