Fall 2025
The Library staff welcomes you to a new semester and new school year! We have a few changes to share relating to staffing, hours, and services.
Please note: If prompted for login for any resource links use your JCC network credentials.
New Hours:
Effective this fall, we are closing one hour earlier Monday through Thursday. Our operating hours during the fall and spring semesters are:
Monday - Thursday: 7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Test Proctoring:
Due to a recent retirement, the library will no longer be providing test proctoring for JCC students or non-JCC students.
However, the Testing Center on the first floor of the Collaborative Learning Center will be providing this service. Reach out to Tanya Hoistion 315-786-2314 or thoistion@sunyjefferson.edu for additional information.
Textbook and Library Reserves:
The Library has a collection of selected textbooks that students may use in the Library, as well as a Reserves service that allows faculty members to place additional materials in the library for their students to use. These materials can include textbooks, books, articles, and DVDs. Students are allowed to use the materials in the library for up to 2 hours. Please make arrangements for Reserves with Renee Elliott at 315-786-6599 or relliott@sunyjefferson.edu
You can also provide links to database articles, ebooks, and streaming video in your classes. Contact John Thomas at 315-786-2314 or jthomas@sunyjefferson.edu if you would like additional information and/or help doing this.
Welcome Accommodative Services!
Over the summer the Accommodative Services staff moved to the library. They have their offices and a very welcoming area for students to work in set up in the former Quiet Study area in the back of the library. Please stop by and visit them and see their new space.
The library maintains a Quiet Study area - the individual study carrels have been moved to the area behind the Main Collection stacks, as shown here:
Instruction Requests:
Please schedule your librarian instruction sessions as soon as possible, as usual the calendar is filling up!
We welcome the opportunity to provide library instruction to your students. Traditional in-person sessions in the Library or your hybrid classroom are available, as are sessions on Zoom for live online classes. We can also develop active learning online exercises (Example exercise) for fully online sections.
If you have not requested instruction before, please be sure to:
For in-person classes you may also reserve our library instruction area for a follow-up research session. Your attendance is also required for these sessions and we ask that you also schedule these ahead of time.
Problems, questions? Please contact John Thomas at 315-786-2314 or jthomas@sunyjefferson.edu for answers and/or to schedule a session.
Study Rooms (Zoom/Group Study):
We offer rooms that provide students with a place to participate in Zoom class sessions in relative privacy -- please share this information with your classes.
We also have rooms with television screens and white walls intended for 2 to 5 JCC students engaged in group study or projects.
All these rooms are currently available on a first come, first served basis. Inquire at the Information & Services Desk.
Research Resources:
If you are new to JCC and have not reviewed the library’s resources, point your browser to: http://www.sunyjefferson.edu/academics/library
LibGuides:
LibGuides are a resource that provides us with the ability to construct online research guides for individual classes. We can provide customized resource menus and link to library databases and websites. Contact us if you would like to work with a librarian and construct a LibGuide for your course. You can take a look at existing LibGuides by pointing your browser to: http://sunyjefferson.libguides.com/menu
Ask Us 24/7:
Ask Us 24/7 is a live online reference service that connects users to professional librarians (although not necessarily a JCC librarian) via a web-based chat interface. This free service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our link to Ask Us 24/7 is found on our Ask for Help page: https://sunyjefferson.edu/academics/support-services/library/help.php
Interlibrary Loan(ILL) News:
New faculty members should know that our ILL office is happy to obtain books and articles for you (and for your students) that our library does not own.
There are usually no charges for these requests. Contact Renee Elliott at 315-786-6599 or relliott@sunyjefferson.edu if you have questions.
Copyright:
The library offers information to help you address concerns and questions on copyright. Our guide to copyright is located at: http://sunyjefferson.libguides.com/copyright_guide
HAVE A GREAT SEMESTER!
John Thomas
Director of Academic Support and Library Services
315-786-2314 jthomas@sunyjefferson.edu
Robin Booth,
Library Clerk / Circulation Coordinator
315-786-2226 rbooth@sunyjefferson.edu
Renee Elliott,
Automation Coordinator / Technical Services / Interlibrary Loan Services
315-786-6599 relliott@sunyjefferson.edu