LBCC
LIBRARY
UPDATE

LU 26
December 4, 2004

by Henry DuBois

Libraries Ready to Help Students Take the
Stress Out of Finals

Final exams are just around the corner, December 9 through 17, and LBCC's libraries have the information resources, facilities, and services to help students go into this trying period feeling well prepared and confident.

Library study rooms provide the perfect atmosphere for concentration and study, and they're available from early morning into the evening on weekdays, as well as six hours on Saturdays at LAC, four at PCC Library

• Group study rooms offer a place where several students can confer, quiz one another, compare notes, or prepare for a group presentation
  
  
• Reference librarians can suggest print and online sources to help put the finishing touches on term projects and research papers
  
  
• Thanks to the rich array of e-books and e-journals included in the library collection, students can find the information they need anytime and anywhere from a web-enabled computer
  
  
• LBCC Libraries have partnered with CSULB Library, and LBCC ID cards are valid for borrowing there. CSULB Library has an extended schedule during finals, open most nights until 2 a.m. including Sundays

Of course, one must remember that while the library and its faculty and staff are always here to help, we can't work miracles for those who may need, for example, to write a ten page paper overnight. Librarians are glad to schedule uninterrupted time with students to discuss ways of completing complex assignments, but these arrangements have to be planned in advance.

So make the LAC or PCC library your venue during the pre-finals countdown, and go into exam week unruffled and ready.

For more information contact: Nenita Buenaventura nbuena@lbcc.edu