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Resources for Smith Chason College's Los Angeles, Ontario, Phoenix, and San Marcos campuses.

General Information

2025 Health Observances Calendar

May 2025

Arthritis Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
National Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Nurses Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness Month

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
National Women's Health Month
Older Americans Month
Preeclampsia Awareness Month
Skin Cancer Prevention and Awareness Month
Healthy Vision Month
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
(LRC Infographic)
Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility
Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month


Days to Note:
Event Date
World Hand Hygiene Day May 5
World Pulmonary Hypertension Day May 5
International No Diet Day May 6
World Asthma Day May 6
School Nurse Day May 7
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day May 7
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day May 8
National Student Nurses Day May 8
National School Nurse Day May 8
International Cornelia de Lange
Syndrome (CdLS) Awareness Day
May 11
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Day May 12
International Nurses Day May 12
National Women’s Checkup Day May 12
World AIDS Vaccine Day May 18
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day May 18
National Asian and Pacific Islander
HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
May 19
World Autoimmune/Auto-inflammatory
Arthritis Day
May 20
Don’t Fry Day May 23
National Senior Health & Fitness Day May 28
World No Tobacco Day May 31
   
   

Libraries Transform

 

Word of the Day

Bastion
A place or system in which something
(such as an idea) survives


Medical Term of the Day

Docosanol
N-docosanol, a saturated 22-carbon alcohol having
antiviral activity against lipid-enveloped viruses,
including herpes simplex virus, acting by inhibiting
fusion between the human plasma cell
membrane and the viral envelope; used
topically in the treatment of recurrent
herpes labialis


Making a World of Difference 

Around the world, communities, in collaboration with
scientists, activists, governments, and international
organizations, are working together to prevent
disease and improve quality of life. Explore the
stories of people who came together to build
healthier communities at home and around the world.

 
Explore the exhibition online,
use the educational resources
 
in the classroom or find out
if the traveling exhibition
 is coming to a local library near you.
Exhibit Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine.

 

Weekly Brainteaser
Break the Cipher

Mind Games
Anagram Crossword

Locations and Policies

Los Angeles Campus: Suite 405 
Ontario Campus: Suite 300
Phoenix Campus: Room 149
San Marcos: Under Construction!
See announcement below for more information

View Library Policies here. 

 

About the Smith Library

Digital Holdings:
Please use the JournaleBook, and Website
sections below to find open access resources

Physical Holdings:
Over 600 textbooks

Anatomical Models

Registry Review Materials: SPIARDMS, RDCS,
RVTARRT (MR), NCLEX-PN

Services
Wi-Fi, ​Computers​, Overhead Projector & Screen,
Whiteboard, Black/White Copying, Color Printing​,
Common/Shared Supplies, Intralibrary Loan
Between Branches, 
Research Assistance

 

 

 

Need Research Support? 

Email the librarian at librarian@smithchason.edu
or
Schedule an appointment at 
https://tinyurl.com/SCCLibrarianBooking

 

IT Support

Email support@smithchason.edu

 

Welcome to the Learning Resource Center

      

Smith Learning Resource Center Collection

Click the link above to view the LRC Catalog and see what physical resources we have at each campus!
Note: Check the tags section of each book to confirm which campus the textbook is located in.

Hours of Operation

Learning Resource Center Hours
*Please note, these are not LRC staff hours*

   
CAMPUS MONDAY -  FRIDAY SATURDAY & SUNDAY
LA 8:00 am - 10:00 pm 8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Ontario 8:00 am - 10:00 pm 8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Phoenix 8:00 am - 10:00 pm 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
San Marcos 8:00 am - 7:00 pm Saturday 9 am - 1 pm | Sunday CLOSED

 

THE LIBRARY IS CLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS
*Subject to change. Break Week hours may vary. Contact your campus to confirm campus hours*
                                                                                                                                                

New Year's Day      Martin Luther King, Jr. Day     Easter     Memorial Day 

   
Juneteenth National Independence Day     Independence Day      Labor Day


Veterans Day      Thanksgiving Day     Day after Thanksgiving      Christmas Day

Announcements

Announcements 


Welcome to the Spring 2025 term! We hope that everyone is enjoying the warmer weather, and we're happy to see all of the new and familiar faces back on campus! Study hard and do your best!

   


The San Marcos LRC space is currently closed due to construction. Desktops and LRC books are still available for student use in Suite 140 by the reception area. The LRC will be moving to the second floor, and is estimated to reopen during the Summer 2025 quarter—however the opening date may change due to construction delays. Check back here for any updates! Please note that this message is only for the San Marcos LRC and other campus LRC spaces are still open.
 


Free COVID tests are being shipped through the United States Postal Service (USPS) again! Four free at-home COVID tests are available for every U.S. household through the relaunch of the program. Go to https://www.covid.gov/tests for more information and to order yours today!  

 

RRCC Calendars | Red Rocks Community College

The academic calendar shows all the academic Holidays, when campus is closed, and the start and end of each term. Click here to view for the Smith Chason College Academic Calendar


 

Natural Disasters Images | Free Photos, PNG Stickers, Wallpapers &  Backgrounds - rawpixel



Get prepared for emergencies: visit the MedlinePlus Disaster and Emergency Topics website to prepare for fires, heat waves, air pollution, earthquakes, mudslides, flooding and more.

 

 
Smith Library is a member of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) (5/7/20).