Research Help

The Library can help you with your research! You can Ask a Librarian for help or help yourself through the CoastlineLIBRARY YouTube channel, the Library Workshops in Canvas, or the links below.

Citation Help

• MLA and APA Style - Purdue University Online Writing Lab
  • VIDEO: Purdue OWL- APA formatting - the basics (4:47)
  • VIDEO: Purdue OWL- MLA formatting - the basics (3:00)

Plagiarism Help

• Take the Avoiding Plagiarism Library Workshop at Coastline!

• Avoiding Plagiarism Library Workshop Directions for self-enrollment:

  • Click this link to Self-enroll in the CCCNB Library Workshops. It helps to click this link if you are already logged into Canvas. The Library Workshop will show up as a course.

  • Follow the directions in the Library Workshop and complete all five sections of the workshop with 80% or higher to earn a Certificate of Completion by your class deadline. The whole workshop should take about an hour to complete.

  • QUESTIONS? Contact the Coastline Library at library@coastline.edu or call / text 714.696.1573

Turnitin Video Tutorials:

• VIDEO: Tutorial Students submit a paper to Turnitin and viewing originality report
• VIDEO: Tutorial Faculty creating a Turnitin assignment in Canvas

Research Help

CoastlineLibrary on YouTube

• Evaluating Websites - Kathy Schrock’s The 5 W’s of website evaluation
• Picking a topic - Coastline Librarian Cheryl Stewart

Libraries in Orange County for Coastline Students

Coastline students with a current student ID may use the general library collections (not textbooks) at the following Community College Libraries in Orange County:

• Cypress College Library
• Fullerton College Library
• Golden West College Library
• Orange Coast College Library

Students may also use the Library at Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) with a current student ID.

Orange County Public Library has 33 branch libraries across Orange County that students can use to study, check out books, use computers, print and more!

VIDEO: What's the difference between Academic and Public Libraries?

eBook Collections: FREE

(Remember you have access to ebooks, journals, magazines, and newspapers through the Coastline Library eBooks & Article Databases if you are a Coastline student or employee.)

• Google Books is a search engine that allows you to browse for books online for electronic viewing, purchase, or to find in a nearby library.
  • VIDEO: How to use Google Books for Research(5:23)
• Open Educational Resources (OER) Textbooks A list of openly licensed textbooks.
• Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books
  • VIDEO: Tutorial - Project Gutenberg

Office 365 for Students

Congratulations! As a student at Coastline Community College you are entitled to a free subscription to Office 365. Share and co-edit your schoolwork using Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote in real time—anywhere, any time, on any device. With 1 TB of OneDrive storage, you can keep all your work online for easy access. As an added benefit, you may install Office 2016 on your personal computer (Mac and Windows) and mobile device (iOS and Android) to work locally or when you are disconnected from the internet. You can install Office on as many as 5 devices.

To access Office 365 go to the Microsoft Online website. Enter your college-issued email address (e.g. jdoe1@student.cccd.edu) and password.

For password assistance, please contact the Coast District IT Service Desk at 714.438.8111 or itservicedesk@cccd.edu

Contact

Email: library@coastline.edu
Phone / Text: 714-696-1573
Extended Hours: 714-696-1573