COMM 111 Curammeng: Find Sources

Getting a book from the PCC Library

  • Enter a search in the PCC Library search box. 
  • If the book you want has a linked message starting with Available at..., and the book is available on your home campus, write down the location and call number.

  • If the book is available from another campus, click on the "Request" button in the "Get It" section, (NOTE: You will need to login with your MyPCC username and password after clicking the blue "Sign in" button to see the "Request" button), and specify the campus to which you'd like the book to be sent.

Screenshot of blue "Request" button in "Get it" section of library record.

  • If the book is not available from PCC, you can order it using the "Get it" buttons to request a physical copy or digital chapters from the book (located in the "Get it from other locations" section). Learn more about requesting library materials.

Blue "Get it" buttons for requesting physical and digital copies of books in a library record.

PCC Library Search

books

Use the search box below to find books, videos, articles and more. Click on the tab on the left (PCC Library & Summit) to search for books and videos. Click on the Articles tab on the right to search for newspaper, magazine, and academic journal articles available through the library.

Census/Population Data

Looking for Local Portland/Oregon Info?

I highly recommend checking out the Portland Metro and Oregon Research Guide, designed to help students doing local research projects about local issues by providing data, government resources, and local news sources related to metro Portland and Oregon. 

Portland, OR and Mount Hood from Pittock Mansion
Portland, OR and Mount Hood from Pittock Mansion from the Wikimedia Commons.

Library Article Databases

The library has over 100 databases in addition to the two searched in the Library Article Search to your left. Search the suggested databases below to find articles to support your speech. You will find published newspaper, magazine, and academic (scholarly peer-reviewed) journal articles in these databases.

Video: Finding Articles through the PCC Library

Video: Reading a Search Results Page from a Library Database

Library databases are great places to find published articles, but the results pages can be confusing, so this video will give you some tips to help you find useful results.