Information Services

Policies and General Information

PHONE  

(860) 439-2651

HOURS  
CIRCULATION  

The Circulation Desk, located to the left of the entrance, is open at all times the library is open. Students, staff, and faculty may obtain library cards at the Circulation Desk. Certain other types of patrons may also have or be able to purchase the right to check out library materials. For information, ask at Circulation or call 439-2662.

LOAN POLICIES:  

• Books: 4 weeks, renewable unless recalled for use by another patron or Course Reserves (academic year for faculty) 

• Videotapes: 3 days (8 days for faculty and staff) 

• Reference Books: Library use only 

• Journals: Library use only 

• Government Documents: Library use only 

• Newspapers: Library use only 

• Special Collections: Library use only 

• CD-ROMs: 4 weeks 

FINES AND BILLING  

Failure to comply with overdue notices will result in billing charges averaging $85.00 per item.  A $35.00 non-refundable overdue processing fee is assessed on each overdue item returned after a bill has been generated for the item.  Contact the Circulation Department at 439-2662 with any questions about fines and billing.

COURSE RESERVES  

Shain Library will place on reserve library books, and audio and videotapes, as well as other forms of multimedia, available through the CTW Consortium. Electronic reserves are made available to registered students through the College’s Moodle course management system.  For specific policies and procedures see the Libraries’ Copyright Clearance Services, Print/e-Reserves, Policies and Procedures.

Required reading, listening, and viewing assignments for music courses are kept at the circulation desk in Greer Music Library.

Please direct any questions regarding Shain Library’s reserve policy or copyright clearance to Carol Strang ext.2663 or Lori Blados ext.2662

Information regarding Greer Music Library’s policies and procedures may be directed to June Ingram ext. 2710 or Carolyn Johnson ext 2710.

REFERENCE  

The Reference staff provides assistance with finding materials, using paper and electronic reference sources, and performing research. Please feel free to ask questions at the Reference Desk. The reference desk is staffed during most hours the library is open. Reference Hours are subject to change during holidays and school breaks.

CTW BOOK AND PHOTOCOPY REQUESTS  

CTW is a consortium of three libraries, Connecticut College, Trinity College and Wesleyan University. All current faculty, staff and students may place CTW book loan requests. Some items have special rules of circulation, e.g., music items, government documents and special collections, (TC-WATK, CC-SPECIAL, WU-SP-COLL, CC-CAREER and TC-ROME.)  

Book Requests  

To request a CTW book, an electronic request must be submitted through the CTW library catalog. Please read the brief notes about the items with special rules highlighted above. 

Photocopy Requests  

To determine whether Connecticut College owns, or has access to, a specific journal check the journal locator. If the title is not accessible then an Interlibrary Loan request must be made. Requests for all journal articles go through Interlibrary Loan whether or not they are available from Trinity of Wesleyan.

If you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to contact:

Emily Aylward  
CTW Supervisor  
ealyward@conncoll.edu
860-439-2667 

Music  

All requests made from Connecticut College for music items must be made via the Greer Music Library.  The Music Librarians are June Ingram and Carolyn Johnson (Phone: 860-439-2710).  

Government Documents  

Connecticut College, Trinity and Wesleyan have similar document collections. Please check with your Documents Librarian before requesting documents from institutions other than your own. You will avoid delays by taking this first step.  The Documents Librarian at Connecticut College is Jim MacDonald (Phone: 860-439-2656).  

Special Collections  

Some libraries do not circulate their materials, e.g., CC-SPECIAL, CC-CAREER, TC-WATK, TC-ROME and WU-SP-COLL. These are all non-circulating collections. However, they are all open to the public. Note that TC-ROME is in Italy.  The Connecticut College Special Collections Librarian is Benjamin Panciera (Phone: 860-439-2654).

INTERLIBRARY LOAN  

Current Connecticut College students, faculty, and staff can request materials not owned by the three CTW libraries through the InterLibrary Loan (ILL) office. Requests forms are available on the web. For more information, see the Interlibrary Loan homepage, or call 439-2667.

HONORS PAPERS AND MASTER OF ARTS THESES  

Information on student Honors Papers and Master of Arts Theses held in the Connecticut College Archives.