College of the Desert

Library Information

Address:
43-500 Monterey Avenue
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Phone:
760-773-2563
Fax:
760-568-5955
Online:
http://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/students/library/Pages/default.aspx
Region:
Desert
Integrated Library Systems (ILS):
Ex Libris Alma/Primo VE
Year Main Library Built:
1968; remodeled 2019-20

College Information

Fall 2022 FTES:
4,385
Fall Enrollment:
34,079
District:
Desert Community College District
Other Colleges in District:
None
CCL Member:

Director Information

Gary Plunkett
Dean of Health Sciences & Education
760-773-2581
gplunkett@collegeofthedesert.edu
Start Date:
June 2020
Reports to:
Val Martinez Garcia, Vice President, Instruction
Supervises:
Education:
Past Library Directors:

Char Whitaker, 1991 - 2005
Interim Directors, 2005 - 2014
Danielle Krol, 2014 - 2016
Gary Ginther, 2017-2019

Library Faculty

Jin An-Dunning
Department Chair
760-773-2546
han-dunning@collegeofthedesert.edu
Kamallah Kaplan
Librarian
760-773-2507
kkaplan@collegeofthedesert.edu

Library Collection

Audiovisual Materials:
Titles:
Budget: $
Ebooks:
Titles:
Budget: $
Electronic Databases:
Budget: $7,869
Print Books:
Titles: 0
Budget: $45,000
Print Periodicals:
Titles: 21
Budget: $30,000
Special Subjects:
Winston Churchill Collection
Strengths:
Desert Collection

Library Staff

Professional (FTE):
Full-time: 2.00
Part-time: 3.00
Classified (FTE):
Full-time: 4.00
Part-time: 1.00
Annual Student Assistant Budget:
$

Last updated October 2023


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