Course Reserves
Required readings may be placed on reserve at either circulation desk; submit the request form at least a week in advance. Allow at least one month for ordering and processing of new acquisitions. Reserve loan periods are two-hour or two-day.
Personal copies of books and other materials may be placed on reserve, as well as photocopied articles/readers that are produced in conformance with current copyright law. The libraries are not responsible for lost or damaged personal copies, including barcode affixing. Please retrieve personal copies at the end of the semester.
Copyright & fair use: from time to time the library may need to determine whether materials provided by instructors are in accordance with fair use guidelines. The library will return those materials which are clearly outside of acceptable practices. The library may also enjoin faculty from using library materials in ways that are not permitted under the fair use doctrine.
Intralibrary borrowing
Items from the other campus library can be paged for you and delivered to the circulation desk of your home campus; ask at either circulation desk.
Interlibrary loan
Materials not owned by the libraries can be requested from other libraries to support curricular study and teaching; in some cases a fee may be required. Please refer to the complete ILL policy.
Reference services
Library staff provide in-person reference assistance, response to telephone, email, and correspondence inquires, and in-depth research consultations. See the library staff page for more information.
Library acquisitions
Requests for library acquistions can be made in two ways:
- Use the Recommend acquisitions link on the library homepage.
- Contact a librarian in person, by phone, or by email.
Materials needed for courses are given highest priority, especially required readings, materials that will have on-going use over several semesters, or that will be used by multiple sections of a course. Please allow at least a month for ordering and processing. Note that the libraries do not purchase textbooks.
Visual resources
The CCA Libraries slide collections and digital images are a teaching resource for the CCA community and support the current college curriculum. Slides may be used for CCA classroom presentations, lectures, and for group study and review, but may not be used for non-CCA related activities such as teaching at another institution. See the slide use guide for more information.
CCA is committed to transitioning to digital image collections and supports the faculty by continuing to develop their involvement with ARTstor, an extensive database of high-quality images along with tools for presentation and course management.
