What do we do?
Library and information services encompass a wide range of offerings provided by libraries to meet the needs of users and facilitate access to information and resources. These services go beyond traditional book lending and include reference assistance, interlibrary loans, digital library management, cataloging and metadata services, specialized support for research, outreach programs, and more. --Library & Information Management
How do we help?
Our Mission: The Library exists to further the education of students, support the instructional needs of faculty and staff, and enrich the lives of the NICC community through its collections, services, and collaborative learning opportunities.
Our Vision: The Library empowers users to identify and critically evaluate information, and nurtures an appreciation of intellectual discovery, lifelong learning, and reading enjoyment.
Our Strategic Plan: Library Strategic Plan
What do we offer?
- Reference
- Looking for a book? We can help!
- Tool and Database Use
- Want to know useful and helpful tools for your assignments?
- Ask us!
- Peosta also has database posters in the Assignment Center
- Research help
- Learn tips and great ways to organize and look for your resources
- We also have research tips to help you get started
- Management of library materials
- Check-out, Check-in, put on hold, but DON'T BE LATE!
- Interlibrary loans
- Digital library services
- Did you know we have a bunch of ebooks, e-journals, and more for you to borrow?
- We have them in the A to Z Database, just customize the search with the middle dropdown menu
- Archives
- We do have an NICC Archive, which is also in the process of being improved for user experience
- Research help
- Come up to the desk to receive help with your research from any of the librarians
Fun Facts about Your Librarians:
- The District Library Director, Victor Leiberman
- Germaine Kuhn (Library Technician, Calmar) has been working in the NICC library for just over 45 years
- Johnathan Banse (Library Specialist, Peosta) has 2 dogs, 3 cats, 2 axolotls, and a snake for pets
- Marvin Ehm (Library Assistant, Calmar) doesn't like to fill out my (Courtney Fagot -Library Specialist, Peosta) forms, so he is a mystery to us all
- Geri Elsbernd's (Library Assistant, Calmar) secret talent is building an Ikea dresser in an hour flat
- Heather Busta (Library Technician, Calmar) can scrapbook you under the table
- Madelyn Michel (Library Assistant, Peosta)
- Courtney Fagot (Library Specialist, Peosta) has an overwhelming addiction to Sherlock Holmes and cats
- Priya Gill (Library Specialist- DCLD, Peosta)
