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About the Library for the full library policies and FAQ's.
Topics of interest are summarized here.
The Reference Desk
In Person
The Reference Librarians are available to assist you anytime the
Alden Library is open. Visit the Alden Library Reference Desk on the 3rd floor of the Harrington Learning Center.
By Phone
Call the Reference Desk at (508)854-4366 during regular library hours.
Online
Email
reference@qcc.mass.edu
anytime for a response usually within one business day. You can also
chat with a librarian by clicking on the online reference help button
below. You may also
use available online tutorials to get started
anytime.
The Circulation Desk
The Alden Library Circulation Desk is located on the second floor of
the Harrington Learning Center. Students, faculty and staff
may apply for or renew their library barcode here. Library
barcodes are needed to borrow books, request interlibrary loans, and
access the online databases.
Course Reserves
Faculty may place items on reserve at the Circulation Desk for their
students to use, usually for 2 hours at a time in the library. Ask
for the item you need by course and instructor.
Interlibrary Loans
Current students, faculty and staff are eligible to request
interlibrary loans. The George I. Alden Library has agreements with other libraries in the region,
state and country to borrow materials the Alden Library does not own.
The Interlibrary Loans page explains the different ways to discover items in other libraries
and request them for your use. You may also consult a Reference
Librarian for assistance in finding and obtaining materials. You may
call us at (508)854-4366 during regular business hours
or email us at
reference@qcc.mass.edu.
ILL request form
The Building
The Alden Library is located on the third floor of the Harrington
Learning Center. The third floor is generally a quiet study floor.
Food and drink are not allowed, except for covered water containers.
Please silence your cell phones when entering the third floor.
Cell phone conversations should be taken down stairs.
Computers
The Alden Library has computers available for research on the third
floor. An email express station is available across from the
Information Desk on the second floor. Word processing is available
in the Harrington Computer Center located in 379 of the Administration
Building. The Circulation Desk on the second floor of the
Harrington Learning Center has laptops for short term loan within the
Alden Library for QCC students. Borrowing the laptops requires
registration the first time each semester. Wireless is available
throughout the Harrington Learning Center. Ask at any of the
library desks for the password.
Studying in the Library
The third floor of the Harrington Learning Center is generally a
quiet study floor. Conversations are best taken down the first
floor of the building. Students wishing to study in a group may
also request a group study room at the Information Desk. Group
study rooms are available for 2 or more students and a current QCC ID
must be left at the Information Desk while a student has a group study
room key.
Photocopying and printing
Photocopying and printing are available on the second and third
floors of the HLC for ten cents per page. Network print cards are
needed for all photocopiers and printers except for the photocopier on
the second floor of the HLC which takes cash. The network print
card preloaded with $5.00 credit is given to each student with their ID.
Network print cards may also be purchased or reloaded with additional
credit on the second floor of the HLC, above the photocopier.
The Library Staff
Contact Library
Staff by phone
or email.
February 2, 2010
Lexis-Nexis has a newly designed user interface.
If you've used Lexis-Nexis for legal research, please
take a look at the new interface and let us know what
you think. We will be changing over sometime
between now and June. Any feedback we get from you
will help make the transition smoother. You can
email us with your thoughts:
reference@qcc.mass.edu.
Thanks
from the Reference Team.
New Lexis-Nexis interface
October 20, 2009
The
National Gallery of Writing
The
Quinsigamond Community College Gallery,
one of over 800
in the national gallery sponsored by the National
Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), is now open.
You
can submit work until the gallery closes in June
2010. For more information and
directions for submitting your writing visit our
National Gallery on Writing Information page.
October 1, 2009
New Collection of E-books available to the QCC Community
The Alden Library has added a new set of
20,000 e-book titles to complement our print collection.
These books are fully searchable and read online, so you
can access them any time via the internet. QCC
students, faculty and staff will need to type in their
library barcode to gain access from off campus.
Click on the button below and take a tour. Any
questions? Ask the Reference Librarians.
September 1, 2009
Welcome
and Welcome Back!
The Alden Library's website has a new look. But
all the resources you depend on are still here.
Take a look around to familiarize yourself with what the
library has available to our students, faculty and
staff. The Reference Librarians are more than
happy to give you an individual tour or help with your
research. Just stop by the Reference Desk on the
3rd floor of the HLC any time we are open. We are
happy to help!
August 25, 2009
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