1. Library Facilities
Del Mar College has two excellent library facilities to support students in their educational journeys. One is the William F. White, Jr. Library, which supports the instructional programs taught on the East Campus, and the Howard E. Barth Learning Resources Center, which has materials pertaining to the technical, safety and allied health programs taught on the West Campus. Some of the buildings’ features include a variety of quiet and collaborative study areas as well as small and large group study rooms. The Collaborative Learning Center, located on the first floor of the William F. White, Jr., Library, provides a technology-rich study environment in which students can work together on projects and presentations.
Information Resources
The libraries offer a wide variety of resources for student success including thousands of physical books and audiovisual media, ebooks, streaming audio and video, and full text online databases with millions of journal and magazine articles. The libraries’ discovery service called Beacon is the gateway to all of these resources. Online resources can be accessed from off-campus with college-issued WebDMC login credentials. Library materials may be borrowed upon presentation of a valid Del Mar College ID card. Librarians and staff are available to assist with using the information resources in person, by phone, online via our chat service, and by texting.
Computing Resources
Each library contains a Student Technology Center which provides access to a large number of Mac and Windows computers with Internet-access. In addition, the Student Technology Centers provide access to scanners, a variety of printers including color printing and large format printing, productivity and instructional support software, accessibility hardware and software, and more. A valid Del Mar College ID card must be presented when using the Centers. In addition, notebook computers may be checked out at the Access Services Desk for use within the libraries. Computers are available to the public for research and accessing the Internet in designated locations in the libraries.
TexShare Borrowers Card
Staff and students may request a TexShare library card, which provides direct borrowing privileges at a great many public and college/university libraries throughout the state, including Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, and Coastal Bend College. These library catalogs are accessible on the Library section of the Del Mar College website (http://www.delmar.edu/library).