LCA Library

The LCA library, located in Beaman 207B, is a continually growing  collection of over 3,000 non-circulating, archaeology and archaeology-related resources that includes books, journals, and periodicals. It also houses the libraries of our faculty, whose books may not be checked out. There is also a small section of the 3,000 LCA books that may not be checked out, which is marked by a sign. 

 Access to this collection is limited to the faculty and students of the archaeology program and for those students enrolled in archaeology courses. Access may be granted to those who are not part of these groups upon request by they contacting archaeology@lipscomb.edu.

If you have any questions, please contact archaeology@lipscomb.edu. 

Since the LCA library is not part of the Lipscomb library collection, the LCA catalog is hosted on a separate database known as LibraryThing. 

To access the LCA catalog, please visit librarything.com/catalog/LCArchaeology

Once there, you can do a search using the search bar in the top right corner that says "Search Your Library" (in neon green in the picture below). Be sure to use the  correct search bar, as there is another one in the top right corner labeled "Search LibraryThing" (marked out in red in the picture below). If you use the "Search LibraryThing" bar, your results will include EVERYONE who uses the service of LibraryThing and your results will be misleading. 

Please keep in mind that the LCA does not have a librarian and so the catalog contains minimal information. That means that while all the catalogued titles should be correct, as well as the check out listings, there may be pieces missing or that need updating in other areas, including call numbers, authors, publication information, and search words.

If you have any problems locating a resource that our catalog says is on the shelf, please contact archaeology@lipscomb.edu.

If you have been given access to the LCA library, you can follow the check out process below for those items that may be checked out:

1. If you are using the LCA library for the first time, please ask Ms. Marcella Barbosa for a quick orientation by contacting her at archaeology@lipscomb.edu or by stopping by her office in Beaman 205

2. Choose the book(s) you would like to check out (be sure they are items that CAN be checked out)

3. Grab the checkout clipboard that is hanging on the side of a bookcase next to the entrance to the Lanier Center (Beaman 207B)

4. Fill out a placecard holder for each book and place the card on the shelf where the book sat

5. Fill out the Checkout list completely for each item you are checking out

6. Return the clipboard to its place

When returning items that you have checked out, please follow this process:

1. Return the books to their shelves 

2. Retrieve the placecard holders you had put on the shelves and scratch out your information

3. Grab the checkout clipboard on the side of the bookcase next to the entrance to the Lanier Center (Beaman 207B)

4. Find your listings from when you checked out and write in the return date

5. Return the placecards to the clipboard

6. Return the clipboard to its place