MCTC Library Services and Instruction: Instructional Library Services

The MCTC Library supports all college curriculum through services and resources. The college librarians provide information literacy instruction and library instruction to students, upon request by faculty. Any faculty teaching ENG 101 or ENG 102 is required to arrange for information literacy instruction, per the MCTC Provost. KCTCS General Education Competency Statements and General Education Requirements include information literacy (a lifelong skillset used to find, evaluate and use information) and written/oral communication (skills used to find, analyze, evaluate, and cite pertinent primary and secondary sources, including academic databases, to prepare speeches and written texts).

Faculty are encouraged to incorporate information literacy and library instruction into courses to provide students with resources and services to support their educational needs. The following are services provided by the librarians to partner with faculty in advancing the college's mission. 

• 24/7 availability of online access to 91 databases available through MCTC, Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) consortial resources and the Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL)
• MCTC Library Search is available to search for print books, e-books, e-journals, and streaming videos through a single search box, available from the library homepage and from various online library guides. Note: The Library Search box does not search ALL databases available.
• Access to multiple streaming video collections, including Films On Demand, PBS Video Collection via Alexandria Street, and Swank Digital Campus. Faculty may request individual film titles be purchased through Swank Digital Campus. The current videos available through this interface are available through the Swank Digital Campus link on the MCTC Library Resources page. If an instructor is using a feature film in class and would like to provide streaming access to a film not in this collection, contact Carla Redden.
• Access to more than 20,000 print books at 4 campus libraries and more than 400,000 e-books.
• Access to computers and a printer at each campus library
• Face-to-face course-specific library instruction, as requested
• Synchronous or asynchronous recorded online library instruction, as requested 
• Online library tutorials to support information literacy, developmental reading and writing
• Subject- and course-specific library guides (LibGuides) available online
• Course-specific library guides created upon request
• Embedded library resources and services in your Blackboard courses, i.e. Ask A Librarian e-mail assistance, library guides, library tutorials and quizzes
• Individualized research consultations available for students, as requested
• Course reserves available at each campus library, upon request
• Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services available
• 24/7 availability of library staff e-mail assistance to reach library staff at all four campuses
• Library Services Referral available through Starfish in Blackboard to aid in student success
• Dual Credit library services can be customized, as requested (a Dual Credit Google Classroom page can also be used to support courses)

For more information about MCTC Library information literacy objectives, visit the MCTC Library Information Literacy webpage. 

• Computers available in all four campus libraries  
• Assistance available for Blackboard, printing and other technologies
• Online assistance available 24/7 through a library staff e-mail contact link
• Approximately 20,000 individual items available for check-out within all four campus libraries
• More than 400,000 e-books available through the library website
• Headphones, charger cords and other equipment available for in-house checkout
• Anatomy & Physiology human body models available on reserve for study (See A&P Models box below.) 
• Group or private study rooms available at Maysville Campus Academic Commons (may be scheduled)
• Laptops available for Respondus or Examplify testing at the Maysville Campus Library (scheduling is recommended)

The MCTC Libraries have A&P models and a histology set for you to study! Students must present their photo ID card ready to check out the models and equipment. 

The Maysville Campus Library has the following models:

• Two sets of disarticulated human skeleton models
• Giant heart model
• Full-body muscle model
• Leg muscle model
• Arm muscle model
• Human torso model
• Brain model
• Microscope/histology set

The Licking Valley Campus Library has the following:

• Disarticulated human skeleton model
• Brain model
• Human torso model
• Neuron model

Email Assistance:

If you need help, contact us through our library staff contact form. 

You may also visit our FAQ page to see if you can find the answer to a question!

Telephone Assistance:

To reach library staff at each campus, use the following telephone numbers:

Maysville Campus: (606)301-6206 or (606)301-6190

Rowan Campus: (606)780-6366

Licking Valley Campus: (859)569-4755

Montgomery Campus: (859)274-9642 

Hours of operation vary at each campus library. Check library hours here. 

If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with a librarian for a research assignment, click on the link below!

Book a Librarian 

Accessing the Online Library Resources

Our library resources are available online 24/7 for your use! Having a problem accessing the library databases? Go to the Off-Campus Instructions library guide. 

NOTE: Students may see a login error when accessing electronic library resources. This error is generally caused either by an expired authentication token or a prior sign-in attempt in progress. To avoid this error, you can close the browser and reopen it in a "private" or "incognito" window. You may also fix this problem by going to your browser settings to the search history and clear/delete the data from websites you have visited and clear the cookies saved in the history. Then, close the browser and reopen it.