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 160,000 print titles and 122 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 76,000 electronic journals and 250,000 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, the College’s Course Management System, 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, scanning/print stations, magazines and journals in print and electronic formats; and audio-visual materials.
Campus/Site Libraries
For specific hours and details about each location, please check the “About Us” tab on the Delgado Library Web Page.
The City Park Campus Moss Memorial Library was originally located in a building constructed with funds bequeathed by Ellenora Moss, a Delgado family friend. The original facility was demolished as result of damage sustained by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Construction of the new Moss Memorial Library is underway, as a part of the Marvin E. Thames, Sr., Learning Resources Center. The state-of-the art facility will contain space for the library circulating and reference collections, the periodical collection, a Louisiana Collection of College Archives and reference publications directly related to Louisiana and New Orleans, centralized processing services, student small group and individualized study spaces, social gathering spaces, as well as instructional spaces for library instruction and the College’s Adult Education instructional services program. The building is scheduled for completion in the Fall 2015. In the interim, the 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 6,700 square feet, currently houses over 20,000 print volumes and a wide selection of serials, media materials, and newspapers, with new acquisitions continuously added. 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 at an off-site storage facility, 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 Charity School of Nursing Library is located on the third floor of the Delgado Charity School of Nursing building in Room 301. The library holds a variety of current print volumes and subscribes to professional journals. The collection supports the instructional programs taught on campus. The library space has 33 student study stations, 30 computer stations, and two group study rooms, accommodating six to eight students each.
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 library space accommodates 21 student study stations and 12 computer stations.
The Delgado Sidney Collier Site Library, was completed as the second phase of construction at the College’s Sidney Collier Site. The original buildings, as part of the Louisiana Technical College, were damaged beyond repair as a result of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The new state-of-the-art facility opens August, 2015, and houses the circulating, reference, and periodical collection, in addition to space for student study areas and a computer resource center. The materials in the collection support the instructional program and course offerings at the site, as well as general community resources. Four group study and one community resource collaborative meeting room are available for student, faculty, staff, and community use.
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 library has eight student study stations and five computer use stations.
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 journals, magazines, and newspapers in print and microform. Materials support the instructional program and course offerings at the campus.
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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