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Study Rooms

Study Rooms: The group study room A209 is exclusively for academic work conducted by NECC students for a maximum of two hours per person daily. Library staff may grant additional time at their discretion. Reservations…

Course Reserves

Philosophy Course reserves are an academic library’s collection of materials placed on reserve by instructors to make required course reading available to a large number of students and to ensure that students have equal access…

Interlibrary Loan

Philosophy Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service where a library requests or supplies materials from one library to another partner library. Its purpose is to expand the resources available to NECC students, faculty, and staff…

Library & Information Literacy Instruction

Information Literacy is designated as one of NECC’s six Core Academic Skills, which grew out of the college’s 2009 Vision Statement to reflect those skills which faculty and staff determined are essential to ensure students’…

Confidentiality of Records

In accordance with the recommendation of the Office of Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association, all registration and circulation records at the NECC Libraries are confidential. Library registration includes information required of patrons to…

Acceptable Use

The NECC Libraries maintain an open-door policy, and campus libraries are accessible to the entire community. All patrons are expected to use the resources of the Libraries in a responsible manner. Students, faculty, and staff…

Collection Development

Scope and Purpose  The NECC Library provides access to and manages collections in support of student research and faculty teaching needs. This policy establishes the purposes and procedures of collection development.     Collection Development Goals …

Laptop Lending

The library has a limited supply of laptops on each campus that may be borrowed by credit-enrolled students for short periods of time. Please visit the computer lab on the Lawrence or Haverhill campus, or…

Borrowing Materials

If You Are an NECC Student Currently Enrolled in for-credit Classes, or NECC Faculty/Staff, You Have Full borrowing privileges at Northern Essex Community College and all Higher Education Libraries of Massachusetts partner libraries Interlibrary loan…