Welcome to LSC-Houston North Library Services!

LSC-Houston North offers the following services at all four campus locations:

• Printing 
• Computers available for students and community members
• 2-hour loan of calculators, textbooks, headsets for students/faculty use 
• Access to all library databases  (includes articles & videos on English, History, Science, Medical, News and current events)
• Designated quiet study areas
• Student/Staff ID badges

For general questions please email: HN-Library@LoneStar.edu.

LSC-Houston North Library Services has four campus locations to serve you.
Please contact the campus coordinator for questions specific to a location.

Ask A Librarian

The library has various ways for you to contact us for general information and virtual reference services.

Email: For general questions about library services contact HN-Library@lonestar.edu
We are monitoring this account Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. and checking it throughout the day on the weekends.

Virtual Library Hours
Monday - Thursday • 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday • 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday • 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Live Chat:  You can access live chat by clicking the chat box located on the LSC library home page or by using this link https://livesupport.lonestar.edu/nhc/phplive/phplive.php

Circulation:  We have extended due dates until 5/4/20 and will reassess as needed. We are working on a procedure to safely check in materials once we return.

Course Reserves:  We will work with faculty to meet students’ needs as best as possible during this time.  Please contact the Library Coordinators if you have questions about course reserves:

Panther Library Research Portal:

LibGuides - Library research guides have been created for all major disciplines and special topics. These can be customized for your course/assignment. Our collection can be found here https://hnresearch.lonestar.edu

Research Databases: We have over 100 databases including e-books and reference materials readily available https://hnresearch.lonestar.edu

Instructional Services

Our Librarians are available for research questions by email.

• Natasha Williams Natasha.Williams@LoneStar.edu
• Julie Gassaway  Julie.a.gassaway@LoneStar.edu

Testing

Lone Star College Testing Centers provide a variety of testing services to students including, but not limited to Placement Exams, Make-up Exams/LSC-Online Exams, Correspondence Exams, Challenge exams Foreign Language Exams and Exams for students approved for ADA Accommodations. No testing will begin within the last hour of closing.

Testing Services include:

• Academic exams
• Accuplacer ESL and Math
• Challenge Exams
• Correspondence for Academic Exams
• GED
• Pearson Vue
• TSIA2
• TCFP

Need to take the TSI Assessment?

Did you know that Lone Star College-Houston North offers virtual options?

New student
  Contact HN-Admissions@LoneStar.edu or call 832.782.5001
Current student
  Contact HN-Advising@LoneStar.edu or call 281.810.5602
Unsure?
  Contact HN-Testing@LoneStar.edu 281.260.3516

  *Webcam, photo ID and a quiet place is required!

Tutoring

LSC-Houston North Library Services offer free online tutoring services for all students enrolled at Lone Star College.  All students currently have 90 min of online tutoring with Brainfuse for the rest of the semester and access to Tutor Match which utilizes the campus tutors.  In addition, students can schedule one on one WebEx Tutor Sessions.  

Option 1: Brainfuse Tutor Match (Accessing Brainfuse Instructions)

Option 2: WebEx Tutoring Session- Student can choose to schedule an appointment with an LSC-Houston North tutor using WebEx Video Communication System. A WebEx tutoring session will be very similar to a face-to-face session, except the session is conducted through WebEx. Tutoring Services include:

• Biology
• ESOL
• Math
• TSI Practice
• Writing

Please contact us at HN-Tutoring@LoneStar.edu to set up a WebEx Tutor Session of if you have any questions.