Category: Libraries

CCS’s extensive digital image collections are accessible through the Luna database. A login and password are required to obtain institutional content. Collections include CCS Images for Teaching and AMICA, which consists of digital images contributed by twenty-one art museums. Together with AMICA and common collections, faculty, students, and staff have access to 262,109 images for research and teaching.

Faculty must obtain basic training and sign a contract in order to obtain high-resolution images suitable for classroom use. Library staff provide instruction, research help, and fill image requests for teaching needs.

A current CCS ID must be presented to borrow library materials. Information on loan periods for library material is available on the library website, as well as the CCS Policy Database.

Current Library hours are available on the Library website.

The Library Director oversees all library operations, collections, technology and strategic planning. The Director works with the faculty, students and staff to develop library collections and services. The Director is an ex-officio member of the Library Committee of Faculty Assembly. The Director provides pedagogical support to faculty, as well as research assistance and instruction to students, faculty and staff.

The CCS Library, housed in the Manoogian Visual Resource Center on the Ford campus, serves both undergraduate and graduate programs. The Library contains over 70,000 print volumes, 238 print periodicals, 4,690 video/DVDs, and an extensive material sample collection. Approximately 90 percent of the Library’s holdings are related to art and design. 

The online Library catalog, accessible through the Library website, allows students to review their check-outs, renew materials, and place holds on materials.  The Library provides access to wi-fi and computer workstations for students, faculty, and staff. The Library provides access to over 100 databases with curated database lists available for each academic department. Remote access to all electronic resources is available through e-z proxy via the College’s portal. Interlibrary loan services are available for resource needs that extend beyond local holdings. In addition, currently registered students have borrowing privileges at Detroit Public Library, Wayne State University libraries, and a number of other academic Detroit area institutions.

Reference services are available to provide support to students on an individual basis. Library instruction sessions are offered to classes to provide tailored information literacy and research assignment support. Classes are offered in the Library lab on the Ford campus or via in-class instruction. The Library website includes links to worksheets and resource guides on numerous topics including writing, research, citation, and academic integrity.