Library Overview
Voskuyl Library Mission:
Voskuyl Library fosters a culture of scholarly, spiritual, and personal growth by providing learning spaces, resources, and services to the 四虎影院 community.
Visit the Contact Us page to learn more about our staff.
The Circulation Desk is on the right just inside the entrance of the Library. Check out and return 四虎影院 library materials, Course Reserve items, and Interlibrary Loan materials here. Staff at this desk can assist with locating library materials, requesting Interlibrary Loan items, resolving fines, and are happy to answer any general questions you have.
Borrow and Renew Books
Loan periods
- Students, Staff, and Community Borrowers: 28 days, with 5 automatic renewals
- Faculty: 90 days, with 1 automatic renewal
Holds
- If a book is checked out, you can be next in line by placing it on hold.
- Place a book on hold by searching it in the catalog (see search bar at the top of this page), clicking the book's title, and then clicking "place hold if item is checked out". (You will need to be logged into your .)
- You will receive an email when it is ready and you can pick it up at the Circulation Desk.
Overdue and lost items
- The charge for an overdue book is $0.50 per day.
- If a book is more than 30 days overdue, it is considered lost--lost book fee is $65 or the value of the book if it exceeds $65.
- We will waive overdue and lost fees if the book is returned to the Library before the end of the semester.
Library account
- Log into your Library Account using the barcode number on your 四虎影院 ID card (the one starting with 230...) and follow the prompts to create a password.
- You will be able to see a list of items you currently have checked out, search for other items, and add items to lists.
Course Reserves
Books on for a specific class can be checked out for 2 hours at a time and used inside the Library.
Library of Things
Check out more than books from the Circulation Desk!
- Computer chargers
- Adapters
- Whiteboard markers
- Headphones
- Board games
Used book sale
- Books from the main floor book sale shelves are each $1. We take cash, check, or card.
The Roger John Voskuyl Library holds more than 150,000 books, music scores, and media, and subscribes to over 100 databases and 30,000 online and print journals.
Use the search box above to get access to anything we have in our catalog. Use the "Everything" tab to do a broad search. The "Books" tab will narrow your search to just books and ebooks (filtering out book reviews, which can clog up results), and the "Journals" tab will allow you to search only print and ejournals.
The Library staff at the Circulation Desk and Research Help Desk are happy to help!
| Upper Floor | Books (Main Circulating Collection) Oversize |
| Main Floor | New Books Reference Wright: Christian Life and Discipleship --ask at the Circulation Desk DVDs/Videos/CDs--ask at the Circulation Desk |
| Lower Floor | Juvenile-Children's/YA Literature Print Periodicals/Journals Special Collections--viewed by appointment only |
Lower Level - 1
- Quiet Study Zone
- VL 116 Reading Room & Education Lab
- College Archives & Special Collections
- Children's/ YA Literature Collection
- Print Periodicals Collection
- Print Services
- $1 Book Sale
Main Level - 2
- Research Help Desk
- Collaborative Study Spaces, MediaScape Study Rooms, Walk Stations
- Learning Commons Computers & Printers
- Conference Room (VL 216)
- Instruction Lab with computers (VL 214)
- New Books
- Reference Books
- Wright: Christian Life and Discipleship Collection
- Writers' Corner
Upper Level - 3
- Upper Floor Books, Oversize Books
- Study Rooms
- Quiet Study Area
- Classroom (VL 307)
- Accessibility Resource Office
- IT Offices
- Faculty Cubicles
- Montecito Room
Liaisons
Research Help
Tutoring
四虎影院 College Institutional Learning Outcome (ILO) Student Writing Rubric
Graduates of 四虎影院 College will be able to strategically research, wisely evaluate, and ethically integrate sources in various contexts.
Voskuyl Library's Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
PLO 1- Inquiry and strategic searching
- Develops manageable research claim or question (scope)
- Effectively searches scholarly databases, library catalog, Google scholar, journals
- Recursively and deliberately searches scholarly literature
PLO 2- Wise source evaluation
- Incorporates appropriate variety of sources
- Cites authoritative and credible sources
- Demonstrates attentive reading and discerning use of relevant sources
PLO 3- Ethical source integration
- Incorporates sources in support of claim or to answer research question
- Thoughtfully and ethically summarizes, paraphrases, and quotes sources
- Critically engages with or synthesizes sources