Used Book Sale in the Library

Stop by the Library - 3rd floor and make a purchase. Hardbacks are $1.00 and paperbacks are 50 cents.

The New Library and Learning Resource Center is on track for next FALL 2009...

Check out the Progress Photos and Videos at the RHC library link.

Good Luck with your finals!!!

RHC Students should always remember that the library can always assist you in person regarding your research at the library but also online via the many research resources we have at the RHC Library Home Page. Under the column "Guides & Instruction" you find the following research tools...

Check Out:
"THE RESEARCH PAPER: 10 STEPS TO RESEARCHING IT RIGHT" - a complete start to finish guide on doing research at the Library.

"Subject Guides" - To get your research jump started, these pathfinders will help research common topics!

AND the "INTERNET GUIDES" Section...

All of these Online Research Tools are there for you!!
Go Check them OUT!!!
RIO HONDO COLLEGE LIBRARY HomePage
Research Help is just a click away!

Guess What's new in the Blogisphere??

RIO HONDO COLLEGE LIBRARY "BLOG" For Library Faculty Come Check it OUT!!!

Rio Hondo College Library has made its move to WordPress for Library Faculty to follow the lasted events at the Library and the move to the new library.

Hey you! Yes, you!
...are you looking for some library research help??

Why not check out the Quick Drop-In Tutorials for Spring 2009 at the Library on the 3rd floor?!

Here are the topics to choose from: or go to the Workshop Webpage.

Find Books – FAST!

Be a Super-Googler!

Time Saving Computer Tips for Research

What the Heck is a “Citation?”

"Can I Use This?" Junk on the Net

Research Sources that Win Your Paper an 'A'

With BOTH the Federal stimulus plan and State Budget passed in their respective legislative bodies, the fiscal concerns of the nation and state are at the moment relieved. For Community College students, this is a welcomed relief...

Community Colleges See Stimulus Bill as Bonanza for the Students

By MEGAN ECKSTEIN - Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Community colleges are touting the economic-stimulus bill as a big win for their job-training programs, which under the mammoth legislation would be eligible for billions of dollars in grants.

The bill, which President Obama is expected to sign today, would also broaden the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and programs authorized by the Workforce Investment Act by allowing community colleges to participate in them more directly.

The stimulus package would provide $3.95-billion for the Department of Labor to spend on training and employment services. Almost $3-billion of that amount would support programs under the Workforce Investment Act, a 1998 law that provides vouchers to individual students to use for job training.

Read more here at the Chronicle of Higher Education

With Financial aid and employment struggling in the new year of 2009 for college students, are you as a college student getting your money's worth?

As a former community college student who transferred to the University of California system ... you get what you put into it...so make the most of your college experience to prepare for your future (but remember to enjoy yourself too!)

Community Colleges: Cheaper but Not Necessarily Better
January 09,2009 05:05 PM ET By Kim Clark

As the economy sours and tuition at four-year schools rises, more and more students are considering low-cost public community colleges. Counselors across the country warn, however, that sometimes students get what they pay for.Read the rest of the article...

Intersession 2009 - RHC
SOME GOOD FINANCIAL NEWS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

January 12, 2009
$3,000 Tuition Tax Credit May Be Included in House Stimulus Bill

January 13, 2009
Economic-Stimulus Bill Is Likely to Include Increase in Pell Grant

There appears to be some good financial aid news for college students looking for assistance with paying for their education...

As everyone is aware, the country is facing a serious financial shortage of credit and capital liquidity for businesses, local governments and YOU to conduct the affairs that require money. Compounded by falling real estate values provides a double whammy for California Community Colleges that rely on property taxes.
The following article outlines some local community colleges where classes are being reduced, but note, Rio Hondo College is not one of them! Good news for RHC Students.

Community colleges cutting classes, sessions
State budget woes mean expected flood of students might be turned away.
By MARLA JO FISHER
The Orange County Register - Monday, December 8, 2008
Santa Ana College has canceled its intersession classes. Santiago Canyon College has, too. And other community colleges are cutting hundreds of course sections this spring.
Check out the rest of the article in the OC Register about colleges cutting back...