2004-2005 COLLEGE CATALOG - Luzerne County Community ...

LIBRARY
The Library’s mission is to support the objectives of the College by providing
resources and services to meet the information needs of faculty, students, staff,
alumni and the residents of Luzerne County. The Library combines a traditional
library collection and new technologies into a comprehensive program of information
services.
All Library collections are on open shelves to which students have direct access.
The collections include more than 61,000 volumes, 250 current periodical subscriptions,
over 3,200 media items, and over 11,000 items on microforms. The Library
has several online database subscriptions, including EBSCOHost, Encyclopedia
Britannica, Lexis-Nexis, Literature Online References, Literature Resources, Health
Reference, Oxford English Dictionary, Proquest, and Wilsonweb. Eight Internet
workstations are available for patrons to search Web-based databases. A photocopier
and five Microform Reader-Printers are available for patrons. Specialized
bibliographies are published on request.
Also available is inter-library loan service for materials not in the collection.
The Library is affiliated with the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) to
provide patrons access to college and research libraries throughout the United
States. Students and faculty may also borrow books directly from a number of
local and regional libraries. This cooperative arrangement is made available
through the Northeastern Pennsylvania Library Network.
The Library facilities include a book stack and seating area, a reference collection
area, a periodical/newspaper area, an information/circulation/reserve book
desk with reference service, a browsing area featuring new book acquisitions,
McNaughton/Best Sellers, and book-on-cassettes collection. All materials located
at the LCCC Library can be accessed via the Dynix online catalog, which patrons
can also use to view their personal library records. The Dynix online catalog can
also be accessed through the library home page for off-campus use. Two group
study rooms are available for students. One Biblographical Instruction Room with
16 computer workstations — The Library Training Center — is used for Library,
College, and public training needs. A Viewing Room is available for students to
utilize audio/visual materials.
VHS videocassette players and monitors, and audio tape recorders are available
for instructional purposes in the Media Service Department. A/V equipment and
materials are provided to faculty for classroom use upon 24-hour prior notice. A
staff Media Technologist and a Media Coordinator assist in the selection, scheduling
and use of nonprint media and A/V equipment. In the event of an emergency,
the Media Technologist can be reached at 830-7862.
Media Services Department offices and an audio visual area, which includes
editing facilities for in-house production by the Media Services Department staff,
is housed in Building 5, Room 526. Videotaping and editing services are available
to faculty, but must be scheduled two weeks in advance with the Media Coordinator
and approved by the Director of the Library. All videotaping, editing, and
copying must adhere to copyright guidelines.
A Student Information system, operated by the Media Services Department,
disseminates information of interest to students, faculty, and staff via TV receivers
in all buildings on campus. Such information must be approved in advance by the
Director of College Relations.
Handicapped patrons may enter the Library by the ramped entrances. Restroom
facilities and access to the main area of the Library are easily available. Open
access is provided to all library areas and signs are used throughout the Library to
designate facilities and resources.
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