The library invites faculty, staff, and students to use this form to recommend books and other materials to add to our library collection. Every request will be considered.
Submit this form to request accessibility for a library item.
The item will be emailed to the student in PDF format within 24 hours.
If assistance is needed while completing this form, contact a librarian.
The LAHC Library mission is to provide appropriate information and learning resources and instruction in how to identify, locate, and evaluate such information and resources. These services play a major academic role as an extension of the classroom and are an integral part of the learning process.
As a result of attending library instruction sessions, students will understand library classification and its relationship to location of materials within the library.
As a result of attending library instruction sessions, the student will be able to find periodical articles and monographs relevant to the topic he/she is studying.
As a result of attending library instruction sessions, the student will be able to identify bibliographic elements to use in reference lists conforming to standard citation guidelines.
As a result of attending library instruction sessions, the student will be able to evaluate information sources as relevant to their topics to use in reference lists conforming to standard citation guidelines.
Students will use a variety of sources to explore a topic in order to produce documented material directed to a specific audience.
Location: Circulation Desk
Many textbooks and other course materials are on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
All materials are listed in the library catalog. Click the Reserve Desk link on the catalog screen to search by instructor or course name.
Checkout periods range from 2 hours to 2 weeks.
Valid student ID is required for checkouts.
You can access your library account here to view checkouts, place holds, and intra-library loans.
Items cannot be renewed.
A library hold will be placed on a student’s record for the following reasons:
Available within the nine libraries of LACCD colleges.
You may personally go to the LACCD college that has the item and check it out with your LAHC student ID (excluding reserve and reference materials).
When you click on a database link, you will be prompted to login. For most databases, you will sign-in with your SIS credentials.
For some databases, you may still need to sign-in with the following:
Students
| Username |
-First three letters of your last name, -First letter of your first name -Last four digits of your student ID number. |
| Password | MMDD (your month and day of birth as four digits) |
Faculty
If you do not already have a login, contact the 24/7 Librarian Chat on the Contact Us page.
View the instruction guide:
Connect to the lahc-Student or LACCDStudent network
Username and Password: SIS login credentials
Login Credentials
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Username
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-First three letters of your last name -First letter of your first name -Last four digits of your Student ID# |
| Password | MMDD |
| Example |
Last Name, First Name: Cruz, Adam Student ID#: 901234573 Date of Birth: May 1st Username: crua4573 Password: 0501 |
Computers are located on the first floor of the library and Learning Resource Center (LLRC).
Bring a USB Flash/Travel Drive to save your work, or save all your work to an online account (Outlook or Google Docs). The computers will not allow you to save any work to the desktop or documents folder.
Please note: the computers, printers, photocopy machines, and circulation desk power-down 15 minutes before the LLRC building closes.
TI-84 graphing calculators, TI-36X Pro scientific calculators, and TI-30XIIS scientific calculators can be borrowed for 3 days at a time from the library.
Check availability ahead of time in OneSearch (found by searching TI-84, TI-36X or TI-30XIIS). Available on a first-come basis at the circulation desk.
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A graphing calculator for use in math (especially Elementary Statistics) and science courses. Documentation: TI-84 Plus CE eGuide (Website) |
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An engineering or scientific calculator with an easy to use interface. Ideal for algebra, trigonometry, precalculus, calculus, and science courses. Documentation: TI-36X Pro Manual (PDF) |
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Description: A scientific calculator with an easy to use interface. Ideal for algebra, trigonometry, precalculus, calculus, statistics, and science courses. Documentation: TI-30XIIS Reference Guide (PDF) |
| HN | First letters: The first letter of a Library of Congress call number indicates the general class the call number falls within. In our example, the book is located under H, which is where books on social sciences are classed. If there is a second or third letter, these indicate a specific subclass. HN indicates social history and conditions, social problems and social reform. |
| 59 |
Numbers that follow the letters: The numbers define the subject of the book. The number 59 is referring to a book about a specific region or country in this case, America. |
| .T39 |
Cutter Number (the next set of numbers): The Cutter Number indicates the author or title of the book. It is taken from a table matching names or titles to a set of numbers. In our example, .T39 reflects the first word of the author, Taylor. |
| 2014 | Year number: The edition of a volume is the next part of the call number. The year of publication follows the Cutter number to indicate the edition. In our example, 2014 indicates that this edition was published in 2014. |