OVERVIEW

The Library is open for in-person hours and remotely. The Library team is available to help with your information needs in-person and remotely.

For library service updates during this period please refer to this page, as well as to announcements via various library channels:

1. Library Website (www.bhcc.edu/library)
2. Library Databases (databases, articles, eBooks, streaming video, images - https://www.bhcc.edu/library/databases/) 
3. Library Catalog (http://bunkerhill.noblenet.org/eg/opac/home?locg=7)
4. Library Research Guides (http://libguides.bhcc.edu/)
5. Chat with a Librarian! Interface

6. Library Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BHCCLibrary/)
7. Twitter (https://twitter.com/bhcclibrary)

For general library questions, including student accounts and passwords, please email BHCCLibrary@bhcc.edu. You will receive a response within one business day.

To get off campus access to the Library's resources, please fill out the application found here to get your library barcode and/or your library PIN/Password: 

https://bhcc.libwizard.com/f/offcampusaccess

 

FAQs

1. Is the library open?

The library is open, and most library resources (articles, e-books, databases, streaming video - https://www.bhcc.edu/library/databases/) are available online.

2. What do I (students, faculty and staff) do if I don't have a library barcode and password/PIN?

For Students: If you are looking to get a library login set up for online access to library resources and have never setup your library login before, please fill out the this APPLICATION found here: https://bhcc.libwizard.com/f/offcampusaccess

If you have a Student ID card with an existing barcode, include it in the email. If you do not have an existing ID with a library barcode, you will be assigned a barcode number.

If you have set up a library login before but forgot your password/PIN, you can try resetting it yourself by going to the following page and clicking "Forgot you Password/PIN?" You should receive an email in you BHCC email account with instructions on resetting your login: https://bunkerhill.noblenet.org/eg/opac/login

For Faculty Members and Staff Members: Contact library staff either via the webchat function on the library's homepage or by emailing BHCCLibrary@bhcc.edu

3. What do I do if I want to return my library materials currently checked out?

Please return all library materials to the library.

4. How can I contact the library with questions?

Any questions about library support and services can be directed to BHCCLibrary@bhcc.edu and staff working remotely will answer as soon as possible (within one business day.) For assistance with library research questions, please use the “Ask Us or Search Our Questions” interface on the homepage.  Chat live with a librarian when the interface displays “Chat with a Librarian!”

5. How can students access textbooks that are physically on reserve in the library building?

Please come to the library to access physical reserves.

6. Which Bunker Hill Community College Library services are not available at this time?

All library services are available at this time.

7. Are there other library and information resources available to BHCC faculty, staff, and students during this time?

Yes! See the Free Resources section below for additional suggestions for research and leisure content that the BHCC community can access at no cost.

LIBRARY SUPPORT

Library Service	Service Status	Contact	Estimated Response Time
Circulation/Lending Services	Books can be renewed online via NOBLE (http://bunkerhill.noblenet.org/eg/opac/home?locg=7).	BHCCLibrary@bhcc.edu	1 Day
College Archives	If you have any questions about the archives, please reach out to Andy McCarthy.	Andy McCarthy ajmccart@bhcc.edu	1 Day
Instructional Support	All instructional services are being delivered remotely at this time.	BHCCLibrary@bhcc.edu	1 Day
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)	Interlibrary loan (ILL) is available at this time.	BHCCLibrary@bhcc.edu	1 Day
Library Reserves	Available in the library.	BHCCLibrary@bhcc.edu	1 Day
Reference and Research Support	Available remotely and in-person.	BHCCLibrary@bhcc.edu or via Chat on the library's homepage.	1 Day

DATABASES AND RESEARCH GUIDES

RESEARCH GUIDE

Guide to eResources at BHCC - https://libguides.bhcc.edu/onlineresources

DATABASES

1. 

 - Temporary Resource. From ProQuest. The site features over 2,000 curated primary-source documents related to critical people and events in African American history. Our intention is to support a wide range of students, independent researchers and anyone interested in learning more about the foundation of ongoing racial injustice in the U.S. – and the fights against it. 

2. Coronavirus Research Database - Temporary Database. From ProQuest. Including coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, this database curates openly available content related to coronaviruses. It includes thousands of open-access articles from the world’s leading publishers as well as current research from pre-print repositories such as arXiv and will continue to grow and evolve as more is learned about the pandemic.

LIBRARY INSTRUCTION

Virtual Library Sessions are available using Webex.  Please use the following links:

1. One on one sessions with a librarian: https://bhcc.libwizard.com/f/studentwebexlib 

2. Information literacy workshops for classes: https://bhcc.libwizard.com/f/facultywebexlib

Librarians can also create video tutorials when requested.

COURSE RESERVES

 

What does this mean for faculty?

Faculty are strongly encouraged to scan course reading materials themselves as needed to upload to their course Moodle pages, or find substitutes for books and materials on reserve.

How do I scan materials for my students?

If you don’t have a scanner at home, many mobile phone apps are available to create PDF scans with your smartphone! These include TurboScan, Scannable (for iPhone–linked to Evernote), and Microsoft Office Lens (for Android).

After creating a PDF, upload it to your course page in Moodle, including the following disclaimer: “This scan is being provided as part of BHCC’s effort to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. It is for your personal use only, and is only intended for use during the time when College public health measures prevent access to your personal copy or a copy on physical reserve at the library. Please discard this copy once you have access to your personal copy or to the physical copy at the library, and do not share it.”

What other options do faculty have to replace physical reserves?

• E-book and streaming video purchases

Faculty may contact BHCCLibrary@bhcc.edu to discuss the possibility of the library purchasing e-book copies of course reading material, or licensing streaming videos, where feasible.

 

FREE RESOURCES

Boston Public Library

Any student or resident in the state of Massachusetts can register for a Boston Public Library eCard and access the BPL’s extensive electronic resources remotely. These include both academic research resources as well as leisure reading and entertainment materials for all audiences (including teens and kids)!