Library Services

Borrowing 

• Faculty – All JIBC faculty (including sessional and contract instructors) may borrow (in-person and at a distance).
• Students – All students enrolled in Certificate, Diploma or Degree programs may borrow. This includes students at a distance and online.
• Students attending individual courses at the JIBC are welcome to use the Library and may arrange to borrow books through interlibrary loan via their public library
• Other eligible borrowers include: BC Fire Fighters, Police, Paramedics, Sheriffs, Corrections Branch personnel, Family Justice Counsellors, MCFD Youth Justice Personnel.

eResources

• All faculty and students may access the Library’s licensed eResources
  • Students use their Student Number/Password
  • Faculty use their JIBC User ID/Password
• eResources include:
  • Full-text journal and newspaper articles
  • eBooks and audiobooks
  • Canadian case law and legislation
  • Streaming media (including CBC, NFB, and more)
  • 3D Anatomy and Physiology
  • BC Fire Code, BC Building Code, NFPA Fire Codes

Reference Services

• Librarians are available to help with in-depth research as well as quick reference enquiries – no question is too big or too small!
• Reference help is provided by phone, email, online and in-person
• AskAway Chat Reference is available to faculty and students.
• AskAway provides after-hours reference and APA citation help:  https://www.jibc.ca/library/ask-a-librarian

Faculty Orientations 

All faculty should attend a JIBC Library & Copyright Orientation.

This one-hour session is an introduction to:

• Alerts
• Copyright
• Course Reserves (Ares)
• Equipment booking (laptops, ipads, , conference phones, etc.)
• eResources
• Print resources
• RefWorks (citation management)
• Research help
• Streaming media collections
• Student supports (APA citation, classroom instruction,(online & face-to-face)
• The Vault

Contact library@jibc.ca for upcoming dates.

Classroom Instruction

• Schedule face-to-face and online instruction sessions for students
• Arrange for an Embedded Librarian in your courses
• Topics include research skills, APA citation, RefWorks, and other specialized resources

Bibliographies and Subject Guides