Circulation

Checking Out Library Materials

• In order to check out library materials, students, faculty and staff must present their id card.
• Loan periods for the various formats are listed in the table below.

Renewing Library Materials

• Library materials can be renewed through I-SHARE. Instructions for logging into your account and renewing materials is available on the My Account help screen.

• Reserve materials may only be checked out by Trinity students and should be returned promptly to the designated book drops at the circulation desk.

• Overdue Books & AV Materials:  $.25/day
• Hourly Reserves:  $.50/15 minutes or $2.00/hour
• Daily Reserves:  $1.00 for the first day and $2.00 for each additional day
• Periodicals:  $1.00/hour
• Lost Items:  $50.00 replacement charge AND $25.00 processing fee

To improve access to library materials, the Jennie Huizenga Memorial Library is a member of several library consortia.  The purpose of these consortia is to extend the borrowing privileges of Trinity students and faculty, beyond the walls of our building. Members may visit any of the cooperating libraries and check out materials. See below for descriptions of the consortia and lists of participating libraries.

• LIBRAS : An 18-member coalition of private, liberal arts colleges in and around Chicago that formed an organization for the purposes of resource sharing and networking.
• I-SHARE : I-Share is a shared catalog of 65 academic libraries in Illinois. Trinity Christian College is a full participant in this consortium and grants reciprocal library privileges to all member libraries.
• SMRHEC : the South Metropolitan Regional Higher Education Consortium is a group of thirteen colleges and universities that will allow circulating materials to be borrowed by all holders of a current, valid ID from any other member library. Patrons (i.e. students, faculty, or staff) must comply with the lending library's rules and regulations. Services will vary among libraries, so patrons should contact the lending library to inquire about the types of services available.  Patrons are responsible for returning materials to the lending library.

• Jennie Huizenga Memorial Library welcomes members of the community. Guests and visitors should feel free to browse our collection and use our computer resources.

Interlibrary Loan

General Information

Books and periodical articles which are not in the library's collection may be obtained through interlibrary loan. This service is available to Trinity students, faculty and staff. Community borrowers are encouraged to use their local public libraries for interlibrary loan. Trinity Christian College adheres to the I-Share Catalog and copyright regulations.

As a member of the Illinois Library Computer Systems Organization (I-SHARE), Trinity Christian College library users have access to the collections of all 65 member libraries. Books may be searched and requested directly through the I-Share catalog. Instructions for placing requests are available on the Universal Borrowing help screen. To request books from non-I-Share or out-of-state libraries you must complete the ILL Book Request form.

Article requests cannot be placed through I-Share. To request articles from other libraries, fill out the ILL Article Request form. A nominal fee of $.10/page will be charged to cover the cost of photocopying.

Ed Vander Weele Curriculum Center

The mission of the Curriculum Materials Center (CMC) is to support the Education Department and Adult Studies Education programs by providing educational materials for the use of our teachers in training.  The Curriculum Materials Center is located on the second floor of the library. A separate collection of children's literature is located on the first floor. The CMC's holdings can be found by searching I-Share.  A card catalog for CMC holdings, including textbooks and the children's literature collection, is located in the CMC.

The Curriculum Materials Center contains:

K-12 textbooks	magazines
lesson plans	juvenile reference books
books for professional educators	posters
pamphlet file	kits

In addition to the collection of resources housed in the CMC, there are many curriculum aids available on the World Wide Web. For help finding Web resources, check the library's Search the Web page for links to sites on Children's Literature , Lesson Plans, Curriculum Guides and Standards , Literacy and Educational Publishers.

Van Namen Dutch Heritage Center

What is the purpose of the Dutch Heritage Center?

• To provide a place for the preservation of materials of historical value related to the culture, customs and institutions of Dutch heritage in the greater Chicago area.
• To develop a research base for the serious scholar interested in the history of the Dutch people in Chicago.
• To create exhibits of general information for the layman interested in Dutch origins and development in Chicago and the larger community.
• To promote a better understanding of all phases of Chicago Dutch relationships--past, present and future.
• To provide a general meeting place and coordinating center for those who are planning projects or discussion groups relative to the goals of the center.

The Dutch Heritage Center is located on the upper level of the library on the campus of Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Illinois. The rooms are beautifully and efficiently designed and are maintatined with separate temperature and humidity control to ensure the preservation of its holdings.

Everyone is invited to use the collection whether they be scholars, students or the public. No fees are charged for research use of the collection. The Center is open by appointment only. For further information, or to set up an appointment, contact the curator by calling 708.597.3000 or send a message to DHC@trnty.edu

 

family histories	business records	early letters
church and school records	society minutes, records	immigrant newspapers
anniversary booklets	journals	photographs
newsletters or publications	articles & books authored by Chicago Dutch	scrap books

Trinity Christian College Archives

The College Archives house documentary records related to the history of Trinity Christian College. The archives are adjacent to the Van Namen Dutch Heritage Center located on the second floor of the library. The archives are closed to the public, but materials from the archives may be obtained by contacting the reference desk.

Faculty Services

Place Items on Reserve

Course reserves are supplemental materials made available to students through the library's circulation desk. Reserves can be books, articles or audio-visual materials. They can check out for periods as short as one hour or as long as one week. The library is happy to provide this service for students and faculty. In order to optimize the service, please keep these general guidelines in mind when placing items on reserve.

• Requests for reserve items should be made using the Reserve Material Request form. Please complete one form for each title.
• Requests should be submitted to the Circulation Supervisor before the start of the semester. At minimum, submit requests one week prior to the date needed by your students.
• Requests submitted after the first day of classes will be processed on a first-come-first-serve basis. Every effort will be made to process reserve requests as soon as possible, however, submissions received after the first day of classes may be delayed.
• The library is required to uphold federal copyright regulations which limit what we can and cannot put on reserve. For example, we can keep a photocopy of a book chapter, but not a photocopy of the entire book. Questions about the acceptability of reserve items should be directed to the Circulation Supervisor.

The reference librarian is available to teach instructional sessions to acquaint your students in the use of specific library resources, periodicals, databases, the Internet and other materials needed for course work and research. The librarian will work with you to design a session that will meet your objectives for the course or assignment. Instruction sessions are also available on an individual basis to faculty members. Sessions can take place in your classroom, the Computer Classroom or the library.

To request a library instruction session, fill out the Library Instruction Request form. Questions should be directed to the Reference/Instruction Librarian.