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Lamar Memorial Library

The Lamar Memorial Library prepares students for lives of citizenship and leadership by serving as an intellectual commons and providing information access as well as teaching research and information fluency skills.

Learning Goals

Library programming strives to develop student information literacy as defined by the Association of College and Research Libraries as the “set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning.” (2016)

Students successfully completing a program of study at Maryville College will have achieved the following learning outcomes:

  1. Be able to determine the nature and extent of information needed,
  2. Be able to access needed information effectively and efficiently,
  3. Be able to evaluate information and its sources critically and incorporate selected information into their knowledge bases and values systems,
  4. Be able to use information effectively, individually or as members of a group, to accomplish a specific purpose,
  5. Be able to understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and
  6. Be able to access and use information ethically and legally.

Intellectual Commons

The library provides a welcoming physical and virtual space supporting academic success, scholarship, and research.

  • The library’s web page, http://library.maryvillecollege.edu, connects users to the library’s services, collections, and people.
  • The library is open 86 hours a week, including evening and weekend hours, and offers special hours during the last week of classes and finals. See the library’s web page, https://library.maryvillecollege.edu/libraryschedule, for specific hours.
  • The library hosts public computer workstations as well as color and monochrome printing, scanning, and copying services for students.
  • The library offers a variety of workspaces, including three classrooms with smart TV presentation systems, group study rooms, cozy study nooks, and quiet study areas.

The library collaborates with other campus offices to enhance student success. We may refer questions about services provided by other programs in library spaces to the office sponsoring the service or activity.

Information Access

The library provides information resources supporting the Maryville College curriculum, success in Maryville College degree programs, and individual scholarship and research.

  • The library manages a textbooks and course readings service that offers in-library access to many of the texts used in classes at the College.
  • The library supplies state of the art research tools that connect students to high quality information appropriate for college and professional research.
  • Librarians collaborate with faculty to build a collection of books, media, and digital information supporting each program of study at Maryville College.
  • The library obtains materials it does not own via interlibrary loan at no cost to the requestor.

Research Assistance

The library, as an academic division, teaches research skills and information fluency, empowering the academic community to discover, access, evaluate and use information effectively and ethically.

  • Librarians are available in person, by phone at 865-981-8256, and via email or online chat and message services to answer questions and assist with research.
  • Librarians help students develop research skills and information fluency through individual consultation and class instruction, with special emphasis during the first year and senior study.

Library Accounts and Overdue Materials

Each member of the Maryville College community has a library account. The library account allows students to check out physical library materials and keep track of items they have borrowed.

The Lamar Memorial Library does not charge late fees; however, borrowers are asked to keep their library account current by returning or renewing materials by the due date. Use the “My Library Account” link on the library’s home page to see what titles are checked out, when they are due, and how to renew them. Overdue materials must be renewed in person.

A bill for replacement and processing fees will be sent to any borrower who has one or more items that are two or more weeks overdue. Library notices are sent via Maryville College e-mail. Please contact the Circulation Coordinator by email or by telephone 865-981-8099 with questions about bills for library materials. Borrowers with overdue materials must clear their library account before they may borrow additional materials. Holds will be placed on registration and graduation for students who have outstanding bills for library materials at the end of each semester.

Should materials become lost, damaged, or stolen, please contact the Circulation Coordinator by email or by telephone at 865-981-8099 to discuss arrangements for replacement.