Further, OCLC services are used for cataloging and interlibrary loan. Library users are well informed that any resource located through any of our catalogs or on-line indexes is easily available through interlibrary loan. OCLC's Ariel service has cut document delivery time so that same day delivery of many articles is now the norm. The Clark County Library District's Charleston Branch Library, located on the West Charleston Campus, provides medical reference and resources to support the information needs of College health programs. Librarians there provide specialized bibliographic instruction to our students in those areas of the College.
Librarians also teach credit bearing courses to support student learning.
In addition, librarians offer ongoing instruction in basic information literacy skills which are essential so students can take full advantage of the access provided to resources on the Library's web page and beyond. The reference librarians also offer library orientations. Although the book collection is relatively small, the library has a multitude of reliable and scholarly on-line resources, far more than many other colleges of comparable size. That is not true now, will not be true for many, many years, and may never be completely possible. For that reason, the Department of Libraries needs a continual updating of the print collection in an adequate environment to promote student browsing and studying.