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Canterbury Circle of LibrariesKent College Library |
| Organisation Name: | Kent College | ||||
| Organisation Address: | Whitstable Road Canterbury Kent CT2 9DT |
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| Telephone: | 01227 763231 | ||||
| Fax: | 01227 787450 | ||||
| Email Address: | librarian@kentcollege.com | ||||
| Web Address: | www.kentcollege.co.uk | ||||
| Head of Library: | Name: Carole MacLaren Title: Librarian Telephone: 01227 813929 Email: maclaren@kc-canterbury.kent.sch.uk |
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| Additional Contacts: | Name: Marion Shirland Title: Assistant Librarian Telephone: 01227 813929 |
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| Access: | By prior arrangement for visitors. | ||||
| Brief Description of Library and its services: | The library is housed in a purpose built building erected in 1985 for the school’s centenary. The library’s stock supports the school curriculum along with books to read for pleasure. A suggestions book exists for pupils to recommend both fiction and non-fiction resources; these suggestions have always been followed so far. There are plans to adjust the use of the building to incorporate a computer room containing a further 25 computers with a separate seminar room. | ||||
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The stock is in the process of being entered onto a computerised management system. A present estimate is approximately 14,000 books and 20 periodicals. | ||||
| Electronic Resources: | 4 Pentium computers for pupil use. 2 Pentiums for the library office. |
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| Special Holdings: | 50 CD-Roms, 150 Videos, School Archives, History of the Methodist Church and bound printed copies of Wesley’s letters and papers |
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| Library Computer System: | Heritage IV (Inheritance Systems) | ||||
| Computing Facilities: | 4 networked Pentiums for pupil use. 2 Pentiums for library staff |
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