Tom and Mae Bahan Library

7:30-6:00PM Mon-Thursday, 7:30AM-4:30PM Friday

Crissy Lewis, Director of Learning Resource Center

The Tom and Mae Bahan Library, located in the Scallon Building, is a specialized health sciences library and resource center. Materials for the biological and clinical sciences, as well as chiropractic-related and business-related subjects, are available. Supplemental materials for courses are also in the collection. The library also has a section for leisure reading.

Inter-library loan services are available through OCLC, a computerized database linking more than 5,000 libraries around the world. The library offers, through the Internet, access to additional databases such as the National Library of Medicine. The library also has access to a variety of periodicals through the South Carolina State Library’s DISCUS program. The Index to Chiropractic Literature is also available in the Multimedia Resource Center.

The Bahan Library has an extensive collection of the “Green Books” (history and philosophy of chiropractic) in rare first editions as well as reprints.

The audio-visual section of the library houses a variety of software materials, including CD-ROMS, audio and videotapes relevant to the mission and curriculum of the college. Most college-wide speaker presentations are videotaped and are available for use either in the library or can be checked out for home viewing. Copies of college-produced programs are available for purchase for a nominal fee and a blank tape.

The Tom and Mae Bahan Library is a member of the American Library Association, the Medical Library Association, the Chiropractic Library Consortium, the South Carolina Library Association and the Piedmont Library Association. The library is an associate member of the Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET), which gives patrons access to many library services, including OCLC.

The library provides six small study rooms for individual study or tutoring and two larger rooms for group study sessions.

Multimedia Resource Center

The Multimedia Resource Center houses 35 networked computers and provides access to the Internet and a variety of general content and chiropractic-related software. Faculty and students may utilize a variety of Web sites such as OCLC FirstSearch and THE LANCET for learning enhancement and research.

Students also use Microsoft Office Suite to prepare papers and multimedia presentations. Software titles, such as MedTerm, Virtual Viewboxes, LYTEC Chiropractic, ADAM Practice Practical, The Dissectible Human and MANTIS, offer students an opportunity to obtain additional information to extend classroom learning.

Students may also use the computers and individual e-mail accounts, provided by the college, to communicate with family and friends around the world. The center also provides a variety of seminars and learning experiences to assist students, faculty and staff in enhancing their information literacy skills. Seminars are hands-on and offered in small groups or on a one-to-one basis.