Off-Campus Access
Books, Movies and Music
Magazines and Journals
Article and Research Databases
Reference Help
Interlibrary Loan
Library Orientations
Reserve Items
eBooks, Books, Movies and Music
Registered students and College employees can access the Library's eBooks via
OPUS, our online catalog, from anywhere in the world. Directions are available on our
I Can Do That Online?! help page. Students at the Calaveras Center and Oakdale satellite campuses can make an
interlibrary loan request for regular books, movies and music through their local library or call us at (209) 588-5179 to make special arrangements. Students taking classes at Baker Station's High Sierra Institute have a focused collection of books available to use during their stay. Search
OPUS for the phrase 'high sierra institute' to see what titles are available.
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Magazines and Journals
The Columbia College Library currently subscribes to more than 16,500 magazines and academic journals. The vast majority of these titles are available online to registered students and College employees. The Library's
Full-text and Print Magazine page (also available from our
homepage) is the most efficient way to locate and access our electronic subscriptions. See our
I can Do That Online?! help page for directions and an animated tutorial.
Article and Research Databases
Most of our
article and research databases are available online to registered students and College employees. Directions and an animated tutorial are available on our
I Can Do That Online?! help page.
Reference
Submit reference questions online via our
Ask a Librarian page or email them to the
Librarian at
greeneb@yosemite.edu. Alternatively, you can call the Reference Desk at (209) 588-5248 or the Librarian at (209) 588-5179. The general phone number for the Library is (209) 588-5119.
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Interlibrary Loan
Individuals that are not affiliated with the College who are interested in borrowing our materials should contact their local library to initiate an interlibrary loan request on their behalf. We are members of the 49/99 Cooperative Library System and accept interlibrary loan requests via OCLC (identifier code CCY). Contact our Interlibrary Loan Department via
email or by phone at (209) 588-5248 with your questions or for more information.
Reserve Items
Instructors at the
Calaveras Center can contact the Library to make arrangements for placing items on reserve for their courses. These items are kept at the Calaveras Center Office and access to them is subject to their office hours. Instructors teaching in Oakdale can place items on reserve at the Oakdale Branch of the Stanislaus County Library.
Contact the Columbia College Library to make arrangements.
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Library Orientations
The Librarian is available to conduct Library orientations at off-campus locations. Instructors are encouraged to contact the
Librarian to schedule a Library orientation.
