The LRC is an integral part of the total WCC learning environment and offers library, audio-visual and computing services to students, faculty, and staff. The LRC is an active participant in the instructional and research programs of the college. Librarians instruct students, individually and in classes, in the effective and efficient use of print, media and electronic information resources and promote the development of critical skills for identification, retrieval and evaluation of information found in any format. LRC staff empower faculty and other members of the college community in the use of available technologies through individual and group instruction and training.
Electronic resources complement and expand the print and media collections.
Index sources access over 1,000 full text general and academic journals through Internet based subscriptions. Additional reference sources are available in CD-ROM format. Collections of other libraries, reference sources, information from government agencies and a world of sources are readily available at LRC workstations through searching the World Wide Web. In addition, the LTD provides a variety of production techniques to accommodate college requests for signs, transparencies, slides, audio tapes and video programs. The Multimedia Development Office in the LRC provides technical assistance to faculty who wish to incorporate electronic presentations into their course plans.