Welcome to Palomar's Library at the Escondido Center We look forward to
helping you meet your academic goals for Spring Semester 2012.
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We Can Help with your Citation Needs!
As you are assigned research projects this semester start off right by using
Easy Bib. This citation tool helps you keep track your
work as you review various
research sources!
To access the subscription version of EasyBib you must
enter through the Research Help page
of the Library’s website.
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Ever heard of the immortal cells, the
HeLa cell line?
Did you know that the Escondido Center's EJA library owns a copy of
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks? The book is a countywide 'Common Read'
to explore the intersections of science, ethics, medicine, race and
human rights as part of “The Henrietta Lacks Project: A Community
Exploration of Science, Ethics and Diversity.” Throughout the 2011/2012
academic year partners in the project are hosting events to discuss
issues explored by Rebecca Skloot in her best
selling non-fiction work about Mrs. Lacks.
Ms. Skloot
spoke at The Center for Ethics in Science and Technology on November 2nd.
Additional project events
include 'A Conversation with David "Sonny" Lacks" (Henrietta's son), a panel discussion "Is Henrietta Lacks Really Immortal? Religious Perspectives" and lectures on the scientific significance
of HeLa cells.
Although the library did not remodel this summer we did rearrange our
collection. In response to user feedback we have created some new shelving areas.
Our copies of DVDs and videos of feature films (those usually shown in
movie theatres) are now housed just to the left of the library entrance on a
shelf labeled Popular Films. We have also
shifted our children's books to make them more readily accessible. Look for
the child sized rocking chair in the middle of the room (where the atlas
case previously stood). A Children's Books banner will soon
hang above these shelves .
Our popular film collection supports the teaching of classes in Humanities,
English, Film and many other disciplines that examine popular culture.
Because there is a
Child Development Center at Palomar's Escondido location we provide
books, periodicals and other resources to support the Child
Development program. These materials are also helpful for our student parents
who appreciate being able to
select materials for their toddlers and school age children after studying.
Stop by to see these changes to our collections and space.
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Escondido Students give a Shout out to the Library!
We asked some repeat library users what they like best about the
Library at
the Escondido Center campus.
The Escondido Center campus library is named in honor of
Valley Center dairy farmer Ernest J. Allen. Thanks to a bequest from
Mr. Allen the Palomar College Library built its first 'branch', the
Ernest J. Allen Library (EJA), which opened September 22, 1997. To
further honor our benefactor the library maintains a collection of
dairy memorabilia, including a few items from the Allen dairy. The
Palomar College Foundation currently
administers investments made with the remainder of Mr. Allen's
financial gift. Interest accrued on the funds remains available to
further enhance library services to students at the Escondido
Center.
