PCC Library Fact Sheet

Building Information:
Clifton W. Everett Building, constructed 1987

History of PCC Library

Past PCC Library Directors:

Jane Smith
JoAnn Bell
Barbara C. Clark
Lisa C. Driver

Today's Library has:

• An open study area (18 tables; 78 seats)
• Periodicals reading area 
• Study rooms (6 available, 4-8 seats each; whiteboards)
• Listening/viewing rooms for AV materials (3 available)
• Teaching lab (21 Internet workstations; flexible seating; 1 wheelchair accessible workstation)
• 20 lighted study carrels (2 wheelchair accessible)
• Children's Room
• 116 computers available for patrons:
• 51 laptops
• 44 (2nd floor open area)
• 21 (Instruction Lab, Room 228; 2nd floor)

Staff

The current staff consists of the following:

• 7 full-time professional librarians
• Members of the following professional library organizations:
  • American Library Association
  • North Carolina Library Association
  • North Carolina Community College Learning Resources Association (NCCCLRA)
• Offices and committee memberships
• Councilor-At-Large, American Library Association
• Chinese American Librarians Association
• Director-at-Large, NCLA Community and Junior College Libraries Section
• Webmaster, NCLA Paraprofessional Association
• Member, NCLA Membership Committee
• Procedures Office, NCCCLRA Executive Board
• Director, NCCCLRA District 2
• Member, CCLINC Cataloging/Serials Subcommittee
• Member, NCknows Advisory Board
• 2 part-time professional librarians
• 3 full-time paraprofessionals
• 10 part-time library assistants
• Librarians on reference duty during all library hours (69 hours per week)

Electronic Resources

• Library Website 
• Online Library Catalog
• Online Databases, including full-text articles.
• NC LIVE participating library
  • The NC LIVE (North Carolina Libraries and Virtual Education) project is essentially a vast collection of online resources, freely available to all North Carolinians through their local libraries.  Founded in 1997 by cooperative agreement  among the State Library of North Carolina and the North Carolina public, community college, independent college/ university, and state university system libraries, NC LIVE is dedicated to providing online library and information resources that support education, enhance statewide economic development, and increase quality of life.
• NCknows staffing library
  • NCknows is a free chat-based service that allows all residents of North Carolina to connect immediately with a knowledgeable librarian to ask questions or get help in using online library resources, including those available through NC LIVE.  Available 24/7 except for Saturdays and Sundays from midnight to 8:00 a.m., NCknows is staffed by librarians from public and academic libraries across the state, with four hours per week of staffing provided by PCC librarians.
• Internet access on all computers
• Home access to online databases by username & passwords
• Reference & Circulation questions: http://pittcc.libanswers.com

Circulation 2011-2012 School Year

Total Circulation: 18,957

• Circulation to PCC Students: 11,809
• Circulation to PCC Faculty/Staff: 3,666
• Circulation to community residents: 1,395
• Total library card holders: 7,018

Collections (Value= $1,848,466.42)

• Volumes: 37,185
• Print Magazine and Journal Subscriptions: 199
• Electronic Database Subscriptions:  77
• Audiovisual Titles: 3,533