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Introduction to Library Research

If your research skills need improvement, this is the class for you. Concurrent enrollment in English B1A is not required.

  • 1 unit transferable (articulates with UC and CSU)
  • Can meet 2 hours a week for 8 weeks or 1 hour a week for 16 weeks
  • Improve the quality of your research papers
  • Learn the basics of research for academic courses
  • Learn the difference between a journal, an index and a magazine
  • Learn when to use the Internet ... and when to avoid it
  • Amaze your friends with your encyclopedic knowledge of how to find good stuff

Student Comments

Comments from students when asked, 鈥淲ould you recommend this class to a friend?鈥

  • 鈥淚 already have. It is very informative and well thought out.鈥
  • 鈥淚 know how things work and I don't have to worry about being lost.鈥
  • 鈥淏efore this class I felt like I didn't know what I was doing. Now I feel comfortable using the library.鈥
  • 鈥淎 friend recommended this class to me and I would definitely recommend this class to a friend. It is very helpful for library research!鈥
  • 鈥淵es, because there are so many valuable resources that I had no clue about.鈥

Questions? Contact the Reference Desk at (661) 395-4466.


Library Hours

Panorama Campus

Circulation Desk: (661) 395-4461
Reference Desk: (661) 395-4466
Monday - Thursday: 7:30 A.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Friday: 7:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Saturday: 11:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Delano Campus

Delano Reference Desk: (661) 720-2015
Monday - Thursday: 8:30 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.

BC Southwest

BC Southwest Reference Desk: (661) 396-1517
Librarians available in Room 217
Monday - Thursday: 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Closure days for all libraries:

  • February 16-19 (President's Day weekend
  • March 24-31 (Spring Break)