Cambridge Campus Library

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Welcome to the Cambridge Campus Library

Pathfinders

Information literacy is an important part of your education at ARCC. The library is the place to come for help in beginning the research process, locating and evaluating online & print resources, accessing materials through interlibrary loan, viewing a video or checking out a book. Located on the lower level of the Campus Center, Cambridge Campus Library offers space for quiet study, study rooms for working together with friends, computer workstations for searching local and online resources, and listening and viewing areas.

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Library Catalog

MnPALS Library Catalog

Cambridge Campus Library Hours

Regular Hours (when classes are in session)             Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.     Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.     Saturday * 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. *     Sunday/Holidays Closed             Summer Hours (when classes are in session)     The Library will be closed Wednesday, May 20th though Sunday, May 31st     Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.     Tuesday - Wednesday 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.     Friday, Saturday, Sundays & Holidays Closed             Reference Assistance             Monday 8:00 a.m. - Noon & 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.     Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - Noon & 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.     Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - Noon & 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.     Thursday 8:00 a.m. - Noon & 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.     Friday 8:00 a.m. - Noon             * The Library will be closed the following Saturdays during Spring semester     May 16, 2009

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Circulation

You'll need your student ID barcode and your last name to place holds, request interlibrary loans or access the periodical indexes from home. You must present your Cambridge Campus ID card to check out materials. The cost of a picture ID/ library card is included in registration for all currently enrolled students. Community members are welcome to use the Cambridge Campus Library, but must present their East Central Regional Library card to check out materials.

The Cambridge Campus Library acquires materials in a variety of formats to support the campus curriculum, adhering to the American Library Association's Policy on Intellectual Freedom. As a part of the larger library collection of the Minnesota State Colleges & Universities, Cambridge Campus Library is developing collections in Minnesota county history, Winter ecology, Swedish materials (supporting an international exchange program with Orsa, Sweden), and the Visual Arts (supporting not only the local campus curriculum, but helping to promote resources for a lively art community in East Central Minnesota).

Books & CD's - 3 weeks

• Videos (not all are available for check-out) - 7 days
• Reserve materials (most are 2 hrs in library only)
• Reference materials and Periodicals may not be checked out, but users may photocopy information as needed.

Can't find the research information you need? Don't hesitate--ASK THE LIBRARIAN! (Email assistance for off-campus Cambridge Campus students is also available: Please include the specific terms and the indexes you have already searched.) Also try East Central Regional Library for non-academic topics, MnLINK, the Minnesota Library Information Network (for statewide access) or WorldCat (for international library access), when you have exhausted local sources.

Library Literacy Tutorial - Designed by Tom Eland for an Information Literacy class at Minneapolis Community & Technical College, selected modules from this free tutorial can help you enhance your information literacy and research skills.

Assignment Calculator - Doing a research paper?  How soon should you start? When should you have your rough draft done? Check out Assignment Calculator to help you plan for success!

Library Staff

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