LibGuides

Dear Students,

The Library has created guides to help students with research and citation. Some of our “LibGuides” are course specific and others are topical. Course specific guides contain an assignment page providing help for specific assignments in the course, a sources page suggesting relevant sources and how to use them, and a citation page with guides on how to properly cite materials. The topical guides cover research strategies for papers and projects, and online search techniques. There is also a guide dedicated for video tutorials that provide helpful demonstrations on how to use products and perform research. We are constantly working on making these better and adding new ones. Please take a moment to visit the LibGuides at lifepacific.libguides.com

New Database Username and Password

Dear Students,

The library is currently in the process of transitioning to a new catalog (live in January) http://lifepacificcollege.worldcat.org/. With this transition, there has been a change in the authentication process. Previously, patrons would use a generic username (lifepaclib) and password (prayer) to access all of our electronic materials from off campus. This generic account is no longer operational, and patrons will now need to use their Id# and create their own unique password. The process is very simple and shouldn’t take more than a few minutes. The library has created a short (3:40 min) video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH55l6Ack4Q to help provide instruction, and demonstrate some of the new features accompanying this transition.

Potential problems

·         If you receive the following error when trying to change your password, then please contact me because your account has not been loaded, or you are using the wrong username/id#.

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      When you setup your new password, the message will be sent to your lifepacific.edu email account. However, some of our Ignite, DCP, MASL students, as well as, some faculty members may have a different email account. Please be sure to check any and all email accounts from which you regularly receive notifications from Life.

Life Pacific College Alumni Library Mission Statment, Values, Goals, and Objectives

STATEMENT OF MISSION

            The mission of Life Pacific College Alumni Library is to create and sustain a first-class academic learning center that provides and promotes the use of information resources in support of the college mission and student goals.

LIBRARY VALUES

            Life Pacific College Alumni Library (hereafter referred to as “LPC Library” or “the Library”) holds the following values as indispensable: open access to information; stewardship of resources; effective communication with patrons; congenial service; and a safe environment.

LIBRARY GOALS/OBJECTIVES

            Each of our five values is addressed in at least one area of the four library goals and the supporting (14) objectives, which define LPC Library as an academic library:

1.                    Provide all patrons, whether residential or non-residential, with access to resources necessary to achieve their academic and professional goals. To accomplish this, the library will:

a.        Provide resources in sufficient quantity and scope to support the institution’s mission and academic programs,

b.     Provide current resources,

c.   Provide various and adequate avenues for accessing physical and electronic resources, and

d.    Ensure the library’s collection is safe-guarded from theft and damage.

2.                 Provide excellent information services. To accomplish this, the library will:

e.       Provide courteous, prompt and knowledgeable  reference services,

f.        Provide multiple streams of communication to all patrons,

g.       Maintain appropriate levels of qualified staff,

3.             Provide physical and technological environments conducive to student learning. To accomplish this, the library will:

h.         Maintain a clean, functional and safe facility,

i.          Provide furniture and equipment conducive to study,

j.        Incorporate relevant current technology,  and

k.         Provide diverse study zones to accommodate multiple study styles.

4.               Provide research support. To accomplish this, the library will:         

l.      Provide information literacy instruction in multiple environments,

m.        Work collaboratively with faculty to insure and support the incorporation of information literacy in class room instruction.

n.        Acquire scholarly materials for faculty research.

Online Reference Works

As an online student, it can be difficult to access academic reference works unless you happen to live close to a local college, university or public library. To compound the problem, virtually all libraries, place restrictions on checking out reference works, and Life is no exception. Did you know that one of the ways Life Pacific Alumni Library supports our distance students is by providing online reference works?

The LPC Library subscribes to Credo Reference and Oxford Biblical Studies Online. Both of these resources can be accessed through the libraries website at http://lifepacific.edu/academics/academic-resources/#library.

Credo Reference provides 642 reference works, with over 3 million full-text entries by 70 publishers. There are images as well as concept maps to help identify the web of interrelated fields of study to a particular concept/subject. Another benefit is the aggregated search feature which is connected to the database platforms the school subscribes to (ProQuest & Ebsco). This means that when you search for a particular subject, Credo will also link to the databases in those platforms. 

Oxford Biblical StudiesOnline provides 12 reference works along with numerous online resources, biblical texts, interviews, images and maps, and so much more. There are 17,554 entries arranged alphabetically. Users have the confidence that comes with the Oxford University Press name.

The beauty of these online resources is their ability to hyperlink to other articles and websites, as well as provide suggestions for similar topics. The web of knowledge is amazing and we highly encourage you to visit these sites and experiment with the many features. As always, should you need assistance, please contact us at:

                                email: library@lifepacific.edu                                                                                                                 phone number: (909) 706-3009