HCC Library Services

Reference Services

Librarians are available to assist you with your research/information/reference needs at most HCCS library locations. Librarians will be happy to help you identify books in the library's circulating collection; locate magazine, journal, and newspaper articles in the library's in house and online collections; find information in the library's encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, and other reference sources; and point out creditable Internet sources that will meet your research and class needs.

The most complete and best reference assistance usually requires a visit to the library. Nevertheless, if you have a question, please call the library and if your need can be answered satisfactorily in a couple of minutes we will try to answer it over the phone. If more time is required, we would ask you to come to the library for assistance. Library phone numbers and hours can be obtained by locating the HCCS Libraries listings on the left side of the homepage and clicking on the specific college. Since hours can change or vary with the semester, you should always call first before visiting the library.