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07/07/2025
profile-icon Evan Schmoll
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Promotional graphic for Saddleback Educational Publishing’s Illustrated Classics series. The image features bold text reading “NEW!!” at the top, followed by a description highlighting the series as ideal for English language learners and emerging re

The library is pleased to announce the addition of Saddleback Educational Publishing's Illustrated Classics! These captivating graphic novels bring timeless stories to life with vibrant illustrations and accessible storytelling. This series is perfect for English Language Learners and Emerging Readers. At just 64 pages, they are designed for quick, enjoyable reading, while still featuring key phrases and memorable quotations from the original classics. Currently, there are 25 titles to choose from, including The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Treasure Island, and The Three Musketeers. Check one out today; you can find them on the YA shelf near the Graphic Novels.

06/27/2025
profile-icon Angela Davis
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Twice a year, Films on Demand (library database) removes titles that have been discontinued. Titles are removed because producers have lost rights to distribute a title or have found the material to be out of date. 

Films on Demand Homepage

ATTENTION INSTRUCTORS! If you have links to any Films on Demand content in your Moodle course(s), please check the list below to see if your film has been discontinued. Titles will be removed from the collection on or about June 30, 2025. The library has no way of knowing who has linked to films, so it is up to you to check its status.

If you have any questions, or you find that a video you use has been discontinued, but you still want to use it, please contact Leigh Russell, Library Director (lmrussell086@my.pittcc.edu) or Angela Davis, Librarian (asdavis688@my.pittcc.edu). We will help you figure out if the film is available from an altnerate source or help you find a possible replacement. 

NOTE: The Films on Demand database is provided by NC LIVE. It is not a product purchased by PCC Library.

 

06/06/2025
profile-icon Angela Davis
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New titles are in full bloom!

There are so many new books and magazines to choose from right now! We have a fresh batch of print books that have just hit the shelves along with several new additions to Flipster (TIME, Newsweek, Reader's Digest, etc.). Not to mention that Dogwood Digital is constantly growing with new fiction, non-fiction, comics, graphic novels, and even test prep and study guides. 

The only problem is that there aren't but so many hours in a day. Head on over to our What's New guide to get all the details.

Happy Reading!

05/01/2025
profile-icon Angela Davis

May the 4th Be with You! 

Star Wars Comics Covers

To our Star Wars fans, we wish you a happy Star Wars day (May 4th). The ComicsPlus database includes many Star Wars stories both new and old. 

Speaking of things that are new… see What's New at the library for May!

 
04/29/2025
profile-icon Angela Davis

The Pitt County Schools Early College High School Battle of the Books (HBOB) team is building quite the legacy. Each year, these very busy students somehow find the time to read multiple books in order to compete against the the other high schools across Pitt County. It's like trivia, but all the questions come from a list of 16 books! Students must be familiar with the books and have the titles and authors memorized. This year's team came in third place. This was no easy task, and we are very proud of their hard work and dedication! Reading for the next competition (that takes place each spring) begins as soon as the previous competition is done. You can visit our HBOB page for the current reading list. Keep up the good work! Go Wolves!

Early College HBOB Team Members

The ECHS 2024-2025 HBOB team placed 3rd in competition on March 31st, 2025, at South Central HS. Pictured are Brianna Barnes, Austin Ju, Phoenyx Leaks, Gabriela Washington, Anna Cauthon, Celia Bansah, Jamaria Barrow, Victoria Wright, and Amanda Diaz. Coaches (not pictured) were Evan Schmoll (PCC Library), Natasha Martin (ECHS), and Angela Davis (PCC Library). 

04/17/2025
profile-icon Angela Davis

PubMed is a free web-based interface for searching MEDLINE, which is the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) premier bibliographic database that contains millions of references to journal articles in life sciences, with a concentration on biomedicine.

PubMed Search Screenshot
  • PubMed searches across several resources: MEDLINE, PubMed Central (PMC), and Bookshelf.
  • You can go directly to PubMed online, find it on our database list, and on some of our research guides. 
  • If an article is not available in fulltext from PubMed, PCC Library may have the article in one of our databases, or you can request an article through our interlibrary loan service.

Check out these PubMed tutorials…

Did you know…?

You can see all of PCC library’s health resources on one page. Need help searching? Ask us!

04/16/2025
profile-icon Angela Davis

You have access to many online practice tests and study guides to help you prepare for allied health and nursing exams.

Screenshot of LearningExpress Library. Search by keyword or switch to PrepSTEP College.

PrepSTEP*

You can access both LearningExpress Library and PrepSTEP College from the same interface. 

There are study guides and practice tests for:

  • ATI TEAS
  • Nursing: NCLEX-RN, Nursing Assistant/Nurse Aide Certification, NCLEX-PN, etc.
  • Dental Assisting
  • Medical Assistant Certification
  • Occupational Therapy Assistant Certification (COTA)
  • Radiologic Technologist Certification
  • Respiratory Therapist Certification (TMC)
  • Surgical Technologist Certification
  • EMT Certification
  • Paramedic Certification (NRP)

If you need to brush up on basic math and reading skills, basic computer skills, workplace skills, and more, PrepSTEP and LearningExpress Library have got you covered! 

*Online Access: PCC students and staff should use their myPittCC login credentials. Community library card holders can get a username/password from a librarian. 

 

How to Access PrepSTEP

Provides access to both LearningExpress and PrepSTEP. Includes practice for the TEAS test, ACT, SAT, NCLEX-RN, licensing exams, developmental math and reading skills, basic computer skills, workplace skills, and more. Getting to PrepSTEP content . . .

  1. From the LearningExpress Library homepage, click the menu icon (which they call Product Launcher). 
  2. Click PrepSTEP College.
  3. If the page is stuck on “Loading,” try refreshing the page or clearing the browser cache. 
 

 

04/15/2025
profile-icon Angela Davis
New this spring

Below are just a few of the new things that are now available. Check out our What's New guide for more details on what is new for Spring 2025!

Print Books

Cover ArtWe Do Not Part by Han Kang

Call Number: F Han
Tells the story of a friendship between two women while powerfully reckoning with a hidden chapter in Korean history…


 

Cover ArtThe Death of Truth by Steven Brill

Call Number: HM 851 .B75 2024
How did we become a world where facts - shared truths - have lost their power to hold us together as a community, as a country, globally? How have we allowed the proliferation of alternative facts, hoaxes, even conspiracy theories, to destroy our trust in institutions, leaders, and legitimate experts…
 

Cover ArtOriginal Sins: The (Mis)Education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing

Call Number: LC 212.2 .E95 2025
Why don't our schools work? Ewing tackles this question from a new angle- what if they're actually doing what they were built to do? She argues that instead of being the great equalizer, America's classrooms were designed to do the opposite - to maintain our inequalities…
 

E-Books & Audiobooks in Dogwood Digital

 

Cover ArtAtomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum

Dogwood Digital: Audiobook
In 1986, nuclear scientist Anna Berkova is asleep in her bed in the Soviet Union when Chernobyl's reactor melts down. The energy surge accidentally sends her through time…


 

Cover ArtEveryone Dies Famous in a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

Dogwood Digital: eBook & Audiobook
In this book, the impact of wildfire, a wayward priest, or a mysterious disappearance ricochet across communities, threading through stories. Here, ordinary actions such as ice skating or going to church reveal hidden truths…
 
 
 
Want more?  Titles new and old are constantly being added to Dogwood Digital by community college libraries all over the state. Learn how to access Dogwood Digital.
01/06/2025
profile-icon Angela Davis

Welcome back from the holiday break! We have a few new things to share . . .

Happy New Year Banner
  • There are new print graphic novels, YA fiction, and nonfiction books about A.I., as well as many new additions to Dogwood Digital, ComicsPlus, and Flipster.
  • An additional large study room is now available for booking on the 2nd floor (Room 214).
  • The VR room has been relocated to 219.
  • NC LIVE has provided access to a new database that provides primary sources related to the Indigenous Peoples of North America.

Get the details on our What's New for January 2025 page.

New Collection Development Librarian! 

  • Evan Schmoll is not new to us, but her role in the Library has changed! She is now in charge of acquiring and cataloging new materials for the Library. She will still be your primary contact person for setting up Library instruction (for now). Please congratulate Evan on her new role!
11/22/2024
profile-icon Angela Davis

Update: PCC Library DOES NOT CURRENTLY have a print subscription to The Chronicle of Higher Education (as of November 2024). 

Access Online via Library Databases

Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) and Opposing Viewpoints (Gale) include access to full-text articles from the Chronicle of Higher Education between 1999, and the present. However, there is a publisher imposed 30-day embargo on adding full text to these databases, so you will not be able to access the most recent issues.

Use Academic Search Complete

Quick Link: Go directly to the Academic Search Complete Chronicle of Higher Ed. Publication page (view by year, volume, issue, etc.).

Step-by-step instructions for getting to the publication page:

  • Go to the PCC Library homepage (opens in a new window).
  • Click Databases.
  • Click the letter "A" then choose Academic Search Complete. You will be prompted to login with your myPittCC username and password.
  • Once the database is open, click Publications in the top navigation bar.

  • Skip the top search box on the next page. Look for the text box in the Publications section.
  • Type Chronicle of Higher Education in the search box.
  • If not already selected, click the radial button next to Alphabetical
  • Click Browse.

  • Click the link for Chronicle of Higher Education. 

  • From this next page, you can choose to view articles by year, issue, etc. 
  • There is also a Search within this Publication link that will allow you to search by keyword.
  • The Full Text section lets you know what dates are available as full text and whether or not there are any publisher embargoes.

 

Use Opposing Viewpoints

Quick Link: Go directly to the Opposing Viewpoints Chronicle of Higher Education Publication Page (view by year, volume, issue, etc.).

Step-by-step instructions for getting to the publication page:

  • Go to the PCC Library homepage (opens in a new window).
  • Click Databases.
  • Click the letter "O" then choose Opposing Viewpoints. You will be prompted to enter your myPittCC username and password.
  • Click Advanced Search.
  • Click Publication Search.
  • In the search box, start typing: The Chronicle of Higher Education. Click the title when you see it appear in the drop-down menu, or continue typing the complete title in the Publication Search box.
  • Click Search.

  • Click the link for The Chronicle of Higher Education.
  • Click the drop-down menu to view issues from a particular year.
  • Use the Search Within Publication box to search for articles on a topic.

 

If you can't find the article that you need, or you are having trouble navigating the database, please do not hesitate to ask a librarian.

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