The Ozuna 图书馆: More than books

随着学期的继续, students' workloads continue to grow, yet the end of the semester may be starting to feel within reach. 帕洛阿尔托学院's Ozuna 图书馆 is a substantial student resource, offering books and much more to help students be successful.

除了 to physical books inside the on-campus library, there are thousands of electronic resources – such as e-books, 数据库, and videos – that are available to students wherever they may be.

"In [my] teaching not too long ago, there were several students who were not aware that so many resources can be accessed from anywhere through the web,托斯卡·贡萨尔维斯说, database and electronic resources librarian in the Ozuna 图书馆. "Really, the library is not very far away."

Another major resource is the librarians themselves. Although librarians are happy to help students find sources to use for their next big assignment, they hope their help can go much further.

"We are a support system for our students,辛西娅·桑切斯说, lead instruction and reference librarian. "In your personal life, you may have to research a medical condition that's relevant to you... If you obtain some information literacy skills, that will help you in researching those types of things. 这是一项生活技能."

The Children's 图书馆 is another valuable resource, housed on the first floor of the Ozuna 图书馆 and Learning Center building. They offer a vast collection of literature for children, plus technological learning equipment. They even host fun, educational events that are free and open to the community.

除了, the Ozuna 图书馆 offers unique supplemental resources, 包括PACreates Zone, an area equipped with advanced technological equipment for learning and leisure; and FitDesks, stationary bikes with desks attached to jointly facilitate productivity and activity.

蒂娜台面, dean of Academic Success for the Ozuna 图书馆, says she and the library staff are committed to bringing new, innovative ideas to the library to benefit students and the community.

"Those [supplemental resources] are the sorts of things I'm always thinking about because I can count on the librarians to build up the regular collection [of books and academic resources],梅萨说. "I just like to think of things outside of what we normally do."

Mesa said many of their innovative ideas come from involvement in professional organizations, such as Texas 图书馆 Association (TLA), the largest state library association in the country. Mesa's involvement in TLA and work in the Ozuna 图书馆 led to her being selected to serve as Chair-Elect of TLA's 大学 and University Libraries Division this year. Gonsalves, 谁也参与了TLA, was also elected to serve as a counselor for TLA's southwest region. Students and the community benefit from 帕洛阿尔托学院 librarians' involvement in professional organizations. The librarians learn the latest library trends and advancements, and they bring those ideas back to the Ozuna 图书馆 for everyone's benefit.

Whether a student is working on an assignment, 研究一般的生命, or looking for leisure learning resources, the Ozuna 图书馆 has everything that they need. For more information about the Ozuna 图书馆, 点击这里.