Goshen College Students, Faculty and Staff

Materials can be checked out with a valid GC picture ID or a valid library card. Materials may be renewed by telephone. Check out times and renewal options are as follows

Books	3-week checkout, one renewal allowed (semester checkout for faculty)
Videos	3-day checkout, one renewal allowed
Periodicals	may be used in the library only
Reserves	2-hour checkout, one renewal (in person, not by phone)
Curriculum materials	3-week checkout, one renewal allowed
Children's books	3-week checkout, one renewal allowed

Materials may be recalled if they are needed by a faculty member for a class.

Fines

Books	$.25 per day
Videos	$1.00 per day
Reserves	$1.00 per hour

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Community Library Cards

Residents of Elkhart, LaGrange, or northern Kosciusko Counties may purchase a library card for $25.00 per year.

The annual fee is waived for the following individuals:

• GC Alumnus
• Minister (active or retired)
• Spouse of current GC student
• Spouse or child of current GC employee
• Teacher at public, parochial schools and day care centers (Elkhart County only)
• Visiting researcher/scholar at GC or AMBS (must have authorization from sponsoring institution/department)
• Faculty, staff and students from institutions participating in reciprocal borrowing programs such as PALNI and ALI, which include AMBS, Notre Dame, St. Mary's, IUSB, Grace, and 60+ additional colleges and universities (more information is available upon request)

Check out times and renewal options for those with community library cards are as follows:

Books	3-week checkout, one renewal allowed
Videos	checkout not allowed
Periodicals	may be used in the library only
Reserves	checkout not allowed
Curriculum materials	checkout not allowed
Children's books	3-week checkout, one renewal allowed

Books may be renewed by telephone (574-535-7427). Fines are $.25 per day per book. Materials may be recalled if they are needed by a faculty member for a class.

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Periodicals

Periodicals may be used only in the library. Current issues are in the Periodical Reading Room. Back issues are located on the third floor of the library. There are about 10 print indexes in the Reference Room plus a number of electronic databases available through the library web site for help in locating articles on a topic.

Many of the back issues of periodicals are stored on microforms. Print machines are available for making copies at 10 cents per page.

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Reference Service

Librarians are available at the reference desk during selected hours when the library is open. During fall and spring semesters the hours for the reference desk are:

Monday - Friday	1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sunday - Thursday	7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Librarians also accept telephone reference questions (574-535-7431) from 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and during reference desk hours.

If there is no librarian at the reference desk, use Ask a Librarian.

These quick links will help you with your research:

• Library Catalog
• Information by Topic
• Citing Sources

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Reserves

Materials that must be shared among a number of students are placed on reserve at the Circulation Desk. Circulation rules for these materials include:

• Only one reserve at a time per person.
• Two hour checkout - renewable if not in heavy demand.
• Overnight checkout two hours before closing and due back next day one-half hour after opening.
• Not renewable by phone
• Fines charged at the rate of $1.00 per hour.

Some materials are also made available on the web (as E-Reserves) through the library home page. GC username and email password are necessary.

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