Library

Check the ECTC library hours before visiting us on campus. If you can't find what you need on our shelves or in the databases below, you can request books using the InterLibrary Loan Request Form. Select this link to find out more about library policies. 

Off-campus users must Log In before using the following resources. After logging in, you will be redirected back to this page where you can use all the ECTC library resources.

Books

• Library book catalog - find books at the ECTC Library  
• EBSCO - eBook Collection (full-text electronic books)
• WorldCat - indicates nearby libraries with resource from a global catalog of books

InterLibrary Loan Request Form

Magazine and Journal Articles

• EBSCOhost
• Gale
• JSTOR - Arts and Sciences Collection III
• ProQuest
• ECTC magazine/journal list - a list of magazine/journals in the ECTC library

Newspaper Articles

• ProQuest - Courier Journal
• NewsBank
• Gale (New York Times - full text)

Other Online Research Resources

• CQ Researcher - find current political and social issues for argumentative/position essays
• Facts on File - find current political and social issues
• The Chronicle of Higher Education - find education issues - no off-campus access
• Credo Reference - dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, etc.
• Oxford Reference Online - dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, almanacs, etc.
• Kentucky Virtual Library - access to EBSCO, ProQuest and WorldCat databases

Other Online Resources

• Learning Lab - offers tutoring services in writing and math
• Writing Resources (coming soon)
• WKU Library Services - for extended campus students
• KCTCS HippoCampus - multimedia lessons and course materials to help with instruction homework and studies

Things to Bring to the ECTC Library

• Library card
• KCTCS user ID and password
• KCTCS student number
• Driver's license
• Storage device - memory stick, 3.5 floppy - CD ROM drives are read only

Library Information