Library's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How do I found my Student Portal password?

A: After you apply you will receive an email providing you with your username and password to the student portal. Make sure you have the portal set to the correct term when you login. The Director of the Library and Bulldog Success Center Coordinator can provide you with this information if you have not changed your password.

 

Q: How do I access the online databases from home?
A: The passwords to the databases are found on the opening page of your Student Portal. 

 

Q: Where do I find primary and secondary sources?
A: The Clarendon College Library subscribes to the TexShare and Sirs databases, which are free for students to use. Databases are located on the CC Library’s webpage under “Databases.” There are PowerPoint guides under “Resource Guides” on the library’s webpage. Additionally, students can access the online catalog from any computer on and off campus by selecting “HLC Online Catalog” from the library’s webpage.

 

Q: How do I checkout a book or movie?

A: All students are assigned a library code number as part of their registration. Library staff will need to add your code in the circulation system in order to check out items from the library.

 

Q: Can I access eBooks (electronic books/resources) on my personal computer?

A: Yes. In order to do so, you have to register your library code in the library. Depending on what database you are using students will need their library code and pin number or the username and password. Students can find the username and password to CC subscribed to database in their student portal. The Students pin number can be obtain by asking the Director of the Library or Bulldog Success Center Coordinator.

 

Q: How long are items checked out for?
A: Books and audiobooks are checked out for two (2) weeks. Reserve materials are loaned out for two (2) hours and cannot leave the library. Videocassettes and DVD are checked out for three (3) days. Compact discs (CD) and current magazine issues are checked out for one (1) week. Loan period for Inter-library Loan materials are set by the lending library, it is generally two (2) weeks. Towards the end of the semester the checkout period will be shorter to allow books to be returned by the end of the semester. Reference materials cannot be checked out but can be used in the library. 

 

Q: Can I print from a personal computer to the library’s printer?

A: Yes, instructions are posted on the Library’s copier. Students will need to save and email the document to the copier.   

 

Q: Where do I pick up my textbooks?

A: Textbooks can be order through the Clarendon College Bookstore, located in the Bairfield Activity Center (BAC). See the campus map on the CC Library’s webpage for direction. Library and bookstore staff can help you order your textbooks through the virtual bookstore located under the “Student Support” tab on the Clarendon College main webpage.

 

 Q: Do you have a Fax machine?
A: No not in the library, student can use the fax machine in the Admission’s office. Students can use the copier in the library to scan a document to an email address.

   Fax:

• Clarendon College Student Services – 1-806-874-5080
  
• G.B. Burton Memorial Library in Clarendon – $2.00 for 4 pages – 1-806-874-3685

Q: Can students have a printer in the dorms?
A: Yes, students can have a printer in the dorms, however students cannot use their printer from the library’s computers.

 

Q: Is there Wi-Fi access in the dorms?
A: Yes, for students who pay for the service, students will need to see Martha Smith or call AMA Techtel (806-323-2222) for more information.