Contact Information

Getting research help from the librarians:

Liaison Librarian to the School of Health Sciences: Ying Yu
- email: yyu@columbiabasin.edu
- or use Canvas inbox to email Ying if she is listed in your course

- You can also email: library@columbiabasin.edu (This email is monitored whenever the main library is open, even during breaks and summer quarter.)
- Health Sciences Library phone: (509) 544-8336
- Stop by the front desk in person during our open hours
- or make an appointment with Ying to meet either in person or via Zoom
Chat with a Librarian service is available 24x7.
- The "Chat with a Librarian" window is available both on the library homepages and your OneSearch search results page.
- A CBC librarian is monitoring chat Monday through Thursday 8am to 4pm and Fridays 8am to noon during the quarter.
- All other times, a non-CBC librarian will be helping you. They can login to our databases and they are usually expert searchers and are familiar with popular databases. When using the service during a busy time or in the middle of the night, after sending your question, if you don’t get immediate response, wait for a couple minutes before closing the window because there is always someone on call.
- You can choose to have the transcript emailed to you with all the links and a CBC librarian can follow up with you on the next day if needed.

Login to Health Sciences Library Databases:

Go to the main library home page at http://columbiabasin.edu/library
Click on Health Sciences Library on the left side menu to see the Health Sciences Library home page
Start with the Health Sciences OneSearch database (recommended)
Or browse the list of databases for Nursing and Allied Health and click on a specific database that you would like to search
If you are off-campus, you will be asked to log in with your student email username and password to use some of the database. Usually this is a very simple process, but if you have difficulty with access, please email us at library@columbiabasin.edu

Student Wi-Fi set up instructions
Jeff (Tech support), Ying, and the Student Helpdesk (509-543-1445) can help if following the instructions didn't work.

Login to the computers with your Student email and password .
There are 30 computers in the computer lab HS308. These are reserved for the use of students, staff, and faculty of CBC. When there is no class in session in 308, it is an open lab for quiet study.
There are 14 computers in the library main area. Students have priority in the use of library computers. These computers may be used by guests for a limited time.

G1111 (in the main library area) & G1124-NP-B&W (in the computer lab 308), 3¢ / page, Default Duplex
- NetPrint system
- Self service
G1157-NP-color: 9 ¢ / page
All students who pay tech fees have a NetPrint account and $12.00 credit (400 pages in B&W) at the beginning of each quarter. Balance of the $12 goes away at the end of the quarter.
If additional credit is needed, buy $3.00 NetPrint cards from the Library front desk. The charge will appear on your student account and you can pay the balance either online or at the cashier's window. Redeem your card as soon as possible. Once the $3.00 is redeemed into your account, the balance of the $3 carries over to the next quarter.
Remember to “Log off” the computer when you are done!

Chargers and cables for cell phone and tablet are available for in-library use.
Pen drives available for student borrowing
Headphones and noise-cancelling earmuffs are available at the front desk
Scanner
Currently registered students can download Microsoft Office 365 for free. Go to the Student Email from the CBC homepage to login and follow the instructions.