Park Place East, Winsted, CT  06098

phone: 860-738-6480,  fax: 860-379-4995

email: NW-LibRequests@nwcc.commnet.edu

The Library is located in the Learning Resource Center, the yellow brick building adjacent to Founders Hall. 

The Library has:

• over 40,000 books

• over 170 periodical subscriptions

• an extensive compact disc collection  

• an audio book collection

• a video and DVD collection

• computers that allow access to several subscription periodical indexes and research databases and to the Internet

• access to Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, and Power-Point

The library is a member of LIBRIS, the Library Resources Information System for Connecticut Community Colleges.  The online system gives access to not only the holdings of the NCCC Library, but also the holdings of the Connecticut Community Colleges and other libraries in Connecticut.

 Intersession Hours

Monday - Friday  8:30 a.m. -  4:30 p.m.

Lending Policies

Students, faculty, and staff, as well as residents of Connecticut who are in the 7^th grade or older, may borrow materials from the library.  Borrowers not associated with Northwestern are considered guest patrons.

Books, audiovisual materials, and government documents circulate to all borrowers; periodicals circulate to faculty and staff only; and reference materials circulate to faculty and staff at the discretion of the Director of Library Services or the Public Services Librarian.  

Students, faculty, and staff may have 20 items checked out at any given time, whereas guest borrowers are limited to 10 items.  No more than 5 CDs or cassettes may be charged out to any patron, and no more than 2 videos may be charged out.  

Materials (other than videos) charged out to students and guest patrons circulate for three weeks and may be renewed twice; videos circulate for one week and may not be renewed.  Materials circulate to faculty and staff for an entire semester, but may be recalled for use by other patrons.

The Library does not charge overdue fines, but does suspend a borrower’s privileges when an item becomes four-weeks overdue.  Delinquent students will be referred to the Dean of Academic and Student Affairs office and holds will be placed on their student records, affecting their ability to register and obtain transcripts.  Delinquent Guest patrons with lost items will be referred to the Dean of Administration’s office.

A $10.00 processing fee is charged for each item that is lost and paid. 

Reserves

Library or faculty-owned materials may be placed in the Reserve Collection at the request of faculty members and are to be used only by students.  These materials circulate for one of two loan periods:  in-library use, overnight loan.  With regard to photocopied materials on reserve, the Library makes every effort to comply with the “fair use” provisions of the Copyright Law of the United States.

Computer Use

The Library’s computers are available to all patrons; currently enrolled Northwestern students, however, are given priority .   There is a one-hour time limit for use of the computers.  While not strictly enforced, during periods of heavy demand, patrons may be asked to limit their use.   The computers shall be used on a first-come, first-served basis, rather than by reservation.  The computers are meant to be used for academic and informational purposes.  Watching movies, streaming television, or listening to music for recreational purposes is forbidden.  Games may not be used on any computer.  

Users will comply with the Library Internet Policy and Rules of Conduct and with NCCC’s Acceptable Use Policy for Computer Facilities.  The Library makes every effort to comply with United States Copyright Law pertaining to computer software use.

Staff

Anne Dodge

Director of Library Services

Pamela Bellows

Public Services/Reference Librarian

Andrea Dombrowski

Library Associate/Public Services and Interlibrary Loan

Diane Hagymasi

Library Associate/Technical Services

Patricia Bourque

Educational Assistant/Evenings & Weekends

Elizabeth Cole

Educational Assistant/Evenings & Weekends

Ann Marie Hyres

Educational Assistant/Evenings & Weekends

Mission and Philosophy Statement

The mission of the Northwestern Library is to fulfill the information needs of the College’s students and staff, to assist in developing the research skills of its students, and to serve as a library resource for the residents of northwestern Connecticut .  The mission is fulfilled by the following:  

• The Library’s resources are available to anyone who wishes to use them.  Students, staff, and community members may borrow materials.  The library staff does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, disabilities, background, or views, and all information requests will be answered, regardless of the nature of the information sought.  The staff adheres to the Code of Ethics adopted by the American Library Association in 1995.

• The Library staff provides services through reference, referral, and interlibrary cooperation and through orientation and bibliographic instruction to individuals and classes.  The Library also attempts to make available to its patrons current technologies to assist in their research.  The staff makes every effort to ensure that patrons have the information they need immediately or in a timely manner.

• The Library subscribes to the Intellectual Freedom Policies of the American Library Association, the Library Bill of Rights adopted in 1980, and the Freedom To Read Statement, a joint statement adopted by the American Library Association and the Association of American Publishers (Unanimously endorsed by the Professional Staff, December 7, 1995).  

• Except for certain materials placed on reserve for specific classes, the Library does not restrict access to any materials for any reason.

• The staff aims to provide a pleasant, welcoming, and comfortable environment that is conducive to study.

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