CCC Libraries Website

The libraries serve current City Colleges of Chicago students, faculty, and staff. Patrons from I-Share libraries are also able to use CCC libraries. A current ID is required (meaning the holder is registered for a given term) to check out materials.  

Library patrons have access to electronic resources (databases, e-books, articles) both on campus and off-campus, with the latter access requiring a CCC username/password for authentication.  

Borrowing privileges and off-campus access to electronic resources are not available to CCC alumni. 

CCC libraries are open to the public for in-library use of physical materials.  

Items can be requested and sent for pickup to the CCC library most convenient for patrons. Borrowed items can be returned to any CCC library. Patrons of other I-Share libraries can request materials to be sent for pickup at their library. 

Borrowed items are not automatically renewed. Email notifications are sent three days before items are due asking patrons to manually renew or return items by the due date. Items can be renewed online at https://library.ccc.edu, in person at a CCC library, or by telephone. Contact information for CCC libraries.  

• Loan period is 28 days with the ability to renew, unless a hold has been placed by another patron. The final due date for students is always the last Friday of the term. For faculty and staff, the final due date is one year after the initial checkout date.
• Late/overdue fines: no overdue or late fines will be applied, with the exception of fines for reserve (library-use only) materials. At 35 days past the due date items are marked as lost and patrons will be billed. If a lost item is returned, the lost fee will be removed from the patron’s account. Patrons are not billed for items lost by fire, flood, or theft; police reports or insurance claims must be provided.
• Fines for non-CCC interlibrary loans items are determined by the lending institution.
• Reserve items (required textbooks or other materials for a given class) typically do not leave the library and circulate for two hours at a time, with renewals possible only if no one else is waiting for the item. Overdue fines may be applied to reserve items.
• There is no limit on the number of items that can be checked out at a given time.
• Patrons are responsible for and will be billed for lost or damaged items. If a late item is returned in good condition no fees will apply. Patrons may replace the book in kind with a copy of the same or newer edition of the missing or damaged item, which is preferred, or pay the replacement cost of an item (cost is determined by the lending library) at any CCC business office.
• If a patron has three or more lost books on their account across all CCC libraries, they will be blocked from further borrowing until they have returned or replaced all the lost books.
• Patrons will be given three “claims returned" items if they believe they returned a book, but it is not present in the library.

Purpose

Provide streaming videos that support the curriculum and allow access to required viewing for CCC classes
 

Collections

Academic Video Online (AVON): Defined yearly subscription; not able to add videos. Best for browsing.

Kanopy: Defined collection and also has ability to add videos, as requested by instructors. Best for use to complete a particular assignment.

Swank: Defined yearly subscription of 100 slots that allow instructors to make requests to license separate titles to support a particular assignment.
 

Policy

Videos are available both on- and off-campus for current CCC students, faculty, staff. You may be prompted to enter your CCC credentials (username and password) when accessing.

CCC libraries welcome instructor requests for media to support the curriculum and will attempt to fill all such requests, if possible. But there are circumstances (e.g. licensing restrictions, budgetary concerns, etc.) that prevent us from purchasing requested items. Not all requested titles are available via AVON, Kanopy, or Swank. In addition, please note: Some titles are not available for purchase on DVD.

For Swank requests, instructors should log into their accounts here and search for videos that display a "Request" button, which should appear for titles not currently licensed by CCC. Complete the form and a librarian will review and either approve or deny the request. Instructors are notified by email about request status.

Students can also submit requests for Kanopy videos to support their classroom assignments.

For requests, please fill in the form on Kanopy’s site. Turnaround time for availability is 3 business days. Two forms are available:

1. Title Requests: If you find a video in Kanopy’s database that CCC does not currently have access to, please complete required fields and submit. Turnaround time for availability is 3 business days.

2. Suggest a film: If the video is not in Kanopy’s database, please go to https://ccc.kanopy.com/suggest. Fill in required fields and submit.