COVID-19 Library services & resources

Book a library workstation

• Computer or study table at Lansdowne library for individual study
• Must book in advance

Borrow

• Request library material: books by mail or take-out
• Textbook Reserves: take-out, 3 day loan, 3 books  
• Interlibrary Loan: 10 articles per term, book requests are suspended

ID Cards & Bus Pass (U-Pass)

• Request your photo ID or U-Pass renewal sticker and book your pickup time and date. 

Search

• Single Search
  • Use the EBSCO Discovery Service to search a large portion of our article, ebook, and video resources all at once!
• Databases A-Z
  • Great for searches in specific subject areas such as Nursing, Business, Art, or History
  • Select Canadian sources
• Ebook collections
  • Browse or search thousands of ebooks
• Streaming videos
  • We've expanded our digital film collections to support remote learning

Learn

• Library classes (specific)
  • instructors are encouraged to schedule librarian-led sessions as early as possible
  • synchronous and asynchronous options available
• Library workshops (general)
  • watch our calendar for new online faculty and student workshops
• Information Literacy online modules
  • a variety of online learning resources
• LinkedIn Learning
  • Provided by Human Resources; supported by Camosun ITS
• Writing Centre
  • book with a Camosun Writing Consultant or submit a paper to WriteAway

Guide

• Subject or program guides
  • a great place to start your research in a specific subject area
• Citation guides
  • find specific formatting, citation, and reference examples for APA, MLA, Chicago, and IEEE
• How-to guides
  • technical tips, information literacy info, and lots more!
• Distance and Digital Learning guide
  • part of the comprehensive Student Success series

Contact

Library staff are available to answer your questions remotely!

• Email
  • monitored 9am-4pm Mon-Fri (excluding holidays)
• AskAway chat
  • for research & citation help; includes some evening and weekend hours
• By appointment (virtual)
  • students and staff can arrange a time to meet individually with a librarian via phone or web conferencing