Memberships

Red Deer College Library offers a variety of memberships.

Current membership is required to exercise borrowing privileges.

RDC Students

Your iCard is your library card
All students automatically receive a Library membership
Two week loan period with a maximum 2 renewals
(if no other requests) - (.50/day/item fines)
Videos/DVDs may be borrowed - 3 day loan with maximum of 1 renewal (.50/day/item fines)
2 hour loan for reserve items, no renewal
($1.00/hour/item fines)
No loans for periodicals, reference books
Free NEOS requests with maximum 2 renewals
($1.00/day/item fines for NEOS materials)
Free Interlibrary Loans
Remote access to online article databases
Need TAL card issued at RDC to borrow from outside NEOS/PRL/RDPL (does not mean automatic privilege to other library's computers and databases)

RDC Faculty & Staff

Your iCard is your library card
All faculty and staff automatically receive a Library membership
4 month loan period on RDC material with 2 renewals (restrictions apply)
No fines on RDC materials
Videos/DVDs may be borrowed
Free NEOS requests with maximum 2 renewals
($1.00/day/item fines for NEOS materials)
Free Interlibrary Loans
Remote access to online article databases
Need TAL card issued at RDC to borrow from outside NEOS/PRL/RDPL (does not mean automatic privilege to other library's computers and databases)

RDC Alumni

Membership is $10/year
Borrow up to 10 books/audio/toys (RDC collection only) - (.50/day/items fines, 2 week loans with maximum 1 renewal)
No loans for periodicals, reference books
Full computer and Internet access (no remote access to licensed electronic resources)
No video/DVDs borrowing
No Interlibrary Loan privileges

NEOS Cardholders

PRL Cardholders

Patrons who have a TAL card issued by one of the libraries belonging to the Parkland Regional Library
Borrow up to 10 books/audio/toys - (.50/day/item fines)
2 week loan with maximum 1 renewal
No loans for periodicals, reference books
Full computer and Internet access (no remote accesss to licensed electronic resources)
No video/DVDs borrowing

RDPL Cardholders

Patrons who have a TAL card issued by Red Deer Public Library
Borrow up to 10 books/audio/toys - (.50/day/item fines)
2 week loan with maximum 1 renewal
No loans for periodicals, reference books
Full computer and Internet access (no remote access to licensed electronic resources)
No video/DVDs borrowing

TAL Cardholders (other than Parkland/RDPL)

Patrons who have a TAL Card (The Alberta Library) issued by another TAL library
Borrow up to 10 books
2 week loans with maximum 1 renewal
(some restrictions apply) - (.50/day/item fines)
No computer or database access
No loans for periodicals, reference books
No video/DVDs borrowing

Community Members

Membership is $40/year
Free memberships for members of the following groups:
- RDC Extension Services Students
- RDC Series Program Students
- RDC Contract Staff
- RDC Board of Governors
- Central Alberta Area High School Students
- Red Deer Lettering Arts Guild
- Visiting Faculty
- Central Alberta area School Teachers (All Grades)
Borrow up to 10 items
2 week loan with maximum 1 renewal - (.50/day/item fines)
Full computer and Internet access (no remote access to licensed electronic resources)
No videos/DVDs borrowing

Guest Computer Accounts

If you require computer access for a short period (i.e. 24 hours), please ask at the Circulation Desk. If you require longer term use of our computers you will be asked to pay a nominal fee of $10.00 for this privilege.
If you are a Series student, please ask at the Circulation Desk if you would like a guest account for the duration of your course.

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