Not So Hidden, Hidden Gems on Our Library Website

There's a few things about our website that we wanted to share with you all. Why, you may ask? It is because these are resources that we recommend to people on a daily basis at the information desk! Believe us, there's a reason for it. Our web page is a home to so much research, answers to questions, and yes (even more resources 😱 ).

• Website Search
  • At the bottom of the Page on the Library homepage
  • Includes:
    • A search bar to find anything you need on the Library's website
    • A link to the Library Book/Article Catalog
    • A link to our online databases! (Really useful for research)
    • Another quick access to the librarian 24/7 chat

Don't you just love website search bars? It completely removes the 20 minutes of searching through a website, and not being able to find the one thing you need with the click of a few buttons. It is a really beneficial tool on our website and you should use it if you need assistance navigating the Library website.

• Library OneSearch/Catalog
  • In the Middle of the Library Homepage
  • Search For
    • In Person Books
    • Online
    • Articles
    • Course Reserves
    • Subject Guides
    • + Advanced Search

The Library OneSearch is the catalog database of all of the resources, books, and information the library holds. This is what makes us a Library, and how to navigate the informational resources at the Core. You can find books you want to read for fun, or for a class. Utilize this!

• LibGuides
  • Click the "Research by Subject" button on the homepage
  • Includes
    • Individual guides written by librarians to cover specific research topics
    • Provides links to different databases, associations, and research articles
    • Some LibGuides include more than just research related, for example the Wellness Guide provides resources for physical and mental wellness

Lib Guides are collections of resources provided by Librarians, and occasionally student ambassadors, to provide you with the most support possible. They are one stop guides for any subject you may be interested in, check them out!

We wish you the best CSUEB students. You are all wonderful people, who will do wonderful things. Be like Dwight Schrute (any office fans), "I am ready to face any challenges that might be foolish enough to face me." Point being, you can beat anything coming your way, and maybe you'll do it with the help of our library! Thank you for reading. (PS. You really should check some of these things out!)

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Resources to Help Prepare You for Finals, in the Core

The Core building is a home to many rooms, organizations, and furniture to take those deserved naps on! Here's a list of all that the building provides for you to be successful in your studies, find the help you need, resources that can benefit you, and ways to relax and destress.

• SCAA: Student Center for Academic Achievement
  • Third Floor Core
  • Resources include:
    • Online Tutoring/Zoom Tutoring Sessions
    • In-Person appointments tutoring (BayAdvisor)
    • Drop in tutoring sessions
    • OWL Writing Lab
    • Group Study/Supplemental Instruction

The SCAA is really the best place to go if you need help with almost anything to do with your classes. Papers, tutors, group study, or last minute-tutoring needs. You name it and the SCAA has it. Please, we beg of you 🙏 , check out the SCAA if you're struggling before your final! See here for a list of their supported subjects.

• The Learning Commons
  • First Floor Core
  • Resources include:
    • Technology Support (Blackboard/Canvas, Horizon, MyCSUEB) for school websites
    • Assistive Technology
    • Printing (Additional Printing/Scanning for quick access/help)
    • Loaner Laptop Program & Technology For Checkout !
    • And much, much more. Like, a lot more.

The Learning Commons can help you with all things technological! They work hard to provide accessible technology resources to students, faculty, and staff. They are the place to go if you have any tech issues with an assignment, your device, or your internet connection. Don't miss that zoom meeting, come to the learning commons!

• Family Friendly Room & Lactation Room
  • First Floor Core Room 1-1 (Family Friendly), Room 144 (Lactation Room)
  • Resources include:
    • Private space for lactation
    • A separate room space to sit/study with children
    • Children's play toys/blocks & child size seating
    • Adult size table & chairs provided

The Core wanted to provide a space for our students who are also parents, and have to fulfill both roles at the same time. In the family room, feel free to relax, do some homework, or go to a zoom class while your children play! The lactation room is open if you would prefer privacy. You go parents/caretakers!

• Furniture and Room Spaces
  • All spaces in the Core
  • Including
    • Comfortable plush benches & chairs
    • Charging stations and outlets (That 1% will not last forever 🤨 )
    • Study Rooms! Reserve online two weeks ahead
    • Free to use computers!
    • Cubicles
    • Tables perfect for partner or group work!

Everyone always seems to find themselves tucked away in a little nook in this library. Whether it's on a soft lounge chair, a small cubicle, a nap on a couch, or in a study room with a friend. We all go to the Core for comfort, focus, and connections! Please enjoy our Core spaces for whatever YOU need ❤.

• Meditation Room:
  • Third Floor Core, Room 329
  • Including
    • Foot Washing Station
    • Chairs
    • Large Space
    • Mats

The meditation room is one of the Core's best features in our opinion. Whether you need a quiet and clean space to pray, you want to participate in some daily meditation to refocus your mind, or you just want to relax and quiet down after a really tough day. The meditation room is here and available for everyone to use. Stay mindful, quiet, and respectful 😊 .

Student Ambassador Projects

Student Ambassadors at the CSUEB library create a healthy amount of resources for students, faculty, and staff to use. A lot of these resources/projects are worthwhile to check out and may end up helping you finish this semester strong. We are students like you, so we have first hand experiences like struggling to write the paper, fighting procrastination, and trying to find books to help with our research. We also love our community. We want to engage, celebrate, and educate each other about our neighbors and community members. That's why we work hard to provide you with our best work!

• Zine: Fall 2022 Library Zine
  • Link to Zine Video!
  • Also find the Zine at the information desk and the community table on the first floor of the Core
  • Carla Coronado Rodriguez

This Zine has everything you need to know about the Core building! It was introduced with the opening of the Core, and should therefore be reintroduced as one of our first projects with our new building.

• Adobe Express: Filipinx Heritage Month & In Person Display in Collaboration with PASA
  • Adriana Contreras, Joanne Cabanlit
  • Link to Adobe Webpage

October was FlipinX Heritage Month, and you'll notice if you walk into the Core that we have a large glass display with many archive and other materials that support, educate, and celebrate Filipinx culture and heritage. This adobe page is a virtual representation of that display with even more resources found online to celebrate Filipinx heritage month.

• Youtube Tutorial: Finding Free Textbooks in the Course Reserves
  • Trix Welch
  • Link

Textbooks are extremely important in a college education. However, they are not friends with our bank accounts. That's why for certain classes, faculty collaborate with the library to provide Course Reserves in order to get information from your class textbooks for free. This is such an important resource, please check out this video to learn how to find and reserve them!

• Youtube Tutorial: How to Book Research Consultations with Libraries
  • Link to Youtube Video
  • Joanne Cabanlit

Our librarians are one of the best resources the Core can provide you with. One on one consultations can be a game changer when it comes to any type of research project. Make an appointment now and learn about other resources to help you with this wonderful youtube video!

• Paper Flier: How to Print at CSUEB
  • Faith Neuberger
  • 

Printing at the library, and across the CSUEB campus, can be a bit confusing at times. By a bit, we mean more like finding a needle in a haystack if you're starting with no prior knowledge/experience. This flier can be found at the information desk, on our community bulletin board, and next to all of the printers in the core. In addition, this PDF version has been shared for those who would like a virtual copy instead to save the trees! 🌲

• Adobe Express: Student Stress Busters (Past 2022 Spring Semester)
  • Marlene Paiz, Adriana Contreres, Kate Pham (Librarian)
  • Link to Webpage
  • Includes:
    • Book recommendations
    • Games
    • Relaxation techniques
    • Motivation techniques
    • And more!

This Adobe Web Page is a stress toolkit created by some amazing ambassadors who know the struggles are REAL in college! They've put together a good selection of resources to help reduce or cope with stress, especially as finals are right around the corner. A lot of these resources are provided by the CORE and are free to use! Do some self-care and treat yourself with these options!

Hello CSUEB students!

Welcome to the Student Takeover Blog! Where every once in a while, student library ambassadors get to write directly to you, the students, on the library news page. This includes events or resources you might enjoy or benefit from at the Library.

Who are Student Library Ambassadors? We are a team of students dedicated to community engagement, creating resources to benefit students/staff/faculty, and supporting those with questions or concerns at our lovely information desk on the first floor of the Core. That's only a fraction of the type of projects we work on here at the library, but it's enough to give you an idea about the people writing to you now!

Here’s the deal, it's almost the end of the semester and we know you're feeling the pressure of finals, deadlines, and all that coffee sitting at the bottom of your stomach😅. Let us help you! We're giving you this one stop shop with all of the Core library resources that can help you make your way to the end of the fall semester.

Events & Activities Core/SCAA

Here is a list of events that the Library is hosting up until the end of the semester. These events are for your benefit, so please take advantage of them. They provide things like information that will help you, opportunities to meet people, a time to relax during your day, and of course a lot of these events include ✨free stuff ✨ especially free information! A feature we all know and love so please come by!

(In order by Dates/Times)

• MLA In 30 Minutes or Less! Gr Keer
• Tuesday from 12:15-1:15pm, 11/15/22
• In-Person at the Core 338 Quail Room, or online

Citing your sources correctly may be one of the biggest pet peeves students have. If you have an MLA paper or final coming up soon, attend this workshop and make sure your work is in great shape.

• Motivation & Goal-Setting/ Finding Focus: SCAA
• Wednesday from 12:15pm 1:15pm, 11/16/22
• Online

Believe us, you're not alone in the procrastination or burnout game. School is really, really hard! Nevermind school + work + extracurriculars! In this workshop, you'll be discussing ways to find focus and make goals for yourself. How can you move from the couch to your computer? We don't really know🤭, but hopefully you'll figure it out if you attend this workshop!

• Let's Talk About Graphic Novels!: Lee Adams
• Thursday from 4pm-5pm, 11/17/22
• Online

This is one, in a series of workshops called "Burnout Busters." Engaging in activities that aren't school related can help you relax, free yourself from stress, and become more motivated to finish that assignment you were dreading to work on! Especially if you're a comic book lover or admirer.

• Need help quoting, citing, finding articles, or writing your paper? Drop in! Librarians & Writing Tutors
• Tuesday from 12:15pm-1:15pm, 11/29/22
• Online

This in person drop-in time is a good event if you have an upcoming paper that you need feedback on…really soon! Take advantage of this one-on-one consultation with an expert!

• The Librarian is In the Fishbowl: Daisy Muralles
• Tuesday from 2pm-4pm, 11/29/22
• CORE 338 (California Quail Room)

These events are designed to help students on projects or papers in person. This is a useful resource for assignments that you may need to do for your final!

• Manifestation Vision Boards: Brittany Butler
• Thursday 12:15pm-1:15pm,12/1/22
• Core 176 Innovation Hub

It's the end of the semester, come manifest your success and achievements for your upcoming finals and more 💅 ! Art supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring any you'd like to spice up your board.