ASK A LIBRARIAN
On Campus
Visit the Information Desk in the library for assistance in finding information or using the library's resources.
Online
E-mail your question to acockram@nr.edu.
You may expect a response within 24 hours, except on weekends or holidays.
Use the LRC Live online reference system to chat with a reference librarian online, in real-time.
Phone
Call (540) 674-3627 to speak with a reference librarian or schedule an appointment at (540) 674-3600 ext. 4331.
The library serves the educational and informational needs of the students, faculty and staff of New River Community College, as well as the citizens, businesses and industries of the New River Valley. Students and researchers have access to a library collection of 33,000 books and periodicals, 35,000 electronic books, videotapes, DVDs and other media. Library users may also search an extensive collection of research databases which provide access to millions of full-text articles from the latest journals, magazines, newspapers and reports through VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia.
Check-out Policies and Procedures
Please have picture identification (a student I.D. or driver's license) available when checking out material.
You may have up to 8 items checked at one time.
Renewing an Item
You may renew an item once, as long as another patron has not requested it. Please call or come by the Library Circulation counter to renew an item.
Requesting an Item
You may request the Library to “reserve” an item for you if it is checked out. You will be notified when the material is available and that item will be held for 3 days. After 3 days it will be returned to the shelf.
Overdue Material
When an item becomes past due, you will be sent 2 notices. If the material is not returned, it will become necessary for your status to be changed with the college. This means you will not be able to checkout any more material with the library, register for class, or receive transcripts until the item is returned or replaced. This includes DE media.
Reserve Material
Reserve material such as course textbooks and supplemental material may be borrowed for a two-hour period for use in the library only. Please do not mark in books, tear out pages, or deface materials in any way. Abuse of reserve materials or attempting to remove a reserve material from the library will result in the loss of borrowing privileges of reserve materials for the duration of the semester.
Resources That Can Be Checked Out
You may request the Library to “reserve” an item for you if it is checked out. You will be notified when the material is available and that item will be held for 3 days. After 3 days it will be returned to the shelf.
| Books | 2 weeks |
| Textbooks on Reserve* | 2 hours |
| Laptops | 2 hours |
| Graphing Calculators** | 2 hours |
| Cassette Recorders | 2 hours |
| Cassette Tapes | 1 week |
| CDs | 1 week |
| Learning Kits | 1 week |
| Maps | 1 week |
| Records | 2 weeks |
| Videotapes | 1 week |
Non-Circulating Items
| Atlases |
| Globes |
| Law Collection |
| Newspapers |
| Periodicals (paper or microfilm) |
| Reference Books |
| Unabridged Dictionaries |
InterLibrary Loan
Library patrons can use the Interlibrary Loan service to request books or magazine or journal articles that are not owned by the NRCC Library.
Requests for items should include bibliographic information (minimum of title and author for book requests; and minimum of journal title, date, volume and number plus the author, title and page numbers of the article for journal requests).
Requests can be made in person (ask for Naydine Shenk at the Circulation Desk), by phone (540) 674-3600, extension 4336 or by email nshenk@nr.edu.
Borrowers should be sure to leave their name and a phone number or email address so they can be contacted when the item arrives. Please allow 10 to 14 days to acquire materials through InterLibrary Loan.
Limited
Some equipment such as projectors, projection screens, and video cameras is limited to faculty and staff checkout.
The NRCC Library loans course textbooks for a 2-hour, in-library use only, checkout period. Students may check out textbooks from the Circulation Desk by presenting a picture identification (a student I.D. or driver's license).
Please do not mark in books, tear out pages, or deface materials in any way. Abuse of reserve materials or attempting to remove a reserve material from the library will result in the loss of borrowing privileges of reserve materials for the duration of the semester. Abuse of this policy will not be tolerated.
For students making copies of textbook pages, please be advised of the Copyright Laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) which governs the making of photocopies of copyrighted material. Anyone making copies of copyrighted material is liable for any infringement.
The NRCC Library loans graphing calculators for a 2-hour on-campus only checkout period. Students may check out calculators from the Circulation Desk by presenting a picture identification (a student I.D. or driver's license).
If a student fails to return the calculator, his/her student and library records will be blocked, meaning the student cannot access grades, get transcripts or diploma and cannot add/drop a class or check out any other library materials until the records are cleared. The student’s school and library records will be cleared once the overdue calculator is returned. If the student loses or damages the calculator, his/her records will be cleared when the calculator is paid for or replaced. If a student is blocked twice during a semester for not returning a graphing calculator, he/she will not be allowed to check out this item for the rest of the semester. If the offense is committed for a third time, he/she will not be allowed to check out a graphing calculator again and the student’s library record will be marked with this information.