The BHCC Library & Learning Commons is...
...an academic independent learning
opportunity; it is a place for the life long
learner where personal, social, and empirical
investigation are fueled by curiosity, critical
thinking, speculation, exchange, analysis
and communication.
BHCC Library & Learning Commons Librarians as Educators
Main focal points of 21st Century Library
- Information Access & Control
- Library as Place
- Affect of service(personal
control/self-reliance)
Adapting to what's new & what works now makes better sense
- Online and Ground Presence
- Culture and Staff
- Disintermediation- self Serve checkouts and users Initiated online renewals & Interlibrary Loans
Goal 1: Develop technology related to information access, retrieval and delivery to address issues of diversity and help students prepare for 21st century careers.
Goal 2: Restructure the library's info lit initiative to facilitate integration into the general education requirements and core curriculum of the college, in support of each student's goal for success.
Goal 3: Continue to align the BHCC Library & Learning Commons in order to address the diversity of our students.
Goal 4: Seek funding and opportunities for external and internal outreach activities that leverage the BHCC Library's visibility and reputation.
Goal 5: Evaluate library resources and services to better foster student academic success and improve efficiency and effectiveness.