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With Adobe® Digital Editions you can download ebooks from ebrary and netlibrary (Ebsco ebook collections), and saved pdfs from PsycBOOKS and ATLA Monographs to read later without needing an Internet connection. 

About Adobe® Digital Editions 

Adobe® Digital Editions software offers an engaging way to view and manage eBooks and other digital publications. Use it to download and purchase digital content, which can be read both online and offline. Transfer copy-protected eBooks from your personal computer to other computers or devices. Organize your eBooks into a custom library and annotate pages. Digital Editions also supports industry-standard eBook formats, including PDF/A and EPUB.

Installing Adobe® Digital Editions

Click on Download Now and follow the directions. After installation, the Setup Assistant wizard prompts you to activate Adobe Digital Editions (you must be online during this process). During activation, you have the option to authorize your computer with an Adobe ID. If you don't have an Adobe ID, creating one is free and only takes a minute. The Adobe ID enables you to transfer items protected by digital rights management (DRM) between up to 6 computers or devices and restore them after a data loss or system reinstallation.   Return to Activation Screen and enter your new Adobe ID (your email address) and password.  Visit the Adobe® Digital Editions online library to browse and download free sample items including complete books as well as preview chapters from leading publishers.

Directions for Downloading E-books

In ebrary, you can Download an entire document as an e-book in Adobe® Digital Editions. Check here for directions. Note: when the download dialog box opens, you will probably have to Browse your computer for Adobe® Digital Editions in order to open the ebook.

ABI/Inform Complete & Proquest Biology Journals are now available.

ABI/Inform Complete features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.

Proquest Biology Journals provides access to a wide range of biology topics including some of the most popular information resources for users in academic, government and public research environments.

To access the catalog from your mobile device, go to http://sdcclibrary.worldcat.org/m/ and you will see the libary's contact information, hours, and keyword and advanced search options.

Things you can do:

• Conduct keyword search
• Conduct advanced search
• Access library information: phone numbers, and hours

Things you cannot do:

• View your library account, fines, and items checked out
• Place and cancel holds
• Renew checked out items    
• Edit personal information
• Set or reset a password

At the beginning of each year we tend to look backwards to gain perspective on the past year's events and trends.  Barna Research Group has just posted their top six trends from 2011: 

• Changing Role of Christianity
• Downsized American Dreams
• Millennials Rethink Christianity 
• The Digital Family
• Maximizing Spiritual Change 
• Women Making it Alone

Because we have a new Library Catalog, we need you to set a new password for your library account. 

Directions:  

1. From the Library Catalog.
2. Click on Your Library Account Sign in  (upper right corner)
3. Click on Forgot your password?
4. User Name: Enter your student ID number Note: Add an additional 00 to the end.  See the number UNDER your ID’s barcode.
5. The catalog will email you (to your school email account) a link to a form that will direct you to reset your password.

If you have an problems, please contact us at the library (619) 201-8747 or by email.

Your References (APA), Works Cited (MLA), or Bibliography (Turabian) is probably the last thing you do before turning in your paper.   Are you tired of cut & pasting or dragging citations so that they are in alphabetical order?  There is an easier way.  Make Microsoft Word do all the work.

1. Highlight the text you want to sort
2. In the Paragraph box on the Home tab, click on the A/Z (Sort) icon
3. In the Sort Text dialog box, select Sort by: Paragraphs and Type: Text
4. Ascending order (A-Z) and OK

That should do it.  If you see problems, Undo the sort and look for formatting errors. Use the Show/Hide icon (Ctl+*) to show hidden paragraph marks and other formatting symbols.

WARNING:  A paragraph mark (what happens when you hit ENTER) will tell Word that that is the end of the citation and will sort each line as a separate entry.  Using Hanging Indents to fix this.

Creating Hanging Indents.

1. In the Paragraph box on the Home tab, click on the arrow at the lower right of the box, to open the Paragraph dialog box.
2. Under Indentation, set Special to Hanging by 0.5"
3. Under Spacing, Before: 0; After: 12 pt; Line spacing: Double (MLA, APA), Single (Turabian)
4. OK