Library
The Library is open both physically and virtually for your research and study needs. For complete in-person hours and virtual hours, please see: Spring 2023 Library Hours.
- Do you need a library barcode and/or a library password? Please fill out the application found here: Off-Campus Access Application
Please contact the library by using the "Chat with a Librarian!/Ask Us or Search Our Questions" interface to the right or via email at BHCCLibrary@bhcc.edu. Librarians are also available via Webex.
Library Sessions (In-Person and Online)
- For Faculty - Information literacy workshops for your classes: Workshop Sessions for Classes
- For Students - One on one sessions with a librarian: One on One Sessions for Students
Current Database Trials
- MLA International Bibliography with Full Text - From the Modern Language Association (MLA) and EBSCO, this resource combines an extensive collection of full-text journals with the definitive index for the study and teaching of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric, writing studies, folklore, film, theater, and other dramatic arts. Trial available until May 31, 2023.
- MLA Directory of Periodicals - The MLA Directory of Periodicals provides detailed records for journals and book series published in the bibliography’s areas of coverage. It is a valuable resource for scholars seeking outlets to publish their work as well as for librarians working to identify periodical publications that best meet their institutions’ needs. Trial available until May 31, 2023.
- O'Reilly for Higher Education - To access, please click "Institution Not Listed," and then enter your BHCC email address. This resource is available until April 3, 2023. O’Reilly for Higher Education gives your students, faculty, and staff on-demand access to a vast collection of titles (including O’Reilly books in early release), videos, case studies, learning paths, expert playlists, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 other publishers.
- Latinx Thought and Culture: The NPR Archive, 1979-1990 - This trial from ProQuest is available until March 31, 2023. Showcases two radio programs: the weekly Spanish-language Enfoque Nacional (1979–1988) and the daily English-language Latin File (1988–1990). They focus on Latinx issues related to politics, sociology, human rights, the arts and more with interviews of key figures and news reporting by a new generation of Latino/a journalists at the time.
- The BBC Horizon Collection - This trial from ProQuest is available until March 31, 2023. Reveals the science behind a broad range of topics, including astronomy, physics, math, the environment, disease, and more. The show makes the science accessible and engaging to students in a way that lectures or textbooks simply cannot.
- The CNN Video Collection - This trial from ProQuest is available until March 31, 2023. Specials and feature programming on business, economics, technology, environmental studies, health, women’s studies, and human rights are some of the highest-quality videos produced today.
Pause on Donations
Pause on Donations to BHCC Library
Before donating books, CDs, DVDs, or any other materials, contact us at Library@bhcc.edu. Materials dropped off at the Library with no previous arrangement will be discarded. Because we are working on downsizing the collection in preparation to moving to a new space, the Library is mindful of space and storage. There are many other wonderful organizations that are looking for gently used books, like local public libraries, which can provide guidelines. If you need ideas, we are happy to provide info on local organizations.
The Library subscribes to over 100 databases from which you can access academic journal articles, magazine articles, newspaper articles, primary source documents, online films, eBooks, audio clips and images.
Use the Library's catalog to locate books in the library and in the NOBLE consortium. Also searchable in the catalog are eBooks, online films, and eAudiobooks.
Find subject specific, course specific, assignment specific, and other research guides on a variety of topics.
The library has an information literacy workshop program and many resources to support information literacy education and faculty teaching and research.
The College’s Archives are housed in the library. The former college newspaper, "The Third Rail," has been digitized and can be found here.
Access your library account to renew books and place interlibrary loan requests on books and other items.