Lakeland Library Newsletter: April 2025

Lakeland Library is open all summer long!

Library Summer Hours Begin Monday, May 12th

Open:  

Monday - Thursday, 8AM-5PM

Fridays, 8AM-5PM in May & August, 8AM-2:30PM in June & July

Closed: 

Saturday and Sunday 

Monday, May 26th - Memorial Day

Friday, July 4th - Independence Day     

Check out these new books, available in our library!

Stop by the library on the 3rd floor of C-building to browse new books. The new books shelf is located across from the reference desk.

Happening the next few weeks:

Friday, May 9, 2025

• Interlibrary Loan (ILL) requests will be paused for the summer. Please contact reference librarians for alternative resources.

Friday, MAY 23, 2025

• OhioLINK & SearchOhio print resource sharing will be paused at 5 pm across academic and public consortiums.
• OhioLINK & SearchOhio items will not be able to be renewed; Please return items to the library by their due dates.
• Print resource sharing will resume mid to late June.

Happening Summer, 2025: 

• Both FiSH and the new Primo VE search will run for summer sessions. After June 9th, summer classes will have the option of using FiSH or Primo VE to search for books, e-books, and articles. We will completely switch to the new Primo VE search in early August, after summer classes end. 
• All research guides (LibGuides) and library homepages will be updated with new Primo VE links. Lakeland catalog (Lakeland books) and OhioLINK catalog (OhioLINK books) links will be removed early summer. FiSH links will be removed in August.  
• All information literacy session handouts will be updated to reflect the new resources.
• All library video tutorials will be updated.
• Instructors: Please reach out if you have a library resource embedded in your Blackboard course site and you think it may need to be updated!

Lakeland Library - Supporting the Whole Student

Do finals have you feeling stressed? 

From Monday, May 5th to Friday, May 9th, take some time to relax with free snacks and stress relief items in the library! Stress relief items include: Stress balls, rubiks cubes, stickers, animal erasers, and more!

We have also restocked our relaxation zone with coloring and craft materials. Stop by and say hello between classes!

EBSCO Databases Changing in a Few Weeks!

Interface upgrades will occur for all EBSCO databases (e.g. Academic Search Complete, CINAHL, Business Source Complete) on Tuesday, May 13th. EBSCO database content and links are not expected to change. Instructors: Please check your course materials for screenshots/videos and commentary on navigating the interfaces. Reference librarians are available to help you update course materials if needed. Please email reference (reflibrarian@lakelandcc.edu) with questions.

We would like to thank all of the faculty, staff, administrators and students who have supported our staff and Lakeland Library this year. We appreciate your help and patience with our rapidly changing resources, and we hope you are as excited as we are for all of the new things to come this summer and beyond. May you and your families have a happy, healthy summer break!