Years ago, the library was located on the complete floor of the Main Auditorium (Main Chapel), where offices are located today.
\r\nIt was not until May 16, 1988 that the work on the present building began, not on the College Greens but on the site of the Old Printery.
\r\nThe new completion date was predicted to be August 1989 but was not completed until September 23, 1991. It was expensive to build the library; therefore, several fundraising efforts had to be embarked upon. One such effort was the launching of a $1.5million Tag Drive at Kings House by the then Governor General of Jamaica, Sir Florizel Glasspole, on February 21, 1989. Among the great supportors of this drive were the alumni chapters overseas and the business community in Jamaica and overseas.
\r\nThe Hiram S. Walters Resource Centre (the new library) had its opening ceremony on June 7, 1992. The library opened with 33,000 square feet of space, a computer laboratory of over 30 terminals, 302 periodical subscriptions, and over 80,000 books. Pledges for the contribution of other volumes for the library were made by organizations such as USAID Brother Foundation in Pittsburgh, USA, the International Book Bank in Maryland, USA, and ALCAN Jamaica (now WINDALCO).
\r\nIt was the decision of the College Administration to name the building after one of Adventism’s greatest champions in the Caribbean, Hiram Sebastian “Tim” Walters. The General Collection, located on the upper floor of the library, was named after his wife, Lucille Walters.
\r\nThe bestowing of an honorary doctoral degree on Hiram Sebastian (Tim) Walters is a gesture that has been long overdue, and the Library, which bears his name, is equally honored by this great act of appreciation for his life.
\r\nThough not Jamaican by birth, Hiram S. Walters was Seventh-Day Adventism personified in Jamaica, and his influence had a worldwide ripple effect on the global Seventh - day Adventist community. Hiram had the privilege of being one of the few persons to be born into a great pioneering Adventist tradition. Born to a faithful Bible worker in Panama in 1917, this giant of Adventism slowly evolved into one of the greatest leaders to organize God’s work in the Caribbean.
\r\nAugust 12, 2001 stands not only as a lifetime achievement for our dear Tim Walters but it also stands as a day of pride for the Hiram S. Walters Resource Centre. As we try to keep his legacy of ministry through Christian education alive, we also make the call for all to come and build on his work, so that the coming of Christ can be hastened.
\r\nThank you for your pioneering works H.S. Walters. You deserve this recognition for your humility and hard work over the years.
\r\n(Excerpt from the Tribute to H. S. Walters)
\r\nAdditional information on the life of the late Dr. Hiram S. Walters, is available at the Hiram S. Walters Resource Centre. His biography is captured in the book Adventist Champion by the late Dr. Harold Bennett.
\r\nThe Library is grateful for all the suggestions made by its patrons, and from time to time will post some of them and the Library’s response. Below are some of the suggestions received and the library’s response to them:
\r\n\r\n Yes. The library has implemented quarantine and sanitization protocols for materials borrowed.\r\n
\r\n\r\n Yes. Contact should be made with the Librarian at these sites before dropping off materials as the opening hours may vary.\r\n
\r\n\r\n The library provides online access to thousands of electronic books, journals and other resources\r\n via the databases and catalogue on our website (http://hwrc.ncu.edu.jm/) . Electronic versions of\r\n our physical materials however are not included.\r\n
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\r\nThe AVL is a cybernetic port created to facilitate the access to varied\r\n databases and links in several languages and diverse educational disciplines\r\n that complement the teaching-learning and investigative process in all the\r\n educational Adventist Institutions that are part of the Inter-American\r\n Division.\r\n Email library@ncu.edu.jm for login assistance.\r\n
\r\n\r\n Multidisciplinary and subject specific full-text articles, abstracts, images and\r\n video content geared towards academic research. The NCU library has access\r\n to the following content:\r\n
\r\nAccess complete articles and abstracts within the fields of formal science,\r\n humanities, social science, professional and applied science.
\r\n\r\n Offers both multidisciplinary and discipline-specific collections. The NCU\r\n library has access to the Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences II, Arts & Sciences IV,\r\n Arts & Sciences V, Business, Business II, Life Sciences, and Mathematics &\r\n Statistics Collections, and Language & Literature Collections.\r\n
\r\n\r\n ProQuest databases provide access to theses and dissertations from global\r\n and local scholars in all subject areas. The database also provides access to\r\n scholarly journals, newspapers, reports, working papers, and datasets and\r\n more than 450,000 eBooks. The NCU library has access to: British Nursing\r\n Index, Education, Entrepreneurship, ERIC, Nursing & Allied Health, ProQuest\r\n Dissertation & Theses Global content.\r\n
\r\n\r\n Ebook Central is designed with mobile in mind. Access the site from mobile or tablet and download ebooks for offline reading.\r\n
\r\nVLex is a global legal intelligence platform that provides legal professionals with access to the most\r\n extensive collection of legal and regulatory information in the world, all on one award-winning and unique\r\n platform. vLex develops cutting-edge technology, including artificial intelligence and data analytics, to\r\n help millions of users access the most relevant and accurate information.
\r\n\r\n For a guide and recipes on how to configure / customize this project,
\r\n check out the\r\n vue-cli documentation.\r\n
Reserve Book Collection
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\r\nLocated on the main floor The Reference Department houses encyclopaedias, dictionaries, atlases, maps, biographies, pamphlets, newsletters, government materials, newspaper clippings, and also books published by, or about Seventh-day Adventists. Materials in this section may only be used in the library.
\r\nLocated on the lower floor.\r\n This section carries titles of current and back issues of periodicals. The Gleaner, New York Times and Wall Street Journals can be found in this area. These materials may only be used in the library by undergraduate students, however, graduate students and NCU workers are given lending privileges. To compliment this collection users are given access to full-text journals online.
\r\n\r\nLocated on the upper floor. The collection contains both textbooks and supplementary reading materials. Books within this collection may be borrowed at General Lending, which is found at the Circulation Desk.
\r\n\r\n\r\n Located at the Circulation area, materials in the Archives include monographs, serials and\r\n images produced by Northern Caribbean University. Articles on SDA church heritage also form\r\n part of the collection. These items can only be used at the library.\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n Located at the Technical Services section of the library, the Annex consists of materials that are\r\n infrequently used but have relevant information such as historic facts and insightful themes.\r\n Some materials date back to the 1800s. Materials from the Annex may be borrowed for two\r\n hours or two weeks depending on the type of item.\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n The mission of the Hiram S. Walters Resource Centre is to provide our clientele with current, relevant information,\r\n thereby supporting the larger mission of Northern Caribbean University which is to stimulate academic excellence and spiritual development.\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n As the hub of the university, the Hiram S. Walters Resource Centre’s vision is to be an aesthetically stimulating environment with cutting edge technology.\r\n
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\r\nMake use of the Big6 problem solving method to do your library research.
\r\nAt the library, information may be found at the:
\r\nBegin with the Reference department. Define words and terms in your research problem. Ensure that you understand what the question is asking of you. Make use of dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, guides and handbooks.
\r\nBased on the requirements of your research question, figure out how you will find this information. Will you find it in a book, in a journal, on a company’s website, in an interview? Does the question require current information, historical information, local information?
\r\nFigure out where you will get the information sources that you have identified. Will you find them at the Reference department, Reserves, West Indian Collection, Open Stacks, Periodicals, or the Carter Library? How will you find them? Perfect! Make use of the library’s catalogues; the manual catalogue and the Online Catalogue (hyperlink to the Online Catalogue). Beside each source, write its location, that is, the call number and the department where you would find it. REF (Reference), OS (Open Stacks), PER (Periodicals), WIND (West Indian Collection), RES (Reserve Book Collection), CARTER (Carter Library). If you use the Internet write down the name of the website you visited and the URL (web address). Make use of the Electronic Resources (hyperlink to Electronic Resources) provided or recommended on the library’s website. After you have found these information sources, how will you get to the information that you need?
\r\nLibraries use classification systems to organize the books on the shelves. A classification system uses letters and/or numbers (call numbers) to arrange the books so that books on the same topic are together. This arrangement results in \"serendipitous browsing:\" you find one book in the catalog, go to the shelf, and, an even better book is sitting right next to it.
\r\n \r\nThe third line is a combination of a letter and numbers. Read the letter alphabetically.\r\n Read the number as a decimal, e.g.:
\r\n .C65 = .65 .C724 = .724\r\n\r\nSome call numbers have more than one combination letter-number line.
\r\nHere is a shelf of books with the call number order explained.
\r\nRead, listen or view your source. Look for subheadings and topic sentences (read the first sentences in each paragraph) that will take you to your information. Take out the relevant information from a source.
\r\nOrganize information from multiple sources. You may write a rough draft, create an outline, create a storyboard, or make a sketch.
\r\nPresent the information
\r\nJudge your paper (how effective were you?). Before turning in your assignment, compare it to the requirements that your lecturer gave you. Did you do everything and include all that was required for the assignment? Did you give credit to all of your sources, written in the way your lecturer requested? Is your work complete? Would you be proud for anyone to view this work?
\r\nJudge your information problem-solving process (how efficient were you?). Think about the actions that you performed working on your assignment. Did you learn some things that you can use again? How will you use the skill(s) again? What did you do well this time? What would you do differently next time? What information sources did you find useful? You may be able to use them again. What information sources did you need but did not have? Be sure to talk to a librarian about getting them.
\r\nFor More information visit: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/03/
\r\n\r\n MLA\r\n Modern Language Association (MLA)\r\nCriteria for Evaluation\r\n It is necessary to learn how to evaluate the quality of information you find on the Internet as well as other information resources such as books, magazines, CD-ROM, and television. One should be skeptical of everything found. Compare and contrast different information resources. Ask yourself the following questions:
\r\n\r\n\r\n Authority\r\nWho says? Know the author.
\r\nIs the information biased? Think about perspective.
\r\nIs the information authentic? Know the source.
\r\nIs this information accurate? Consider the origin of the information.
\r\nIs the information current? Consider the currency and timeliness of the information.
\r\nIs the information helpful? Think about whether you need this information.
\r\nIs this information worth the effort? Think about the organization and speed of information access.
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\r\n\r\n\r\n Books and Periodicals\r\nIt is important to evaluate the information you find on web pages, but it is also important to evaluate information found in books and journal articles. Critical evaluation of your sources of information has always been a fundamental component of research, no matter in which format the information is presented or published. Some of the fundamental questions to consider during evaluation are:
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\r\nKnowing the reputation of a publisher is as important as knowing something about the author.
\r\nSubject experts, judge the quality and accuracy of submitted writings before they're published.
\r\nAn author's purpose should be clear. Sometimes authors try to present opinion as fact in order to sell or persuade.
\r\nConsider whether the information is what you need for your purpose
\r\nVerify information before you use it in your own research or class assignments.
\r\nKnow when your information was published, and decide whether this makes a difference.
\r\nSource: http://www.lib.iastate.edu/commons/old_resources/printeval/
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\r\nHiram S. Walters Resource Centre holds Webinar - Future of the Library: Electronic Resources
\r\nNCU Director of Library Services, Miss Nicola Palmer, visits the Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library @ the University of West Georgia USA.
\r\nDue to the government’s revised curfew hours\r\n for the parish of Manchester, the opening hours\r\n until February 8, 2021 for The Hiram S.\r\n Walters Resource Centre main campus are as\r\n follows:
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