SCC Library has magazines, trade publications and other periodicals which students may borrow. Many are also available online in SCC Library databases Associates Programs Source Plus, Academic Search Complete, and ProQuest.
Print periodicals in the library:
Examples of periodicals in Associates Programs Source Plus:
Examples of periodicals in ProQuest:
Search in library databases for articles on topics of your choice.
Search tips:
KEYWORDS: Use keywords in your searching. Select words you predict will appear in an article title or description.
PHRASES: Use phrase searching for a phrase of two words or more. Enclose a phrase in quotation marks.
TRUNCATION: Truncate search terms using and asterisk. The search term: fabricat* will retrieve instances of any word starting with f-a-b-r-i-c-a-t, like fabricate, fabricator, fabricating, etc.
BOOLEAN OPERATORS: Combine multiple search concepts using Boolean terms: AND, OR, NOT
Example searches:
"tig welding"
"laser welding"
"brazing alloys"
"arc welding" and trends
welding and women
welding and career*
"employee retention"
"employee morale" and welding
Use the library Search to find books on specific subjects. You'll find print books and some ebooks.
Your SCC Library has books on these subjects and more:
Reference books include:
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) is an SCC Library database (accessible from home with SID). Here are just a few eBook titles you will find in our SCC Library Catalog and in this database: