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)
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)
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)
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)
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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