Nancy Thompson Library Learning Commons Support Services
Contact information:
908-737-4629
circ@kean.edu
http://libguides.kean.edu/ntlc
The Nancy Thompson Library Learning Commons (NTLC) offers student support services designed to meet the academic, resource, and information needs of the student community. Its mission is to provide an integrated information delivery and learning support system that directly assists students with academic learning, completion of research-creative-and-scholarly activities, and their continuous professional development through programs, placements, and events. The Library serves as the intellectual and cultural center of the university and is dedicated to promoting lifelong learning,
The NTLC provides a comprehensive and overarching Learning Commons environment. This is accomplished by working with faculty as an innovative and creative partner in providing the primary and secondary information resources needed for students to become critical, creative, and global thinkers engaged in their learning. The NTLC partners with the faculty and administration to foster student development of information literacy skills and provides the necessary services to support the basic needs of faculty conducting research with students. These include access to Writing (first floor), Public Speaking (first floor), and Tutoring (second floor) that interact with the disciplinary and degree programs of Kean University and according to General Education requirements.
Located in the heart of the Kean campus, the NTLC and its web site and online catalog house the print and online collections, with holdings of more than 170,000 volumes of books and access to more than 700,000 e-books. In addition, the NTLC subscribes to more than 56,748 electronic and print periodicals and provides access to more than 196,595 U.S. government online documents. A current validated Kean University photo ID with barcode validation is required to borrow materials. A Kean Google-email account is required to access resources from off-campus. The NTLC can also request additional books and articles online through the Interlibrary Loan system. Students may access other New Jersey academic books and resources using the VALE Reciprocal Borrowing Program. The use of NTLC resources and the facility are part of the BlackBoard online module program "LEARN" as part of the information literacy training provided to the Kean Community.
The NTLC is home to the Holocaust Resource Center which adjoins the Human Rights Institute and is located near the Miron Student Center Plaza on Cougar Walk and is situated across from the CAS building. Students may visit the NTLC or use services online, through "Chat", by phone, or by appointment.