Memberships

Red Deer College Library offers free memberships.

Current membership is required to exercise borrowing privileges. Learn more about RDC's Library Memberships for:

• RDC Students
• RDC Faculty and Staff
• NEOS Cardholders
• RDC Alumni, Community Members, TAL & Red Deer Public Library Cardholders
• Short-term Computer Accounts (Guest Accounts)

RDC Students

• Your iCard is your library card
• All students automatically receive a free Library membership
• Loan periods and renewals:
  • Most Library materials: 6-week loan with maximum 2 renewals (if no other requests)
  • Curriculum Collection and DVDs: 2-week loan with maximum 2 renewals (if no other requests) on Curriculum items and DVDs
  • Reserve Collection: 2-hour loan with no renewals allowed
  • NEOS materials: 2-week loan with maximum 4 renewals (if no other requests)
• Overdue fines:
  • Most Library materials: $0.50/day/item
  • Reserve Collection: $1.00/hour/item
  • NEOS materials: $1.00/day/item
  • Recall fine: $1.00/day/item if item is not returned when recalled
• Free NEOS requests (holds) 
  Free interlibrary loans
• Off-campus access to article databases and e-resources 
• Free access to Red Deer Public Library (RDPL)
• Need TAL card issued by RDC Library to borrow from outside NEOS/RDPL (some restrictions apply)

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RDC Faculty & Staff

• Your iCard is your library card
• All  faculty and staff automatically receive a free Library membership
• Loan periods and renewals:
  • Most Library materials: 4-month loan with maximum 2 renewals (if no other requests)
  • Curriculum Collection and DVDs: 2-week loan with maximum 2 renewals (if no other requests) on Curriculum items and DVDs
  • Reserve Collection: 2-hour loan with no renewals allowed
  • NEOS materials: 2-week loan with maximum 4 renewals (if no other requests)
• Overdue fines:
  • RDC Library materials: No overdue fines
  • NEOS materials: $1.00/day/item
  • Recall fine: $1.00/day/item if item is not returned when recalled
• Free NEOS requests (holds)
• Free interlibrary loans
• Off-campus access to article databases and e-resources
• Free access to Red Deer Public Library
• Need TAL card issued by RDC Library to borrow from outside NEOS/RDPL (some restrictions apply)

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NEOS Cardholders

• Free membership. Patrons who are primary borrowers at other NEOS Libraries (students, faculty, and staff) must show a valid card from their NEOS home library to access RDC Library
• Loan periods and renewals:
  • RDC collection: 2-week loan with maximum 4 renewals (if no other requests)
• Overdue fines:
  • $1.00/day/item overdue fines
• Onsite access to computers and e-resources (account setup required)

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Alumni, Community members, TAL & Red Deer Public Library (RDPL) Cardholders 

• Free memberships
• Loan periods and renewals:
  • RDC and NEOS collection: 2-week loan with maximum 4 renewals (if no other requests)
• Overdue fines
  • $1.00/day/item overdue fines
• Onsite access to computers and e-resources (account setup required)

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Short-Term Computer Accounts (Guest Account)

• If you require computer access for a short period (i.e. 24 hours or less), please ask at the Library Desk

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