LIBR 100 Summer 2009

LIBR 100 online website will be available beginning 8am on June 22nd.

Enrolled students should go to the website at http://smccd.mrooms.net/course/view.php?id=20379.

Enrolled students should also check your CSM school email account for the introductory class email. If you've never checked your school email account, you can find more information about that account at http://my.smccd.edu .
Students on the waitlist will be added to the class on June 22.

Summer 2009 Hours

The library will re-open June 22, 2009 - the first day of Summer Session 2009. Library services such as course reserves, study space and reference services will be available. Library faculty will also return that day and will be available for office hours by appointment.


June 22 - August 2, 2009
Open Monday - Thursday 9am-7pm
Closed Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays

August 3-14, 2009
Open Monday - Thursday 2pm-7pm
Closed Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays

Stay tuned for Library events in Fall 2009

CSM Library will be participating in the county-wide reading initiative - One Book One Community (OBOC). The reading selection for Fall 2009 is The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Divakaruni.

Dr. Divakaruni will be speaking at the College of San Mateo Theatre at 11 am on Friday, October 2, 2009. Check back over the summer to see more events related to OBOC that will take place at CSM and at libraries throughout San Mateo County.

Library Studies Fall 2009 - register now!

LIBR 100 Introduction to Library Research will be offered twice in Fall 2009. Each one (1) unit section will last for 8 weeks. LIBR 100 is transferable to both CSU and UC campuses. It also satisfies the Basic Information Competency Graduation Requirement at San Francisco State University.

LIBR 100 CRN 91678
Tuesdays and Thursdays -August 20 - October 13, 2009 (8 weeks)
Library Classroom

LIBR 100 CRN 92304
Tuesdays and Thursdays - October 15 - December 10, 2009 (8 weeks)
Library Classroom

Library Hours for Finals Week

The Library is open extended hours for finals week. Students will find quiet places to study in the library as well as access to computers for writing papers.

Reference librarians are available to help students who may need help finding appropriate sources for research paper and presentation. Librarians can also help when you're trying to get your "Work Cited" pages written. CSM Library subscribes to Noodlebib, a citation generator that can help you organize your sources and craft citations in MLA, APA and Chicago styles. Check out the Citation Resource section of the Library website.

Birth of a Blog

This blog was created by CSM Library as a way to keep everyone posted on any news and events happening here in Building 9 (library home) and within the campus as a whole.