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Library Policies
Borrowing Library Materials
Borrower Access Requirements
- Students: must present a MCCC ID card
- Alumni: must present an alumni card obtainable from the Alumni Office.
- Faculty/Staff: must present a MCCC ID card
- County Residents: with proof of residence, the Library will issue a borrower card
- Participants in the VALE reciprocal borrowing program: signed application form from your home library and a photo ID
- The College of New Jersey students: valid TCNJ ID
Loan Policy
| Type of Item |
Loan Period |
Renewals |
Limits |
Fines |
| Books |
3 weeks |
1 |
Any reasonable number can be checked out at one time. |
10 cents per day (excluding Sundays and college holidays) |
| Records, Audiocassettes and Compact Discs |
3 weeks |
1 |
5 items |
10 cents per day (excluding Sundays and college holidays) |
| Videos and Telecourses |
Students: 1 day
Alumni: 1 day
Faculty/Staff: As needed
VALE Borrower: 3 days
County Residents: are not permitted to borrow videos.
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1 |
2 videos |
Videos: 1 dollar per day (excluding Sundays and college holidays)
Telecourses: 2 dollars per day (excluding Sunday and college holidays)
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| Calculators |
1 week |
1 |
1 per person |
1 dollar per day (excluding Sundays and college holidays)
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| Reserves |
Material can not leave the Library except with special permission from the professor. |
0 |
1 item at a time |
25 cents per hour |
Items from the historical collection, the reference collection, periodicals, maps and microforms can not be borrowed.
Obtaining materials from other libraries (Interlibrary Loan)
When a needed item is not part of the college's collection, MCCC students, faculty, staff and alumni can request that the item be brought in from another library. Requests can be made online or at the library.
When requesting materials from other libraries, begin by:
Searching the Mercer County [Public] Library System's online catalog.
Searching JerseyCat, a state-wide system that allows NJ residents to search over 500 online library catalogs consisting of over 4 million items.
Placing an Interlibrary Loan Request with the MCCC library.
Materials obtained outside the Mercer County [Public] Library system may take from 2 weeks to a month or more to receive. You will be notified when the materials are available to be picked up. If you have a question or problem, please call 609.586.4800 ext. 3561 or email library@mccc.edu.
Mercer County [Public] Library System (MCL)
Students, Faculty and Staff may search and order MCL materials online using the MCCC Library's online catalog.
You can have materials delivered to any of the MCCC campus libraries (West Windsor, James Kerney Campus, or Dempster Fire Training Center).
Deliveries are scheduled for Tuesday and Friday afternoons at the West Windsor Campus. JKC and Dempster requests are shipped from West Windsor upon receipt.
Note: DVDs are NOT available for loan from MCL.
JerseyCat
MCCC students, faculty and staff can search for and order materials online using JerseyCat.
Materials requested through JerseyCat will be delivered to the West Windsor Campus library.
Placing an Interlibrary Loan Request
If an item is not available through the Mercer County (public) Library System, nor JerseyCat, you can still request needed materials by placing an Interlibrary Loan Request either online or in person at the library.
The Library will then initiate a search to obtain needed items from outside the state of New Jersey free of charge for students, faculty, and staff.
Please note that some lending libraries may charge a fee.
Materials will be delivered to the West Windsor library.
Telecourse Videocassette Loan Policy
Telecourse videocassettes may be viewed at home or in the Library. Procedures for requesting a videocassette from the library are as follows:
- Ask for the videocassette at the circulation desk at either West Windsor or JKC.
- Always give the person at the desk the following information to ensure accurate and timely assistance:
- - Course Number
- - Course Name
- - Title of the Chapter you want to borrow
- Telecourse videocassettes are for overnight use only.
- Videos: 1 dollar per day (excluding Sundays and college holidays)
Telecourses: 2 dollars per day (excluding Sunday and college holidays)
- You may check out 2 videocassettes at a time.
- You may renew a videocassette once either by telephone or in person as long as no one else has requested to borrow it.
Use Privileges for the Library Open Computer Lab
| Students |
Alumni |
Mercer County Residents |
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A valid MCCC ID card is required to use the open computer lab.
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A valid MCCC Alumni card is required to use the open computer lab.
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A valid MCCC County Resident card is required to use the open computer lab.
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For more information, refer to the Policy for Access and Use of Computers in the MCCC Library Open Lab.
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