Richmond Community College Library

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Richmond Community College Library
Hours of Operation Monday Thursday 730am
900pm Friday 730am
230pm

• Located in the
• JR Conder Building.

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LRC Mission Statement

• The Learning Resources Center consists
• of three departments (Library, Guided
• Studies Center, and Media Center)
• dedicated to providing a diverse
• population with instructional support
• through quality resources and services
• that carry out the college mission and
• goals. This population includes students
• (both curriculum and continuing
• education), faculty and staff, and
• general public. LRC services are
• available on campus, at off-campus
• sites, and through distance learning.

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Library Mission Statement

• The Library supports the institutional goals
• of the College by providing faculty and
• students access to professional
• assistance facilities for study and
• research and a variety of print and
• electronic resources. Library and study
• resources are available on campus
• and at off-campus sites.

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Library Staff

• Carolyn Bittle Dean of LRC
• Gail Booth RileyLibrarian
• SheVonne Lockhart Library Technician
• Sarah Anderson Library Clerk

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Student Conduct

• The library is intended as a quiet area for
  reading, studying and research, not a place for
  social gathering.
• Smoking, eating and drinking are not permitted in
  the library.
• Please turn off cell phones, beepers, and
  headphones.
• No library materials should ever be taken from
  the library without first being properly checked
  out.

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Student Contact (continue)

• Any patron found guilty of theft or mutilation of
  materials will be charged for damages or
  replacement of the materials and lose library
  privileges. REMINDER ALL MATERIALS ARE STATE
  PROPERTY.
• Each student using the electronic databases for
  school-related activities, must sign in at the
  circulation desk.

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Virtual Tour
We will start with the Book Collection which is
located on the second floor of the library.
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Four Book Collections

• NC Collection
• Reference Collection
• Regular Collection (General Stacks)
• Childrens Literature Books
• (Easy Books)

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North Carolina Collections
Blue Shelf Labels
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Reference Collections
Yellow Shelf Labels
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Regular Collection (Stacks)
White Shelf Labels
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Childrens Literature
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NC Collection
Books about North Carolina or by Carolinians.

• It is divided into two sections.
• The North Carolina Reference
• In-Library use only.

• Regular North Carolina Collection

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Reference Collection
This is where the encyclopedias,
directories, dictionaries and handbooks are
shelved.
Our collection has reference books to compliment
RCCs different curriculums. In-Library use only.
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Regular Collection
Sometimes referred to as general collections or
stacks
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Childrens Literature Books
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2nd Floor Extras

• Paperback Books
• Donated to the library
• Mainly leisure reading
• Study rooms for groups
• Study carrels

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Paperback Books
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Library of Congress
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HOW TO FIND BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
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Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
There are two (2) online public access terminals
downstairs in the library and one (1) upstairs
across from the elevator. These
computer terminals are used to access our
books. Remote site users may access the OPAC via
www.richmondcc.edu
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Click Search
Title Name
Select Title
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Search Results
Call Number
Select Detail
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Item Details
Location
Call Number
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Author Search
Select Author
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Search Result
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Subject Search
Select Subject
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Search Result
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Circulation Desk (Check-out Desk)

• Located on the 1st floor.
• A current RCC ID for students or valid North
  Carolina drivers license for community users is
  required to check out library materials.
• Books are checked out for a two week period.
  Reference books, reserve books, magazines, and
  newspapers are not checked out.

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Circulation Desk (continue)

• Library materials may be renewed a maximum of
  three times unless they have been requested by
  someone else. Borrowers may come to the library
  or telephone up to the day the materials are due.
  After the due date, the materials must be
  returned to the library and the fines paid before
  they are renewed.
• Fines for each overdue item is 5 per day,
  computed only for those days the library is open.
  A replacement fee, plus cost, for lost books must
  be paid for by the person in whose name the book
  was checked out.

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Circulation Desk (continue)

• All library obligations, e.g., overdue materials,
  unpaid fines, lost books, must be cleared before
  the end of semester OR, students will not be
  allowed to obtain grades or transcripts, register
  for the next semester, graduate and will be
  denied library privileges.

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Periodical Collection

• Magazines and Journals
• Paper Format 160 magazines arranged
  alphabetically on shelves with latest edition on
  shelf and back issues (2 to 3 years) are stored
  in magazine storage area

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Periodical Collection (continue)

• Articles from magazines not available at RCC
  Library can be requested through InterLibrary
  Loan. Usually 10 per page copied is charged
  sometimes a handling fee too.
• Readers Guide To Periodical Literature Indexat
  www.hwwilsonweb.com provides access to articles
  in magazines.

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Periodical Collection (continue)

• Newspapers
• RCC Library subscribes to 10 newspapers 5 local,
  3 state, and 2 national. Back issues are kept for
  1-2 months in a storage area.

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Computers w/ Internet Access

• NC Live
• NC Live is the states electronic library,
  created to give you access to magazine articles,
  national and local newspapers, business and
  professional journals, reference sources, and
  research material all electronically.
• NC Live is brought to you through a partnership
  of public, academic, and community college
  libraries and is funded by the North Carolina
  General Assembly and the states independent
  colleges and universities.
• NC Live is available to anyone who uses an NC
  Live Library.
• NC Live can be accessed from home by obtaining a
  password from staff.

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Type in Search Keyword
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Search Result
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Click for Alpha-betical listing
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List of NC Live Resources
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