Monday, December 19, 2016

MASL Research Webinar – Saturday, January 21, 2017 10AM to 1130AM

MASL Research Webinar – Saturday, January 21, 2017 10AM to 1130AM

This Research Webinar is designed to walk you through your Literature Review assignment (it covers all of the questions) which is due at end of week three (typically).

Our Agenda (instruction and walk-through):
I  How to Find Books (and eBooks) – 20 minutes +/-
-          Including books at other libraries closer to you
II How to Find Articles – 40 mins +/-
-          Narrowing down with limiters
-          In ProQuest Databases
-          In ATLA/ATLAS database
-          Google Scholar (setup and advanced search)
-          InterLibrary Loan
III  Live Questions and Answers – up to 20 minutes, but not required

“This was a great webinar. I would have loved for this to be in the first week orientation for the MASL program. It would save everyone a lot of time and trouble. Thank you for making it available now.”
- Anonymous student comment after July 2015 webinar

The entire thing will be recorded, edited, and posted on the MASL LibGuide (http://lifepacific.libguides.com/c.php?g=240650 ) under “research webinar” on the front page.

Click on the link and you should join the meeting.

Ps pass this link to any of your friends that might benefit from this instruction.

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This is an online meeting for Skype for Business, the professional meetings and communications app formerly known as Lync.




Tuesday, October 25, 2016

LPC Alumni Fall 2016 Update and Reminders

Welcome to the DCP and MASL Blog, below you will find some useful information that will help you navigate through the LPC Library. 

Tutorials
         
       The Library has created some useful video tutorials that will help you navigate through logging into databases, navigating through Discovery, downloading eBooks and so much more. You can check out these videos for quick reference or quick help. They can all be found on our Video Tutorial LibGuide (click the Video Tutorial Libguide and it will send you to the page).

Borrowing Books 

       The LPC Alumni Library will send all DCP and MASL students who are not in the area book(s) from our collection.  We will only send items that are in general circulation. They all have a three week loan policy as well as a one time renewal policy (unless the item is on hold). Renewals can be made over the phone or through email (909-706-3009 or library@lifepacific.edu). In the package that you receive from the Library, there will be a shipping slip that will allow you to ship the book(s) back to the Library without having to pay for postage (we pay for postage).  Please note that you should ship the book(s) back a couple days before the due date to guarantee that the book(s) are received by its due date. If it is not received by its due date, there is a $0.25 charge per day on the item. Request Resources.
For DCP and MASL Students that live near by:   
       If our Library does not have the item and you live near by where you can go to the LPC Alumni Library and pick items up, you are able to request items through InterLibrary Loan. InterLibrary Loan is where we are able to get books and articles from other colleges or universities. The college or university will ship the item to our Library and you will be able to come and pick it up. Items must be return by their due date. 

For DCP and MASL Student that do not live near by:
      Unfortunately, if our library does not have the book we will not be able to do an InterLibrary Loan for those who do not live in the area, since loan policies are usually only three weeks and it takes too much time to ship it out to students, then have it shipped back to us, then ship it back to the lending college or university. 
       Although, DCP and MASL students are able to request articles, as they are emailed to students.

For MASL Students not in the area:
    The LPC Alumni Library participates in ATLA Reciprocal Borrowing which means there are different theological colleges or universities around the country that will allow you to borrow from them. Below are the procedures you will need to follow:
  • Identify if there is an ATLA Reciprocal Borrowing School in your Area - See Map,
  • Contact that Library to make sure our Library does not have to contact them or fill something out,
  • Present your Life Pacific College ID to the lending library and inform them that Life Participates in the ATLA Reciprocal Borrowing Program,
  • Fulfill any requirements determined by lending library - This may mean the purchase of a library card or other lending requirements. 
  • Be prepared to show proof of current enrollment at participating library (You must be an MASL student)
  • You are responsible to be a good standing patron at the participating library, be informed about and abide by the rules and policies of the library, return materials in a timely fashion according to the rules of the lending library, and assume responsibility for all materials borrowed. 
Chat Feature

    There is a new chat feature on our website, which should show up on every page. It is available most of the time Monday-Friday 8:00am - noon; 1:00pm - 5:00pm (there may be some days when this is not the case). If you need help you can always contact us through our chat feature

Contact

   You can also contact us through the following:
        Front Desk: (909) 706-3009
        Email: library@lifepacific.edu
        Gary Merriman: Head Librarian - Email: gmerriman@lifepacific.edu 
        Steve Jung: Instruction & Reference Librarian - Email: sjung@lifepacific.edu 
        Michaela Allen: Assistant to the Librarian - Email: mallen@lifepacific.edu 


Helpful Tools

Friday, October 23, 2015

ATLA's Reciprocal Borrowing Program



Dear MASL Students,

We have an exciting development regarding borrowing privileges for our MASL students. Recently the library has become an Institutional Member with the American Theological Library Association and has joined in ATLA’s Reciprocal Borrowing Program. What this means for you, is that you can visit any participating ATLA Institution in your area and borrow materials.
There are a few procedures you will need to follow:
·         Identify if there is an ATLA Reciprocal Borrowing School in your Area – See Map,
·         Present your Life Pacific College ID to the lending library and inform them that Life participates in the ATLA Reciprocal Borrowing Program,
·         Fulfill any requirements determined by the lending library – This may mean the purchase of a library card or other lending requirements.
These are your Responsibilities as the borrower:
·         Be a patron in good standing at a participating library.
·         Be prepared to show proof of current enrollment at a participating library.
·         Be informed about and abide by the rules and policies of the libraries they use.
·         Return materials in a timely fashion according to the rules of the lending library.
·         Assume responsibility for all materials borrow



Friday, October 16, 2015

Systems are up and running

It seems as though everything is now up and running. We are not sure if there will still be problems throughout the day or if it will run smoothly. Thanks for your patience.

System down October 16, 2015

All Library online databases and resources are unavailable at the moment due to a system outage worldwide. Please be aware that you will not be able to access ATLA/ATLAs, ProQuest or other online databases until the issues have been resolved. We are sorry for any inconvenience and we will keep everyone updated.

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Library New Website


The Library has a new website http://lifepacific.libguides.com/c.php?g=318246&p=2125228
You will find all the information you may need on our new website such as the following; Library Policies, Helpful Tutorials, Updates, as well as the Catalog. Stop in and check it out.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

MASL RESEARCH STRATEGIES WEBINAR

 Don't forget this Saturday is the MASL Research Strategies Webinar, there is still time to register by clicking on Register below.

The Life Pacific College Alumni Library is sponsoring a research strategies webinar for our Masters students. The purpose of this webinar is to introduce you to library resources (both physical and digital), go over research strategies using those resources, and give students the opportunity to ask research questions. The strategies are useful for literature review assignments, all research based assignments, and definitely useful for the capstone project. This live event will be a little over an hour of instruction and provide as much time as needed for follow up Q and A. The event will be recorded and made available for later viewing.

MASL Research Strategies Webinar
Saturday July 11, 2015
10:00am to 12:30pm

https://lifepacific.wufoo.com/forms/masl-research-strategies-webinar/