Services Information for Current Students at the Florida Keys Community College in Key West, FL
Services
On this page you can find:
| Disabled Services | Faculty & Staff | Interlibrary Loans | Request Materials for Purchase |
| Computer Labs | Distance Learners | Library Blog | Renew Books |
| Students | Study Rooms | Monroe County Residents |
Disabled Services
The library provides automatic entrance and exit doors, wheelchair accessible computer tables, and magnifiers for enhanced reading. Please let us know if you need additional equipment or materials which will assist with our services. Please visit the office of Disabled Students for more information or visit the U.S. Dept. of Justice American with Disabilities Website.
Distance Learners
Student Orientation for distance learners
Faculty & Staff
Click here for the Fall 2011 Faculty Orientation handout
Click here for the Fall 2011 Faculty Orientation video
Collection Development - We welcome your suggestions for the purchase of books, journals, databases, videos, and other materials in support of your curriculum.We also need your input in weeding the collection to ensure the currency and quality of our collections. Please send your suggestions to us via email library@fkcc.edu or call us at 305-809-3194.
Computer Labs - We have two computer labs. One of our computer labs is available for instruction. You can reserve this lab for information literacy session, or lab work for your class. We also have 2 study rooms which are available for study groups.
Course Reserves - Faculty may place books and other course related materials including textbooks, library materials, and personal copies on reserve for student use. Materials should be given to the library staff with the course number and other pertinent information. Please allow 3 working days for the material to be processed. All materials placed on course reserve must comply with the Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code). In compliance with copyright law, only one copy of photocopied materials may be placed on reserve. Exceptions to this rule are articles authored by the faculty member, solutions to problems of an unpublished nature, and federal or state laws or cases. Items should be reviewed and library staff should be notified if materials will be kept for consecutive terms. Faculty from Hodges University and St. Leo's can also place materials on reserves. To search for items , visit the course reserves catalog.
Embedded Librarian - The embedded librarian is when faculty and librarians partner in online courses to provide assistance with research and answer information literacy questions. We can be part of a discussion or be a guest in your course to assist with access to our databases, research, and citation style with APA, MLA, or Chicago format. Information Literacy sessions - We provide classroom and individual instruction for students so they learn to effectively retrieve information, organize their research and communicate their findings. Librarians are also available in the ISLE and on Ask a Librarian live instant chat service. If you would like to schedule an information literacy session for your students, please email or contact Eric Dillalogue, at 305-809-3210.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) /Reciprocal Borrowing
Interlibrary Loan is a service provided to borrow books and acquire photocopies of journal/newspaper articles from other institutions if the FKCC library is unable to meet your needs. Before requesting materials from another library, please check to see if we own the book or article here at FKCC by checking our online catalog LINCCWeb. Items not available in our library may be requested from another library. Items may be ordered by searching other state colleges from our online catalog. Items may also be requested through WorldCat, if you are a student, faculty or staff with a valid library card. If you are unable to locate the items please enter all of the information on this ILL form and email it to Eric Dillalogue, our ILL specialist so that it can be requested from another library. All Interlibrary Loan materials should be returned promptly to the library by the date due. Please be advised that some libraries do charge to lend their materials. These charges will be the patron's responsibility. The patron will be contacted if a lender is charging for requested material. Only 5 items can be obtained per patron at any one time.
Notice regarding copyright restrictions- The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.
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Monroe County Residents
Library Cards to check out materials and request items from other libraries are available for Monroe County Residents with a major form of identification. These community borrowers may also purchase access to use the computers available in the library. The cost is $25.00 per month or 2 months for $40.00; or $5.00 for a one day pass. Community borrowers with laptop computers may access our free wireless internet.
Renew Books
Books may be renewed by visiting the library, calling the help desk at 305-809-3194, by sending an email to library@fkcc.edu , or by logging into "My Account" services located on the LINCCWeb page.
Students
Library Cards
Library cards may be obtained by visiting the library. Distance Learning students and students not in the area may contact the library to obtain their Borrower ID number. The Borrower ID number on your library card is used to check out books, access the library databases, read eBooks, borrow items from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Our online library catalog contains items owned by our library, and items held at other Florida State colleges.
Renew Books
Books may be renewed by visiting the library, calling, email, or by logging into "My Account" services located on the LINCCWeb page.
Request materials for purchase
Computer Labs
Study Rooms
· Rooms may be reserved at the front desk on a first-come, first-served basis
· Reservations may be made in person or via telephone
- Rooms may be reserved no more than 2 weeks in advance
- Rooms are only available during the library’s hours of operation and close 30 minutes before the library closes
- Time is limited to one four-hour block or two two-hour blocks per day. Exceptions may apply during non busy times