Role in the College

ACC Library Services supports teaching and learning at Austin Community College as reflected in the Library Services Mission & Goals.

Library Services is a department of the ACC Instructional Resources & Technology division. As part of this division, the Library adheres to IRT policies and fulfills a wider array of divisional goals that support teaching and learning.

A full-service ACC library is located at all seven ACC campuses. We're onsite and online, available to help students where they need us. We play an integral curricular support role in the college.

Resources

Library resources and equipment are distributed among our seven campus libraries, and many are restricted in use to current ACC students and employees. However, the following are ACC Library resources that non-students may access from off-campus.

Library website - most of the ACC Library website is accessible, with the notable exception of e-resources requiring student authentication.

Library Catalog - to search for library materials in our collections.

Study Guides & Tutorials - Our librarians create a number of research guides and reference tools that you can access online.

Subject Websites - Recommended by ACC Librarians, these are good sites and resources for finding information online by subject, especially when Google searching comes up empty.

TexShare Card Holders - ACC Libraries maintain a diverse collection of circulating materials. The collection exists to serve current ACC students and faculty. However, valid TexShare card holders may be able to borrow circulating items from ACC Libraries. Click here to learn more about using your TexShare card at ACC Libraries.

Library of Texas - The Library of Texas website provides access to TexShare electronic resources. This means that through the Library of Texas website, non-students with valid TexShare cards may access the same TexShare electronic resources that students use.

Community

In addition to supporting our college, ACC librarians also serve the community at large. Here are just a few ways that ACC librarians give back:

• Texas Book Festival Volunteers
• ESL tutors at Austin Public Library
• Habitat for Humanity volunteers
• Mobile Loaves and Fishes volunteers
• Genealogical transcription volunteers
• Reading volunteers at area elementary schools
• Service as President of the Association of College and Research Libraries
• Numerous services as Chairs, or committee members, in Texas Library Association, American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, Medical Library Association, and the Texas Community College Teaching Association
• Providing books to Hurricane Katrina affected libraries
• Providing books to prison libraries

Partnerships

ACC Library Services participates in various partnerships, including these examples:

ACC Turns 35!:   ACC Library Services joins ACC's celebration of its 35th Anniversary with a "Library Fall Fling". The Library's Fall 2008 Fling will be an opportunity for neighboring college librarians and high school librarians, counselors, and administrators, to learn more about ACC Library Services and resources. For more information visit the ACC LS Fall Fling webpage!

TexShare:   ACC Library Services participates in TexShare, a library resource sharing program. Please review the ACC Library TexShare policy prior to use.

Colleges:   ACC partners with other colleges at multi-institutional teaching centers.

• Round Rock - ACC is a teaching partner at the Texas State University-Round Rock Higher Education Center. ACC collaborates with Texas State University to offer ACC library services at that facility.
• Fredericksburg - ACC will be a teaching partner with Texas Tech University at the new Fredericksburg Teaching Center (under construction). We will collaborate with Texas Tech to offer ACC library services.

ACC Centers and Sites: In addition to 7 campuses, ACC offers courses at numerous locations spread throughout 8 Texas counties! These "non-campus" extension course locations are often high school campuses. ACC Library staff are on-site at four of these ACC Centers.

College Bound Seniors:   ACC librarians have participated in college transition/preparedness programs offered by local high schools. Example -- Librarians from the Cypress Creek Campus Library have presented the "ACC Libraries - Top 10 Things You Need to Know" to Cedar Park High School seniors planning to attend college.

Internships/Practicums:   While ACC Library Services does not accept volunteer workers, we have at times accepted applications for learning opportunities which fulfilled credit course field experience requirements at the Master's level. Library Services is not currently accepting learning opportunity (internship, field experience, etc.) applications, but management will review availability of staff for supervising these opportunities for FY2009. Updated internship information will be posted on this webpage at that time. Questions regarding this should be directed to Library Services Dean, Dr. Julie Todaro at jtodaro@austincc.edu.