Research Guides: SCC Library Instruction News: Spring 2025

Information Literacy Instruction: Partner with library faculty

SCC Library offers Information Literacy* instruction tailored to your class

College librarians are happy to partner with you to support students' development of critical thinking and lifelong learning about information. To learn more, contact the liaison librarian to your discipline or use the library's online instruction request form.

*Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
Learn more about pathways for exploring information literacy throughout students' higher education experience and beyond.

Reserve Textbooks Reminder

Request reserve textbooks for Spring or next year.

Contact librarians to discuss placing your textbooks or other course materials on reserve in the library. This service provides critical support for many students.

It takes us a while to fund, order, and process books, especially textbooks, so contact library staff ASAP.

GenAI workshops: All are welcome

Librarian Greg Bem will be teaching two GenAI workshops this Spring.

Audience: All are welcome
Mode: Workshops are hybrid. Students & employees may attend in-person in the SCC Library classroom or online in Teams.
Access: Register in advance. All participants will be sent a recording after the workshop is over.

Register for workshops

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Intro to Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

Join this event to get the low-down on GenAI technology and how it's impacting our world! This interactive session is for people who are new to GenAI technology, or new to critically thinking about it!

Wednesday, 4/30/25, 9:30am-10:20am

Generative AI Image Literacy

This session will explore the landscape of AI image generation with a focus on developing skills to identify AI generated images. Through activity and discussion, attendees will practice identifying AI generated images and explore popular image generation models and integrations. Ethical considerations, including citation and attribution for using AI generated images in academic and professional capacities, will also be discussed.

Wednesday, 5/7/25, 9:30am-10:20am

Spring AI Workshops: Printable flier (2025)

2 Database Trials: Statista & HeinOnline

📚 Your feedback needed 📚

For a limited time, librarians are running trials of two exciting research databases. Your input will help us decide whether or not to add them to the permanent collection. All are welcome to explore the databases and share your feedback before the trial period ends.

Feedback Form

trial access

Statista is a leading statistics portal offering access to over 1 million statistics, infographics, and reports across industries, topics, and countries. It's a great tool for data-driven research, business planning, and presentations.

📅 Trial end date: June 6, 2025
About Statista

trial access

HeinOnline is a premier online research platform that provides more than 100 million pages of multidisciplinary periodicals, U.S. congressional documents, historical government records, and legal research. Ideal for students in legal studies, history, political science, and more.