Library
Protocols:
Students returning books may drop them off at the Library Circulation Desk, located on the 4000 building. Fines are paid at the bookstore, not the library. Anyone needing curbside service, please contact me through email or Teams.
Log in to Destiny Discover Catalog with your PXU ID and computer password to put books on hold, access research databases, e-Books, eAudiobooks, and search the catalog!
Please contact the library staff by sending chat requests through TEAMS or email
Library Staff:
Teacher-Librarian: Dr. Monica Lourenco
Email Dr. Monica Lourenco
602-764-7000
Library Media Tech:
PUHSD Help Desk 41201
Email PUHSD Help Desk
Students may check out 3 books at a time for a period of 2 weeks.
Click on the link to find books, eBooks, eAudioBooks, databases, and more in Destiny Discover.
By logging into your Destiny Account you can:
find books
access your library account information
access eBooks and eAudioBooks
search the library databases
create a favorite or resource list
search a collection
review books & MORE!
Database Tutorial
GALE Global Issues supports global awareness and provides a global perspective while tying together a wealth of authoritative content like news articles, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and much more.
Virtual Libraries
Spartan Guide to Writing Papers
Citations & Formatting Styles
OWL Links (Online Writing Lab):
Free citation-making sites
APA Guides & Sample Papers
A Spartan's Guide to Writing Papers -
Use this guide to assist you in writing the perfect essay or research paper.
Senior Project Research
Senior Project Research
When working on PXU computers on campus, there is automatic access to these online resources. Usernames and passwords are required when trying to access the resources remotely. Visit the Camelback Library Team or the Camelback Library website for all the login information required for remote access.
GALE Global Issues in Context
supports global awareness and provides a global perspective while tying together a wealth of authoritative content like news articles, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and much more.
Tip: Use the "Highlight and Notes" tool to take notes on your article. Then save your notes to your OneDrive by using the "Send to OneDrive" tool.
ProQuest databases include SIRS Knowledge Source with trending Social Issues presented in Pro/Con viewpoints with critical thinking questions and timelines.
EBSCO
Provides full-text coverage of hundreds of popular magazines, academic journals, reference books, primary sources, newspapers, and television, and radio news transcripts. Research information for literature, health, history, pro/con topics, and much more.
Tip: When searching in EBSCOhost choose Academic Search Premier as one of your selected databases.
ABC-CLIO - covers Social Studies, Geography, Government, History, Issues and Culture. Used for Social Studies textbook.
Tip: In ABC-CLIO, use the Issues: Understanding Controversy & Society database.
Infobase provides High School Plus Video Collection and Career & Technical Education Video Collection with award-winning digital reference content to schools and libraries. Search by standards for streaming video. MLA and APA Citations are also provided.
Videos and video clips are available on Infobase.
ProQuest Academic Video Online (AVON) has curated discipline-focused, primary-source collections, websites, and streaming media for learning and research. Streaming video ranges from exclusive, must-have titles to what’s become the largest library-oriented video database in the world. MLA and APA citations are also provided.
AVON provides videos and video clips.
Britannica ImageQuest
has millions of rights-cleared images with citations from one trusted site. You have permission to use any images (with citations) found in ImageQuest in your academic work.
High-quality images for academic use are provided by this database.