If a study room is available, you may use it. If you want to reserve a room ahead of time, email tdriver@es.vccs.edu or sign up at the paper signup sheets at the circulation desk. If you are in a room and have not reserved it, you may be asked to leave if someone else has reserved the room.
Each study room has a table, chairs, whiteboard and large computer screen with HD connection capabilities. Please ask at the circulation desk for a camera and whiteboard dry erase markers and erasers.
Search the online Quicksearch. Here you will find videos, DVDs, audiobooks, best sellers, government documents, periodical titles, and books.
Current students are registered for library privileges automatically. No library cards are issued, but you may be asked to show your College ID. Students will key in their MyESCC username in order to check out books and media.
You may have up to 10 books checked out at any one time.
The normal loan period is 4 weeks; loan periods for reserve material vary according to the instructor. Videos and DVDs are due back in one week.
Yes to both. If no one else has requested the books, you may renew them by phone one time. Also, students may sign in to Quicksearch to renew or place holds on materials checked out. Use the same username and password you use for MyESCC (MyVCCS).
No, we do not assess fines; however, students with late or lost materials are restricted from checking out additional materials, registering for classes, or receiving transcripts.
All library patrons are assessed $50 per item.
Books are arranged by subject according to the Library of Congress classification scheme, a system of call letters and numbers.
No, but a copier is available for copying needed reference materials or current journal, magazine, or newspaper articles (10 cents per page). Most of our current reference materials are electronic.
Students may place holds on any items checked out and will be notified as soon as they become available. Students may sign in to Quicksearch to place holds on materials or ask for a hold to be placed at the circulation desk.
They are located at the circulation desk. Just ask any staff member.
Yes, we have thousands of eBooks. You may be asked to login with your MyESCC username and password if you are searching remotely. EBSCOhost actually allows you to create an account which will make it possible for you to download an eBook to your own computer for off-campus use of these titles. Here are some of our eBook databases:
- eBook Library Multi-disciplinary Collection
- eBook Library STEM-H Collection
- ebrary Physical Sciences eBook Collection
- EBSCO eBook Collection
You can search our databases or library catalog for more.
Yes, we have classic fiction titles on CDs, located in the library catalog. We also have OverDrive, a digital collection of best-selling titles, which may be downloaded onto personal devices.
Our periodicals are mainly electronic. They include The New York Times, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and The Times (London). In addition, full-text television & radio news transcripts are provided from ABC News, CBS News, CNN, FOX News, and National Public Radio (NPR). Check out our online newspapers at our Online Databases list.