Welcome to a list of questions and answers that may provide you with useful Library information. The questions have been divided into six categories for your convenience. Please click on any one of the categories below to view a list of the questions for the category. To display the answer to any question, click the answer link.

·         DIRECTIONAL  (Library floor plans included)

·        CIRCULATION  (Borrowing materials from the NCC Library)

·        REFERENCE

·        MEDIA  (Audio-visual materials)

·        PERIODICALS  (Magazines, Journals, Newspapers)

·        LIBRARY SERVICES  (Other than reference service)

DIRECTIONAL  (Library floor plans included)

The answers to these questions will provide directions to key areas in the Library.  A link to the appropriate floor plan will be provided with each answer or you may view a plan directly by clicking on one of the floor links below.  For directions to Nassau Community College, and the Library building, click here.   [Directions]

               · First Floor      · Second Floor      · Third Floor

      Where in the Library will I find circulating books that have call numbers   

      beginning with the letters A-N?  

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      Where in the Library will I find circulating books that have call numbers 

      beginning with the letters P-Z?  

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      Where is Media located?  

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      Where is the Library Chair’s Office (L229) located?  

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    Where are the Library instruction classrooms (L20AB & L20C) located?  

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      Where is the Reserve Room?   

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      Where is the microfilm located?   

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      Where is the Multicultural Reading Room located?  

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      Where are the archives, what material is located there, and how can I get

      access to this area?   

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      Where in the Library is the Academic Computing Lab (where word

      processing & e-mail are available)?   

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     Where is the Center for Students with Disabilities located (CSD Lab)?  

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    How may handicapped persons gain access to the lower level classrooms?  

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      Where is the Instructional Design Office located?  

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      Where is room L315 located?   

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      Where is the Fashion File located, and what does it contain?   

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      Where is the Long Island File and what does it contain?   

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CIRCULATION  (Borrowing materials from the NCC Library)

       How do I get a NCC Library card?   

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       Where may I check out or return books, magazines, journals, newspapers?              

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       How long may I keep NCC Library materials and may I renew them?              

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      May I borrow a magazine, journal, or newspaper from the NCC Library?             

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       What happens if I lose a book or media item that I borrowed?   

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       What may I do if the circulating Library item that I need is already loaned?            

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      Where is the Reserve Room, what does it contain, and how may I borrow

      these items? 

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      How do I find out if the Library has a particular book (textbook) on reserve

      and what the call number is?  

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      How can faculty put materials on reserve in the Library?  

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      May I borrow materials from other libraries with my NCC ID card?  

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      I am not affiliated with NCC. May I use the Library and/or borrow materials?  

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      How much do photocopies cost and may I purchase a copy card?  

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      Are there copies of old exams available in the Library?  

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REFERENCE

      How do I find out if the Library owns a certain periodical (magazine, journal,

      or newspaper)?  

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      On which computers may I use research databases (like Infotrac) and the  

      Internet?  

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      What is NASCAT (Online Catalog)  and what is it used for?  

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      Can I access the holdings of libraries other than the NCC Library?

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      How do I find an item in the Library once it has been located in the online

      catalog?

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      How may I access the online catalog (NASCAT), and the online research  

      databases, such as Infotrac, from my home?  

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      How do I submit a FAFSA form for financial aid electronically?  

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      What is the difference between a magazine and a scholarly journal?  

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      What is Infotrac?  

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      Where in the Reference Area am I allowed to send and receive e-mail?  

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MEDIA  (Audio-visual materials)

      What is Media?  

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      What types of materials are available in Media?  

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      May media materials be borrowed?   

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      How may I arrange to use media materials in my class?  

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      May I make purchase recommendations for media materials, and how is

      this done?  

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      Where is the Media Screening Room located (where a class may

      view a film)?  

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      Are College of the Air (COA) materials available in Media?  

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  PERIODICALS  (Magazines, Journals, Newspapers)

      Where may I check out and return periodicals?  

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      What is the difference between a magazine and a scholarly journal?  

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      Where are the print indexes, such as Readers’ Guide to Periodical

      Literature located, and how are they used?   

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      How do I find out if the Library owns a particular magazine, journal, or

      newspaper?   

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      What is Infotrac?  

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      How may I locate magazine and newspaper articles on my topic?  

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      How may faculty or students recommend that the Library purchase a

      subscription to a particular periodical?  

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LIBRARY SERVICES (Other than reference service)

     What is the Research Loan Program? 

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      Can computer floppy disks be purchased in the Library?  

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      Where in the Library may I send and receive email?  

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      On which computers may I do word-processing, use a spreadsheet, or

      access any other application programs?  

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      How may faculty or students recommend books for purchase?  

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