Ask a Librarian

Research help is available to current students, staff, and faculty at Community College of Philadelphia.  If you are not a member of the CCP Community, please contact your local public library for assistance.  To avoid delays, please fill out the request form completely.  An e-mail response will be sent within 24 hours, Monday through Friday, if possible. Ask a Librarian is not staffed on Saturdays and Sundays.

The service is designed to answer questions concerning: 

Discipline faculty should notify Library faculty if they do not want their students to use this service for an assignment.

Before submitting your question, be sure to visit our Frequently Asked Questions page. If you have questions about this service, please read this section.

Can't wait? Prefer to talk to someone? Call the Information Desk 215-751-8394.

Please complete and submit the following form, making sure to fill in the required fields that are bold.

Your Name:

Your E-mail Address:

Status - select one:

Faculty
Staff
Student

if Status is 'Student,' enter 6-digit CCP Student ID#:

otherwise enter Department:

 
Your Reference Question. Please state which class this is for and your topic. Please be as specific as possible:

What do you need?
Books
Journal Articles
Newspaper Articles
Unsure
Other

What resources have you used already?
Online Catalog
Online Database
Internet
Print Resource
Please be specific and separate resources using commas:

Please return to this page after you submit your question to either:

  • clear the form so that your personal information is not left on a public workstation
  • make another request by deleting and filling in the appropriate information

                          


This page is monitored by the Reference Librarians at Community College of Philadelphia
Updated 21 November 2011