Library Tour

Welcome to the

Hartnell College Library!http://www.hartnell.edu/library/

New Library Opened in 2006

Library Servicesthe first floor

Circulation Services

Register your CatCard to log on to computers

Borrow books

Checkout course reserve materials

Library Servicesthe first floor: Computer & Media Services

Computer & Media Services

Get help with technology, computers, & software

View dvds or videos

Checkout laptops for in-library use

Library Services the first floor: Self-Service Copy Center

Self-Service Copy Center Automatic Deposit Machine

(ADM) allows you to put money on your CatCard. Library copiers & printers use the CatCard, not money. More info about the ADM & CatCard is available at https://catcard.hartnell.edu/oneweb/index.htm

Photocopiers

Library Servicesthe first floor: Group Study Rooms

Group Study Rooms

There are 11 group study rooms on the first floor

Most have technology—plasma screens & smart board technologies

Library Collectionsthe first floor: Reserve Collection

Reserve books, textbooks, tests, papers and other printed materials are located at Circulation Services. Instructors place these items on Reserve for short check out time periods (2 hours, 24 hours, 3 days) so the entire class can use them.

Non-print materials—bones, skeletons, DVDs, videos, CDs are located at Media & Computer Services.

Library Collectionsthe first floor: Current Periodicals

The most current issues of magazines and journals are located on display shelves at the library entrance

Request newspapers at Circulation Services

Library Collectionsthe first floor: Special Collections

Special Collections includes the College Archives & the Silliman Library

Materials are available for viewing by appointment

Technologythe first floor

250 + computers Wireless connections Safari/video on demand State-of-the art

distance/video learning center

Cutting edge Faculty Resource Center

Digitizing, imaging, & video editing rooms

Library Services the second floor: Reference Services

Reference librarians are available during all library open hours to assist students with research

Librarians teach library orientations, workshops, classes, and lead tours

Library Services & Collectionsthe second floor

Self-Service Copy Center with photocopiers

Self-Check out station using RFID technology

Book stacks (60,000 volumes)

Periodical stacks (300 subscriptions)

11 group study rooms

Study Spaces

A variety of study areas are available to meet the needs of different learners

Quiet spaces (Silent study room, 2nd floor)

Comfortable seating

Spaces with views – lobby, window views of Central Park, 2nd floor