Cannon-Clary College of Education

Education Resource Center (ERC)

Where is the Education Resource Center located?
Thornton Education Center 334

What is the ERC?

  • The lab is a media center/library designed primarily for use by education majors, faculty and staff in the College of Education at Harding University.
  • However, we also welcome and encourage faculty, staff, and students from the rest of HU to take advantage of the beautiful facility.
  • Area teachers from schools and churches are also encouraged to come in and take advantage of what is available.

What types of Materials/Services are available?

  • Library containing a wealth of teacher resource materials, books, kits, DVDs, etc. in every content area P-20 (Direction for access to ERC library are under "Contact" information at bottom of this page.)
  • Student Computers (4)
  • Color Printer
  • Heat and Cold Lamination
  • Copies: black and white as well as color
  • Paper products (poster board, construction paper, card stock, fadeless paper, rolls of butcher paper, colored copy paper, etc.)
  • Project boards (carboard & foam boards in several colors)
  • Ellison die cuts (several alphabets & hundreds of die cuts)
  • Poster Maker (enlarges 8 1/2 x 11 page to poster size)
  • Numerous art supplies and materials to assist with all types of projects
  • Book Binding
  • Document Camera
  • Electronic cutout maker (5,000+die cuts sized from 1" to 18")
  • New poster maker (banners, posters in 3 sizes); Numerous graphic organizers
  • Awards Maker (5 x 7 plaques, bumper stickers, signage stickers in various sizes, colors)

*Note: Additional books and materials are also available in the Math and Science Center.

What is our Greatest Resource?

The GA's and student workers are the most valuable resource - they are here to serve faculty, staff, students, and visitors to our campus.

When is the Resource Center open?

Education Resource Center Fall 2009 Hours:

Until Monday, September 7 (Labor Day), the ERC Lab is open weekedays only from 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays:  7:45 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Wednesdays:  7:30 am. - 5:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Fridays:  7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays: 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sundays:  2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Please note: 

During the fall semesters, there are two chapels & the ERC does not close.  For the spring semester, as long as there is only one chapel, the ERC does close from 8:55 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Also, summer and holiday hours are different and will be posted on this page.  The hours are always posted on the bulletin board just outside the ERC.

How can we contact the ERC if we have questions, or if we want to access the library and do a search?

Telephone:  On Campus: 4549  From off Campus:  (501) 279-4549 


Accessing ERC library system:

IF ON CAMPUS FROM OFF CAMPUS 
  • Students, go to student page on Pipeline
  • Faculty, go to faculty page on Pipeline
  • Look on left side of page and find link for Educational Resource Center.  This will take you directly to the catalog.
  • If initial search from this page does not help, try the Power search (top left of page).