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Mission & Vision
Mission
Every day we offer assistance to the campus community by creating services to facilitate inquiry and encourage curiosity. We provide learning and technology environments to support all students in achieving their educational and life goals.
Vision
Being essential to the higher education endeavor, the Library aspires:
- To be a welcoming place guided by principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and the free exchange of ideas. (College Goal: Create and Model a Systemic Culture of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion)
- To provide services and resources that are flexible, forward-thinking, supportive of students’ educational goals, and lifelong learning. (College Goals: Promote Student Access and Success & Ensure Resource Stewardship)
- To have an expert staff participating in a collaborative work environment and engaging in strategic decision-making. (College Goal: Model Effective Communication, Collaboration, and Transparency)
- To join forces with our communities as a vital partner in shaping Heartland Community College. (College Goals: Model Effective Communication, Collaboration, and Transparency & Serve as a Community Resource)
Confidentiality and Statement on Intellectual Freedom and Copyright
"In a library, the right to privacy is the right to open inquiry without having the subject of one's interest examined or scrutinized by others."
--Illinois Library Association
In accordance with Illinois law, all library records relating to an individual patron and his/her use of the library and its resources are confidential. These records may be consulted and used by library staff in the course of carrying out library operations but will not be disclosed to others except upon the request or consent of the library user, or pursuant to subpoena, court order, or otherwise as required by law. Such disclosure may be made only by the Library Director in consultation with appropriate College authorities.
Statement on Intellectual Freedom and Copyright
Heartland Community College Library supports the American Library Association's Freedom to Read statement, Library Bill of Rights, Intellectual Freedom Principles for Academic Libraries and its statement on the Freedom to View. The Heartland Community College Library complies with all provisions of U.S. Copyright Law (17 U.S.C.) and its amendments. The Library supports the Fair Use section of the Copyright Law (17 U.S.C. 107) which permits and protects citizens' rights to reproduce and make use of copyrighted works for the purposes of teaching, scholarship and research.
For questions about copyright, please contact Rachelle Stivers at rachelle.stivers@heartland.edu
Academic Support Center Conduct Guidelines
All patrons of the Heartland Community College Academic Support Center, whether students, guests, or community users, are expected to abide by basic rules of civility, respect and courtesy. To ensure a pleasant and productive environment for study and research for all users, the following guidelines have been established.
Guidelines
- Access to HCC service areas is a privilege, not a right.
- Patrons will refrain from actions that are not conducive to an academic environment.
- Patrons will refrain from disruptive use of cell phones or other electronic devices within service areas.
- Patrons will limit the consumption of food in the ASC and will maintain cleanliness in any areas they use.
- Young children are not to be left unattended and must be in line of sight of a parent, guardian, or accompanying adult.
- Loud, boisterous or disruptive behavior will not be permitted.
- Patrons will not physically, verbally, or with gestures threaten, abuse, or assault another person.
- Patrons will not leave personal items unattended. Heartland is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
- Patrons will adhere to the separate rules and guidelines of each service area.
- Administrators, faculty, and staff are fully authorized to interpret and apply these guidelines as each situation warrants.
Violations
- Anyone who violates these guidelines will be informed and asked to stop the improper conduct and/or leave.
- Patrons must show identification when requested to do so by any staff.
- HCC Public Safety will be called when necessary.
- Continued violation of these guidelines may result in permanent expulsion from the ASC.
Library Staff
Rachelle Stivers
Director, Library and Information Services
(309) 268-8274
Erin Zimmerman
Collections Management Librarian
(309) 268-8273
Ethan Walter
Public Services Librarian
(309) 268-8263
Stephanie Campbell
Instructional and Outreach Services Librarian
(309) 268-8284
Jill Harper
Systems Librarian
(309) 268-8277