Collections and Services

Textbooks On Reserve

Find textbooks and other assigned materials for your courses. Textbooks are available for in-library use or 7-day checkout, depending on availability. Check our circulation policies for complete details regarding equipment loan periods, renewals and fines.

Equipment Available For Loan

The library has the following equipment available for loan or in-library use:

Equipment Checkouts

ITEM	LOAN PERIOD
Chromebook	current semester
WiFi Hotspot	current semester
Calculator	4 hours
Android/iPhone Charger	2 hours (in-library use only)

Check our circulation policies for complete details regarding equipment loan periods, renewals and fines.

Books, Ebooks & Audiobooks

The library maintains a collection of tens of thousands of books, ebooks and audiobooks across all subject areas taught at NMC. Explore the collection using our online catalog. To browse audiobooks and leisure-oriented ebook offerings, set up your Libby by OverDrive account.

Read & Relax

Our leisure collection provides what you want to read now: current, popular fiction and nonfiction, as well as young adult and graphic novels. Want to request a book that’s not already in the collection? Suggest a purchase.

Streaming Video

The library subscribes to a streaming video service on behalf of NMC students, faculty and staff. Kanopy primarily includes documentaries and feature films. First time? Follow these instructions to set up your Kanopy account.

Newspapers & Magazines

The library has approximately seventy magazines and newspapers in print; the bulk of our periodical collection is searchable online. Print newspapers are available for in-library use; magazines can be checked out for 3 weeks.

Online access to commonly requested papers:

• Traverse City Record-Eagle
• New York Times (First time? Set up your NYT online account before browsing.)
• Wall Street Journal
• Michigan Historical Newspapers

Search a title list of all magazines, journals and newspapers in our collection.

PolicyMap

PolicyMap is a data visualization tool that allows for geographic exploration of data on a wide range of indicators: geographic, economic, housing, health, quality of life, and more. This is an invaluable tool for building data literacy skills and sharpening student insights across the curriculum. Interested in learning more? Check out the PolicyMap support hub or ask an NMC librarian.

NMC Archives

Access yearbooks, photos, course catalogs, and other important records documenting the history of NMC, from its founding in 1951 to the present.

Dennos Museum Center Online Collections

Explore a searchable database system providing online access to the Dennos Museum Center's permanent collection. Nearly 30% of the museum's holdings are currently viewable online, with access to the entire collection slated for 2023.

Browse Art

Government Documents

The NMC Library has been a designated Federal Depository Library since 1964. Our Government Documents Research Guide will lead you through the vast array of helpful government publications, including sources on the web and in our local collection.

Search Government Documents

Request Materials

Not finding what you’re looking for in our collection? Interlibrary loan (MeLCat) and other options are available to request books, articles and media.