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| LEARNING RESOURCES CENTER MISSION |
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| The mission of the Lenoir Community College Learning Resources Center is to support and reflect the programs of the College by promoting the teaching-learning process for students, faculty, staff, and the community. |
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| To accomplish this mission, the LRC is committed to the following objectives: |
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Aquire, process, preserve & circulate print/nonprint materials for
degree/nondegree programs |
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maintain the appropriate physical facilities for the print collection |
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Provide up-to-date equipment for the use of nonprint materials |
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Instruct users in the effective use and implementation of LRC resources |
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Maintain & further develop a highly capable staff through professional
development opportunities & utilization of individual talents |
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Provide services that meet or exceed the requirements of the various
accreditation agencies |
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Incorporate technological advances to expand access to information to
distance education students |
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| ABOUT THE LRC |
The Learning Resources Center, consisting of both the main library and Heritage
Place, provides a collection of books, periodicals, audiovisuals, web-based
resources, and other learning materials to support curricular needs as well
as to inspire student and faculty interests.
The main library collection of
an estimated 50,000 titles is housed in open stacks where patrons have the opportunity
to browse in areas of interest. The main library receives approximately 200
periodicals plus access to NC
LIVE, an online database of hundreds of general periodicals and professional
journals. The main library also provides computer workstations with Internet
access and an integrated software program for word processing, presentational
design, and database and spreadsheet development. In addition to NC LIVE, the
library also provides other Internet services both in-house and via remote access.
Materials can also be obtained from other libraries via interlibrary loan.
A
student ID is required for any type of transaction in the main library.
Heritage
Place, which is a museum annex attached to the main library, offers a special
reserved collection of genealogical and local/state historical materials. The
Heritage Place collection includes 19th century newspapers of the Kinston area,
census records, church records, land grants, and other colonial records of counties
in eastern North Carolina. Heritage Place also displays many local artifacts
from the surrounding area.
The LRC facility also houses the Distance
Education program for the College.
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