The College Library is located on campus in a separate building at the corner of Vermont and the Hollywood (101) freeway. The large Library offers ample study areas, photocopying, computer-assisted learning, computers and the Internet are available to all students. This specialized Library maintains a collection of more than 23,000 books in the basic and clinical sciences with emphasis on chiropractic, orthopedics, nutrition, radiology, physical therapy and sports medicine. All recommended and required texts are available in the class reserve section of the Library. The Library supports the academic and research programs of the college by providing current information through searching the online databases and the Internet. Interlibrary loans are supported through the National Library of Medicine’s DOCLINE electronic interlibrary loan systems.

Borrowing privileges

Registered students, faculty, staff and members of the Alumni Association of CCCLA may check out materials and use computer equipment. The public may purchase a Library card.

Books

Books located in the stacks circulate for two (2) weeks. These may be renewed either in person or by telephone. These may not be renewed if someone else requests them. Fines will be assessed at $.10 per day per book for late books.

Reserve Books

Reserve books are textbooks and supplemental reading that instructors have placed on reserve for all students in a class to share. These are located on the shelves at the front of the Library, near the desk. Each has a yellow spine label. These items are available for only two hours during the school day. Fines will be assessed at $1.00 per hour per book for late Reserve books.

Additionally, these books may be checked out for overnight use at 1 p.m. but must be returned by 9 a.m. the next morning. Overdue Fines will be assessed at $1.00 per hour after 9 a.m. per book. Duplicate copies of Reserve books may be checked out for over night use before 1 p.m. On Fridays, Reserve books may be picked up for the weekend at 11 a.m., but must be returned by 9 a.m. on Monday.

Reserve materials being held for overnight use must be picked up before 1:15 p.m. Monday – Thursday and by 11:15 a.m. on Friday. Materials not picked up by the checkout time will become available to any patron requesting them.

Reference Books and Bound Journals

These materials are only for use in the Library. They may not be checked out during the day or overnight.

Single issues of Journals

Single issues, excluding the current issue, may be checked out for two (2) hours or overnight. Each is subject to the same late fines as Reserve books.

Faculty and staff may arrange with the Library staff to have Trimester loans. The books must be returned by the last day of the Trimester. They are subject to recall for use by others at any time after two weeks from the date borrowed.

Break periods between Trimesters

All materials checked out during the break are automatically extended to the first day of the new Trimester. Reserve materials may be checked out over this period but are due back by 9 a.m. on the first day of the Trimester.

Fines

Fines are charged for overdue materials for each day that the Library is open:

Two week loans           10 cents per day
Media Resources          $1 an hour   ($10 maximum per day)
Reserve books $1 an hour ($10 maximum per day)

Renewal

Renewal of Library material on two (2) week or trimester loan may be made by telephone unless another borrower requests the material. Overdue materials may be renewed, but fines will be levied from time the material was due until the time renewed.

Reserving

You may request than any item, which has been checked out of the Library, be held for you upon its return. You will be notified when it is available for checkout.

Items not picked at the end of the third day will be placed back on the shelves. Reserve items not picked up by the close of the day will be placed back on the Reserve shelves.

Failure to retrieve a “Reserved” item three times results in loss of reserve privileges for the remainder of the trimester.

Recalls

All materials may be recalled at any time for class reserves. Materials out on faculty trimester loan are subject to recall after two (2) weeks from the date. 

two (2) week loan may be recalled for another borrower. 

A recall notice is mailed to the borrower and the item must be returned by the date stated of the notice.

Replacement charges

Borrowers will be billed for the replacement cost of lost Library materials plus any overdue fines incurred. An overdue fine is assessed from the date the item was due to the date the Library staff was notified of the loss. 

If an item is found and returned, a refund will be made for the replacement cost but not of the overdue fines.

Interlibrary Loans

An interlibrary loan is the procedure by which a borrower has access to material that is not in the Library. The Library participates in DOCLINE, an electronic network of hospital and medical libraries locally and throughout the nation and is a member of CLIBCON, a chiropractic Library consortium. Requests are filled usually within a week. 

Borrowers are responsible for returning materials to this Library by the indicated due date and any damage or loss.

The first five requests for students are $1.00 per request. After five requests, the charge will be the actual charge of the loan. This charge is assessed by the lending Library and can range from no charge to a charge of $12.00.

Literature searches

The Library provides online literature searches of numerous databases and the Internet for students, faculty and practitioners in the community. The charge is the actual online cost to the Library as a result of the search. With preapproval, the faculty and staff may charge the fee to their department. Charges for practitioners will vary depending upon the research request.

Media Center

The Media center is located on the third floor of the main building in room 319. It houses all the audiovisual materials used to support the curriculum. This busy center maintains a large collection of video cassettes, computers, and computer programs, CD-ROM programs, laser disc players, laser discs, slides, x-rays, bones, skeletons, and anatomical models.

A media coordinator and media technician assist the faculty in use and scheduling of the audiovisual equipment, circulation of non-print materials and in the preparation of instructional materials.

Staff Contact Information

Library and Media Resource Center Director
Marian Hicks, M.S.L.S.
323 906 2133                                     
marian.hicks@cleveland.edu

Library Assistant
Sujatha Bhuvanaraj, B.Sc.
323 906 2134
sujatha.bhuvanaraj@cleveland.edu

Media Resource Center Technician
Mark Schrecke, B.A.
323 906 2035
mark.shcrecke@cleveland.edu

Library and Media Resource Assistant
Jose Contreras
323 906 2107
jose.contreras@cleveland.edu

Library Hours

MONDAY-FRIDAY
7:00 A.M.- 4:00 P.M.

Media Resource Center Hours

MONDAY- THURSDAY
6:30 A.M.- 6:00 P.M.

Reference: 906 2133
Circulation: 906-2135
Periodicals: 906-2107
Media: 906-2035