Alden Library services are available to current students, faculty and staff of Quinsigamond

Community College.  Most online services require an Alden Library barcode or your student ID number to gain access.

You may register for an Alden Library barcode in person by visiting the Circulation Desk on the 2nd floor of the Harrington Learning Center, presenting your current Quinsigamond Community College ID and filling out a registration form.  You will be registered with the library and a 14 digit barcode will be placed on the back of your ID.  

Students taking online courses who are unable to visit the Alden Library during regular hours may apply for

their barcode through their online course.  A library card with barcode will be mailed to the address on file with the Registrar's Office.   No barcodes can be given over the phone or by email except to QCC email addresses.

My Library catalog account
 

• You are able to request a book, review the status of items you have checked out or requested, and renew items online.
• Accounts are automatically created when you register for a Library Barcode.
• Go to the Online Catalog, click on the Log In button, and enter your barcode and PIN.  The first time you do this, leave the PIN blank.  The system will ask you to create one.   Please create one you will remember.  Library staff cannot see it and will need to reset it to blank if you forget it.

My EBSCOhost
 

• My EBSCOhost will remember search statements, run them automatically, and send updates of new articles or journal issues.
• You may create an account by clicking on "Sign In" from any EBSCOhost database page.   Click on the "I'm a New User" link to register.  You will be asked to create a user name and password and provide an email address.
• Returning users click on "Sign In" from any EBSCOhost database page.
• Note:  Be sure you have an Alden Library 14-digit barcode before signing up for an account.  If you are off campus you will be asked to use your barcode to log in before getting into EBSCOhost. 

My NoodleTools
 

• NoodleTools helps you create a works-cited list from items you enter into an account.  You select which format you want for your bibliography--MLA or APA style.
• Create an account by clicking on Create a new folder at the bottom of the login screen.  It is easier to create an account on campus since NoodleTools will automatically authenticate you. 
• Once you have created an account, you may use the Personal ID and Password you ceated to log in to your account from anywhere.

My OverDrive Digital Books
 

• You can browse and search hundreds of great titles and download them to computers, transfer them to portable devices, or burn them onto CDs for reading and listening anywhere, anytime.
• Create an account and download the software needed to use the digital books by starting at the Quick Start Guide.  You will need your Alden Library barcode to create an account.
• The Alden Library is a full circulating member of C/WMARS.

My LearningExpressLibrary

• You can prepare for many standardized tests using LearningExpressLibrary.
• You may create an account by starting at Worcester Public Library Databases Available from Outside the Library.  Scroll to the bottom of the list and click on LearningExpressLibrary.  Follow the instructions given, but use only the 14 digits of your Alden Library barcode as your user name (do not enter 01605).