ABOUT GBC
Welcome to Great Basin College!
Great Basin College values you! Valuing what we have in common and our differences means we will foster a college climate of mutual trust, tolerance, informed discourse and always seek to promote GBC as a "safe space" to explore new ideas and perspectives with opportunities for you to grow, learn and be successful in a friendly, supportive campus environment. GBC enriches people's lives by providing student-centered, post-secondary education to rural Nevada. GBC students enjoy outstanding academic programs, smaller class sizes, and excellent faculty who really care about our students. We are GBC!
ADMISSIONS
ACADEMICS
For High School Students
STUDENT SERVICES
GBC ONLINE
Great Basin College is a pioneer in long-distance education and online education delivery. GBC offers hundreds of classes and a diverse array of certificate and degree programs fully online and fully affordable!
COMMUNITY
Great Basin College wants to be your choice for higher education. GBC offers associate and baccalaureate level instruction in career and technical education and academic areas. About 4,000 students are enrolled annually online from across the country and on campuses and centers across 86,500 square miles, two time zones, and ten of Nevada's largest counties. We border Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California. We are GBC!
INFORMATION
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RESOURCES
Library Help and Tutorials
The following video tutorials show tips, tricks, and suggestions on using the GBC Library for research. Please do not hesitate to contact the library for more instruction or guidance.
Handouts
- Signing in to Library Databases
- Database Searches Using Boolean-A Great Example
- Evaluating Books
- Evaluating Information
- Instructions for logging into electronic resources
- Looking for a Topic to Research
- Need Subject Terms
- Popular v Scholarly Journals
- Using Films on Demand
- Using ProQuest Ebook Central
How Do I
- Find my GBC Google Account and access library electronic resources
- Find a librarian
- Find the Library
- Find Opposing Viewpoints and Issues & Controversies
- Find MLA International Bibliography
- Find the Library Catalog
- Find EBSCO
- Find eBooks
- Find Films on Demand
Using Primo
- Find My GBC Library Card with Primo
- Find Primo
- Search with Primo
- Find Articles in Primo When Link Doesn't Work
- Use Journal Search in Primo
Research Video Tutorials
- Example of academic research using the internet and gbc library resources.
- Quick description of a library and library resources.
Tutorials from the Database Vendors
- EBSCO Ebook Reader
- EBSCO Tutorials (includes CINAHL)
- Infobase Tutorials (includes Issues and Controversies and Films on Demand)
- JSTOR Video Tutorial
- JSTOR Research Guide for Students
- ProQuest Ebook Central
Course Tutorials
- CINAHL Video from EBSCO
- ENG 102 Tutorials
- INT 100 Tutorials
- Library Lecture for INT 301
- Nursing Research Intro
- Tips for PSC 403 Students
- Tips for Research Methodology
For More Information Contact
Great Basin College Library
McMullen Hall
1500 College Parkway
Elko, NV 89801
775-327-2122
Why Great Basin College
Great Basin College wants to be your choice for higher education. GBC offers associate and baccalaureate level instruction in career and technical education and academic areas. About 4,000 students are enrolled annually online from across the country and on campuses and centers across 86,500 square miles, two time zones, and ten of Nevada’s largest counties. We border Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California. We are GBC!
