Eli Luria Library

Library services available for all SBCC faculty include:

The luria library collection is at its best when faculty actively participate in its development. we strongly encourage you tosuggest a title online or contact elizabeth bowman to discuss the library’s holdings in your discipline.

We make many textbooks available for 2-hour checkout by students, through a grant from the sbcc bookstore & through faculty donations. the library reserve collection also includes course notes, sample exams, & other instructor prepared materials. many of these resources can be made available physically or electronically for up to two semesters, after which copyright permission is required. contact valerie campos to place your course materials on reserve: campos [at] sbcc.edu or (805) 965-0581 x2631.

As experts in information competency, luria library faculty teach multiple sections of library 101, which meets the college’sinformation competency requirement.

Use the library research instruction menu to request an instruction session, or contact ellen carey to discuss information competency resources for your class.

The luria library collection has over 150,000 titles, including over 50,000 ebooks, 300 print periodical subscriptions, 8 print newspaper subscriptions, & subscriptions to over 60 electronic databases providing access to nearly 30,000 full-text periodicals. search our journal holdings to determine whether a particular periodical is available through the library.

You may request up to 20 items per year from other libraries through interlibrary loan.

Many of the databases provided by the luria library offer alert services that automatically send email notifications for new citations or table of contents that match a requester’s interests. the names of the services (alert, autoalert, saved search) & the procedures for setting them up vary among vendors, but they generally operate in the same way. ask us if you have questions about an alert service.

You can set your google scholar preferences to embed links to luria library resources into your google scholar search results. the google scholar library links page provides instructions on enabling this feature.

The luria library celebrates student work & ideas. we regularly create displays & host events which engage students & faculty. the library calendars detail when panel discussions, cultural activities, poetry readings, bake sales, & other events are planned.

Faculty may reserve the following spaces in the library:

The room is for faculty & staff to conduct personal study, prepare materials, meet w/ students, or have a quiet space. it can also be used for committees or faculty-led groups (other than regularly scheduled classes). reservations are available for any faculty member, but no more than one semester in advance. it has a computer system for displaying materials, a webcam (available at checkout), & a large conference table that can seat 10-15 people, plus some comfortable seating around the room. faculty members must be present when students are using the study. please contact kenley neufeld or donna cobb (x2636) to schedule the faculty study. see the faculty study calendar.

This room is primarily used for library instructional purposes, but may be used by other faculty & staff if the room is available. in the last two weeks of each semester, students may reserve the room for groups of 8 or more students. itcannot be scheduled on a ongoing basis & you can only schedule no more than 7-days in advance. contact any librarian to schedule or you may use this form. see l-146 availability.