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Selected Producers from Films on Demand

• Shopware (97 videos: Automotive, Construction, Technology)
• Rick Steeve's Europe (40 videos: Travel)
• Modern Marvels (107 videos: Engineering, Environment, Technology)
• Cambridge Educational (608 videos: Health, Sociology, Psychology)
• Meridian Education (307 videos: Healthy Living, Personal Finances, Occupations in the Health and Technology Fields)
• ClickView Pty Limited (691 videos: Math, Construction, Hospitality & Tourism, many more with free lesson plans from their website)

How to request books

• Visit the library catalogue and click on the My Account tab
• Enter the 14 digit barcode on the front of your HollPass card
• If you get a failed login message then your barcode has not been activated. Email the library at library@hollandcollege.com with your student ID number and barcode number to have your barcode activated or if you are having problems. Staff will email you back when your barcode has been entered into your account
• Once you can login to My Account, search for the book that you want, click on the Request Item button, and select the pickup branch location
• The library will contact you when the book is available for pickup. If the book is currently checked out, then the first request on the request list will be filled when it is returned. Then the second when the book is returned again etc. 
• Do this for each book that you want 
• You can also email staff at library@hollandcollege.com to pull the books that you want from the shelves for pickup
• Books that are returned to the library must be quarantined for 3 days before they are available for pickup

Selected Producers from Films on Demand

• Shopware (97 videos: Automotive, Construction, Technology)
• Rick Steeve's Europe (40 videos: Travel)
• Modern Marvels (107 videos: Engineering, Environment, Technology)
• Cambridge Educational (608 videos: Health, Sociology, Psychology)
• Meridian Education (307 videos: Healthy Living, Personal Finances, Occupations in the Health and Technology Fields)
• ClickView Pty Limited (691 videos: Math, Construction, Hospitality & Tourism, many more with free lesson plans from their website)

When you want to insert a link to an eBook in SAM, link the citation information to the embed code from the full title record in Ebsco as a link:

Here is an example:

Jeffrey V. Wells, Allison Childs Wells, & Robert Dean. (2017). Birds of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao : A Site and Field Guide. Comstock Publishing Associates.

If you click on this eBook and view the full title record, you will see the Permalink button on the bottom of the right-side tools sidebar.

On this same sidebar you will find the Cite button
 
 

There is a widget available in SAM to easily add Films on Demand videos. When adding content in SAM select New -> Create a  File -> Insert Stuff -> Films on Demand then search for and embed the video. 

To embed National Film Board of Canada Videos into SAM select New -> Video or Audio and then insert the embed code from the video on the NFB site. There is a </> symbol below the video which will give you the code.

Here is a link to the National Film Board of Canada website: 

https://rpa.hollandcollege.com:2048/login?url=https://www.nfb.ca/

Remember also that Holland College Library Services subscribes to NFB's CAMPUS Education which allows you access to teaching guides, lesson plans and other teacher resources. You need to create a free CAMPUS account first. 

Here is link to the CAMPUS User Guide:

https://help.nfb.ca/knowledge-base/campus-user-guide/

And here is the link to create a CAMPUS account:

https://www.nfb.ca/transaction/institutional-subscription/token/7918563182148937/

Here is a PDF document with complete instructions:

How do I link to articles on SAM?

Ebsco databases provide a button called "Permalink" on the right side of the screen when you are in the article for you to copy and paste into SAM. When using the permalink, students can access this article from anywhere. You cannot use the URL in the browser's address box on top because it will send students to an error page.

For articles from other restricted Holland College Library databases, you may need to copy the following base URL to the beginning of the URL (please not that it is https not http). First look for a share or bookmark link that should have this base URL included. If not, then add it to the beginning. Please check with library staff if you have any questions.

https://rpa.hollandcollege.com:2050/login?url=

Please note that you are NOT allowed to upload the PDF files of the articles into SAM. You can only add links to the articles.

CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries

CHOICE is a good source for book reviews. Click on the link above. In the SEARCH WITHIN PUBLICATION box on the right, search for the topic of interest or a specific book title. Next, click on the Magazines link in the SHOWING RESULTS FOR section on the top of the search results list and Sort by Newest. There is a 180-day embargo by the publisher so Book Reviews published within the last six months will be unavailable: It will say "Citation Only."