Your library card The Douglas College identification card is also your library card. Contact Employee Relations at local 5440 if an ID card is needed.
Borrowing library material
Books are on loan for two weeks and may be renewed up to two days in advance if there are no holds on the item. Reference books are generally for library use only but may be borrowed on short term loan by faculty.
End semester returns
All library materials are due by the last day of the semester. If you'd like to keep your items over the semester break, please bring them all back to the library so we can update your library record and re-issue your books.
Periodicals
Current issues are for in-library use only but back issues may be borrowed for up to three days by faculty. Please consult the librarian at the Information Desk.
Audio Visual
Equipment list »
Requesting videos, DVDs and audiovisual equipment
Videos and DVDs circulate for two days and those borrowed on Friday are due on Monday at 9:00 am. Feature films now sign out for one week.
Advanced requests are strongly encouraged! Please note that your request date should be at least 48 hours from now.
When videos or DVDs are not available at Douglas College, faculty can borrow these materials from agencies outside Douglas College. Contact
Theresa Kenkel at local 5186.
AV Equipment Training
The library has a wide variety of AV equipment in its collection. Assistance in the use of bookable AV equipment is available upon request. To arrange for a training session, please contact:
AV Previews
In general, previews are recommended for video productions which cost $100 or more. Contact Kat Elliott at local 5196 to request a preview.
If possible, please provide the following information:
- Your name and contact information
- Title and date of the video
- Distributor of the video, including contact information
- Date when you want to preview the title
Some distributors send preview copies which may be retained if they are to be purchased.
Laptops may be borrowed by Douglas college students and employees. Wireless printing from laptops is not available at this time.
Students and employees may borrow books and periodical articles from university, college and selected public and special libraries in British Columbia and across Canada. Materials are generally delivered to your campus within 8-14 days. To request a book or article from another library, please fill out an online
interlibrary loan form.
Periodical databases on the Electronic Library Network provide a service called GODOT that allows you to request your interlibrary loan directly from the lending library while in the database. If using this option, only articles that are not available in our collection may be requested.
Some video titles may also be available on interlibrary loan through the Media Exchange Cooperative . Call Theresa at local 5186 for more information.
There is no charge to employees and students for interlibrary loans. However, Douglas College Library pays a minimum of $5.00 for each item requested. Those with extensive research projects requiring access to materials not available in the Douglas College Library collection are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the in-house borrowing privileges extended to all employees by other BC colleges and universities.
Books, articles and other readings that are assigned for specific courses may be placed on reserve by instructors for short loan periods e.g. 2 hours, 24 hours, 3 days or 4 days. Materials in the library as well as personal copies of books and other course-related material are accepted.
Please allow five working days to process submitted reserves. Request forms are available at the Circulation Desk or
online.
Videos may also be placed on reserve, provided they have
public performance rights. You can find out this information by performing a search for the video in question in the
library catalogue. If there is a message in the local note field near the bottom that says "Limited Public Performance License Applies", then you can be sure that there are public performance rights. If the note only has one entry saying "Home Use Only" then the item doesn't have public performance rights and may not be placed on reserve.
Faculty (either individually or in groups) may request a customized session with a librarian to review various aspects of academic research. Please contact
Patti Romanko at local 5183 to arrange a mutually convenient time.
Booking classes To schedule a class you can do one of the following:
About Classes
Use the following to assist with ordering materials for the library:
Students can hand in term papers to the appropriate departmental field base. The library will accept term papers only if the departmental field base staff are unavailable. The student must turn in the paper to the circulation desk, where it is recorded and then delivered by intercampus mail to the instructor.
Douglas College faculty are eligible to obtain library cards at no cost from Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia. When requesting cards at these institutions, please ensure that you take your Douglas College library card and a letter from your department indicating that you are currently working as faculty at the College. Douglas College Library also has
reciprocal borrowing agreements with a number of post-secondary institutions in the Lower Mainland.
All outstanding materials borrowed from the library are recalled at the end of each semester. Items not returned are considered lost and borrowers are billed. If materials are not returned or paid for within a semester period, the person's library privileges are revoked. The person is not able to borrow books and equipment from the library or use the library online resources off-campus. The library privileges are restored upon return of the materials at the discretion of the Library.
