Virtual Tour

Welcome!!!!

Welcome to the Rio Hondo College Library

• Located on the second floor of The Learning Resource Center (LRC) building.

• Campus Map – Click here

Library Hours

• Spring/Fall Hours:

• Monday - Thursday: 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

• Friday: 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

• Saturday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

• Sunday: Closed

Reference Desk• A librarian will always be available at the

Reference Desk to assist you.

• If you need help stop here first!

Reference BooksAre located next to the Reference Desk

Encyclopedias - Brief overview of a topicDictionaries – Definitions of termsAlmanacs – Facts on many subjects

Circulation Desk• Located near the library entrance• You check in/out books here using your Rio Hondo ID card• Get course reserve material and text books

Periodicals Section• Located to the left of the main entrance

• Newspapers, Magazines and Scholarly Journals are found in this section.

Reserve a PC• More than 40 PCs are available by reservation for 90-

minutes at a time in the library's Computer Commons. • To Reserve a Computer Type your student ID and

make up a 4 character or more password• You will be assigned to a PC for 90 min

Copy Center

• The copy center is located just past the circulation desk.

• Purchase a print card for 1 dollar.• 10cents a page for printing and copying

Printing • To print a document; press print and a box

will pop up. Enter in a short password and proceed to the copy center.

• You must insert your copy card, select your print job from the list, type in your password then select “start printing.

Study Areas

• There are many study areas around the library.

• There are also 6 group study rooms available for a two hour check out.

• Visit the Reference Desk make a reservation.

Circulating Bookshelves

• These books can be checked out at the Circulation Desk using your student ID.

• They are organized by letter, using The Library of Congress classification system.

Finding Books

• The library catalog is used to find books.

• It can be searched by the book title, author, subject or keyword.

• Please stop by the reference desk for assistance searching the library catalog.

Finding The Library’s WebpageClick on the “Library” link on the main homepage.

http://library.riohondo.edu/

Click here

The Library’s Webpage is a portal for many types of information:

• The Online Catalog, Library Databases, Virtual Reference Shelf• Subject Guides, Handouts, Tutorials and Research Help

Use Access Rio For Off-Campus Database Access

Click the “Library” tab while in Access Rio

We Have Free WIFI

• To access the WIFI choose the Guest Rio account, this is an open access network.

• You must click continue anyway at the certificate prompt.

• Click the “Accept” button to get access to the internet.

• WIFI will work with tablets, smartphones, Laptops as long as the “Accept” button is clicked to accept the terms and conditions.

Wireless PrintingThe printing website is http://vendprint880:9090