Much of the information contained here is also included in the Library website. Therefore, we present
 this document primarily for reference purposes, with the addition of a few links for your convenience.

Library Services for Students
    
(a.k.a. "The Library Handbook")


TABLE OF CONTENTS

THIS PAGEWelcome Library Mission Statement  Isothermal Community College Library Directory      Telephone Numbers      Library Hours      Library Staff      Public Telephone      Entrance/Exit PAGE 2 The CMC Library Consortium Using the CMC Public Access Catalog        Performing a Keyword Search        Results list        Refining Your Search             Subject Searches             Author Searches             Title Searches             Limiting Your Search in Other Ways             Exact Phrase Searches        Other Searches        Patron Review        View Reserves PAGE 3 Book Collection Reference Materials Periodicals Microfilm Print Indexes Other Access to Periodicals PAGE 4 Media Collection      Circulating Media      Non-Circulating Media Special Collections      Historical Materials      Counseling and Career Materials      Business Management Materials

PAGE 5 Circulation of Materials       Library Privileges Security Warning       Borrowing Materials             Placing Holds             Borrowing Materials from Other CMC Libraries       Returning Materials             Overdues PAGE 6 Electronic Resources             Registration to Use Library Computers     Microsoft Office Software     Library Website and Links to Electronic Resources          NC LIVE          Passwords for Remote Access          Research Starts Here!          Internet Links for Research PAGE 7Of Special Note      Reference Assistance      Orientations & Instruction      Reserve Materials      Interlibrary Loan      Andrew and Flora Major Art Collection      Photocopier      Public Telephone      Restrooms and Water Fountains      Handicapped Access and Services      Emergency Plan      Food, Drinks, Tobacco and Cell Phones  PAGE 8 Library of Congress Classification System      Locating Books Using the LOC System      Library of Congress Classification Table PAGE 9 Isothermal Community College Library Floor Plan PAGE 10Library Services for Polk Campus

WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY

The library staff of Isothermal Community College hopes that you will find the library to be an important and valuable part of your college experience.  As you may learn from our mission statement, our primary purpose is to support the academic programs of the college; however, six public libraries within Rutherford County and two in Polk County provide a wide assortment of popular fiction and other recreational materials.  The public and academic libraries in Rutherford County and Polk County, North Carolina, including Isothermal Community College Library; Rutherford County Public Library and its branches; the municipal libraries of Rutherford County; and the Polk County Public Library and its branch, form a cooperative organization known as the CMC Library Consortium.  The Consortium maintains an online union catalog of holdings of all member libraries, which is accessible from any Internet-connected computer at http://www.cmclibraries.org/catalog.

To the best of our ability, we try to maintain a pleasant and inviting atmosphere in the library, and we encourage you to ask for assistance whenever you have any problems using the facility or are uncertain how to proceed in your search for information.  In consideration of all library patrons, reasonable quiet is expected.  We require that cell phone ringers be turned off and conversations be held outside the library.  The consumption of food or drink and the use of tobacco products are prohibited within the building, including auditorium and restrooms. 

This handbook is intended as an introduction to the library, and is a description of library holdings, services, policies and procedures that affect students.  We look forward to working with you as you pursue your goals.

LIBRARY MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the library is to provide the library resources, services and facilities necessary to support and enhance the college's instructional and training programs; to meet student needs for course-related and extra-curricular library materials; and to offer opportunities for personal and professional enrichment.  In addition, the college library supplements library resources available to the residents of Rutherford and Polk counties.  In pursuit of its mission, the library acquires, organizes and provides access to materials in a variety of formats; acquires and maintains requisite equipment; creates a physical environment conducive to user needs and media requirements; and provides instruction designed both to promote independent information retrieval by library users, and to encourage use of libraries as sources of lifelong learning.

ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIBRARY DIRECTORY

Telephone Numbers Circulation Desk     286-4636 Fax                       286-8208

Library Hours Monday -- Thursday       7:45 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday                           7:45 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. Holiday, Summer & Semester Break hours will be posted.

Library Staff

Susan Vaughan, Director of Information Services & Technology ................... Becky Cleland, Evening Librarian .............................................................. Engle Troxler, Reference/Circulation Librarian ............................................. Travis Nanney,  Processing / AV Technician .............................................. Kenneth Odom, Acquisitions / Computer Support Technician ......................

ext. 216 ext. 309 ext. 217 ext. 301 ext. 381

Public Telephone
A public telephone is available in the library lobby for local calls; please limit calls to three minutes each.

Entrance/Exit
Library patrons enter and exit the library through the front door.  An electronic security system protects non-circulating materials from unauthorized removal from the library, and protects circulating library materials from being removed without a circulation record.  All other exits are for emergency use only.
 

Welcome to the Library! To help preserve a clean and quiet environment, while you are in the college library, please: Do not consume food or drinks      Do not use tobacco products      Turn cell phone ringer off, and take cell phone calls outside the building. (For more information, see page 7)

   

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