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General Library Information
Mountain View College
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Hours, Location, and Contact Information
Hours of Operation (Fall Semester) Monday
Thursday 800am 900pm Friday
800am 430pm Saturday
830am-130pm Location W163 Phone
214-860-8669
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Student Conduct
  • The library is intended as a quiet area for
    reading, studying and research, not a place for
    social gathering.
  • Smoking, eating and drinking are not permitted in
    the library.
  • Please turn off cell phones and beepers
  • No library materials should ever be taken from
    the library without first being properly checked
    out.

4
Why Cant I Eat/Drink in Library
  • Food and drink attract vermin, like rats, mice,
    cockroaches, etc.
  • Spills from food/drink can cause permanent damage
    to electronic equipment and carpet
  • Cleanup is costly

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Reference Collection
This is where the encyclopedias,
directories, dictionaries and handbooks are
shelved. They have REF in red, or black, on top
of the label and are Library use only.
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Main Collection
The main collection are books that can be
checked out. The reference and main collection
use the Library of Congress Classification
System.
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Reserve Materials
  • The books are placed at the circulation desk by
    instructors for student use
  • Most reserve materials must be used in the
    library
  • You must present your current student ID, or
    picture ID, for circulation to hold while using
    material

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Intercampus-Loan
  • Students and staff may request that circulating
    book from other DCCCD campuses be sent to
    Mountain View for Checkout

9
Inter-Library Loan
  • Students and staff may request that books or
    articles that cannot be found within the district
    be sent to Mountain View from a distant library
    at https//library.dcccd.edu/illbS10.

10
TexShare Card Program
  • Students and staff may apply for a TexShare card
    which will enable them to directly check out
    books from other participating TexShare
    Institutions.

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Services
  • Reference assistance is provided on an individual
    basis by the librarian on duty.
  • The online catalog can be searched to find
    library materials within the district at
  • Numerous online Databases can be searched for
    information on various subjects.
  • Internet Access and the Microsoft Office Suite
    are available on selected Computers. Printouts
    are 5 cents per page.
  • Audiocassette listening and VHS video viewing are
    available on the first level.
  • A Magni Sight explorer machine is available for
    the visually impaired
  • Library tours are provided by student sign ups
    during the first week of the Fall and Spring
    semesters.
  • 1 group and 2 individual study rooms are
    available on the 1st level
  • Group video viewing is available in the group
    study room

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Services in W163F
  • Audiocassette tape duplication
  • Microfilm viewers/printers
  • Photocopies can be made for 5 cents a page

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Printing/Copying
  • To print or copy, use must first create an
    account, through the Pay-Per-Print system,
    located across from the reference desk.
  • This machine will only take one/five dollar
    bills, so you will not be able to use change or
    debit/credit cards.

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Circulation Desk (Check-out Desk)
  • Located on the 1st floor.
  • A current DCCCD ID, or A picture ID, is required
    to check out library materials.
  • Up to 10 books can be checked out for a 3 week
    period. Reference books, reserve books,
    magazines, and newspapers can not be checked out.

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Circulation Desk (continue)
  • Library materials may be renewed 1 time for
    another three weeks, or until the last day of the
    semester.
  • All library obligations, e.g., overdue materials,
    unpaid fines, lost books, must be cleared before
    the end of semester OR, students will not be
    allowed to obtain grades or transcripts, register
    for the next semester, graduate and will be
    denied library privileges.
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