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SCC Library - Year in Review: 2022-2023

An overview of how our library services were there for you over the academic school year.

What Our Students Say About Library Instruction

This session gave me a lot of confidence of how to use the library and the information and resources in the library
Easy to follow and useful information
They were very informative and explained everything well. Also answered any questions I had.
I feel that the library has offered several opportunities and support that will allow me to succeed.
She was very knowledgeable and provided great information.
I like to know that there are people in the library that are here to help me out iwth my research papers!
I like how they make it easy to do research.
It was fun and I learned a lot and did not feel bored
It was a really interesting and useful lesson. I learned a lot of new information fo rme.
I feel more confident using library sources.
The librarian was clearly very knowledgeable on not only the website but also where students tend to struggle and how to fix it.
Learning about the library was really helpful itself. I have been here for two semesters and would not have found this info on my own.

Top Checkouts

1984 by George Orwell
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Touched With Fire by Kay Redfield Jamison
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
John Hughes and Eighties Cinema by Thomas A. Christie
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Richard Wilkinson
In the Devil's Snare by Mary Beth Norton

By the Numbers

SCC Library - By the Numbers
3,097 Reference Questions Answered
21,213 Library Catalog Searches
2,608 Study Rooms Checked Out
3,200 eBooks accessed, 6,356 items circulated
1,861 Students Taught in Library Instruction Sessions

Electronic Resources: An Overview

Top Database Used - Academic Search Premier
138,893 Articles Accessed Using Library Databases
21,451 Research Guide Visits
93% - Average Score on Library Tutorial
17,708 New York Times articles read through our subscription service
9,853 Wall Street Journal articles read through our subscription service