General Library Information

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.