About The Richland College Library Our Mission: Connecting Learners with Knowledge Contact us at 973-238-6082 or 972-238-6081

Facilities/Collection/Equipment:

• Library Space: 26,351 square feet
• Seating Capacity (including seating for individual quiet study): 275
• Group Study Rooms with data ports: 6
• Library Books: 96,000
• Computers: 44—all connected to the Internet; full multimedia capabilities. These computers are used over 12,000 times
  each month to access information. Thirteen laptops are available for in-library use.
• Electronic Subscription Databases: over 150 subscription databases are provided by the DCCCD, Richland, and TexShare.
• E-books available through NetLibrary: over 28,000
• Current magazines and newspapers in print
• Faculty reserve materials services
• Printing and photocopying accounts available

Information Literacy Instruction Program:

• Richland Library’s award-winning instruction program offers free classes on basic research and library skills,
  searching the Web, using databases and the library catalog, and documenting research with MLA,
  along with other topics to help students become information literate.
• Average Number of Information Literacy Classes taught each year: 280.
• Average Number of Students attending Information Literacy Classes each year: over 4,000.
• Information Literacy Certificates awarded: 1,880 since program began in Spring 1998.

Program Recognition:

• Awards: American Library Association/ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award 2004;
  American Library Association Library of the Future Award 2001;
  EBSCO Achievement Award for Outstanding Program Development 1999.
• Invitations to Speak: The League for Innovation February 2000;
  Texas Library Association April 2000 and 2002;
  Computers in Libraries Conference March 2001;
  Texas Community College Teacher’s Association Conference 2002.

Information Literacy Publications:

• Richland College Library Handbook contains a glossary of research terms, concepts related to electronic searching,
  Boolean, list of electronic databases, use of the online library catalog, documentation of print and electronic sources,
  search strategy, evaluation of print and electronic resources, etc. Available on the Library’s Web site.
• Help Sheets, to assist in the use of electronic databases and the Internet. Available in print and on the Library’s Web site.
• Help Sheets to assist in the writing of MLA citations. Available in print and on the Library's Web site.
• Topics List to assist students in topic selection. Available in print and on the Library's Web site.
• Sample Research Paper with Works Cited list. Available on the Library's Web site.

Special Guides for Students:

• ASAP: A Student Assignment Planner used for keeping research assignments on track and finished on time.
  Available on the Library's Web site.
• NoodleTools: A citation generating program to aid students in creating their works cited pages.
  Available on the Library's Web site.

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