Learning Resource Center Materials and Collections
The Triton College Library maintains a collection of print and non-print resources to support the college curriculum. The collection includes more than 79,000 books and other materials, 440 current periodical subscriptions and numerous print and electronic indexes to journal articles.
Triton faculty are encouraged to recommend additions to the collection in their teaching areas. Students also may make recommendations. Recommendations will be ordered if they meet the selection guidelines and if funding permits. Please click on the Recommendation form link to electronically submit a recommendation for the Library's collection.
CIRCULATING BOOKS Triton's collection of circulating books is available through I-Share. I-Share lets the user search for materials in Triton's collection and at 76 other academic institutions throughout Illinois. Books found at other libraries may be requested and sent directly to Triton or students may use their Triton I.D. to check books out at other schools in person.
PERIODICALS Triton subscribes to approximately 440 periodicals, including magazines, journals and newspapers. The current issues are on display in the northeast section of the main floor in the Learning Resource Center. Back issues are housed in a closed stack area and can be requested at the Periodicals counter. A list of our titles and a union list of the holdings of local libraries are kept at the Periodicals and Reference desks. Periodicals do not circulate, but copy machines and microfilm reader/printers are nearby. Reference librarians can help students determine the availability of specific titles.
INDEXES TO ARTICLES Students have several options when looking for articles on a particular subject. Print indexes are available in the Periodicals area and many electronic resources, including indexes and online full text, are available through the library Web site. A list of abstracts and indexes and a subject list of periodical titles can be found in the booklet, Triton College Library / Learning Resource Center Periodical Holdings, available at the Reference Desk and the Periodicals Desk.
RESERVE COLLECTION
Faculty often place materials on reserve for student use. They usually are limited to room use only, but some may be checked out for a shortened loan period. These materials are located at the Circulation Desk. Ask for items by the instructor's name. If you are a faculty member, you can click here to print out the Library Reserve Form to place items on Reserve.
REFERENCE COLLECTION
Our reference collection consists of more than 6,000 books. The collection includes encyclopedias, atlases, dictionaries and guides on a large range of subject matter. The collection is available for use in the library only. Copy machines are available, but patrons must abide by all copyright laws.
McNAUGHTON COLLECTION
The McNaughton books are a changing collection of the current best-sellers which may be checked out for two weeks. The books are arranged alphabetically by title. These books are cataloged separately in a file on top of the collection's shelves.
JOHN BOYLE MEMORIAL COLLECTION
This collection of books and pamphlets for use in Adult Basic Education is named for a former Triton English faculty member who taught Developmental Education courses.
VIDEOS
The Library maintains a collection of VHS and DVD format videos to support the curriculum. Faculty members are encouraged to offer videorecording requests in order to have them available for their classroom. Please click here to print an AVRequest form. Materials can be checked out by faculty members for classroom use. If you are a faculty member, you can click here to print out the Library Reserve Form to place videos on Reserve. Students may use videos in the library only.
Finding Videotapes in the Triton College Library Online
Catalog
In “Search for” type a word from the
title or any other word relating to the video (author, subject, publisher,
etc.) One word is usually best if you're not sure of the exact title.
Press <enter>.
or
For an alphabetical list: type a letter,
number, or word in the “Search for” box.
In the “Search by” box, select “Start of title”,
press <enter>.
Use date or language limits to further restrict
results.
Limits don’t work in Browse searches.
Circulation staff needs the call number,
including any part or volume numbers, and the title to retrieve a video.
Always look at the record if there are multiple parts to a title.
JUVENILE
Triton College Library maintains a collection of juvenile materials to support the Children's Literature and Early Childhood Education programs. These items can be checked out for a one-week loan period.
ESL
Resources for students in the English as a Second Language program. These materials include study guides, workbooks, short stories and TOEFL exam guides.
