COM Library

Did you know tomorrow is national comic book day?  Let COM library help you celebrate the art and stories comic books bring to the world!  We have over 100 physical graphic novel titles to check out or you can read one of the popular titles on hoopla for free using your COM student, staff or faculty status.  Never used hoopla?  No worries!  It's easy to register using your COM ID.  Through hoopla you have access to thousands of movies, TV shows, graphic novels/manga, eBooks, audiobooks and more.  Get more information on hoopla in our hoopla library guide. Happy Comic Book Day!   http://dlvr.it/TNGKNF

Books and eBooks are now on display until October 15th for Hispanic Heritage month on the main library display.  Come by and check it out.  Both fiction and non-fiction titles are available. For more suggested books, videos and articles on Hispanic and Latin culture, visit the library's Great Reads for Hispanic Heritage Month guide. http://dlvr.it/TN9Tvx

ScienceDirect provides access to millions of peer reviewed articles, and book chapters, with a digital archives that date back to 1823. Topics covered include physical sciences and engineering, life sciences, health sciences, social sciences and humanities. * Browse All Available Publications * Browse by Topic You can access ScienceDirect and other great databases from our A-Z Databases page. Login with your COM account for off campus access. Want More? Try How to Use ScienceDirect.  http://dlvr.it/TN8MVm

Go to Great Reads for Hispanic Heritage Month for virtual book displays of great reads. These great reads are curated print books and eBooks include award winning Hispanic authors of true stories, fiction, poetry, and young adult. From the Virtual book displays you can get direct links to the eBooks, or links to the print books in OneSearch to get the call numbers to find them on the shelves in the library, or place them on hold when you login to your COM account.  There's More! You'll also find the latest news on Hispanic culture and links to multiple related guides from the library that have Hispanic, Latin & Spanish content.  The library will have a physical book display of books and eBook posters with QR codes to link to eBooks. Book posters with QR codes will also be on display in the student center.  http://dlvr.it/TN7LPK

Finding it a little loud in the library today?  Check out some earphones with your COM ID or ask for some disposable ear plugs.  We also have individual study rooms that you can reserve online if you need to study alone in a quiet space.  We're here for you. http://dlvr.it/TN7Frz

Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October 15, and COM Library has a great collection of resources! Get resources including books, articles, streaming media, primary sources and open access sources from the Hispanic American History guide. Go to the guide to learn about the history of Hispanic Americans, or see our other Hispanic American, Latin American & Spanish Guides, see the Colección Española, or see all Hispanic American, Latin American & Spanish library news.  Featured Resources * Stream HBO 15: A Quinceañera Story Series from Films on Demand.  * Read eBooks like Eyewitness to History: Documents of the Chicano Movement, My Broken Language or My Boy Will Die of Sorrow.  * Get print books like Growing up Latino : Memoirs and Stories, Solito: a memoir, or Our Migrant Souls.  And Don't Miss Great Reads for Hispanic Heritage Month!  COM students faculty and staff can read these great curated print books and eBooks, wh...

Get started on the right path with citations and paper writing!  Book/eBooks to help you are now on display in the library at the front door display stand.  Physical books are available to take home and eBooks on citations and academic research papers are ready to read online anytime - 24/7. Is the book you want checked out?  Use our catalog, OneSearch, to find a title with similar information or come by the circulation desk and ask for help finding something similar. We're here to help! http://dlvr.it/TN2PHc

Do you live in the community surrounding College of the Mainland?  If you reside within the taxing district for the college (Texas City, La Marque, Dickinson, San Leon, Bacliff, Hitchcock, Santa Fe, Algoa, Arcadia and Alta Loma), you can purchase a COM library card for $12/year.  Cards are good for one school year (Sept -  Aug) and are pro-rated on a monthly basis.  For staff, students and faculty at COM, your COM ID is your library card. While most library services can be accessed onsite at the library without a card, you will need a COM library card to check-out books and DVD's. Popular online leisure reading options like hoopla and Libby/OverDrive will not be accessible to community members through COM with a library card, but can be accessed at most local public libraries.  If you are interested in those services, visit your local public library to get a card and start reading online today! . What You Can Do at COM library: * Use the computer lab and access pay f...

The library isn't just about academic books.  We have leisure books too!  N.Y. Times bestsellers and popular fiction titles in a variety of genres are available as well!  Check out the fiction section, located to the right of the library entrance on the main floor. Not finding what you want to read?  Take a look at the fiction titles available online to you through Libby and hoopla.  eBooks on these platforms are available 24/7 to any staff/faculty/student with a COM ID.   More information on using these online platforms can be found on the hoopla and Libby library guides. Happy reading! http://dlvr.it/TMv7C2

Conspiracy theories abound in our American culture and urban legends have been part of our history for decades.  Books and eBooks on these topics are currently on display for the month of September.  Come by and take a look a - you might discover some theories and legends you may not know about.   Films on Demand has a series of short videos (produced in 2020) that unravels some of America’s most popular conspiracy theories. Co-produced with public media’s Independent Television Service (ITVS), the program doesn’t tell people what to think, but pushes us to examine how we think — why conspiracy theories are so alluring, how baseless rumors and “fake news” undermine trust and democracy — and what we can all do about it. While experts across the country scramble to create tools to help us separate truth from fiction, this program attacks fake news at the source by exploring the very roots of human belief and the cognitive vices that make us vulnerable to disinformation. It reveals ho...

COM Library is closed for Labor Day, but you can still: stream a movie on Swank, read a great eBook on Libby, or listen to an audiobook on Hoopla, all free to COM students, faculty and staff, available 24/7. Just login with your COM Account.  And all our great online academic eBooks, Films on Demand streaming videos from great producers like A&E, HBO or PBS and article databases are still there if you need them. :) Have a Great Labor Day!  http://dlvr.it/TMpSdw