Hocking College Library

During academic quarters

Monday - Thursday
7:30 am - 8:00 pm

Friday
7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Between academic quarters

Monday - Friday
7:30 am - 4:30 pm

During Summer I and Summer II sessions

Monday - Wednesday
7:30 am - 4:30 pm

Thursday
7:30 am - 8:00 pm

Friday
7:30 am - 4:00 pm

Holidays
The Library is closed when the college is closed

Telephone:
Circulation Desk (740) 753-6332
Media Desk (740) 753-6333
Reference Desk (740) 753-6334

The Hocking College Library serves the students, faculty, and staff of the college. The collection supports the curriculum of the college and includes 17,000 books, 228 periodical titles, and 5,000 media titles.

The circulation and media information desk is located at the entrance of the Library. Reserve materials, including copies of textbooks, media, OhioLINK and other interlibrary loan materials and power pages articles are kept at this desk. It is also the place to borrow and return books and a good place to ask for information or help when you begin to use the service of the Library.

The Hocking College Library is an OhioLINK member and all faculty, staff and currently registered students can borrow books from the Library or from other OhioLINK member libraries either through Pcirc (patron requested borrowing from the OhioLINK Catalog) or on site at other OhioLINK libraries.

Student IDs are required for checkout of Library materials.

Book loan period for STUDENTS

Students may have 15 books charged out to them at one time. Books from the HC Library are loaned to students for 21 days and can usually be renewed four times.

Books from OhioLINK are loaned to students for 21 days and can usually be renewed four times.

Book loan period for FACULTY & STAFF

HC Library books are loaned to faculty and staff for the duration of the academic quarter.

OhioLINK books are loaned to faculty and staff for 21 days and can usually be renewed four times.

The Hocking College Library does not charge fines but materials borrowed from other OhioLINK libraries are $.50 per day for each day overdue. Recalled materials are $2.00 per day.

Periodicals (magazines), media, reference, and reserve books are for use in the Library only.

There is a $.10 per page charge for all magazine articles ordered from other OhioLINK member libraries. Fees will vary for articles ordered through standard interlibrary loan channels.

All books must be returned and all financial obligations to the Library must be met by the last day of the quarter. Failure to meet these requirements will result in suspended Library privileges and the amount owed will be billed to the patron's account, and a freeze on the ability to register for classes or to request transcripts.

Faculty and staff can borrow media materials for 7 days. This material should be picked up and returned to the Library.

Faculty and staff must request the delivery of equipment 24 hours in advance to be guaranteed the delivery of equipment to their classroom or place of instruction. Delivery equipment includes: VHS and u-matic video player, audiocassette, slide projector, movie projector, vizcam, video presenter, video projector, laptop computer, easel, camcorder, filmstrip projector, overhead projector, CD/cassette player and laser disc player. Every classroom on the Hocking College campus contains a hanging monitor with VHS and an overhead projector.

The Media Preparation Area is available to faculty, staff, and student employees of the College. This area contains equipment for transparency making, roll laminator, dry mount press, Letteron lettering machine, paper cutter, color copier, spiral binder, and posterboard. Computers are available with a variety of software to meet the needs of faculty. The area also includes color and black and white scanners, digital and 35mm cameras.

The Hocking College Library provides public-use, Internet-accessible computers in the reference area and in the bibliographic instruction room. We ask that you please respect the following rules and regulations:

1. The Library's computers are reserved for scholarly research only.

• No games
• No chat

Sending and receiving e-mail is permissible, provided that it is not malicious or abusive.

2. Other regulations:

• No reconfiguring of software is allowed. Please do not change the way programs operate, including e-mail or browser settings.
• Neither execution of downloaded programs nor saving to the hard disk is allowed. Saving a downloaded file to a floppy disk or flash drive is fine (you must provide your own flash drive or floppy disk), provided copyrights are not violated.
• Responsible printing is free.

3. The Hocking College Library does not control information available over the Internet and is not responsible for its content. Patrons should be aware that Internet sites may contain offensive or controversial material. Parents or legal guardians of minors are responsible for monitoring the activities of their children.

4. Individuals should demonstrate respect for individuals’ rights to privacy, and freedom from intimidation or harassment. Users are asked to be sensitive to the fact that some on-screen images, sounds, or messages might create an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment for others. The Library will take steps to maintain an environment conducive to study and research.

The quiet study area is located at the rear of the library beyond the stack area. It contains carrel seating. There is no talking in this area.

Open table study is located at the front of the library directly across from the circulation desk. This area is intended for group and individual study, tutoring, computer use, and is active in nature.