General Information

About the Library

Built in 1980, the Helen Miller Bailey library is located at 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez in the ethnically diverse community of Monterey Park, CA 91754. The library serves a student body of more than 20,000, in addition to the college faculty and staff. The collection comprises approximately 110,000 books, 150 periodical subscriptions, and various electronic databases.

Library Services

Services include a photocopy center, rooms for group study, microfilm reader/printers, a periodicals reading area, and a textbook reserve collection. Audio-visual equipment and viewing facilities are available for instructional use.

Library Instruction

There are several ways to learn how to use the library's services and resources:

• Printed handouts, available self-service style near the entrance

• Orientations (usually scheduled in advance), conducted by a librarian and tailored to the specific needs of individual instructors

• Library Science 101, a 10-week, one credit course on library research. Topics include basic research methods using a library's print and electronic information resources, planning and drafting a research paper, formal requirements for citing sources, and academic integrity and copyright law

• Instructors:

  • Billy Pashaie, Instructor, Library Science

  • Email: pashaiw@elac.edu

  • Gabriella Lopez, Assistant Professor, Library Science

  • Tel: 323-357-6214

  • Email: lopezgm@elac.edu

  • Unjoo Lee, Instructor, Library Science

  • Tel: 323-267-3774

  • Email: leeu@elac.edu

• Library Science 102, a one-credit library Internet research course. This is an introductory course on Internet research methodology. Students gain experience in navigating through the World Wide Web by using a variety of Web search tools

• Instructor:

  • Billy Pashaie, Instructor, Library Science

  • Email: pashaiw@elac.edu

Library Theft Policy (Crime Against Property)

"A person employed by a library facility may detain a person for a reasonable time for the purpose of conducting an investigation in a reasonable manner whenever the person employed by a library facility has probable cause to believe the person to be detained is attempting to unlawfully remove or has unlawfully removed books or library materials from the premises of the library facility." (CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE SECTION 490.5 (f)(1))."

"IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE THEFT OF BOOKS AND LIBRARY MATERIALS, STATE LAW AUTHORIZES THE DETENTION FOR A REASONABLE PERIOD OF ANY PERSON USING THESE FACILITIES SUSPECTED OF COMMITTING "LIBRARY THEFT" (PENAL CODE SECTION 490.5)."

Library Personnel

Library Faculty (Helen Miller Bailey Library)

Choonhee Rhim - Library Chair, Cataloging/Periodicals Librarian
Professor, Library Science
E-mail: rhimcl@elac.edu
Tel: (323) 265-8625

Antonio Ng - Systems/Circulation Librarian
Associate Professor, Library Science
E-mail: nga@elac.edu
Tel: (323) 265-8626

Randall Gust - Acquisitions Librarian
Assistant Professor, Library Science
E-mail: gustrg@elac.edu
Tel: (323) 265-8628

Gabriela Torres - Information Competency Librarian (Long-term Sub)
E-mail: torresgk@elac.edu
Tel: (323) 267-3775

Unjoo Lee - Cataloging Librarian
E-mail: leeu@elac.edu
Tel: (323) 267-3774

Library Faculty (South Gate Educational Center Library)


Gabriella Lopez - Librarian
Assistant Professor, Library Science
E-mail: lopezgm@elac.edu
Tel: (323) 357-6214

Hourly Librarians (Adjunct Faculty)

Billy Pashaie
E-mail: pashaiw@elac.edu

June Cheng
E-mail: chengj@elac.edu

Karen Bourgaize
E-mail: Bourgak@elac.edu

Library Technicians/Assistants (Staff)

Edwin Howard - Library Technician
E-mail: howardea@elac.edu
Tel: (323) 265-8627

Jose L. Mungaray - Library Technician
South Gate Educational Center
E-mail: mungarjl@elac.edu
Tel: (323) 357-6219

Tony Tang - Library Technician
E-mail: tangt@elac.edu
Tel: (323) 265-8699

Troy Pierce - Library Technician
E-mail: piercetl@elac.edu
Tel: (323) 265-8627

Richard Rodriguez - Library Technician
E-mail: rodrigrr@elac.edu
Tel: (323) 265-8759

Instructional Assistant, Information Technology (Staff)

Jossafatt Arana
Email: aranajm@elac.edu
Tel: (323) 265-8699

Circulation Policy

Borrowing Requirements:
Library materials to be checked out are available to enrolled students only. Student identification (ID) card with current semester sticker or validation attached to the back of the card, is required for borrowing.

Note: Materials may be checked out until 15 minutes prior to closing time.

Maximum Check-Out
Books: 10
Magazines, pamphlets: 5
Reserves: 2 – 2/hr. reserve, 2– 1-day/reserve, 2 – 3-day/reserve
CDs, DVDs: 3

Loan Periods

-Books: 14 days
-Overnight textbooks: due the following day
-Regular textbooks: room use only
-Magazines, pamphlets: 7 days
-Newspapers: room use only
-CDs, DVDs: 7 days
-Reference books: room use only

Lost Items Replacement cost plus non-refundable processing fee.

Overdue Fines

-Books, magazines and pamphlets: 10 cents/day
-Textbooks/Reserves: $1.00/hour
-ITV: $1.00/day
-CDs & DVDs: $1.00/day
-Video Cassettes: $1.00/day
-Computers: $1.00/hour

Violation of "Room Use Only" policy: $1.00/hr. and possible suspension of library privileges.

Other Services

Photocopy machines: 10 cents/page
Microfilm reader/printer: 10 cents/page
Printing from the computers: 5 cents (Black and white), 25 cents (Color)

Reciprocal Agreement

Agreement with California State University, Los Angeles

The Helen Miller Bailey Library has a reciprocal agreement with California State University, Los Angeles whereby E.L.A.C. students may use and check out library materials by showing a current E.L.A.C. student ID card, or a current registration-fee receipt. The John F. Kennedy Memorial Library is located at 5151 State University Drive Los Angeles CA 90032-8300. Tel. (323) 343-3988.

Directions to CSULA: http://www.calstatela.edu/misc/trans/index.htm

Campus Map: http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/maps/cslamap.htm