Delgado Community College Libraries
The Delgado Community College Libraries hold membership in LALINC (Louisiana Academic Library Information Network Consortium), a partnership of participating libraries whose primary purpose is to develop cooperation and foster resource sharing among Louisiana libraries. LALINC membership enables access to the electronic resources acquired through the services of LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network. The Delgado libraries provide resources, print and online, for the educational needs of students and the instructional needs of faculty.
The libraries support the College curriculum by providing college-wide access to approximately 135,000 print titles and 120 online databases to assist students and faculty with their educational and research needs. Library computer labs provide access to ISAAC, our online catalog, as well as to over 75,000 electronic journals and 76,000 electronic books. This includes a virtual reference collection of titles commonly found in print on library shelves. The labs also provide access to MS Office, the Internet, Blackboard, Electronic Databases, Chat/Email Reference, and recorded information literacy sessions.
Other library services, both on-site and online, include–but are not limited to–the following: reference assistance; circulation; information literacy sessions; interlibrary loan and LALINC borrowing and lending among participating LA institutions; intra-library loan between Delgado libraries; access to reserve materials, a computer print station, print and microform copiers (City Park and West Bank Campuses), magazines and journals in both microfiche (City Park and West Bank Campuses) and print; and audio-visual materials (City Park Campus, Delgado Northshore - Slidell, Delgado Jefferson and West Jefferson Sites).
Campus/Site Libraries
Most libraries are open Monday - Friday. For specific hours and details about each location, please check the “About Us” tab on the Delgado Library Web Page.
The Delgado Charity School of Nursing Library is located on the third floor of the Delgado Charity School of Nursing building in Room 301. The library has over 2,200 volumes and subscribes to more than 60 professional journals. The collection supports the RN program as well as two Allied Health programs (Ultrasound and Surgical Technology) taught on campus. The collection also offers additional support to the PN program taught at the Delgado Jefferson Site. Students, faculty, and staff have access to several electronic databases that include titles specific to medicine and nursing: Medline, Proquest Medical Library, CINAHL Plus, and Nursing and Allied Health. The collection is revised and updated as new editions and titles are made available.
The library’s lobby, operating on the same schedule as building hours, opens for book returns, copying, and printing.
The City Park Campus Library is temporarily located on the first floor of Building 10 in Rooms 116, 132-133 and 134. The main Library, located in Room 116 with 8,900 square feet, currently houses over 20,000 print volumes and a wide selection of serials, media materials, and newspapers, with new acquisitions continuously added. Within the main library there is a computer lab with 18 computers to provide access to the Internet, library databases, and the library catalog; there is also a print release station for academic printing needs as well as a copy machine. The Reference Room is located in Rooms 132-133 and contains a 5,000 volume print reference collection, OPAC access, two group study rooms available for reserve, and 16 study carrels. The remainder of the library’s print collection (approximately 90,000 volumes) is housed on-site in four trailers on the City Park Campus, retrievable for student, faculty, and staff use with a closed stacks retrieval form available on the library web page. User requests for stored materials are accepted at the Circulation Desk and online, with a 24-hour turnaround period for delivery. There is also a library classroom in Room 134 with 30 computer stations and a podium-controlled projector where the City Park Campus reference librarians conduct Information Literacy classes.
The Delgado Jefferson Site Library, located in Room 16A, has a collection of over 500 volumes and a variety of other materials such as videos, DVDs, and CDs.
The Delgado Northshore - Slidell Library has approximately 2,000 volumes, 60 current periodicals, and a variety of other research materials such as videotapes and DVDs for classroom use.
The West Bank Campus Library is located in Building 2, Room 126, and has as a collection of over 26,000 volumes. The library subscribes to more than 550 journals, magazines, and newspapers in print and microform.
The Delgado West Jefferson Site Library, located in Room 19A, has a collection of over 300 volumes and a variety of other supportive materials such as video, DVDs and CDs.
Student Open Lab
The City Park Campus Open Lab consists of computers with Pentium chips, dual disk drives, CD-ROM drives, dot matrix printers, and desk jet printers. The Center has software to support courses offered in the Computer Information Technology discipline and also software to support various other disciplines. The Open Lab is located in Building 2, Room 210E.
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