ACC Northridge Campus (NRG) Library

CirculationDesk 223-4746 / Reference Desk 223-4744 /

ACC Library Circulation Policies for Students

Checkout books at the Circulation Desk with yourACCeID. You may have up to 10 items checkedout at one time. You may check out only two videos, DVDs, or CDs at one time. SomeNRG Library items, such as reference collection items,cannot be checked out. See for more information.

MATERIAL / LOAN PERIOD / FINE IF OVERDUE
Books / 14 days (TWO renewals if it was not requested by another library user.) / $0.25 / day / item
Library Media: Videos/ DVDs/ CDs/ Cassettes (notitems from Media Center) / 14 days (TWO renewals if it was not requested by another library user.) / $0.25 / day / item
Laptops are IN-LIBRARY-USE ONLY / 3 hours (no renewals, no holds) / $10.00 / hour
Reserve Items: Includes books, photocopies, cassettes and other media at Reserve) / Varies - See below
(no renewals, no holds) / Varies - See below
Reserve - Library Use Only / 2 hours / $1.00 the first hour plus $0.25 / hour
Reserve - 1-Day / 1 day / $1.00 / day / item
Reserve - 3-Day / 3 days / $1.00 / day / item
Reserve - 7-Day / 7 days / $1.00 / day / item

Library Resources and Services

Theonline ACC Libraries Catalog lists resources at all ACC campus libraries, including NRG Library. Go to the online catalog from the Library Home Page——or directly to .

Books and other materials are shelved by their Library of Congress “call number”—example: ML420.N4 A3. Search the online catalog to get call numbers. See the guide on library classification: .

Periodicals (magazines, journals, and newspapers)are shelved alphabetically by title in the PeriodicalsArea.Examples: American History Illustrated, Newsweek, Time, Journal of Politics. See the “Finding Periodical Articles” video: .

Online / full-text articlesare accessed throughLibrary Service’s article databases. Go to theE-Resources for Articles & Reference page from the Library Home Page or directly to

Reserve items are located at the Circulation Desk. For more information about these, see .

Group Study Rooms are available for groups of two or more currently enrolled ACC students studying for ACC courses. Rooms must be reserved in person at the Reference Desk by an ACC student (who is part of the group) with a valid ACCeID. You may reserve a study room up to one week in advance (see

Printers & Photocopiers: Photocopies are 10 cents / page. All NRG Library workstations are networked to printers. You may print up to 15 sheets / day free of charge. Additional sheets are10 cents / sheet.

Reference Librarians are here to help! Ask librarians for assistance with assignments, finding information, using library resources and services:

Library Services is one library on 8 campuses. Please see the Reference Librarian for help withrequesting items from other ACC campus libraries that you would like delivered to the campus library nearest you.

Revised 2/8/11 TA