Learning Resource Center

   Borrowing Policies | Services | Mission Statement | Staff    

  General Borrowing Policies For Students      

• A current HCCC photo I.D. card must be presented.
  
• Four items may be borrowed.
  
• The loan period is 14 days. One renewal is permitted.
  
• After 14 days from the date borrowed, an item may be recalled for another person.
  
• Students are responsible for all materials borrowed with their ID.
  
• The replacement charge for each lost/damaged item is current cost plus $5.00 processing fee.
  
• Reference, reserve, and audiovisual materials may only be used in the Library. They may not be borrowed.
  
• Periodicals may only be used in the Library. They may not be borrowed.
  
• For interlibrary loan (ILL), borrowing policies of the lending library will be followed.

• A current HCCC photo I.D. card must be presented.
  
• Four items may be borrowed.
  
• The loan periods are: for full-time faculty, semester loan; for adjunct faculty, four weeks; and for staff, two weeks. One renewal is permitted.
  
• After 14 days from the date borrowed, an item may be recalled for another person.
  
• Faculty/staff are responsible for all materials borrowed with their I.D.
  
• For interlibrary loan (ILL), borrowing policies of the lending library will be followed.
  
• Faculty and staff may borrow reference materials for a maximum of 24 hours.
  
• Classroom faculty wishing to place materials on reserve may select the items from the shelves or send a list to the Library/LRC, giving full bibliographic information. They may also provide their own materials.
  
• The loan period for audiovisual materials is three days. To assure availability, 48 hours' notice is required. Renewals of audiovisual materials are not permitted.
  
• Videotapes must be rewound.
  
  
   VALE Faculty Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement
  
  The VALE Faculty Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement is a cooperative borrowing agreement among New Jersey colleges and universities participating in the Virtual Academic Library Environment consortium. The agreement allows faculty and staff from participating institutions borrowing privileges at each other's libraries. Before faculty and staff may borrow at participating libraries, they must have a signed "VALE Faculty Reciprocal Borrowing Application Form" (available at the HCCC Library).
  
  For more information, see the VALE website or speak to an HCCC librarian.
  
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 Services  

Welcome students! There are many new and interesting resources here at the Library to help you find the answers you need. Visit us throughout your college career for information or just for a quiet place to study.

Who is here to help you?

Reference librarians are available to assist you with your research assignments. Circulation assistants will help you check out items and request audiovisual resources for use in the Library. Periodical assistants can help you find print magazines and newspapers and faculty reserves.

What do we have?

• Reference books are available for use in both the Main Library and the North Hudson Center Library.
  
• Print periodicals can be used in the Main Library.
  
• Materials placed on faculty reserves by your instructor are located behind the circulation desk at the Main Library.
  
• ESL reading materials are available at both the Main Library and the North Hudson Center Library.
  
• Online periodicals, including magazines, newspapers, and journals, can be searched on computers in both Libraries, from anywhere on campus, and from home with a user's last name and CWID as login. 

How will you find what you need?

To look up the resources you need, you can use infoPATH, our Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC). Our staff will show you how. Our books are arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification System (LC). The Library also has many resources available online in electronic databases. You may request individual instruction on how to use the catalog and databases. Ask a reference librarian for assistance. We are here to help you.

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Mission Statement  

The mission of the Hudson County Community College Library/Learning Resources Center is to support the aims and objectives of the College by providing:

• Services that facilitate the acquisition of information literacy skills
  
• Services that support the College's certificate and degree programs
  
• Services that support the needs of English as a Second Language (ESL) and Academic Foundations courses and students
  
• Services that support the general intellectual, social, and cultural development of the College and the Hudson County community
  
• Services that support the education, continuing education, and career development needs of the College's students
  
• Services that support the research and informational needs of the students, faculty, and other members of the College and the Hudson County community.

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Staff 

Librarian, North Hudson Center Library: Cynthia Coulter
ccoulter@hccc.edu 201-360-4605

Secretary, Circulation: Sarah Davis
sdavis@hccc.edu 201-360-4360

Librarian, part-time - Paul Dunphy
201-360-4360

Library Assistant – Technical Services: Sohir Elgebily
selgebily@hccc.edu 201-360-4372

Library Assistant – Media Services: Compton Hubbard
chubbard@hccc.edu 201-360-4347

Librarian, part-time: Sister Joanne Korn
jkorn@hccc.edu 201-360-4387

Library Assistant – Clerical Services: Milena Moscoso
mmoscoso@hccc.edu 201-360-4349

Librarian, part-time - Technical Services: Amorfina Muhi
201-360-4360

Librarian - Educational Media Specialist: Albert Municino
amunicino@hccc.edu 201-360-4373

Library Assistant – Technical Services: Jeanette Nelson
jnelson@hccc.edu 201-360-4365

Librarian, part-time: Hussein Odeh
hodeh626@hotmail.com 201-360-4360

Librarian/LRC Director: PJ Reilly
pjreilly@hccc.edu 201-360-4360

Librarian: Ellen Renaud
erenaud@hccc.edu 201-360-4344

Librarian, part-time, North Hudson Center Library: Cathleen Sova
csova@hccc.edu 201-360-4605

Librarian: Lawren Wilkins
lwilkins@hccc.edu 201-360-4354

Librarian – Technical Services: Mei Xie
mxie@hccc.edu 201-360-4355

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Library 
1st Floor, 25 Journal Square
201-360-4360