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HOLT LIBRARY
The Holt Library on the Jackson Campus is an 11,000 square foot facility that houses professional staff, a research collection, 26 computer lab workstations, snack bar, instruc- tion/conference room, 2 study rooms and other college of ces. Internet access and the Mi- crosoft Of ce suite are available on the library’s computers, with one black/white printer. The library has open WiFi access.
• Access to Research Sources: Students, faculty and staff can login to the “MySCC” page, then select “Library” tab, on or off campus. This portal offers complete access to the online catalog, digital research sources, article databases, topical research guides and user information.
• Non-students may search the online catalog and access basic information on the Library’s open-access website, www.southwesterncc.edu/library. Resident borrower cards are available.
• Library Cards: Students and employees must bring in their SCC photo ID card to bor- row materials.
• Library Catalog and Circulating Print Collection: The CCLINC Online Catalog in- dexes Library print collections by title, author, subject or keyword. SCC holds over 30,000 hard-copy books and audiovisual resources that directly support academic programs, and 100 hard-copy academic journal and magazine titles. Two million books are available by mail through 50 Community Colleges in NC, all accessible in this CCLINC Catalog system and selected to support academic programs of study.
• Special Collections: Special collections include Reference books, Fiction books, DVD movies, Children’s books and Small Business books.
• Reserve Collection: The faculty may place course-speci c materials in this area, located behind the Information Desk. Library staff will assist students to access and utilize Reserve materials.
• NC LIVE: To guarantee access to scholarly research sources for students’ assignments, NC LIVE provides a searchable index to digital full-text articles from thousands of print publications, including peer reviewed academic journals, magazine articles, na- tional and local newspapers, e-books, and reference sources. Off-campus user access is simple: Login to MySCC and click the “Library” tab. No password required!
• Interlibrary Loan Services: The SCC Library is a member of the CCLINC consortium. Users may contact our library staff to initiate a request to borrow books from other libraries by mail. Borrowers need a library account in good standing.
• Research Instruction: The Librarian teaches in-class library instruction on informa- tion literacy and use of the online catalog and research databases. Faculty members may contact the librarian to request a customized workshop for a speci c topic. Library instruction classes are held at Jackson Campus, Macon Campus or Swain Cen- ters. All students receive a basic online library course in Moodle.
• Returning Materials: All library materials must be returned and accounts cleared of nes before students are allowed to register, graduate, or receive a transcript.
• Library Hours: Monday – Thursday (8 a.m. to 6 p.m.); Friday (8 a.m. to 3 p.m.) when SCC classes are in session. Library hours are determined by the college academic cal- endar and may vary during student breaks, holidays and emergency weather closings.
All students have access to information literacy instruction via Moodle.
2019-20 Catalog