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CECIL B. WORD LEARNING RESOURCES CENTER

Hours: Monday-Thursday: 7:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Friday: 7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.*

*The library may be closed between semesters. Advance notice of changes in hours of operation will be posted on the LRC’s doors whenever possible.

Phone: 256-228-6001 or 256-638-4418 ext. 2326

The Cecil B. Word Learning Resources Center houses the library, two multimedia rooms, faculty offices, and classrooms.

Mission

The mission of the library of Northeast Alabama Community College is to provide for the students, faculty and staff of the College, the personnel, services, information resources and facilities to support, sustain, and enrich the educational purposes, programs and curriculum of Northeast Alabama Community College.

Embracing the College’s “open door” policy, many of the Northeast Alabama Community College’s resources and services are available to the community

Collection

The library’s collection consists of over 45,000 print and bound periodicals, over 250,000 licensed and owned eBooks, over 79,000 audiovisual materials and digitized media (excluding books and periodicals), over 60 print periodical titles, and over 24,000 digital serials. NACC students and personnel have access to the following electronic resources: EBSCO’s Discovery Service, EBSCO Associates Programs Source Plus database, EBSCO’s Academic eBook Collection, EBSCO’s Nursing Reference Center Plus, Alexander Street’s Academic Video Online, and Newsbank’s America’s News and Newsbank’s Black Life in America. The Alabama Virtual Library, a collection of multidisciplinary databases, is available to students, teachers, and citizens of Alabama.

Special Collections

An archives/special collections division is in Room 206 on the second floor of the library. This collection contains various books and other resources that focus on local history and culture. This collection is available to NACC students, personnel, and to the public.

The library also contains a designated collection of books donated to the college by Dr. Barbara Heath, a clinical psychologist who practiced psychology in the area. Taken as a whole, Dr. Heath’s collection of books demonstrates the extent and type of knowledge necessary to work as a clinical psychologist and can be useful for someone interested in a career in the field. This collection is available to students and the public.

Technology

Wireless access is available in the LRC, as well as throughout the NACC campus. On the first floor, twenty-three computers provide access to the library’s online catalog as well as access to the internet for student research. In addition, one computer located on the second floor provides access to the library’s online catalog. The two multimedia rooms contain internet access and presentation equipment. Over 300 laptops and over 60 MIFIs are available for students to check out for the semester. Technology such as LCD projectors and laptops are also available for instructors to check out on a short-term basis.

Assistance

Librarians offer one-on-one assistance in conducting library research. Assistance may be requested in person, by telephone, chat, text, or email.

Request for Instruction/Orientation/Research

Information literacy is a general education outcome for students at NACC. Therefore, students in ENG 101 and SPH 107 have the opportunity to attend a library orientation and complete an assessment to demonstrate achievement of the program learning outcome of information literacy. Instructors of courses other than ENG 101 and SPH 107 schedule library orientation and/or research on an individual or as-needed basis.

Distance Education and Dual Enrollment Students

The library’s resources and services are available to distance education and dual enrollment students, online, in person, or via Canvas, depending on the resource/service being requested.

Library Management Network, INC.

The library is a member of the Library Management Network, Inc. (LMN). Through this network, the NACC library shares a database with the following libraries: Gadsden State Community College, and Snead State Community College.

NACC students may view and borrow the holdings of other LMN member libraries.

Policies

  1. When checking out items, students will be asked to present a student ID card. The card must be presented each time items are checked out.
  2. Currently enrolled students may check out books and audiovisual items for two weeks and may check out laptops and MIFIs until the end of the semester.
  3. A fine of ten cents per day (books and AV) or $1 per day (laptops and MIFIs) will be charged. The maximum fine will be $5.
  4. Students and/or library patrons who owe fines or have failed to return items will forfeit their library privileges and/or will not receive copies of their transcripts.

Policies for Community Library Patrons

Many of the library’s resources are available to members of the community.

  1. Community members wishing to use the library should obtain a library card by completing an application at the circulation desk and showing an Alabama-issued ID card demonstrating residence in the community (as defined by NACC’s service area).
  2. Adult community members may check out up to five items at a time.
  3. Juvenile community members may check out up to two items at a time.
  4. Items are checked out for two weeks and may be renewed for two additional weeks unless needed by another patron.
  5. A fine of ten cents per day is charged per overdue item. No fine in excess of $5.00 per item will be charged. When the library is closed, items may be returned in the outside book drop facing the student center.
  6. Community members who have overdue items or fines will forfeit their library privileges.
  7. Community members will be charged a $2 fee for a lost library card.
  8. Community members wishing to use the library’s multimedia rooms should complete an activity request, which may be obtained from an NACC library faculty or staff member.