Library
Library Hours
The library is open to students, faculty and staff the same hours as the college.
The librarian is available to assist you during the following hours:
Sunday 2:00pm – 7:00pm
Monday – Thursday 9:00am – 3:00pm
Dear Touro College students, faculty and staff,
I am pleased to join the TCI community as your librarian.
The role of the TCI Library is to foster intellectual discovery by providing resources and services that support and promote the College’s academic programs. It also advances information literacy, the basis of lifelong learning, by helping the College community acquire and refine information seeking and evaluation skills.
Our library contains both print and electronic resources. The College community has access to proprietary database subscriptions, which include 48,810 e-books and 33,960 e-journals. Additionally, our library is expanding its print collection to better support the academic programs of study offered at TCI.
To locate journal articles and e-books, enter the virtual library through this link: http://www.touro.edu/library/sites/ProprietaryDatabases.asp. Databases that have “Israel” listed are available to the TCI community.
To search for books, use the library’s online catalog at http://library.touro.edu/search. You may limit your search to the Israel campus by selecting an advance search, and limiting to location (Israel).
I am available to help both students and faculty with your information needs. Please stop by for an informal lesson on using our databases or make an appointment for a class session in the library. I look forward to working with you.
Sincerely,
Bayla Pasikov, MaLS
Librarian, TCI
Using a Virtual Library
We all lead busy lives, and sometimes it is impossible to come to the TCI library. But how can you work on your research paper if you can’t leave your house? There are options.
If you have Internet access at home, you can enter the Touro College virtual library. There you will have access to thousands of full-text journal articles and eBooks.
Simply select the databases that are appropriate to your field of study, and begin. You are given instructions online about building and refining your search. Additionally, you may customize your search according to several options such as year, media, author or language.
Contact the librarian or the Touro College office for the password to the virtual library.
Ask Your Librarian
Often information sources can seem overwhelming, or you simply don’t know where to begin a research project. Other times, you may just need a quick statistic for a class.
If this happens to you, help is just an email away. Contact the TCI librarian for assistance. My email is bayla.pasikov@touro.edu. Phone: 02-651-0090 ext. 106.
College Faculty and Information Literacy
Information Literacy (IL) is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information.
It is easy to assume that when students write research papers and read textbooks they acquire sufficient IL skills. Often this is not the case. Basic IL skills may be introduced through these assignments, but what is needed is a parallel curriculum in IL which forms a strong foundation of a college education.
As your librarian, I would like to work with you to develop Information Literacy instruction sessions that support your curriculum. These would include introducing your students to the essential library resources in their chosen fields of study. Students would also learn how to use the Touro Library’s online catalog and proprietary databases.
The development of information literacy skills for college students can help ensure their professionalism as they enter their future careers.
Database of the Month
“Proquest": A great place to start
According to Proquest’s promotional material, this database “provides global access to one of the largest online content repositories in the world.”
In fact, this is an excellent place to begin general research when looking for newspaper or periodical articles. Both recent and archival material is available. The database covers a broad range of topics, from business to current events.
The database guides users in refining searches. Ask your librarian for assistance in using this resource, especially if you need to narrow a search.
