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Richmond Community College Library provides welcoming spaces, access to educational and literary materials, and fosters lifelong learning in support of the College’s mission, vision, and curriculum.
Richmond Community College welcomes visitors and students to its campus. To avoid disruption and to ensure the safety of young visitors, all children under sixteen must be under the direct supervision of an adult. Under no circumstances are children to be taken to class or left unattended anywhere on campus. Richmond Community College assumes no responsibility for children left without direct supervision. Students who violate this regulation are subject to disciplinary action.
The library follows the copyright law of the Unites States (Title 17, United States Code) on the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Lidded drinks and contained snacks (pre-packaged or bagged) are allowed inside the library. No prepared meals are allowed.
Students, faculty, and staff members must have their Richmond Community College IDs to use the library facilities or resources. Community patrons must obtain a guest pass at the Lee Building in order to use the library.
The RichmondCC Library’s Collection Development Policy exists to guide the development of the Library’s Collection. This collection consists of print and electronic media, as well as physical objects. As trends shift in how people create and share information, the makeup of the Library’s collection will change. While keeping up with those trends, the Library will strive to support its mission and that of the College.
GOALS
The main objective of the collection is to support the curriculum at RichmondCC. The secondary objective is to provide enriching materials to foster literacy and lifelong learning in the campus community and within Richmond and Scotland Counties. To these ends, Library staff will make available materials that directly relate to college courses, as well as literary material that appeals to the general interest of the surrounding community.
CRITERIA
Selection of materials will be based on authoritative sources. Criteria for selection will include:
Relevance to curriculum needs of students.
Relevance to instructional needs, as advised by faculty.
Contribute to valid learning experiences.
Provide for diversity of interest and levels of ability.
Present varied points of view and concepts.
Be authoritative and factually accurate.
Promote critical thinking.
TEXTBOOKS
Textbooks will not be purchased due to financial burden. Instructors are encouraged to donate copies of textbooks and other course material to the Library’s reserves collection.
The Richmond Community College library will accept gifts, memorials, and other donated materials under the following conditions:
If the donation is of substantial value, the Richmond Community College Foundation will be notified.
The library highly encourages our students, staff, and faculty to suggest materials to purchase. Please fill out the RichmondCC Library Purchase Requisition to request items to be purchased by the library.
The Library strives to maintain an up-to-date, functional collection through continual weeding by library staff. Subject faculty are asked to review holdings in their subject area and to suggest items for deletion or replacement.
Materials are withdrawn based on the following criteria:
The Library of Congress Classification System (LCCS) is used to classify all books and media materials.
Books and media materials are arranged on shelves according to their classification number (known as the call number).
Serials are arranged on the first floor alphabetically by title and the newspapers are on the wall mounted newspaper rack. With the exception of a few serial titles that are published weekly, one full year of each serial is kept in the library. Up to three months of newspapers are stored in the technical services area of the library.
DVDs and Blu-Rays are located on the first floor. Audio CDs are shelved with the print books in the upstairs stacks.
Any behavior that hinders the operation of the library or library users' ability to study or use library resources is prohibited. Library staff may ask users to leave if they create a disturbance, pose a safety threat, or refuse to abide by library policies. Failure or refusal to comply with the library staff's directives will be reported to Campus Safety and/or the Vice President of Student Services and/or the Vice President of Instruction. The following activities are deemed unacceptable and not permitted in the library: