POSI 5340: Balanoff: Home

Use this guide to help with RRC Library Services research.

You'll find information about how to find books, search for articles, and about the many services RRC Library Services has to offer you.

Information about RRC Library Services: 

Hours

• Regular hours are 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, closed Saturday and Sunday.
• Regular and altered hours can be found online on our Hours Page.

 Reference Assistance

• Ask in the main office found in room 255B of the Avery Building.
• One-on-one reference assistance is available.
• We can assist you in finding articles in magazines, journals, and newspapers as well as books, DVDs, streaming media, art, and much much more. 
• Regular and altered hours can be found online on our Hours Page. Regular hours are 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, closed Saturday and Sunday.

 Circulation Services

• Ask in the main office found in room 255B of the Avery Building.
• Regular hours are 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, closed Saturday and Sunday.
• Regular and altered hours can be found online on our Hours Page.
• We can assist you in checking out/in and renewing materials housed at RRC Library Services as well as those in Alkek Library.

 Quiet Study Room

• Room 255C is devoted to quite study.
• This room is typically available anytime the library is open.

 Printing/Scanning Services

• Printing is available from library computers.
• RRC Library Services follows the printing procedures as in other parts of the Avery Building. Make sure to ask for details.
• Our main copier unit also functions as a fast scanner. Scanning is free to all Texas State patrons.

 General Collection

• This contains academic materials housed at RRC Library Services.
• Materials in this collection represent some of the most used resources by students.
• Although this collection mostly consists of books there are also DVDs, CDs and VHS tapes available.

 Leisure Reading Collection 

• This contains titles intended for pleasure reading.
• Materials can check out to Texas State patrons.

 Learning Lab

• Room 255D is available for library instruction with academic courses.
• These sessions are typically set up by the course instructor and one of the RRC Library Services librarians.