MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the College of Micronesia-FSM

Cataloging Service
Learning Resource Center is to serve the students, faculty, III. Government Documents Provide and maintain access to the library collection.
staff and other college community members by providing Documents or publications created by offices or Authors, titles and subjects may be searched in the
reader, instructional, media and technical services to meet agencies of the FSM government. Follett Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC).
their educational needs and interests and provide IV. Periodicals Library Orientation
opportunities for lifelong learning. The librarian conducts library orientations, instructions,
Periodicals include journals, magazines, newspapers,
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and tours to develop and enhance information literacy

To accomplish this, the Learning Resource Center has the newsletters and similar publications with fixed interval
skills.
following goals: between the issues or numbers.
Computers for Research
1. Provide appropriate technology to enhance learning, V. Audio-visual Resources
The computers in the library are used for research
instruction, and information retrieval.
1. Videos purpose only, i.e. in relation to academic assignments and
2. Adequately staff the learning resources facilities and
Available videos in the Library include Micronesian projects.
serve users in a professional manner.
Seminar videos and educational videos on
3. Maintain and develop learning resources services that Printing
Education, Science, Math, Business, Health, Art,
meet the educational needs and interests of the college The use of library printer is free, but one must provide
etc. Films for recreation are also available.
community. own papers.
4. Organize learning resources facilities to ensure
2. CD-ROMs Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
accessibility to all in an atmosphere that encourages
Available CD-ROMs for student and staff use In the interest of providing quality service, the Library
learning.
include Encyclopedia Britannica Reference Suite, obtains materials from other libraries, such as COM-
5. Provide comprehensive, up-to-date collections of diverse
American Heritage Dictionary of the English National Campus, UOG Library and UH at Manoa Library
media and formats selected in compliance with sound
Language, etc. Also included in this collection are the through interlibrary loan to meet the informational needs of
selection guidelines.
accompanying CD/ROMs of a number of books. users when local resources do not meet those needs. Please
6. Promote information literacy and help develop the
Students may use these inside the library. seek the librarian’s assistance for this service.
lifelong habit of reading
3. Other AV Resources
Learning resources such as audiocassettes, globes, THE ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOG
LIBRARY RESOURCES
maps, charts, models, realia, transparencies, etc. are
I. Books available. The Online Public access catalog (OPAC) is a catalog
of the library's collection which provides bibliographic
A. Nonfiction Collection Internet access and Online Databases
data and can be searched interactively on a computer
The library provides computers with internet access
1. General References such as encyclopedias, terminal in the LRC. You can search using keywords,
for academic research. Two online databases subscribed
almanacs, dictionaries, atlases, handbooks, author, title, subject, and series. The search result shows a
by the college are JSTOR and EBSCO, databases which
manuals, gazetteers, biographical dictionaries, call number which is your guide in locating the book or
hold thousands of journals and magazines on various
etc. resource material on the shelf.
subjects. In order to access the websites, you need an ID
2. General Circulation Collection and a password. Ask the librarian for assistance. Sample call numbers:
3. Pacific Collection
4. Juvenile Literature Ref Pac JVL F
LIBRARY SERVICES AE5 DU LC B ABE
5. Reserve
Circulation Service .E33 565 391 165
Nonfiction books are classified according to the ..H49 .V28 .B35
Library of Congress Classification System. 1983 2018 2015
Borrowing, renewing, holding, recalling, and returning
B. Fiction Collection library materials.
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Adult Fiction, Junior Fiction, Children’s Fiction Reference and Research Assistance Library of Congress Classification (LC) uses a
Answer questions about the library and its services; combination of letters and numbers to arrange materials by
Fiction books are arranged alphabetically answer basic information questions; help you locate subjects. The first line of letter(s) of a call number
using the first three letters of the author’s last resources for assignments and research projects; provide represent(s) the broad subject of the material.
name. assistance in using computers and online resources, etc.
OUTLINE
II. Archives Collection Development
Acquire quality collection and access to collections
Records, documents, publications and other
that support the curricular and research needs of the
materials pertaining to the operation or activities of
college.
the College of Micronesia-FSM.
 programs characterized by continuous improvement and
best practices.
10. No person may intentionally misplace, misuse, 7/20/22
damage any book or other library materials including
furniture and equipment.
11. Sleeping on a chair, couch, or floor is
prohibited . If librarian find patrons sleeping in this way,
she will verbally wake the patron and ask them not to sleep
in the library College of
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12. Seek permission for filming, recording, Micronesia-FSM

and taking of photographs within the Library. Yap State Campus
13. No person shall bring a bag/basket to the reading area.
Leave your bags/baskets on the shelf designated for
the purpose.
14. The Library computers are provided primarily for
academic/ research use by COM-FSM- affiliated
individuals: students, faculty, and staff. Activities not
specifically related to instruction, research, or outreach
is considered recreational.
L R C
GENERAL POLICIES AND RULES 15. The library prohibits the use of the internet services to:
 view, download, save, or send materials which
1. Only registered students, faculty, staff, and persons are pornographic, offensive and abusive in
authorized by the Librarian are allowed to use library
resources. Any person using the library may be
content. Learning Resource Center
 play online games and other computer-related
required to show ID. games.
 download music, movies, or other copyrighted
USER GUIDE
2. No person shall remove or willfully attempt to
remove, any book or other item from the library materials
without permission.  engage in any form of CHAT
 make changes to the computer hardware or software
3. Books in the General Reference Collection and the
Pacific Collection are to be used inside the library 16. The computers are shared and are
only. limited in CPU power, RAM, disk space, etc.
Therefore, each student must be prudent and
4. Five books (Fiction & General Circulation collection) thoughtful in the use of these resources. Remove
may be checked out at a time. Fiction books may be any personal files from the local drive after each use.
borrowed for 14 days and books in the General
Circulation Collection for 7 days. 17. Use library printers for academic
purposes only. Using the printers as a "copy machine" to
5. Promptly return books by due date to avoid overdue print multiple copies of a document is prohibited.
fine. Overdue fine is 10 cents for each day.
18. Be aware that some items in the Library
6. Loss or damage of books must be reported to the cannot be copied because of copyright laws, poor
Librarian immediately. In the event of loss, damage condition, or donor restriction.
or non-return of a borrowed book, the borrower may
be required to pay the actual cost of the book. 19. The Library reserves the right to inspect
all materials, bags, or other personal property leaving the
7. Periodicals are limited to in-library use only. Library.
8. Silence must be observed at all times. The Librarian is a resource.
No person shall unreasonably interfere with the
Please ask for any help
work or comfort of another person in the library by
undue noise. Turn-off your cellular phones or set on
COM-FSM Mission Statement
silent or vibrate mode before entering the library. SERVICE HOURS
The College of Micronesia-FSM is a learner-centered
9. No person shall bring food, drinks, and cigarettes or institution of higher education that is committed to the Monday thru Thursday
betel nut inside the library. Chewing betel nut is success of the Federated States of Micronesia by
providing academic and career & technical educational 8:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.
strictly prohibited.
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8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.