The library is located in the Grubbs Learning Center. This 9,200 square foot facility houses over 100,000 volumes and provides seating for 115.

First floor

• A.W. Tozer Collection
• Atlas Collection
• Audiovisuals
• Book Stacks (AC - QA)
• Circulation Desk
• Curriculum Collection
• ERIC Microfiche
• Information Desk
• Microforms Reader/Printer

• Online Public Access Catalog Terminals (4)
• Oversize Materials
• Periodical Back Files
• Photocopiers (1)
• Public Access PCs (7)
• Reference Room
• Study Area
• Weggland Collection

Mezzanine

• A.B. Simpson Collection
• Book Stacks (QB - Z)
• Children's Literature Collection
• Current Periodicals and Newspapers

• Public Access PCs (16)
• Study Areas
• VCR/TV Units (2)

Library web presence

The library's online catalog and resource portal (this site) provides an index to its brick and mortar materials, access to internet resources, question and request forms, information pages, etc. For an introduction to this site see Primary content areas.

Checkout Privileges

The Start-Kilgour Memorial Library extends checkout privileges to the following individuals: students, faculty and staff of Simpson University, students and faculty of Shasta Bible College, students and faculty of Shasta College and local clergy. All eligible patrons not associated with Simpson University must complete an application to borrow library materials before checking out circulating material. Individuals who are granted checkout privileges accept all patron responsibilities including overdue fees, material charges, etc. See fines for a detailed explanation of overdue and replacement charges.

Circulation Desk

To borrow library materials, take them to the Circulation Desk located just inside the main entrance to the library. Patrons need their library photo ID cards for this process. When returning library materials, use the return slot at the Circulation Desk or the outdoor book return located by the library's back door near the loading area. If patrons return borrowed books elsewhere, the check-in system is bypassed, and they may receive overdue notices. The Circulation Desk is shut down five minutes before closing. Material brought to the desk after this time will be held and can be checked out on the next library business day.

How to renew your books online

1. Go to http://library.simpsonuniversity.edu.
2. Click on "View Your Record."
3. Type your name in the first box.
4. Type your Simpson ID number in the second box.
5. Click the SUBMIT button.
6. Click on "x Item(s) currently checked out." If this link does not exist, you do not currently have any items checked out.
7. To renew an item, click on the box in the RENEW column. You may not renew items that.
   • Are overdue.
   • Have already been renewed once (twice for graduate students).
   • Have been requested by another patron.
   • Have more than five days remaining before they are overdue.
8. Click on the RENEW SELECTED ITEMS button.
9. Click the logout button.

Loan periods

Circulating materials: The circulating collection includes books located in the library's main stacks, oversize materials, curriculum material and the audio cassette collection. Most materials that circulate may be checked out for 28 days and usually may be renewed only once. Library users are encouraged to renew books and other materials online (see renew instructions). Patrons may also renew items by telephone. However, if another patron has placed a hold on an item, the library catalog system will not renew it. If renewing material by telephone, a patron must have the barcode number for each item and his/her Simpson identification number ready before making the call.

Reference books, periodicals and atlas, Simpson, Tozer and Weggland collections: These materials do not circulate. A $10.00 fine per item will be charged to anyone taking these materials from the library without permission.

Reserve materials: Reserve materials are those that instructors have asked the library to place on limited circulation so all their students can use them. Reserve materials are kept at the Circulation Desk and circulate for 2, 24 and 48 hour periods.

Videos and DVDs: Only Simpson University faculty may check these resources out of the library. Students may view them on a TV/Player unit in the library. Those wishing to do so must leave some form of valid identification (student ID card or driver's license) with a library employee for the duration of the viewing session.

Damaged materials

Fees for damaged materials include repair or replacement costs plus a $10.00 service charge.

Fine notices

The date due card is a reminder of the day an item is due back in the library. As a service, the library sends out overdue notices, fine notices and statements. The library, however, levies the fine even if the patron has not received notification. To view the status of materials checked out, refer to the section How to renew your books online (steps 1-6).

Overdue or lost materials

The library charges fines for overdue materials at the above rate until they are more than 21 days overdue. On the 22nd day the materials are overdue, the library considers them lost. At that time, the library charges $10.00 plus the replacement cost (current retail or out-of-print price) for each lost item. The library then deletes the fines that accumulated during the previous 21 days. Students are given sixty to ninety days to pay or dispute fines, service charges or materials replacement fees. Between the first and fifteenth of every month, the library transfers to student accounts charges that have been carried by the library for a minimum of sixty days.

Online catalog

The online catalog displays the Library of Congress call numbers and bibliographic information for library materials. (See below for a discussion of call numbers.) It also identifies materials as "in library" or "Due xx-xx-xxxx" (where the x characters represent the month, day and year). PCs dedicated to accessing the online catalog are located next to the central staircase, behind the Information Desk. The URL for the library's online catalog is http://library.simpsonuniversity.edu/search.

Book and audiovisual collections

The library uses the Library of Congress Classification System. In order to distinguish subject areas, this system uses letters and numbers arranged into a unit termed call number. The top line of the call number consists of at least one letter of the alphabet and indicates the broad discipline. The second line stands for a subdivision within the discipline.

Sample LC call number

To save space, the online catalog displays the call number in a horizontal line (i.e. BS 647.2 .W28 1991).

Simplified outline of Library of Congress classification system

Not every book on a subject will have the same classification number. For example, a book on suicide as an ethical issue will be shelved under a different number than books on suicide counseling.

Book are shelved according to the following scheme:

• AC - BR (reference room)
• BR - HX (main downstairs wing)
• J - KZ (overflow room)
• L - MT (main downstairs wing)
• N - NX (overflow room)
• P - QA (main downstairs wing)
• QB - Z (main upstairs wing)
• Atlas (overflow room)
• Children's Literature (main upstairs wing)
• Oversize (reference room)
• Reference (reference room)
• Simpson Collection (main upstairs wing)
• Tozer Collection (periodical backfile room)
• Weggland (overflow room)

Periodicals

Most periodicals are kept in closed stacks, meaning that patrons do not have direct access to them. The most recent issues of select periodicals are located on the mezzanine. For journals shelved in closed stacks, requests should be made at the information or circulation desk. Periodicals cannot be taken outside library premises. A listing of the library's periodical holdings is available on this site's journal page.

Audiovisual equipment

A video projector, camcorders, DVD player, VCR/TV units, CD players, audiocassette recorders and slide projectors are available for on-campus use by student organizations and for classroom use by students unless faculty or the Conferences and Events Department have reserved them. However, they are not available for personal use. Students wanting to use the AV equipment must fill out a form that can be obtained at the Circulation Desk. The completed form should include the signature of the faculty advisor of a student organization or the teacher of the class for which the equipment is to be used. The student must present the completed form to the library employee at the Circulation Desk in order to reserve equipment. Patrons should also return all equipment to the Circulation Desk. Students will be charged for the repair or replacement of equipment damaged while it is in their possession (see "Damage to College Property" in the Simpson University Student Handbook).

Media readers and copy machines

One public use photocopier is located on the ground floor against the outside wall to the right of the central stairway. A microforms reader/printer is located on the ground floor, against the outside wall to the left of the central stairway. Single-sided copies are $0.10 each while double-sided copies are $0.20 each.

Internet

The library's public access computers are equipped with Internet access and the Microsoft Office suite of software. Documents printed via the library's PCs may be picked up at the Circulation Desk. The print charge is ten cents per page. The cost of printouts not picked up are charged to library users' accounts when the producer of printouts can be identified.

Simpson students may borrow books from the Shasta Bible College and Shasta College libraries by presenting their ID cards at the libraries' respective Circulation Desks. In order to borrow materials from the county library, Simpson students 18 or older must bring a piece of mail addressed to them at their Redding address. An adult with a local address must accompany students under 18. In both cases, a photo ID must be presented.

Addresses/hours

Library patrons have all rights to privacy as required by law. Although patrons have full access to their own account and circulation information upon request, they do not have access to other patrons' information. Patrons must provide a valid Simpson University ID card to access their accounts. By law, library staff cannot reveal the identity of individuals using library material.

Confidentiality of patron records policy

1. The Library has the responsibility to protect each individual library user's right to privacy with respect to information sought or received and materials consulted, borrowed or acquired.
2. All patron records of the Library are confidential. Such records, whether print or electronic, include but are not limited to, circulation records, interlibrary loan requests, faculty book requests, and requests for and results generated from online searches. The confidential information in these records includes but is not limited to, subjects researched, materials consulted, individual titles borrowed, and patron name, address, telephone number, birth date, social security number, and identification number.
3. With the exception of persons acting within the scope of their duties within the operation of the library, patron records are disclosed only upon written consent of the patron involved or under court order or subpoena.
4. When an individual has urgent need for library material that has been checked out by another, the Library staff will contact the individual who has the material and ask the person if he/she is willing to return it immediately.
5. The implementation and interpretation of this policy is the responsibility of the Director of Library Services.

This is a slight revision of the San Jose State University Library's Policy on Confidentiality.

Reader services librarians

The reader services librarians help library users find materials and conduct research for course assignments. They help frame research strategies to assist patrons in finding the best possible sources of information. The reader services help desk is located at the bottom of the central stairs.

Interlibrary loan

Books and periodical articles not available locally can often be obtained through interlibrary loan (ILL) from other libraries. A borrower should plan on materials requested through ILL to take at least two weeks to arrive. Items that are hard to find may take longer. The library provides online ILL request forms for this purpose.

Some libraries charge a large fee for materials ordered from them. Many other libraries do not charge for books borrowed through ILL but charge if items, such as periodical articles, have to be copied. To cover this expense the Simpson library charges $0.10 per page for photocopies of requested periodical articles. Although the library makes every effort to borrow materials from libraries that do not charge for their services, sometimes charges cannot be avoided. The library then passes the charges on to the patron who is responsible for paying them. The borrowing and lending libraries pay the postage.

The lending library determines the due date. Renewals may be requested, but the Simpson Library cannot guarantee that renewals will be granted. Renewals cannot be requested on or after the due date. Fines for overdue materials and charges to replace lost items are the responsibility of the person that requested the ILL.

The Start-Kilgour Memorial Library has four special material collections.

The Weggland Collection is a collection of art books shelved in the library's overflow room. Volumes in this collection do not circulate outside the library.

The Simpson Collection contains books about the Christian and Missionary Alliance and its founder, A. B. Simpson, as well as the writings of A. B. Simpson. The books in this collection may be used only in the library, but copies of many of them are available in the library's circulating collection. Patrons needing books from this collection should ask a librarian for assistance.

The Tozer Collection contains books and media by and about the prominent Christian and Missionary Alliance preacher, A. W. Tozer. The books in this collection may be used only in the library, but most of the material is duplicated in the library's circulating collection. Patrons needing books from this collection should ask a librarian for assistance.

The Curriculum Collection contains a small number of school textbooks. These are shelved in the Reference Room at the end of the Oversize Book Collection. Curriculum materials may be borrowed for 28 days.

The Children's Collection is located on the Mezzanine and includes fiction and non-fiction. The library acquires Newbery and Caldecott medals winners and ALA notable children's books. These materials may be borrowed for 28 days.

Primary users

The primary users of the Simpson University Library are current students, faculty and staff. These individuals have full access to all library resources and services under the appropriate guidelines.

Public use policy

The primary mission of the Simpson University Library is to satisfy the information needs of current Simpson University students, faculty, and staff as they relate to the educational role of the University. Although the University Library is not a public one, it offers two levels of limited public access to its resources and services.

Limited access with borrowing privileges

The Library extends borrowing privileges to Simpson University alumni, area clergy, and Shasta College and Shasta Bible College students and faculty. (Shasta College and Shasta Bible College reciprocate by extending library privileges to Simpson University students and faculty.) These users:

1. Must show some form of photo identification (such as a driver's license or valid student/faculty ID) when borrowing materials;
2. May have up to 5 items checked out at any time;
3. Assume responsibility for keeping track of due dates and returning or renewing library materials on time;
4. Accept liability for overdue fines for materials not returned on time and charges for lost or damaged materials;
5. May not borrow additional materials while having overdue materials or unpaid library fines or charges;
6. May use microforms, reference books, periodicals, and audiovisual resources within the library;
7. May use the library's computers but should voluntarily yield to Simpson University students, faculty, and staff and limit sessions to 30 minutes unless other similarly equipped computer workstations are vacant;
8. May not access subscription databases licensed for use by Simpson University faculty, students, and staff; and,
9. Are not eligible for interlibrary loan services through Simpson University.

Limited access without borrowing privileges

The Library extends limited library privileges to other public users such as visiting scholars and Redding area residents. These users:

1. May use microforms, books, periodicals, and audiovisual resources within the library;
2. May use the library's computers but should voluntarily yield to Simpson University students faculty, and staff and limit sessions to 30 minutes unless other similarly equipped computer workstations are vacant; and,
3. May not access subscription databases licensed for use by Simpson University faculty, students, and staff.

For library services that exceed the limits of this policy, public users are referred to their respective primary library service providers such as a public library and/or another academic library.

Web terminology and design

While reading this online help section, users need to be aware of some linguistic conventions. "Click" or "clicking" refers to a single click of the left mouse button. Likewise, "double-click" refers to two clicks of the left mouse button in quick succession. Any other mouse function such as right or middle mouse button actions will be explicitly stated as such (e.g., "right-click"). The terms "link" and "linking" refer to hypertext links, words, phrases or images that users may "click" on and be directed to another page or a different area on the same page. Text rendered in bold characters (bold) denotes words or phrases the user should expect to see on library web pages. If there is any terminology or phrasing that needs clarification or if there are issues not addressed on this page, please email the library webmaster.

Page elements

Left sidebar: Many library pages have a sidebar located on the left side of the page, providing links to all main library resources and services (Home, Search the catalog, Online resources, Journal holdings, View your record, Reference questions, Suggestions, Books to acquire, Information, Services and SULA). These links allow users to quickly jump to main library areas regardless of the current page. Current news items are posted below these links.

Home page

The library home page is the gateway to all resources and services provided by the Simpson University library. From it users can search the library catalog or check journal availability, access other catalogs, subscription databases or web search engines or request help concerning their library needs.

Search the catalog

Use this page to search the library's online catalog for research materials This tool primarily indexes physical resources found in the library; however, certain web-based resources are also accessible in this fashion.

Online resources

This page lists resources individually and according to 10 different types and 25 different subjects. Two sets of links are provided for patrons, one for those accessing resources on-campus and the other for off-campus access. If you are accessing resources in the library, in a classroom or in a campus office, use the links provided in the Library and classroom users column. If you are accessing resources in one of the dorms or anywhere off-campus, use the links provided in the Dorm and off-campus users column. By using these links, patrons can access numerous books, encyclopedias and dictionaries, general reference materials, government documents, indexes and abstracts, periodical articles and search engines. Each resource listing includes a linked resource name (i.e. Britannica Online) and the access method. The listing may also include a link to specific resource information and a brief description of the resource.

Access method

The six types of access methods are Local, Remote, Global, Password, Pay-per-article and Subscription. Local indicates that the resource is accessible on-campus (except the dorms). Remote indicates that the resource is accessible off-campus (including the dorms) with a Simpson University ID. However, only current faculty, staff and students are eligible. Global indicates that the resource is freely accessible worldwide from any computer with an Internet connection. Password indicates that the resource is accessible globally with valid user identification and password. To obtain a password, talk to a member of the library staff. Pay-per-article indicates that the resource front end and search functions are accessible globally; however, users must pay a fee to access individual articles. And Subscription indicates that the user must pay a periodic fee to access site content. Many resources are accessible using a variety of these methods.

FirstSearch resource information

Many of the library's online resources are provided by FirstSearch. Although FirstSearch provides information pages for its databases, users cannot directly access them outside the FirstSearch domain. To access information on an individual FirstSearch database, click on the FirstSearch resource link you wish to access. An information symbol should appear to the right of the database name in the Search in database: field. Clicking on this linked image will provide information on the individual database.

Journal holdings

These pages index the Start-Kilgour Memorial Library journal holdings. The main page also includes the list of newspaper titles to which the library subscribes.

View your record

Access this page to renew books, view items checked out, holds placed on resources and fines you have accrued, utilize the preferred searches you have saved, and view your unique patron information.

Reference questions

Patrons should access the online reference desk if they are having trouble finding specific library resources.

Suggestions

Those that wish to submit general suggestions regarding library matters may do so by clicking on this link in the left sidebar.

Books to acquire

The general library public may submit suggestions regarding new library materials with this form. Faculty should submit material requests in hard-copy form through the Technical Services office.

Information

The Information page (your current location) provides users with information concerning library hours, staff contacts, resource location, services provided, policies and an explanation of the library site.

Services

These pages allow users to submit reserve material, interlibrary loan and instructional services requests (reserve and instructional services requests are restricted to Simpson faculty). In order for requests to be filled, all required request form fields (indicated by an asterisk *) must be completed. Please read the instructions on library services pages for detailed instructions.

SULA

The Simpson University Library Assistant provides a series of randomly generated quizes whose purpose is to educate patrons regarding library use.

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