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Fall 2008

I. Welcome Instruction Librarian Jill Okamura!

Jill T. Okamura received her B.A. in English from UCLA and then continued her studies at the university, earning her M.L.I.S. before transferring to CSU Dominguez Hills, where she earned her Single Subject Teaching Credential in English. She spent time as an eighth-grade English Teacher in Wilmington, before accepting adjunct librarian positions at Fullerton, Cypress, Orange Coast, and Golden West Colleges. Okamura has also worked at the Leisure World library and tutored K-12 students in English and SAT preparation. She recently celebrated her one-year anniversary with her husband Dean and has developed an addiction to power yoga!

II. James Duran: the voice of Willy T.!

After an intensive audition process, Circulation Library Assistant James Duran is now the voice of Willy T., the Library's student avatar. Look for new episodes of this animated series, as Willy T. takes adventures throughout the library. Where in the Archives is Willy T. Promo.

III. The Gale Virtual Reference Collection is here!

A comprehensive collection of encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries and other reference tools. Off-campus access available. For more information, contact librarian@fullcoll.edu.

IV. The McNaughton Popular Reading program is HERE!

All the Bestsellers!  Fiction and Non-Fiction!  Check them out and curl up with one! Where?  FC Library.  Look for them next to Computer Commons.

V. The FC Online Historical Photograph Collection

The Fullerton College Library selected images from the archives historical collection that vividly illustrate the societal changes that have occurred during the college’s existence. Two hundred of those images have been digitized and are now available from Califa Digital Collections.

VI. Online Research Through the FC Library

Looking for articles on a particular subject? The library provides Fullerton College students, staff, and Friends with the opportunity to conduct online searches for newspaper, magazine, journal articles and much more. Authorized users have the convenience of being able to access these database resources on-campus or off-campus. Users may enter the periodical databases by clicking on the Databases button on the library’s website. For off-campus access, please request the password sheet from the library Reference Desk.

Last update: October 7, 2010