NDC Catalog 2007-2008 - Notre Dame College

trained in the use of the new technology available. Six
additional classrooms are located on the second floor.
One of these classrooms houses 20 computer
workstations and functions as an additional computer
lab at times when classes are not scheduled there.
The Clara Fritzsche Library also houses two special
collections. The Tolerance Resource Center Collection,
located on the second floor of the Library, houses a
collection of books, videos, journals and posters relating
to the Holocaust, diversity and anti-bias issues. The
Eastern Church Resource Center, located on the first
floor, houses a unique collection of books, videos, and
audio tapes relating to the Eastern Church and
ecumenism. These rooms may also be reserved for
meetings, quiet study or video/DVD viewing.
The Library offers a spacious environment for research
and study and is ADA compliant. Additional work areas
are located on the first and second floors. Study carrels
are scattered throughout the library and provide
additional work areas for students.
The Clara Fritzsche Library is committed to being a
“user-oriented” facility. A helpful and informed staff is
available to provide assistance to all patrons. The Library
offers bibliographic and information technology
instruction programs throughout the year. These include
a general orientation, subject specific instruction and
individual instruction upon request. Interlibrary loan and
rush fax service are provided free of charge if the items
patrons are seeking are not in the Library’s collection.
Through OhioLINK students may request items
themselves using their college I.D. barcode number.
Materials not available through OhioLINK may be
interlibrary loaned from Cleveland Public Library and
other libraries throughout the country and will be
provided in an efficient and timely manner. Library
materials are loaned for a three-week period upon
presentation of a current Notre Dame I.D. card with an
option for up to four renewals. Items can be sent to the
Clara Fritzsche Library or through the OhioLINK’s Pickup
Anywhere feature to any of the other OhioLINK libraries
if more convenient to the patron. Library patrons may
also use their I.D. to receive borrowing privileges at
more than 100 libraries throughout Ohio, including
Cleveland State University, Kent State University, John
Carroll University and CWRU in addition to the
THE CAMPUS 7
resources of the 28 branches of Cuyahoga County
Public Library, recently voted the number one library
system in the nation and the fifth busiest.
Responding to the needs of the College’s growing
online population, the library recently created online
tutorials for requesting OhioLINK books and retrieving
full text scholarly articles. Emphasis is also given to
being a 24/7 facility. Both traditional and graduate
students can submit reference questions, requests for
assistance with research, interlibrary loan request
questions about their library accounts and report access
problems at any time via e-mail or voice mail messages.
They may also check the status of their Notre Dame
College library account at any time using their name
and library account number.
JOSEPH H. KELLER CENTER
The Joseph H. Keller Center is an indoor recreational
facility available for student, staff, faculty and
community use. Located within the facility is a
gymnasium; A 25 yard, six lane pool for collegiate
competition, water exercise and lap swimming; six
locker rooms, weight room, training room and
coaches offices.
REGINA HALL
The College recently acquired the former Regina High
School property, greatly expanding the number of
classrooms and labs, accommodating faculty offices,
and using the gymnasium and auditorium to support
the College’s increasing demands for larger
accommodations for meetings and special events.
The property adds an exciting new dimension to the
College in every respect, from accommodating future
enrollment growth to enhancing academic offerings and
expanding housing, athletic, cultural and social
activities. Future plans call for using the Regina property
in a way that will enhance the College’s goal of being
one of the finest colleges in the Great Lakes Region.