General Information
Food, drinks and smoking are not permitted in the Library. Patrons caught with food or drink in the library will be required to leave for the rest of the day. Rodents, insects and spilled food are very destructive to Library materials. Patrons are encouraged to visit the food service areas or designated lounge areas.

The Library is reserved for quiet study. Due to the nature of our open study spaces, we do not support group study efforts, except in the Group Study room . Use the library's group study room (you must sign up for the room at the circulation desk) or other designated student activities areas located throughout the RCC campus in order to study in small groups, to visit with classmates, and for informal discussion of a personal nature. Please respect each patron's right to a quiet study area. Please refrain from talking when using the photocopy machines as they are adjacent to study areas. The RCC Security Officer will handle situations involving patrons who repeatedly disrupt other students. In order to maintain a quiet study environment, the use of Walkmans and cell phones are prohibited.

Library computers are to be used to access the Horizon online catalog and to facilitate research through use of the Library's electronic databases. Patrons are not allowed to use the computers for gaming, chat rooms or any illegal activities. Patrons violating these rules initially will be asked to leave the Library's computer area. Repeated violations will result in an RCC Security Officer being called to the scene. Students must sign up for a computer at the circulation desk by presenting their valid barcoded RCC ID card to the attendant. Students are then allotted a one-hour period on a computer. Students may request an additional hour if no other student has signed up for research time. Patrons are not allowed to upload any program to the Library computers or change any Library computer configuration. A printer is available for student use and is housed behind the circulation desk. Printouts are ten cents per page.

The Library upholds policies outlined in the RCC Student Manual regarding plagiarism and defacement/damage to college property. It also upholds Article III: Proscribed Conduct of the Massachusetts Community Colleges Model Student Disciplinary Code (i.e. specifically Item B sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 15, 16). The Library may inspect your bags upon entrance and exit from the facility. Damage done to Library property will be charged to the patron responsible.

Children under three years of age are not allowed in the Library unless participating in a college related activity supervised by two adults or accompanied by an adult who does not intend to stay in the Library more than five minutes.

If the Library's security alarm system sounds as a Library patron exits the Library, we reserve the right to recall the patron and inspect his or her belongings.

Please do not return materials to the bookshelves. Return all books and all other materials to the Circulation Desk or to "Return Stations" located throughout the Library.

Materials in the Library are protected under the copyright laws. Any duplication, outside of copyright specifications, without permission from the author(s), producers is subject to legal action as deemed necessary by federal law. For information about the copyright laws, inquire at the Circulation Desk.

The Library is easily accessible to physically challenged persons. We have an internal elevator, space between stacks to permit wheelchair access and a carrel designed for wheelchairs. We also have special equipment for the sight impaired.

Beginning September 3, 2003, there will be a $1.00 replacement fee charged for anyone who loses his RCC Library barcode.

Beginning September 3, 2003, the processing fee for a lost book or lost AV material will be increased to $15.00.

Gift Policy: The RCC staff gratefully acknowledges those wishing to donate materials to the library. We reserve the right to select only those materials that will enhance the curricula of the college and to dispose of any remaining material by way of donations to area booksellers or other appropriate means.