Lakeland Library Newsletter: February 2025

Check out these new books, available in our library!

LibGuides will be updated soon!

As part of the library services platform migration project, the library will be updating all LibGuides. If you have a LibGuide (research guide) embedded in your Blackboard course site or webpage, the link to the guide will remain the same. However, content in the guide will change this spring and summer. FiSH search boxes will be replaced by Primo VE search boxes, and links to print books and e-books will be updated. Links to the Lakeland catalog (Lakeland books) and the OhioLINK catalog (OhioLINK books) will be removed. Please review your guides and contact the Reference Department with any questions (email reflibrarian@lakelandcc.edu).

Great giveaways for midterm stress relief!

Pick up free stress relief items in the library March 3rd - 7th. Stress relief items include: galaxy putty, animal pop toys, stress balls, slow rising stress cubes, mini rubiks cubes, and stickers. Snacks and beverages will also be provided while supplies last.

While picking up stress relief items in the library, visit the Relaxation Zone at the east end of the library for additional relaxation options!

The library is located on the third floor of C-Building, Room C-3051.   

Phone 440.525.7424 for more information.

Library Program Chair Tom Hyland and Librarian Megan Mamolen attended two days of in-person training for the new Library Services Platform at Baldwin Wallace University on February 18th and 19th. Technical Services Assistant Nicole Ice joined the training for the first day as well. Training covered all aspects of the new system, including user services, acquisitions, cataloging, discovery searching and configuration, and analytics.

A customized version of our new Primo VE discovery database is also almost complete! We have been able to include search scopes for specific items in our collection (e.g. Lakeland print books), links to our entire databases list, and links to our research guides. We are excited to share these new features with you soon!

Lakeland Library has information literacy resources and services!

Instructors - it's not too late to sign your classes up for information literacy instruction! Instruction includes teaching students to locate, critically evaluate, and responsibly use a variety of information resource types, and Librarians can tailor sessions to your assignments. Librarians can also create information literacy tutorials, handouts, and research guides for your Blackboard course sites. 

Our instruction and one-on-one research assistance appointments connect students with Lakeland's Learning Outcome "learns information effectively." Questions? Email reference at reflibrarian@lakelandcc.edu. 

Library Spring Break Hours

OPEN:

Mon. March 10th  - Fri. 14th March 

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Community Members Can Check Books Out at Lakeland Library

Members of the community can stop by the Circulation Desk to sign up for a Lakeland Library card. Community members can check books out from our Library, OhioLINK, and SearchOhio libraries. All Lakeland Library databases can also be used by community members on campus. Questions? Contact Circulation at lakelandlibrary@lakelandcc.edu.