The purpose of the library is to support the institution in its educational, occupational and cultural endeavors through careful selection, acquisition, interpretation and provision of information resources. The Library houses a large collection of books in the reference and general collections, a variety of video titles, music recordings, and audiobooks. Additionally, the Library subscribes to three local newspapers and nearly 70 magazines/scholarly journals. Current issues are shelved openly in the leisure reading area. The Library’s holding are arranged by Library of Congress classification, and can be accessed via any of the online computers located in the Library or remotely through the Community Colleges In North Carolina (CCLINC) website.

The SCC Library is located on the ground floor of Kitchin Hall. View Campus Map.

**Special hours, such as those during semester breaks, will be posted at the Library entrance.

CCLINC is a shared catalog with more than a million learning resources, making this library cooperative third in size among the libraries of publicly funded institutions of higher education in North Carolina.

Here in the library we have created LibGuides, or subject guides, that pull together all types of information about a particular subject or course of study.

CINAHL stands for the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature and is the largest and most in-depth nursing research database. The CINAHL Plus with Full Text database provides full text for 768 journals, and indexing for 5,000 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. Search CINAHL Complete…

Credo Reference is a great starting point for all kinds of research. It provides background information to begin your research with hundreds of encyclopedias, biographies, chronologies, and dictionaries. Credo reference also cross-references NCLIVE articles and the library catalog. Search Credo Reference…

The power of your library, online! We give you free access to ebooks, audiobooks, videos, online magazines, newspapers, journals, and more. Search NC LIVE…

PrepSTEP™ is a dynamic online platform that can change the lives of students through academic success and preparation for today’s workplace. It is packed with powerful skill-building resources in English, math, and science—for use in self-directed study or as supplemental materials for developmental programs. Students can also build workplace skills, explore careers, prepare for occupational licensing exams, build basic computer skills, and more. Use PrepSTEP™…

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