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  • Submit an e-mail request for reference assistance.
• Borrowing books: information about what you need to borrow a book, video, CD, DVD, or periodical from the Library, how long you can keep it, and renewing of books and other materials.
• Circulation Desk: located at the entrance of the Library, the Circulation Desk is where you will check out books, ask questions about loan periods, ask about books not found on the shelf, and renew books you have checked out. It is also the location of books placed on reserve.
• Classes: a variety of library classes (some online) are available for credit to teach the basics of research and successful use of libraries and online resources.
• Computers for Research: what equipment is available for library online research, where it is found, hours of service, how to print from the computers, and policies regarding usage.
• California State University Long Beach Borrowing Privileges: students with current Long Beach City Card identification cards are allowed to borrow books from California State University Long Beach. Look for available materials before you go using Coast, the online catalog. Learn more about the California State University Long Beach Library.
• E-Books: full-text electronic books and reference materials are now available through Voyager, the online catalog. There are over 11,000 e-books that can be read online. To find these e-books try a keyword search for "electronic books" (include quotation marks to search any phrase). You may also perform a keyword search with topical search term(s), adding a QUICK LIMIT of "E-Books" to retrieve all records for electronic books on your topic. From the resulting list of titles click on the title you want to read to view the record for that book. Then click on the "Link To Resource" to go to that book online. Select "View this e-Book," then click on the pages from the table of contents or index or any portion of the book listed on the far left of the screen to start reading, using the next page and previous page to navigate. To view an ebook from home you must have a username and password (see the passwords handout sheet).
• Forms: any currently enrolled student may submit the following requests for free services:
  •   E-mail Reference Service Form
  •   Request a Book from Other Campus to Pick Up at Your Library
  •   Request a Journal from Other Campus to Pick Up at Your Library
  •   Interlibrary Loan Book Request for Books not found at LBCC
  •   Interlibrary Loan Periodical Article Request
  •   Library Suggestion Form
  •   LAC Library Exhibit Request Form
  •   Suggestions for Book Purchases for the Library
  •   Request Rush Processing of a Book Recently Received
  •   Voyager Online Catalog Record Error Report Form
• Hours of Library Services: locations of libraries, hours of service, days closed for holidays, basic phone numbers for information, and maps of the campus and maps to the libraries.
• Interlibrary Loan: free service for currently enrolled Long Beach City College students, staff, and faculty. Books and periodical articles not owned by the Long Beach City College Library are borrowed from other libraries for your use. See ILL FAQ page or online forms for more information on how to request a book or article. Telephone: (562) 938-4576 or (562) 938-4809.
• Internet Resources: links to free sites on the internet for extra help in your academic pursuits, including reference materials and authoritative websites listed by subject.
• Media Materials: you may search Voyager, the online catalog, for audio CDs, tapes, videos, and DVDs available in the Library for limited checkout. A large inventory of instructional videos and DVDs is also available for viewing at the Media Desk of the Liberal Arts Campus Library. You may search the Instructional media catalog, Medianet, for items of interest by title, subject, or keyword.
• Online Databases: here you will find full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, and academic journals, subject indexes for articles and books, and websites for statistics, business information, and encyclopedic and biographical information. These databases are for the use of currently-enrolled Long Beach City College students only and require passwords (available at the Reference Desk). You may also link to lists of journals available in the Library and through the databases at Liberal Arts Campus and at Pacific Coast Campus.
• Other Libraries: links to other libraries you may want to visit (current students have library privileges at the California State University Long Beach Library, and use of the public libraries is free). You may find materials through these other library catalogs that you would want to request through our Interlibrary Loan service.
• Periodicals: the Library holds a select number of magazines, newspapers, and academic journals in print format. You will need to know the call number to find the periodical on the shelf. Searching for a title in Voyager, the online catalog, will show if a title is held in the Library and what the call number is. Many more full-text articles can be found online through the Library's subscription databases (see Online Databases). The following links may help you to locate a print magazine or journal in the Library:
  •   Liberal Arts Campus Library Periodicals Subject List
  •   List of call numbers for selected topics of periodicals found on the first floor of Liberal Arts Campus Library.
  •   Liberal Arts Campus Library Politically-Oriented Periodicals List
  •   Pacific Coast Campus Library Periodicals Title List
  •   Periodicals FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
• Reference Services: librarians and staff are stationed at the Reference/Information Desk and Circulation Desk to assist you. Meet the librarians and staff who will help you find what you need and answer your questions. You will also find staff and assistants at the Liberal Arts Campus Library at the Periodicals Desk, Media Desk, and Computer Research Centers to help you.
• Reserve Materials: located at the Circulation Desk are materials your instructor places on reserve for the class to use for a limited check-out period. Usually, the only textbooks in the Library are those placed on reserve by instructors. You may search Voyager, the online catalog, by instructor, department, or course for materials currently available on reserve.
• Subject Guides: guides to using the Library and Internet resources to find materials in specific subject areas. Includes orientation handouts and library-use tips.
• Suggestion Box : send us you ideas for improvement to library services..
• Workshops: free library workshops to learn the basics of Internet searching or using online databases for finding articles and resource materials for writing papers and giving speeches.