The BHCC Library & Information Center 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: Expand the library’s role in academic and campus activities that promote cultural competences and strengthen intercultural competency among faculty, staff and students.
Goal 2: Improve library responsiveness to the evolving needs of students by linking library services to college academic progress support initiatives within the context of immediate teaching and learning needs.
Goal 3: Infuse Library-related Information Literacy and Communication Technologies across the curriculum with links to assessment and advising tools and techniques that maximize relevance to the student experience.
Goal 4: Continue to develop its space as the Library & Learning Commons to support a flexible, fluid learning environment and increase library marketing initiatives to promote a clear, accurate, and attractive identity to key audiences
Goal 5: Focus energies on information resource development and management practices by realigning service delivery systems and acquisition procedures to optimize visibility and use of both the online and ground libraries.