New Database Login and Password

Dear Faculty,

The library is currently in the process of transitioning to a new catalog (live in January) http://lifepacificcollege.worldcat.org/. With this transition, there has been a change in the authentication process. Previously, patrons would use a generic username (lifepaclib) and password (prayer) to access all of our electronic materials from off campus. This generic account is no longer operational, and patrons will now need to use their Id# and create their own unique password. The process is very simple and shouldn’t take more than a few minutes. The library has created a short (3:40 min) video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH55l6Ack4Q to help provide instruction, and demonstrate some of the new features accompanying this transition.

Potential problems

·         If you receive the following error when trying to change your password, then please contact me because your account has not been loaded, or you are using the wrong username/id#. 

·         When you setup your new password, the message will be sent to your lifepacific.edu email account. However, some of our Ignite, DCP, MASL students, as well as, some faculty members may have a different email account. Please be sure to check any and all email accounts from which you regularly receive notifications from Life.

Life Pacific College Alumni Library Mission Statement, Values, Goals, and Objectives

STATEMENT OF MISSION

            The mission of Life Pacific College Alumni Library is to create and sustain a first-class academic learning center that provides and promotes the use of information resources in support of the college mission and student goals.

LIBRARY VALUES

            Life Pacific College Alumni Library (hereafter referred to as “LPC Library” or “the Library”) holds the following values as indispensable: open access to information; stewardship of resources; effective communication with patrons; congenial service; and a safe environment.

LIBRARY GOALS/OBJECTIVES

            Each of our five values is addressed in at least one area of the four library goals and the supporting (14) objectives, which define LPC Library as an academic library:

1.                    Provide all patrons, whether residential or non-residential, with access to resources necessary to achieve their academic and professional goals. To accomplish this, the library will:

a.        Provide resources in sufficient quantity and scope to support the institution’s mission and academic programs,

b.     Provide current resources,

c.   Provide various and adequate avenues for accessing physical and electronic resources, and

d.    Ensure the library’s collection is safe-guarded from theft and damage.

2.                 Provide excellent information services. To accomplish this, the library will:

e.       Provide courteous, prompt and knowledgeable  reference services,

f.        Provide multiple streams of communication to all patrons,

g.       Maintain appropriate levels of qualified staff,

3.             Provide physical and technological environments conducive to student learning. To accomplish this, the library will:

h.         Maintain a clean, functional and safe facility,

i.          Provide furniture and equipment conducive to study,

j.        Incorporate relevant current technology,  and

k.         Provide diverse study zones to accommodate multiple study styles.

4.               Provide research support. To accomplish this, the library will:         

l.      Provide information literacy instruction in multiple environments,

m.        Work collaboratively with faculty to insure and support the incorporation of information literacy in class room instruction.

n.        Acquire scholarly materials for faculty research.

SCELC

Dear Faculty,

I want to inform you of a service which is now available to Life faculty members. As a member of the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC), we are eligible to participate in the Reciprocal Faculty Borrowing program. There are currently 36 institutions participating in this program, and Life has recently joined the group. What does this mean for you? If, during your research, you find a book or article, which is located at one of the participating institutions, you now have the ability to gain access to the item. Of course, each institution has its own set of lending policies, which may restrict access, but for the most part, you now have an avenue to access a broader array of scholarly materials.  

The borrowing program is intended for faculty members who can visit the lending library to acquire the materials. For faculty members who are unable to visit the lending library, it may be possible to make other arrangements, but this is far from certain and subject to the different library lending policies. The first step in the process is to identify a lending library with the needed resource, then complete the Authorization for Reciprocal Faculty Borrowing Privileges form attached to this email. Next, contact me and we will set up a time to have the form signed. Finally, present the form to the lending library and they we provide you with a library card.  

SCELC Authorization Form

Scelc Colleges

• California Institutes of the Arts
• Claremont School of Theology
• Fuller Theological Seminary
• Hope International University
• La Sierra University
• The Master's College
• Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
• Salk Institute for Biological Studies
• Woodbury University
• San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis
• Southern California University of Health Sciences
• Pepperdine University
• California Baptist University
• Otis College of Art and Design
• University of Redlands
• Western University of Health Sciences
• McGeorge School of Law
• Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute
• St. John's Seminary
• St. Patrick's Seminary
• California Lutheran University
• Whittier College
• American Jewish University
• Mount St. Mary's College
• Alliant International University
• Claremont University Consortium
• Marymount California University
• Santa Clara University
• Saint Mary's College of California
• University of La Verne
• University of Southern California
• San Diego Christian College
•  Occidental College
• Concordia University
• Biola University

Blessings,

 Gary Merriman