Central Louisiana Technical Community College Library

Find Library Resources

To access the library's resources, you will need your LoLA username and password.

If you need help, contact the Librarian at 318.487.5443 ext. 1137 or library@cltcc.edu.

To search the databases (electronic journals/periodicals):

If you know which database you'd like to use, select it from the dropdown menu above, then click "GO"
If you do not know which database you'd like to use, click on "View More Results" beneath the dropdown menu, that will take you to the A to Z Database List and you can select from there (the databases have descriptions written underneath to help you choose the appropriate one)
Once you have selected the appropriate database, you will land on a search page
Enter your term(s) into the search bar(s)
Click on "Search"
You can limit your search using the left side of the screen
Read the abstract under the article to determine if it meets your needs
To access the article, click on the hyperlink underneath the article

Quick tips for finding articles:

Think about the topics your instructor has discussed in class
Use keywords and subject terms
Write down all the ideas that come to mind when you think about your topic
As you type in your search terms, pay attention to the suggested terms that are added during your search
Use the left side of the screen to limit your results by year, subject, and publication

Remember:

Linked Full Text - Will bring up the entire article so that you do not have to submit a request (select this box on the left side of the screen)
Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals - contain articles that were evaluated by professionals for accuracy, but you still want to verify the information for your own research purposes

If you need help, contact a librarian at 318.487.5443 ext. 1137/1931 or library@cltcc.edu.

To see the list of available electronic journals, please click here: eJournal Listings

This is a comprehensive list of electronic journals owned by Central Louisiana Technical Community College. The journals are divided by category.

To access these journals off campus, you will need your LoLA username and password.

If you need help, contact the Librarian at 318.487.5443 ext. 1137 or library@cltcc.edu.

Duke University Press
The Duke University Press book collections provide access to over 2,700 e-books in the humanities and social sciences.
IEEE Xplore
Now Publishers Foundations and Trends® Technology eBooks Library
This library includes more than 475 titles on emerging topics in engineering and computer science.

Please be aware that the default search will show results that includes content not available through this purchase. Change the search terms to include either My Subscribed Content or Open Access rather than All Results. My Subscribed Content will show both content available through this purchase and Open Access content.
Open Access books on JSTOR
More than 6,500 Open Access ebooks from 90 publishers, including Brill, Cornell University Press, De Gruyter, and University of California Press, are now available at no cost to libraries or users.

LibriVox
Free public domain audiobooks.
Open Library
Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks

WorldCat is a global catalog of library collections. You can search for books, music, video, articles and much more at a library near you.

Library Orientation

To download the CLTCC Library Orientation PDF, click the link below.

CLTCC Library Orientation
This PDF tells you about the CLTCC Library and how to access the library's electronic resources.

To download the Guide to Available Databases PDF, click the link below.

Guide to Available Electronic Resources
This PDF lists all the available electronic resources for each program.

For tutorials (aka LibGuides or Guides), scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Database of the Month

Recommended for the Cosmetology Program but there are tests available for ALL CLTCC students!

PrepStep for Colleges (Formerly LearningExpress)
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Steer Students Toward Success

Build foundational skills for college success
Improve core skills in English, math, and science
Gain basic computer skills
Score hire on placement tests
Prepare for occupational licensing exams

Targeted Learning Centers

College Success Skills
Core English Skills
Core Math and Science Skills
Career Preparation
Placement Test Preparation
ACT® Test Preparation
High School Equivalency
Basic Computer Skills
Spanish Center (Recursos Para Hispanohablantes)

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eBooks of the Month

Costume, Makeup, and Hair by Adrienne L. McLean (Editor, Contribution by); Drake Stutesman (Contribution by); Mary Desjardins (Contribution by); Prudence Black (Contribution by); Karen de Perthuis (Contribution by); Robin Blaetz (Contribution by); Tamar Jeffers McDonald (Contribution by); James Castonguay (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9780813571522
Publication Date: 2016-10-07
Movie buffs and film scholars alike often overlook the importance of makeup artists, hair stylists, and costumers. With precious few but notable exceptions, creative workers in these fields have received little public recognition, even when their artistry goes on to inspire worldwide fashion trends. From the acclaimed Behind the Silver Screen series, Costume, Makeup, and Hair charts the development of these three crafts in the American film industry from the 1890s to the present. Each chapter examines a different era in film history, revealing how the arts of cinematic costume, makeup, and hair, have continually adapted to new conditions, making the transitions from stage to screen, from monochrome to color, and from analog to digital. Together, the book's contributors give us a remarkable glimpse into how these crafts foster creative collaboration and improvisation, often fashioning striking looks and ingenious effects out of limited materials. Costume, Makeup, and Hair not only considers these crafts in relation to a wide range of film genres, from sci-fi spectacles to period dramas, but also examines the role they have played in the larger marketplace for fashion and beauty products. Drawing on rare archival materials and lavish color illustrations, this volume provides readers with both a groundbreaking history of film industry labor and an appreciation of cinematic costume, makeup, and hairstyling as distinct art forms.
Fashioning Horror by Julia Petrov (Editor, Editor); Gudrun D. Whitehead (Editor, Editor)
ISBN: 9781350036185
Publication Date: 2017-12-14
From Jack the Ripper to Frankenstein, Halloween customs to Alexander McQueen collections, Fashioning Horror examines how terror is fashioned visually, symbolically, and materially through fashion and costume, in literature, film, and real life. With a series of case studies that range from sensationalist cinema and Slasher films to true crime and nineteenth-century literature, the volume investigates the central importance of clothing to the horror genre, and broadens our understanding of both material and popular culture. Arguing that dress is fundamental to our understanding of character and setting within horror, the chapters also reveal how the grotesque and horrific is at the center of fashion itself, with its potential for instability, disguise, and carnivalesque subversion. Packed with original research, and bringing together a range of international scholars, the book is the first to thoroughly examine the aesthetics of terror and the role of fashion in the construction of horror.
Hair and Justice by Carmen M. Cusack
ISBN: 9780398090951
Publication Date: 2015-10-29
Hair and Justice discusses criminal acts, deviance, rebellion, and power in contexts demonstrating that hair is an intricate and important issue and piece of evidence in criminal justice, constitutional law, and public policy. The book demonstrates that the significance of hair in society is relative, in flux, and constantly being debated. The text argues that members of a culture and society share perceptions about hair that may be misunderstood or judged by outsiders and authorities. The book presents dozens of cases in which eyewitnesses have described perpetrators' and defendants' hair. However, eyewitness testimony is often unreliable and the value given to it may conflict with or further shape the extent to which society will tolerate misunderstandings or misperceptions about hair. Major sections include: religion; evidence; institutions; head shaving; gangs; animals; authority and power; crimes; Fourth Amendment; regulation, codes, and licenses; politics; and education. This very unique book will be a valuable resource for students and professionals in sociology, law, law enforcement, psychology, gang studies, criminal justice, criminology, social science, public administration, and related areas of study.

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Library Hours

Fall 2021 Hours

Mondays through Fridays

8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Reference Services

8:00 am - 1:00 pm
1:30 pm - 4:15 pm

Saturdays through Sundays

Closed

To protect the health and safety of library patrons and staff, the following rules will be observed:

Masks must be worn at all times
Patrons must use hand sanitizer
Patrons and staff must observe recommended 3 ft social distancing requirement

You can find current information regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19), as well as CLTCC specific information, at cltcc.edu/alert/1605733/coronavirus-update.

If you need help, contact a librarian at 318.487.5443 ext. 1137 or library@cltcc.edu.

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Mission Statement

Our Mission

The Central Louisiana Technical Community College Library and Learning Resource Centers (CLTCC Library and LRCs) exist to support the mission, vision, strategic plan, and learning outcomes of Central Louisiana Technical Community College. Our staff, collection, resources, and services exist to support academic excellence, intellectual curiosity, social awareness, and workforce development. To that end, the library endeavors to educate students to recognize their information needs, and then, locate, evaluate, and use the information they've gathered both ethically and effectively.

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