Web Guide for New Administration.

The State Library Resource Center at Pratt Library just launched a new comprehensive web guide providing information on President-elect Obama as well as up-to-the-minute news on the inauguration.

When is the Library Open?

We are open our regular times through exam week. But the times they are a-changin'!

From December 15 - 23 we will be open:
Monday - Friday 8:30-4:30

We will be closed from December 24 - January 4.

Then January 5 - February 1 we will be open:
Monday - Thursday 8:30-7:30
Friday 8:30-4:30

LexisNexis Academic database - try it out!

LexisNexis Academic is one of the most widely-used databases in academia.

You can access over 6,000 news, business, and legal sources. The outstanding news coverage includes deep backfiles and up-to-the-minute stories in national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources. Use the included Company Dossier module to retrieve detailed company information and financial performance measures or identify and compare companies matching specific criteria. This product also provides access to the renowned Shepard's Citations® service for all federal and states court cases back to 1789.

CCBC Library is considering the purchase of this product to replace some of our other databases. Please try it out and tell us what you think.

Essex Campus & Library Phones

This weekend, October 17-19, the IT department will be performing the Essex Campus telephone system upgrade. Telephone service on the Essex campus will not be available during the hardware upgrade of the telephone switch, Friday from 6 p.m. through 8 a.m. Saturday morning.

After 8 a.m. Saturday, Essex telephone service will be available with intermittent outages.

Forgot your password for library databases?

You can access all your favorite library research databases from home or anywhere off campus as long as you use your CCBC ID number and create a password.

Forgot your password? We will email you instructions on how to reset your password (usually your CCBC email address.)

Need to use a computer?

The Library has many, many computers to use all carrying Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint & Excel.

You can also check your email or other applications. Printing is available for .10 per page.

Network outages scheduled! Plan accordingly.

The CCBC Library's computer network will be out of service at the following times:

• 9/19/08 Friday, between 6:00 pm and 2:00 am
• 9/21/08 Sunday, between 8:00 pm and 12:00 am

Our catalog, databases, and other services will be largely unavailable during those times.