Hanford Center Library
Hanford COS Center, 12582 13th Road,  Hanford, CA (559) 585-3933     
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MISSION

 The mission of the Hanford Center Library Program is to provide access to information in support of courses taught at the COS Hanford Campus. The program relies heavily on computers and allows you to increase your computer literacy and library research skills.

Over the last few years the COS Hanford Campus and the COS Library in Visalia have been developing a program that brings COS Library materials and librarian expertise from the Main campus to our off-campus program in Hanford. While we cannot, of course, duplicate our Visalia Library, we can bring valuable resources back to you in reasonable time for you to complete your assignments.

 

RESOURCES

  • Books - Books that the COS Library owns can be identified on the COS Online Book catalog available on computers in the Hanford Center Library. These books can be borrowed from the main campus. Refer to Hanford Center Library Procedures below to learn how to borrow books from the main campus library.
  • Reference Collection - A small non-circulating book collection carefully selected to support courses being taught at the Hanford Center.
  • Online Computer Access to the main campus Library and Learning Center Network.with printing capabilities. Cost for printing is 10 cents a page paid at the Hanford Center front desk.
  • Pamphlet File - Contains pamphlets from federal and state governments, public agencies, and clippings from local newspapers on a wide variety of subjects. Often a good source to information on local issues and topics. This material must be used in the library,
  • Copy Machine - A copy machine is located in the library and costs 10 cents a page.

DATABASES AND PROGRAMS

The Hanford Center Library's computers are connected to the main campus Library and Learning Center Lab network. Procedures have been developed for requesting library materials once they have been identified on the Hanford Library computers. Students have access to several databases and programs that may include:

  1. Academic Abstracts - Indexes approximately 850 periodicals from 1984 to the present. The full-text of articles from about 150 of these periodicals from 1994 to the present can be read and printed. In addition the index identifies the periodicals the COS Library subscribes to and provides a summary about every article cited in the index. Copies of articles from the main campus library can sent to you at the Hanford Center Library.
  2. Los Angeles Times Newspaper - Provides full-text articles and indexing to the Los Angeles Times Newspaper from 1994 to the present.
  3. SIRS Researcher (Social Issues Resources Series) is a database of thousands of full-text, indexed articles carefully selected from more than 800 American and foreign magazines, newspapers, journals, and U.S. government documents. Included are articles related to social issues; science developments and issues in the disciplines of earth, life, physical, medical and applied science; and global events and issues of a historic, economic and political note.
  4. Electronic Encyclopedias - such as Grolier's and World Book.
  5. Word Processing

PROCEDURES

Books -How to borrow books from the main campus library if you are a Hanford Center student.

  1. Using the Hanford Center Library computers locate book(s) that you would like to borrow.from the main campus library.
  2. Fill out the request form located next to the computers.
  3. You may have a total of four books checked out at one time.
  4. Turn the forms into the Center's front desk.
  5. At the main campus library the books will be checked out to you and delivered to the Hanford Center's front desk where you can pick up and return your books.
  6. Overdue books carry a fine of 10 cents a day for material that circulates for 2 weeks. Overdue materials on reserve in the main campus library are charged 5 cents an hour or 25 cents a day.

Periodicals - How to have copies of magazine articles sent to you if you are a Hanford Center student.

  1. Identify periodical articles using Academic Abstracts.
  2. Print out a list of magazine articles summaries on your subject that the COS Library owns.
  3. At the top of your print-out write your name, address, phone number, and the day's date.
  4. You may request 4 articles owned by the COS Library that you want copied.
  5. The library will not copy articles that are in the computer full-text and can be read and printed.
  6. Turn this printout into the Hanford Center front desk and pay for it.Cost is 10 cents per page.
  7. The articles will be FAXED within 2 working days to the Hanford Center for you to pick up at the front desk. There is no charge for the articles copied at the main campus library and sent to you in Hanford.

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This page was last updated: November 13, 2006
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