•    PCs and  Printer 1 (photo)  ( to the right as you first come into the library.)  These PCs print right here at printer #1  You can use these machines for Word, PowerPoint, Excel, the library periodical databases, the library catalog, or the internet.

•    PCs and  Printer 3 (photo)   (behind the Periodicals area, along that wall on that far right side as you come into the library) These PCs print right here at printer #3  You can use these machines for Word, PowerPoint, Excel, the library periodical databases, the library catalog, or the internet.

•    PCs and  Printer 2   (any PC not in the printer 1 or printer 3 areas) These PCs print  at printer #2  You can use these machines only for online research  - you CANNOT type your paper on these machines.

•  Check-out your books with your LCC semester validated ID The Circulation Desk  is the place to go to checkout your books and to check them back in when you are done, to clear your library account. 

• Books are checked for two weeks at a time, and can be renewed once - by phone, in person, or by using the library catalog with a pin number you ask for at Circulation. 

When you bring your semester validated ID to check books out, your student number is attached to the number of the book(s) you want to borrow. Unless you bring your books back to the desk and make sure that your account is clear (or you have fines to pay*) , you are still held accountable until the account is cleared. Using the outside drop box does NOT mean your account is cleared. That drop box is only for your convenience and does NOT mean your account is clear. The only way to be sure that you owe no fines, or that the book is no longer checked out to you, is to come to the desk and make sure the book is checked in and your account cleared.

•  Reserve Items  

The Circulation Desk is the place to get the Reserve items your instructor(s) have placed there for you to checkout with your LCC semester validated ID. Reserves are usually materials that are in short supply or are not available for general borrowing . Reserve items can be library materials or they can be the instructor's personal items. Please take care when using reserve materials. You must have your ID, even to make copies.

Reserve items are checked according to the time limits set by the instructor - 2 hrs, overnight, 2 days, etc. You MUST return the item on time or you will be charged a fine!

•     Change - The Circulation Desk is the place to go to get change for the copiers.

•     Fines      Any fines not paid on time will result in a HOLD/BAR on your transcript and your registration privileges  

          Overdue fines for books are 25 cents a day. 

          Overdue fines for reserve items are 50 cent an hour 

                                                                            (or part of an hour)

          Lost books are USD $50.00 each. 

          Damaged books are USD $20.00 each

These study rooms  (2 by the men's restroom  by stacks  call # G+, 1 room just above printer #2, and four rooms  in the back near the Director's Office) can be used freely by anyone, but are meant to be used by 2 or more people. If you are one person wanting to study in quiet, please be aware that in busy times - especially at beginning of term, exams, midterms, and finals -  you may be asked to relinquish the room for a group. Your cooperation will be appreciated.    

 Re -shelving area

        This is the shelving unit (in the area behind Circulation and Stacks A-G) where books   are sorted and stored before they are re-shelved in the generals stacks. Go here when you can't find a book in its usual call number location. Also check the carts behind the back half-wall of the Circulation Desk.  (photo)

 A-G     

    These books are toward the front of the library (on the left side as you walk in the front doors) near the wall behind the Circulation and Reference areas.

   H-J      

    These books are located in a room just behind the A-G collection. There  is a small arrow sign from the ceiling as you approach the area.

K-Pz    (photo)

    These books are in the middle of the library, just beyond and below the raised area of Reference, as you walk in the front doors.

 Pz-Z    (photo)

    These books are located  (as you come in the front doors) at the back of the library, beyond the "glass" wall. You will have to go up the ramp or stairs on either side to get there.  

 Reference Desk    (photo)

        The Reference Desk (or Information Assistance desk) is the place to go when you are not sure where to start you research, or cannot find what you want to find, and to ask about anything else that you would like to know about here in the library. 

•         Reference Books/ranges   

        The Reference Collection books cannot be checked-out. These books follow the same Library of Congress subject classification as the rest of the books in the library. If you find a book in Reference, you can often find a similar book to check out at the same call number in the stacks.

•         LC Classification System chart    (photo)

        The Library of Congress Classification System has about 20 broad groups of subjects that are further classified into wide variety of subjects. Because the LC system uses subject headings and not topic headings (like kid's books, novels, biography, etc.) books are not located together in one place in the library but are spread through-out the collection according to the best subject heading. You may find that similar books tend to be in a similar place - e.g. kid's books tend to be in the PZs, and literature tends to be in the PSs, it's not so clear cut. 

Reference Office    (photo)

        This office just near the Periodicals Desk and the water fountain, is where you go to ask about library tours, to find the ILL office, and the librarians' offices.

 ILL    (photo)

        Inter Library Loan (I.L.L.) is a free service whereby you can get an article or a book that we do not physically have in our collection. You fill out your request online ( link ) and it takes about 3-4 days for an article and another 3 days for a book (since it arrives via US Postal Service). How it works is you make your request, figure on one  working day to contact the library that has what you would like, a day for that library to find and copy the article, a day to fax the article  (or package the book), and a day for us to get it and contact you. As noted, a book takes about 3 days more than an article. You pick the item up here in the library and  if it is a book, check it out like you would a regular library book (with your LCC semester validated ID)

Periodicals/Magazines Area    (photo)

Bound periodicals    

        Bound periodicals are those journal issues for a given title that have been put together and bound with a hard cover to keep them longer and they look the rest fo the books in the library

  Photocopy/Microfilm Room  

•         copier(s)  

            There are, at present, two public copiers in the library. A copy costs ten cents/page. These machines take dimes, nickels, quarters, and dollar bills. If you need more change, you can go to the Circulation Desk. These machines give one-sided copies only. If you have any problem with these machines, contact the staff at the Periodicals Desk - they are there for you and ready to help.

When you are done with the library materials you are  copying - do not reshelve them. (of course if you have checked-out books or materials from Reserves, you must take it back or you will be charged) Library staff are experts in putting our materials back where they belong and get paid to do so.

•         microfilm reader/printer(s)    (photo)

             There are, at present, three public microfilm reader /printers in the library. This means that you can view a microfilm, and you can make copies of pages you see in the film. A copy costs ten cents/page. These machines take dimes, nickels, quarters, and dollar bills. If you need more change, you can go to the Circulation Desk. These machines give one-sided copies only.  

            When you first use the microfilm, the best thing to do is go to the Periodicals Desk, and ask for some help. They are there to help you. If you have any problem with the these machines, contact the staff at the Periodicals Desk - they are there for you and ready to help.

 When you are done with the microfilm(s)  you are using  - leave them in the red box. Library staff are experts in putting these things back where they belong and get paid to do so.

 The Special Collections Room is that place where we house our material on LCC - old yearbooks, old catalogs, old scrapbooks. This is where you will also find  information on Webb County, the city of Laredo, and other historical items of interest.   Contact Checkout/Reserves Desk for the key.

    This room has equipment that available for visually challenged patrons. This includes the Kurzweil Reader/printer, and a specially adapted PC. Access is usually for those patrons who have been trained by (Silvia Trevino, x 5137special populations coordinator email). This room is always locked and it can be opened by asking at the Checkout/Reserves Desk in front.       

DIRECTORS AREA

    This area, in the back left hand corner of the library, is where you will find the office of the Administrative Assistant to the Director, and the Director of the Library's Office.

   Study rooms cannot have the windows covered. Unattended possessions in the rooms are not allowed. Any unattended bags/backpacks  left for extended periods will require Library Staff to call  Campus Police to investigate for security purposes.  Your cooperation will be appreciated.  

   The Media Center, located at the back right hand of the Library (as you come in from the front of the library),  is where you can checkout CDs, DVDs, videos, and calculators. Students must have an LCC semester validated ID to access materials in the Media Center. Here you can also find TVs , players, and headphones to watch your videos and DVDs.