Library

The library at Roxbury Community College offers information resources and services that support the academic programs of the College. The library has been renovated into a beautiful learning space. The entrance to the library is on the 2nd floor.

Informational Resources:

• Over 20,000 circulating and reference books. This includes many required textbooks reserved for use in the library.
• Over 60 online databases containing tens of millions of articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers.
• Over 300,000 e-books.
• Over 90,000 streaming videos from Kanopy and Avon.
• Audiovisual material including videotapes and DVDs for classroom or in-library use.

Library Services:

• Borrowing Services: Circulation of library materials including audiovisual equipment for classroom use.
• Reference Services: Research help for reference questions and research. Chat reference available 24 hrs.
• Instruction Services: Class and individual instruction in research methods and information literacy.
• Interlibrary Loan: The delivery to RCC library users of books and documents that belong to other libraries.
• Tutorials: Subject research guides and online tutorials.
• Archives and Special Collections: Collect, preserve, and make available historical materials documenting the history of RCC and the surrounding area of Boston.
• Laptop semester loan program.

Interlibrary Cooperation:

RCC Library is a founding member of Higher Education Libraries of Massachusetts (HELM). This is a new library consortium consisting of 13 Massachusetts community colleges and two state universities.

Current Network Members:

• Berkshire Community College
• Bristol Community College
• Holyoke Community College
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
• Massasoit Community College
• MassBay Community College
• Middlesex Community College
• Northern Essex Community College
• North Shore Community College
• Quinsigamond Community College
• Roxbury Community College

Incoming Network Members:

• Springfield Technical Community College
• Worcester State University

The library also belongs to the Fenway Library Organization, which includes academic libraries in the Boston area, most within walking distance of RCC. You may borrow books from any of these libraries. To retrieve materials from these libraries, simply present an active RCC ID card. You may also order books from these libraries and have them sent to the RCC Library where they can be borrowed.