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- Bob Kingston
- Office Hours: By appointment
- Office Location: Sylvania Library
- Contact Info:
971-722-4500
Welcome to PCC Library. The Library Catalog is your starting point to find books, ebooks, DVDs, articles, and other materials.
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ChoralWiki is the home of the Choral Public Domain Library, one of the best resources for finding scores, texts, translations, and information about composers of choral music. It's free and--even better--it's perfectly legal!
From the Philharmonic Orchestra, London, comes this video of conductor Gustavo Dudamel rehearsing Dmitri Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony.
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This clip of Arthur Rubinstein playing the Chopin "Heroic" Polonaise in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory was recently found in the Russian State television archives and released commercially.
Need some extra help practicing changes in minor keys? Like a little inspiration while you work through that improvisation? Look no further than the PCC Library's collection of Jamey Aebersold Play-Alongs.
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Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Gerry Mulligan, Roy Eldridge, Doc Cheatham, Vic Dickenson, Danny Barker, Milt Hinton, Mal Waldron. Talk about a lineup of jazz superstars!
A small sampling of some excellent blogs devoted to the field of jazz.
Ever wonder how the electric guitar came to be, or why there are so many different shapes and design possibilities? This outstanding online resource about the electric guitar's invention from the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center answers those questions and many more. In addition to offering a comprehensive history of the electric guitar's development, the site has images, audio commentaries, and sound clips, as well as a detailed description of how guitars work. Highly recommended.
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BBC Radio 3 is one of the best sources for information about world music. You can also listen live online to programs like Late Junction and World Routes.
Learn more about Japanese music with this interactive site from PBS that lets you to listen to five different musical instruments, either separately or in combination with each other.
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During the 1970s, ethnomusicologist James Koetting traveled to Ghana and recorded 142 reels of musical performances from arts festivals, traditional ceremonies and events, stage concerts, church services, and informal gatherings and sessions. The entire collection, which includes sections of Koetting's notebooks, a gallery of images, and a list of additional resources, is accessible online through the Brown University Library. Highly recommended for anyone interested in learning more about West African traditional and popular music.
Vieux Farka Toure, son of Ali Farka Toure, in a tribute to his father.
You can ask our librarians a question during open hours at any PCC Library.
Need the phone number for your campus? Contact us! If you'd rather come by in person, check the PCC Library locations and hours.
You can chat with a PCC librarian any time you see the PCC Ask A Librarian chat widget on any of the library's pages (like the PCC Library home page) or in a subject guide like this one. You can also get to us through AIM, Yahoo!, or Google Talk.
AIM/Y!: pcclib
Google Talk: pcclib@gmail
You can also text a librarian for help at:
971-259-TEXT (8398)
Need help when the library isn't open? Chat with an L-Net librarian 24-7.
Need to ask a question by email? That's easy too. Use Ask a Librarian, or find your favorite librarian's email address on Library Staff.
PCC Library has lots of resources that you can use on your own. You may already know that about the quiet study spaces as well as study rooms you can reserve.
Citing sources is another way you can help yourself! PCC Library has all the information you need on Cite Sources. The library also has video tutorials on everything from how to develop a topic for your paper to figuring out how to incorporate those citations. You'll find those videos, as well as information about using e-resources, at Tutorials and Handouts.
Tutors are available to you both in person and online, and the service is free! Cascade, Sylvania, Rock Creek and Southeast Center each have a tutoring center with excellent in-person tutors in most subjects. If you're working on a paper, the writing tutors are popular (so don't wait until the last minute)! You can get more information about each campuses hours and locations at the links below:
Cascade Campus Learning Center
Rock Creek Student Learning Center
Or get started working with PCC's online tutors:
