CJC Libraries Services

The CJC Libraries service the information needs of the CJC community in a variety of ways. To find out how you can make use of any of the services below, click on its name.

• Acquisitions / Collection Development: The libraries select and acquire a well-rounded collection of information resources in many formats from print, to electronic for the use of students, faculty staff and community members to support the mission of the college.
• Cataloging / Processing: The libraries obtain or create a very detailed new record to represent each information resource whether it is a printed journal, a DVD, or an e-book so that these can all be found through a search in the online catalog. The physical items also have to be processed so that they can be found on the shelves and circulated.
• Circulation of Materials: The libraries check materials out and track their use so that they can be retrieved in a timely manner for others to use.
• Collection Management: The libraries maintain the collections in an orderly state so that specific items and items on specific subjects can be located easily and are in good repair and ready for use.
• College and Local History Archiving: The Maner library maintains and continuously develops an archive on CJC and local history so that information and some artifacts relating to these are preserved for the present and future generations.
• Copying / Printing: The libraries make available copiers and free printing from public access computers.
• Copyright Compliance Advisory: The librarians are available for consultation on many questions of copyright related to institutional use of copyrighted materials. This is not a legal opinion, but it is a place to start.
• Distance Education Support: The libraries provide for the information needs of distance education students in support of the instruction of those students through maintaining online resources (such as this web site and online databases), telephone and email reference services, and memberships in interlibrary borrowing consortia where distance students can check out materials at a library closer to them.
• Interlibrary Loan: The libraries participate in borrowing and lending agreements with over 45,000 other libraries worldwide representing total collections of over one billion items in order to obtain items that CJC could not otherwise afford to hold in its collections. This means that although the library services budget is limited, library user access to the world of information (even information that is not available online) is almost unlimited.
• Internet and Online Database Access: The libraries select, acquire access to, and maintain access to online information databases through negotiated license agreements that must be monitored and renewed annually. They also work with CJC IT Services to insure that Internet access is available to library computers and wirelessly in the libraries.
• Library Skills Instruction: The librarians provide expert instruction both through classes and one-on-one interactions on general and specific information seeking strategies for students and faculty.
• Library Tours: The librarians provide tours of the library facilities upon request to students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
• Media Services: The libraries offer and maintain Audio/Visual Equipment for use in classes and for viewing A/V materials in the library.
• Meeting Rooms: The Maner Library offers use of the Texas Room for group meetings and a viewing room for the use of library media materials by classes, small groups, and individuals.
• Public Events, Displays and Exhibits: The Maner Library exhibits student art each semester and hosts other public events such as the annual Graduation Reception.
• Reading/Study Space: The libraries offer space for reading and study and maintain an atmosphere conducive to these activities.
• Reference: The librarians offer on-demand and by-appointment reference services in person, by phone, and by email for any information need.
• Services for Students with Disabilities: The libraries provide specific computer workstations with special software for hearing and visually impaired students. The Maner library also has an adjustable workstation specifically designed for wheelchair access.
• Service Design, Planning, and Evaluation: The libraries receive suggestions and work with the library committees and other members of the CJC community to design, plan and continuously improve upon programs and services. Evaluation of services is often done though gathering and compiling statistics, conducting surveys and other means of soliciting user and potential user input.
• Web Site: The libraries provide, maintain, and continuously improve upon this web site to aid student information seeking and literacy in support of the educational mission of CJC.

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