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What is an Access Card?
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Getting a Card
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Lost/Stolen Cards
Loan Periods & Limits
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Fines
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Renewals
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Holds/Requests
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Book Returns
Borrowing Magazines
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Lost/Damaged Books and Videos
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Reserves
Los Rios District Libraries
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Other Libraries
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Interlibrary Loan
An Access Card is your:
- student ID card
- library card
- printer card
- transit pass
- discount card.
For more information, see the District's Student Access Card info page.
Access Cards with RT stickers are issued at the following locations on the main
campus, starting January 2009:
- Campus Life Center in the cafeteria building
- Learning Resource Center
- Info Desk in the Administration building (first two weeks of semester only)
Important:
To activate your library account, come to the library Circulation Desk, located
in Portable 603 near Davies Hall after the first day of the semester. Note: The
library will be in the portables until Fall 2010, while the library building is
remodeled.
Distance Students: students who are not on campus may request an library barcode number using Electronic Access Request form.
Please note that this form issues barcode numbers for library use only.
Cards must be obtained in person from the offices above.
Natomas Students: Access Cards are available at the Main Office of the Natomas Center.
There is a $15.00 fee to replace lost or stolen cards with UTP (Universal Transit Pass) stickers.
Pay the fee at the Business Services Office (Admin Building) and then show the receipt at any issuing location to receive an immediate replacement.
There is no charge to replace a lost or stolen card that has not been issued a UTP sticker.
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Limits
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Loan Period
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| Circulating Books
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7 items
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21 days
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| Videos (VHS & DVD)
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2 items
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7 days
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| Audio cassettes/CDs
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2 items
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7 days
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| Reserves
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2 items
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Varies; see catalog
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| Circulating magazines
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5 items
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7 days
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| Reference Books
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n/a
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Library use only
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There is no grace period; overdue fines begin immediately.
Overdue fines must be cleared before a student may check out materials, order a transcript, or register for classes.
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Limits
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Loan Period
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| Circulating Books
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21 days
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$.50 per day
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| Videos (VHS & DVD)
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7 days
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$1 per day
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| Audio cassettes/CDs
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7 days
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$1 per day
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| Reserves
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Hourly items
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$.50 per hour
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| Reserves
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1,2,3,7, & 14 days
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$1 per hour
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| Circulating magazines
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7 days
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$.50 per day
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Circulating books with 21-day loan periods may be renewed once unless a hold has been placed on the book.
Video and audio recordings cannot be renewed.
In-house reserve items must be returned for two hours before the item can be checked out again.
Reserve items with longer loan periods must be returned for 24 hours before the item can be checked out again.
Online renewals:
To view your library record, go to Library Catalog and select My Record.
This feature allows you to view checkouts, due dates, holds, and to renew items.
Any book currently checked out may be requested and held for you when it is returned.
Circulating material at the other Los Rios colleges may be requested and sent to ARC for pickup and return.
To request an item, follow these steps:
- Find the item in the Library Catalog,
- Click on Request button located near the top of the page
- Fill in barcode number and PIN
- Choose pickup location and cancellation date
- Click Submit button
The Circulation Desk will contact you by phone when the item is ready for pickup.
Questions about holds and requests should be directed to the Circulation Desk at (916) 484-8455.
Books may be returned to any Los Rios college library.
Book returns at the ARC library are located at the Circulation Desk and outside the library, at the lower end of the front entrance ramp.
52 titles have been identified for circulation, beginning with the January 2006 issue. How this works:
1) The most current issue, displayed in the red binder in the Periodicals Room, cannot be checked out.
2) You can easily identify circulating magazines by their "circulating" sticker.
3) The loan period is seven-days (one week) on up to five at a time; no renewals are permitted.
4) Check-out is at the Circulation Desk.
As with all library materials, overdue fines and lost fees apply.
Lost items will be charged at their current price plus a $10 non-refundable processsing fee.
A student may opt to purchase the replacement copy on their own and pay only the processing fee.
Replacement copies purchased by the student must be the exact edition and format as the lost item.
Lost magazines will be charged late fees up to $5.00 (at $.50 per day) plus a $5.00 replacement fee.
Items returned in damaged and/or unusable condition will be charged as a lost item.
See our Reserves page.
Circulating material from any of the Los Rios District libraries may be requested for delivery to any library in the district.
Requested items may be picked up and dropped off at any Los Rios library.
To request an item, follow these steps:
- Find the item in the Library Catalog,
- Click on Request button located near the top of the page
- Fill in barcode number and PIN
- Choose pickup location and cancellation date
- Click Submit button
The Circulation Desk will contact you by phone when the item is ready for pickup.
Questions about requests should be directed to the Circulation Desk at 484-8455.
Library catalogs are searchable on the web.
The following local libraries may be of interest:
The ARC library can request books from other libraries using Interlibrary Loan.
Use Interlibrary Loan to request items not available in the Los Rios Library system.
General Information and Policies
Interlibrary Loan Request Form
Questions about Interlibrary Loans may be directed to the Reference Desk.
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