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College of the Redwoods students, staff, and faculty may borrow any circulating library materials, including books, magazines, videos, and books-on-tape. Residents of the CR District may borrow any circulating library materials. The CR District includes Humboldt County, coastal Mendocino County, Del Norte County and a portion of Trinity County.

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Do I need a Library Card, and how do I get one?

Students should get a Library/College I.D. card at the Library Circulation Desk. Bring your proof of registration and some form of legal picture I.D. with you. This card is required for:

Borrowing library materials, including Reserve items
Printing from computers at the Eureka Campus locations using the "Go-Print" pay-for-printing system (Library, Academic Support Center, and the Information Sciences computer lab in the Forum building)
Off-campus access to online research databases, using all or part of the barcode number
Access to the services of the Eureka Campus Math Lab, Academic Support Center, and the Writing Center and some Information Science classes

Residents of the CR District who are enrolled in high school, or are older, and have a valid photo identification card indicating an address within the CR District may apply for a Community borrowers card at the Circulation desk. Examples of a valid photo identification card are: a California Driver's license, California Department of Motor Vehicles identification card, or local high school picture I.D. card.

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When do I need to return Library books and other materials?

Books and audiocassettes (books-on-tape) are due in three weeks.
Videos (VHS or DVD) are due in one week.
Magazines and pamphlets are due in two weeks.
Reference books and Reserve books may not be taken out of the library.
Reserve books do need to be checked out to you, but are for two hour in-library use only.

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Can I renew Library books and other materials?

Yes, if the item is not overdue, and you are not over the fines limit. Items can only be renewed once. If you can't make it into the Library before your books are due, call the Library Eureka Campus circulation desk at 476-4260, the Del Norte Campus at 476-2330, or the Mendocino Campus at 962-2609 to renew your books over the telephone. Please don't leave a message on the Library voicemail messaging system requesting a renewal of items. You must speak directly with a Library staff person who will renew the books for you while you are on the line. After one renewal, you must return the item(s) to avoid incurring overdue fines. Circulating materials include books, oversize books, back issues of periodicals, pamphlets, videos on VHS or DVD, and audio books on tape or DVD. Reference books, the most current issue of any periodical, and any periodical marked "Library Use Only" may not be borrowed.

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What happens if I keep Library books and other materials past their due date?

a) Fines for overdue Library books and other materials are $0.60 (sixty cents) per hour for reserve items, and 10 cents per item per day for all other items, including general collection books, audiocassettes and any other items. Del Norte and Mendocino campus libraries do not charge these fines.

b) You will not be allowed to check out any new Library books and other materials or to renew any currently checked out Library books and other materials if your outstanding fees are one dollar ($1.00) or more, or if you have three (3) or more books overdue.

c) After ninety days (90 days) overdue, books are considered lost and you will automatically be charged forty dollars ($40.00) lost book fee, which includes a ten dollar ($10.00) technical processing fee. All campus libraries charge lost book fines. For either condition b) or c) above, you will not be allowed to register for classes until books are returned and all fines are paid. All campus libraries follow this policy.

d) Official transcripts and diplomas are not issued until all fines are paid in full. Outstanding fines will affect any California state income tax refund.

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What are the charges if I damage or lose Library books?

If you damage a Library book, please bring it back so that Library staff can assess the damage. It's possible that the book can be repaired, in which case you will not be charged for the loss of the book. You may be charged a lesser fee to cover the costs of repair, plus a ten dollars ($10.00) processing fee.

If you lose a Library book, or damage it beyond reasonable repair, you will be charged for the replacement cost of the book, which includes a ten dollar ($10.00) technical processing fee. Replacement costs range from $10.00 to as much as $150.00 per book. If the replacement cost varies or is not known, as in the case with out of print books, a flat forty dollars ($40.00) lost book fee, plus a ten dollars ($10.00) technical processing fee will be charged. All campus libraries charge lost book fines. You will not be allowed to register for classes until this fine is paid.

Official transcripts and diplomas are not issued until all fines are paid in full. Outstanding fines will affect any California state income tax refund.

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How do I pay my overdue fines, lost or damaged items fees?

The Library will accept checks or cash payments, but does not accept credit cards, charge cards, or debit cards. There is a twenty-five dollars ($25.00) insufficient funds charge on all returned checks.

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Can I borrow Library books and other materials from other libraries?

CR students, faculty, and staff may request books held at other CR campus libraries, or within the libraries in the North State Cooperative Library System. Books held at libraries outside the NSCLS usually can not be provided. Delivery of items may take from one to three weeks. Inquire about this service, or pick up a request form, at the Circulation Desk. If you need the items for an assignment that has a short deadline, ask the Librarian to help you find more readily available resources.

The CR Libraries do not offer interlibrary loan service for periodical articles from magazines, journals, or newspapers. You can check other local library holdings to see if they have the journal you want, and go to the owning library and photocopy the article yourself from their collection. Ask the Librarian at Eureka Campus, or the Library technicians at the Mendocino and Del Norte Campuses, to help you find locally available resources that will meet your research needs.

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Can I surf the Internet or check my E-mail in the Library?

Yes, you may access your web based email account and do research on the Internet using the computers in the Eureka Campus Library. However, there is no student email address provided by the college. Links to BlackBoard and WebAdvisor are available on the College Home page. At the Eureka Campus Library, there are several tables with phone line jacks for access through your dial up provider. There are no wireless hotspots in the libraries.

All persons using computers in the Library must comply with the College of the Redwoods' Board of Trustees policy and Administrative Regulations regarding computer, Internet, and E-mail use. The Board policy is available at: http://www.redwoods.edu/District/Board/Policies/bp/BP824.Htm, and the associated Administrative Regulations are available at: http://www.redwoods.edu/District/Board/Policies/ar/AR82401.Htm. Listed below is a summary of the main points of these regulations.

E-mail is not private.(Section D. preamble, and Section D. 5 & 6)
Some E-mail is illegal. Illegal E-mails are prohibited. (Section D. 1)
Internet and E-mail may NOT be used for personal, political, or commercial use.(Section E. 1 - 5)
CR Internet and E-mail access is for educational purposes only. (Section E. 3)
Game playing and adult sites are forbidden. (Section E. 3)

Game playing, adult sites, internet chat, and instant messaging programs are forbidden. Viewing adult sites or other offensive web sites is forbidden and may be a prosecutable offense. Abuse of this rule may result in restriction of your computer use privileges. Violators can be banned from the LRC, and/or expelled from the college. Students pursuing legitimate research that may result in the display of offensive imagery must do so under the direct supervision of the Librarian or the Director, Learning Resource Center. Please ask the Librarian to help you before you start your research.

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Can I do Word Processing in the Library? What other software is available?

All Library computers at all three campuses have MS Office XP Pro applications Word, Access, Excel, Publisher, FrontPage, and PowerPoint available. All computers have floppy drives and Zip drives. USB storage devices may also be used. All DVD/CD drives are read-only. Floppies are available for purchase at the Circulation Desk. Scanners are available on selected work stations. There is no image manipulation software such as Photoshop. Branch campus libraries and sites may have different software; inquire locally.

Computer use follows the priority ranking outlined below. Lower priority users must be prepared to give up their seats to higher priority users.

The right of FIRST USE is given to the Librarian or Library staff or Faculty when helping students with research assignments, or when conducting a class.

SECOND USE priority is given to students using the Library's online databases or the Internet, for research.

THIRD USE priority is given to students for the use of applications such as word processing or spreadsheets, or Blackboard, while working on course assignments.

The LOWEST USE priority is for E-mail and Internet surfing.

Three computers near the Eureka Campus Library entrance provide access to the Library Book Catalog. All other Eureka Campus Library computers provide access to the Internet, primarily for research purposes, including access to online databases, described and linked on the page, Search for Articles in Online Database.

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Where is the Library located?

The Eureka Campus Library is located in the Learning Resource Center building, which sits between the Administration building (where you go to register), the Residence Halls, and the Gym. The Learning Resource Center also houses the Academic Support Center, the Distance Education classroom, the High Tech Center of DSPS, the Math Lab, and the Writing Center. Click here for an Adobe Acrobat Reader formatted map of the Learning Resource Center. Click here for an Adobe Acrobat Reader formatted map of the Eureka Campus.

The Del Norte campus Library and Academic Support Center is located in the main building which shares a large parking lot with the Del Norte High School. As you enter the main doors, turn to your left and continue to the end of the hallway. Click here for an Adobe Acrobat Reader formatted map of the Del Norte Campus. Click here for driving directions to the Del Norte Campus.

The Mendocino Campus Library is located at the South end of the Main or 100 building in room MM105. From the upper parking lot enter the Main building (it will be the only entrance facing the parking lot) turn left and follow the hallway to the Library entrance. Click here for an Adobe Acrobat Reader formatted map of the Mendocino Campus . Click here for driving directions to the Mendocino Campus.

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Photocopies and Printing from Computers

Photocopy machines are available at all campus libraries for public use. The cost is 10 cents per copy. The Eureka Campus LRC Photocopy room also has a paper cutter, staplers, three-hole punches, and an electric pencil sharpener.

All Eureka Campus Library computers are networked to laser printers through the "Go-Print" pay-for-printing system. The charge is ten cents per page for regular laser printing, and fifty cents per page for color laser printing. Your Library/College I.D. card is your print debit card. You can also purchase a separate print debit card at a self-service card vending machine located at the end of the Circulation Desk. Instructions for using the print debit card system are posted in the library.

Laser printers are available at both the Mendocino Campus Library and the Del Norte Campus Library. The charge is ten cents per page to print from the computers.

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Study Rooms

The Eureka Campus Library in the LRC has six private study rooms. One of the study rooms includes computer with adaptive software for students with disabilities to use. All of the study rooms accommodate small groups, and are furnished with a table and chairs, and a white board.

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