Academic projects take priority over email, chat and games. If you have any questions, please contact the librarian on duty.

When using your cell phone, please move to the Cybercafe or outside to avoid disturbing others using the library.

Food and drinks are discouraged in the library. Drinks in a covered container are acceptable.

Parents are responsible for children's use of the Northwest Vista College Library collection and the Internet. The library staff selects materials appropriate for college age students. Additionally, the library supports free access to information in both print and electronic formats. The library does not practice censorship and does not intentionally block Internet sites. The library is not responsible for information a child views or listens to from the library’s collection or from the Internet through the library’s computers.

Who may borrow NVC materials?

• all currently-enrolled ACCD students (with a valid student ID)
• all ACCD faculty and staff
• TexShare Card holders
• Bexar County residents (NVC community member)with a valid photo ID such as a driver's license

How do I get a library card?

• Students should use their current student ID or a valid photo ID.
• Faculty and staff should use their faculty/staff ID or a valid photo ID. 
• NVC community members are required to fill out a New Library Patron registration form and provide a valid photo ID.                   

Where are books and other materials located?

• Circulating books, reference books, and other media are all located in the NVC library on the first floor of the Redbud Learning Center.
• All books are arranged by Library of Congress classification.



Check Out periods

Fines and Fees and Limits:

• No overdue fines are charged on circulating items from NVC library. Materials borrowed from other colleges may incur a fine if returned late. Fines due at other libraries must be paid at those libraries. The NVC library cannot collect fines for other institutions.

• For AV items like DVDs and audio CDs, all parts must be returned. A charge of $10.00 will be collected for any item that is returned incomplete. Patrons may also have the option of replacing the item--check with the librarian on duty for details.

• 10 item limit (only 3 of which can be videos/DVDs) on checkouts for students;
  2 item limit for community borrowers. Any exceptions must be approved by a librarian.
  5 item limit for TexShare users

• 5 item limit on requests for materials from other libraries.

• One Overdue Notice is sent when an item is two weeks overdue. Final notice ( a BILL) sent at 28 days and ACCD student records put on an Admissions HOLD. Holds will be cleared upon return of the materials or when payment is made for lost items.

• Fee for a lost item is the purchase price plus $10.00 processing fee.

• All fees must be paid at NVC Bursar's Office (Manzanillo 105).

Where can books be returned?

• At the circulation desk in the library.

• An outside Library Book Return is located at the flagpole circle on the campus.

How do I get books or journal articles from other libraries?

• See our Interlibrary Loan Page.

Procedure:
To place an item on reserve, please fill out a Reserve Request Form, available at the Circulation Desk in the Library. You will need to provide contact information (phone number or email address), the name and number of the course for which the material is to be placed on reserve, and the date when the item is to be taken off reserve.

Policy:
The objective of the Northwest Vista College library reserve collection is to make limited copies of required materials available to students.

Books from the Northwest Vista College library circulating collection may be placed on reserve.

Faculty can place articles/books from their personal collection on reserve.

Faculty can place up to five books on reserve for each semester.

Items may be placed on reserve by filling out the Articles/Books Reserve Form.

Allow three days to process reserve items.

Reserve items may be checked out for two-hour library use only.

No reserve items may leave the circulation desk without being checked out for two-hour library use.

Articles that can be obtained from the library's online databases should not be put on reserve.

All reprinted articles and book chapters must comply with current copyright laws.

Procedure:
To place an item on reserve, please fill out a Reserve Request Form, available at the Circulation Desk in the Library. You will need to provide contact information (phone number or email address), the name and number of the course for which the material is to be placed on reserve, and the date when the item is to be taken off reserve.

Policy:
Videos/DVDs from the Northwest Vista College library may be placed on reserve.

Videos/DVDs from the personal collections of faculty members may be placed on reserve.

There is a five video/DVD limit.

To ensure that an NVC library video/DVD is available to show in class, please place your requests a minimum of one week in advance by filling out the Video/DVD Reserve Form.
Please consider making your requests at the beginning of the semester.

After a reserve video/DVD is shown in class, it will be placed on reserve for in-library use for a period of two weeks.

Reserve videos/DVDs may be requested at the circulation desk by title of by name of professor.

Videos/DVDs from other libraries may be put on reserve for their loan period.

The Northwest Vista College Library is open to college students, faculty, staff, and community members. Children are welcome to visit the library but, for their own safety, must be accompanied at all times by a parent or an adult. The library staff cannot be responsible for the safety of children; therefore children must not be left unattended in the library. Minors who are left unattended will be reported to Campus Police after reasonable attempts have been made to locate a parent or guardian.

Additionally, it is important to remember that the library is a place of study and research. Noisy and disruptive behavior disturbs the learning process. Rules of common courtesy should always be observed.