Distance Learners

Welcome to the Rogue Community College Library. We recognize that as a distance learner you have special needs with regard to accessing library materials. Below is a list of frequently asked questions about the library. For more information go to the RCC Library homepage. You will need to have a current SOLIS library card to check out books, tapes or CD's from any of the member libraries in the SOLIS consortium.  A library card and password enable you to request materials from SOLIS libraries. In addition, your library card number is also your Patron ID to access EBSCOhost from remote locations via the Internet connection. Jackson County residents can go to the circulation desk at any SOLIS branch. If not a Jackson County resident you need to go to the circulation desk at any RCC library. Please bring photo ID and proof of your current mailing address.  Your drivers license will be sufficient for both of these requirements if it shows your current address. You choose your password when applying for your library card. If you currently have a library card from RCC or Jackson County, go to the circulation desk at the campus library most convenient to you to request a password. Once you have located library materials within the SOLIS system and requested that they be sent to the branch library most convenient to you, you will be notified by phone or mail when they arrive.  Go to the circulation desk of the branch library holding your materials. Inform them that you have holds to pick up and give them your library card.

The SOLIS consortium of libraries is made up of the RCC Library system as well as the Jackson County Library system. Please follow the links below to locate the library nearest to you.

In Jackson County, look here.
For RCC, look here.

http://lib.sou.edu/screens/opacmenu.html

Several article databases are available to you through the RCC Library homepage.  The primary resource is EBSCOhost.  This is a collection of databases grouped by subject. Abstracts are provided for all articles, and the complete articles are available online for most of the journals. As an RCC student, you have access to this database from home as well as on campus.  Please follow this link to access EBSCOhost. Note: your username is the first letter of your first name + up to 8 letters of your last name + your birthday in mmdd format (example: William Shakespeare, born April 26 = wshakspea0426). Please call (541) 956-7152 or email rfelthousen@roguecc.edu to set your password. We have knowledgeable staff to help guide you through the research process.  Assistance is available to you in person at the RCC libraries located on the Redwood Campus in Grants Pass, the Riverside Campus in Medford, and the Table Rock Campus in White City.  We will also be happy respond to your questions by phone or e-mail.  The number for the reference desk on the Redwood Campus is (541) 956-7153, for Riverside Campus (541) 245-7522, and for Table Rock (541) 245-7820.  If you prefer to use e-mail, see Staff Contact information on the RCC Library homepage.

Campus libraries provide a Reserve Room for instructors' materials. The Reserve Room contains a collection of textbooks and other materials placed in the library by the instructors for the use of their students. All telecourse materials are available from the Reserve Room.

Instructor will determine the conditions for the loan. The loan period is typically two hours, but other time allotments may be designated—even up to three months. Telecourse materials are limited to in library use only.

Late returns incur fines. The charge varies with the type of loan. Be sure to ask when the item is due. You are responsible for the item until it is returned.

The Reserve Room is open during the library hours.
Contact the Circulation Desk for further information.
Redwood Campus (541) 956-7152
Riverside Campus (541) 245-7512
Table Rock Campus (541) 245-7820

Yes, the SOLIS library catalog lists books, videos, audio cassettes, compact discs and other materials owned by the various SOLIS member libraries. The catalog can be used from any computer on campus, as well as from your home or office. Materials from any of the member libraries can be requested through the SOLIS catalog and delivered to the library location you choose.  To use the catalog, just follow this link to the SOLIS homepage.

What if I need an Interlibrary loan?

Available at RCC sites only

Interlibrary loan (ILL) enables RCC students, faculty, and staff to obtain materials that are not available in the SOLIS libraries. Community library users are not eligible for this service, but should contact their public library.

The lending library determines whether a particular item can be provided, and the length of time it is on loan.

How long will it take?
The time it takes to receive requested material generally depends upon the location of the lending library. Materials borrowed from Pacific Northwest libraries can be expected within five days to two weeks. Items from libraries in other parts of the country may take three or four weeks.

How long may I keep the library's materials?
Generally materials are checked out for two weeks. Renewals are sometimes possible if requested prior to due date.

How do I submit a request?
As a first step, check the SOLIS library catalog to be sure that the material is not availably locally. Next check the SOU library catalog to see if the material is available there. If the item is not found, then use First Search for access to WorldCat and several other databases.

For more information, please consult a reference librarian.

Go to the circulation desk of either the Redwood Campus Library, the Riverside Campus Library, or the Table Rock Campus.  Remember to bring your library card. Video tapes check out for 2 hours and must be viewed in the library.