Library: What's in it for Me?
- Photocopying: located on the main level in the room next to the stairwell. Another machine is on the upstairs level. Copies are 10 cents a page after setting up a printing account. You will need a minimum of a $1 to set up your account. You will receive 10 copies from your $1.
- WWW/Internet access
- Interlibrary(ILL)/Intercampus Loan(ICL): request forms are in the catalog. ILL's are requests made outside the DCCCD and may take up to three to four weeks.
- Personalized instruction: how to's on using the library, locate information, WWW, and more
DETAILS…
- Your student ID card is your library card
- You may check out up to 4 books at a time and up to 10 books total. Loans are for 3 weeks, and you may renew once.
- All books must be returned by the last day of class
RESOURCES & TOOLS
Did you know that the Library has:
- Dallas papers on microfilm dating back to 1855?
- New York Times on microfilm dating back to the 1924?
- Census records for Dallas County dating back to 1850?
We can help you find…
- Dictionaries: foreign, translations, definitions…
- Scholarships, grants, fellowships, loans
- Resumes, cover letters, interview skills...
- Colleges: location, telephone numbers. costs, programs…
- City of Dallas directories…
- Dallas MAPSCO and Fort Worth MAPSCO
- Magazine & newspaper articles (including the Dallas Morning News & New York Times)
And More…
- Elected & government officials: information on local, state, and national officals and their staffs…
- How to books: dress for success, get a job, study skills, learn about computers, medical problems, raising children...
- Consumer Reports
- Reproducible income tax forms for the current tax year
- Bestsellers - updated weekly
- Cookbooks galore
The best guide to resources is a librarian who can help you in using the catalog, databases and the Web. A librarian can also assist you in selecting materials appropriate for your needs. Please ask at any service desk for information or assistance!
Reference/Information Desk: 214-860-2174 Circulation:
214-860-2175
West Campus: Reference/Information Desk: 972-391-1433 Circulation: 972-391-1427
BJP: (Room 2300) 214-860-5780
Comments or suggestions are welcome.
©2006 El Centro College Library
Dallas, TX
Last Updated:
October 9, 2010