CCNN Library
CCNN Library Hours:
Monday - Thursday
8:00 AM - 10:26 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Library and Information Resources Network
This online resource allows our students to have access to rich and reliable sources of information that can be used for homework research and classroom projects.
To access LIRN please click on the link bellow
http://www.lirn.net/accounts/login/?next=/services/
HOW TO USE LIRN
At the log in screen you will enter your LIRN Patron ID as follows:
51105
You will be directed showing links to available subscriptions.
Choose the link to the resource you wish to explore from the following:
LIRN Search
Gale InfoTrac
ProQuest
CREDO Reference
eLibrary
Bowker
Once inType what you are searching for
Under Search for words in choose:
Subject, Keyword, or Entire Document
You can limit the number of results by choosing one or more of the following under Limited Results:
to documents with full text
to peer-reviewed publications
to document with images
Once you have put in your search criteria click Search
Your search results will break it down into categories with the number of results listed:
Academic Journals
Magazines
Books
New
Multimedia
Choose the article you wish to review by clicking on the title
Once its open, you can read the article online or you can choose one of the following from the TOOLS box located on the right:
Print review
Download in HTML format
Bookmark
Copy and paste into another document
Bookmark the URL to your browser
Email the URL to yourself or others
Download MP3
Translate into a different language
Email
Type you email in the Mail To: field
Select Email Options:
Email Format: HTML or Plain Text
Content Options: Full Text (Abstract Only)
Bibliographic Citation Format: MLA 7th Edition (Modern Language Association) or APA (American Psychological Association) - go by what you instructor wants
Sent item(s) as attachment(s): check this box to have the article attached instead of it being in the body of the email
Click Send
Citation Tools
Choose between one of the following depending on required formatting:
MLA 7th Edition (Modern Language Association)
APA (American Psychology Association)
Once Done with LIRN, click on LOGOUT at the bottom of the screen
Library Books
Books available in the Library
If you need to check out a book from the library, or you want to find out if a book is available in the Library.
Click on the link below and you can search for the books that are currently available in the library.
The Library is also hosting the PearsonVue Test Center. If you are a student that purchased a test voucher and want to test at our location, you can follow the link bellow and schedule yourself for the test. All PearsonVue exams need to be registered and scheduled on their website.
A PearsonVue account is necessary, and you will need to search our school address on their website in order to take the test at our CCNN Library location.
Library is also a Certiport Test Center. If you are a student that purchased a test voucher and want to test at our location, you can follow the link bellow and schedule yourself for the test.