Library Services

Thanksgiving Break Hours
Nov. 21 Closed
Nov. 24-24 8:00am - 4:30pm
Nov. 25-29 Closed
Regular hours will resume on Monday, November 30th
Contact Us
Email: library@jalc.edu
Phone: 618.985.3741
Ext. 8338

Contact Information

Please call the library at Extension 8388 for the following phone numbers:

  • 618.985.3741 Williamson County
  • 618.549.7335 Jackson County
  • 618.937.3438 West Frankfort Area
  • 618.542.8612 Du Quoin Area

Hours

Library Hours
Days Time
Spring/Fall Hours:
Monday – Thursday 7:30am – 7:30pm
Friday 7:30am – 4:30pm
Saturday 10:00am – 12:00pm
Sunday Closed
Break Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm
Saturday & Sunday Closed
Summer Semester Hours:
Monday – Thursday 7:30am – 7:30pm
Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm
Saturday & Sunday Closed
Holiday Closings:
Labor Day Weekend & Day August 30 – September 1, 2008
Veterans Day November 11, 2008
Martin Luther King Day Weekend & Day January 17 – 19, 2009
President’s Day Weekend February 14 – 16, 2009
Easter weekend April 10 – 12, 2009

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Staff

Judy Vineyard - Associate Dean for Library Services

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Rebecca Bostian - Reference Librarian

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Ambre Harmon - Learning Resources Clerk I

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Angela Snyder - Library Clerk II

Angela Snyder

Adam Rubin - Reference Librarian

Adam Rubin

Millie Weatherford - Library Clerk III

Millie Weatherford

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Citing Your Sources

Plagiarism

The Student Handbook includes the following statement:

academic dishonesty or plagiarism or willful falsification of scientific educational data that is represented as scientific or scholarly research. One way to avoid committing the offense is to always cite your sources in your work.

This link will take you to a webpage that will provide the appropriate style manual for various disciplines.

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Course Reserves

Instructors may put items on reserve for their classes. Circulation of reserve material is determined by the instructor and will be either, two-hour library use only, overnight, or three days. The Library does not purchase textbooks, however, if your Instructor provides us with one it will be located in the reserve section. You MUST have a Library card to check-out reserve material – even if you are just using it to make copies. Fines for reserve material are: 2–hour library use only – $1 an hour; Overnight, 3–day, and 7–day – $5 a day.

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Circulation

Regular Collection – circulates for three weeks for students and community borrowers and four weeks for faculty and staff.

Reference – most of the reference collection does not circulate. Items with a purple spine label may check out for overnight use.

Periodicals – current periodicals do not circulate. Past issues circulate to faculty & staff only.

Genealogy – material in the genealogy area belongs to the Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois and does not circulate.

Renewal of material – items from the John A. Logan College Library may be renewed in person or over the phone if they have not be placed on hold by another person.

Interlibrary loan – as part of the Shawnee Library System you may request material from other libraries in the system. Depending on availability items usually are delivered within three days. If you do not find what you are looking for in the Shawnee Library System or through our Online Databases please ask a Librarian for assistance. We may be able to obtain your information from other libraries – this may take longer to obtain so please plan accordingly.

Fines – for regular loan items are 10 cents a day, fines for inter- library loan items may vary. Fines for reserve items are noted in the reserve section.

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Library Card

Students must be currently enrolled at John A. Logan College and have a photo I.D. to obtain a Library card. The cost of the card is $1.00; replacement cards cost $2.00. Your Library Card serves as your John A. Logan College I.D. Each semester you are a student your card will need to be renewed with that semester's sticker. As long as you have your card, there will be no cost for renewal.

Community Borrowers, non-students that live within the John A. Logan College district, are eligible to receive a community borrower card. A photo I.D. and proof of in-district residency are needed. The cost is $1.00 per year.

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Computer Use

Research/Internet – the Library computers are available to the public for Internet use. First priority of these computers is for the research use of John A. Logan College students. If a computer is needed to serve this purpose you will be asked to end your session.

Printing from the computers is 10 cents a page and the material may be picked up at the Circulation Desk. Printing jobs that are not picked up will be discarded at the end of the day.

There are also typewriters available for public use.

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Photocopying

Photocopiers – two copy machines are available for general use. The cost is 10 cents per page.

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Microfilm/Microfiche

A machine is available to view and print material from microfilm or microfiche. Material may also be downloaded to a disc or flash-drive.

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Faculty Services

Library Orientations & Instruction – Reference Librarians are available for orientations and/or instruction throughout the semester. We can tailor the presentation to a particular subject area (English, History, Nursing, etc.) or provide information on an Information Literacy topic (search strategies, evaluation of Internet, etc.) or do any combination that works best for you. Depending on the instruction or orientation you need for your class, it may take a full 50 minute period or possibly just ten to twenty minutes. Please contact one of the librarians to schedule a session. Judy Vineyard at ext. 8404; Adam Rubin at ext. 8279; Rebecca Bostian at ext. 8338; or e-mail us at library@jalc.edu. The more notice you can give us the better. We will do our best to accommodate last minute requests but cannot guarantee them.

Individual sessions to learn more about particular resources can also be scheduled.

Resource Guides – We will help you prepare webpages or handouts for your subject areas – please give us at least two weeks notice.

Reserve Items – You may place items on reserve for your class by bringing them to the library. We do request at least 24 hours notice. You must decide how long Items placed on reserve will circulate. You will choose between “2-hour library use only”, “overnight”, “3-day”, or “7-day” circulation period.

Students MUST have a library card to access the reserve items (even the “2-hour library use only”). Fines for the “2-hour library use only” are $1 per hour, fines for “overnight”, “3-day”, and “7-day” are $5 a day.

The Library does not purchase textbooks for reserve. If you would like your textbook on reserve for your students you will need to provide us with one. You may want to check with us first to make sure someone from your department has not already placed one on reserve.

Ask a Librarian

ASKAWAY

Chat – 24/7/365 Reference service is available to John A. Logan College patrons. Click here to access this service.

Email – 24/7/365 Reference service is available to John A. Logan College Connect to AskAway and email your questions to a librarian 24/7/365 to get reliable answers to your questions. Email questions will be answered within 48 hours. Click here to access this service.

Questions? Please call the Library at (618) 985-3741, 549-7335, 937-3438, 542-8612, at extension 8338 or e-mail us at library@jalc.edu.

Useful Links

Research Guides

Research guides are available in PDF formats. If you don't have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to view these, please go to our Software Downloads page to get the software.

Plagiarism/Citing Sources

There are several websites that provide assistance to writers about plagiarism, proper citation, and formatting using various style manuals. These are a few of the better sites:

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Student Services

Ask a Librarian

ASKAWAY

Chat – 24/7/365 Reference service is available to John A. Logan College patrons. Click here to access this service.

Email – 24/7/365 Reference service is available to John A. Logan College Connect to AskAway and email your questions to a librarian 24/7/365 to get reliable answers to your questions. Email questions will be answered within 48 hours. Click here to access this service.

Questions? Please call the Library at (618) 985-3741, 549-7335, 937-3438, 542-8612, at extension 8338 or e-mail us at library@jalc.edu.

Reserves

The Reserve collection is housed at the Circulation Desk. Students MUST have a library card to access the reserve items (even the “2-hour library use only”). Fines for the “2-hour library use only” are $1 per hour, fines for “overnight”, “3-day", and “7-day” are $5 a day.

Evaluating Resources/Citing Sources

There are several websites that provide assistance to writers about evaluating resources, plagiarism, proper citation, and formatting using various style manuals. These are a few of the better sites:

Research Guides

Research guides are available in both PDF slideshow format and PDF handout format. If you don’t have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to view these, please go to our Software Downloads page to get the software.

Useful Links

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Off Campus Access

Starting at the library’s homepage, you can access the online catalogs and the databases. You will need a PIN to make requests from the Library Catalog. User IDs and Passwords to access the article databases change each semester so request a password list from the circulation desk.

Ask a Librarian

ASKAWAY

Chat – 24/7/365 Reference service is available to John A. Logan College patrons. Click here to access this service.

Email – 24/7/365 Reference service is available to John A. Logan College Connect to AskAway and email your questions to a librarian 24/7/365 to get reliable answers to your questions. Email questions will be answered within 48 hours. Click here to access this service.

Questions? Please call the Library at (618) 985-3741, 549-7335, 937-3438, 542-8612, at extension 8338 or e-mail us at library@jalc.edu.

Borrowing Materials from Other Libraries

As part of the Shawnee Library System, you may request material from other libraries in the system. Depending on availability, items usually are delivered within three days. If you do not find what you are looking for in the Shawnee Library System or through our Online Databases you can search the catalogs of other libraries (make a link to the page). Please ask a Librarian for assistance if you need help. We may be able to obtain your information from other libraries — this may take longer to obtain so please plan accordingly.

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