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New for May 2025

May the 4th Be with You! 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! ...

High School Battle of the Books (HBOB)

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!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). ...

What is PubMed?

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 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…PubMed Online TrainingUser GuideNLM PubMed Tutorials (YouTube Playlist) Did you know…?You can see all of PCC library’s health resources on one page. Need help searching? Ask us!...

Allied Health Exam Prep

You have access to many online practice tests and study guides to help you prepare for allied health and nursing exams.PrepSTEP*You can access both LearningExpress Library and PrepSTEP College from the same interface. There are study guides and practice tests for:ATI TEASNursing: NCLEX-RN, Nursing Assistant/Nurse Aide Certification, NCLEX-PN, etc.Dental AssistingMedical Assistant CertificationOccupational Therapy Assistant Certification (COTA)Radiologic Technologist CertificationRespiratory Therapist Certification (TMC)Surgical Technologist CertificationEMT CertificationParamedic 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 PrepSTEPPrepSTEP 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 . . .From the LearningExpress Library homepage, click the menu icon (which they call Product Launcher). Click PrepSTEP College.If the page is stuck on “Loading,” try refreshing the page or clearing the browser cache. ...

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