Frequently Asked Questions

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1. Where is the Library located and where can I park?
2. What are the Library's hours?
3. How can I connect to the Library's catalog from home?
4. Who can use the Library?
5. When I check books out, how long may I keep them?
6. May periodicals (i.e. magazines and journals) be checked out?
7. What is the difference between "Reference" and "Reserve"?
8. What is the difference between "Main" and "Reference"?
9. If I am looking for an item on "Reserve," where would I find it?
10. Do I need to have my University ID card to use the Library?
11. Where can I get a University ID card?
12. Can I use the Cal State Fullerton Library?

1. Where is the Library located and where can I park?

Hope International University is located at 2500 E. Nutwood Ave. in Fullerton, California. We are located between Nutwood and Chapman, west of the 57 Freeway (see a map of the area). The Library is in the Nutwood building and occupies the first two floors of the "Center Core" (see a Campus Map).

Parking. Visitors may park in marked spaces of the Titan Lot for one hour. Visitor parking may be extended by securing a temporary permit from Campus Safety. Campus Safety can be contacted by calling (714) 681-7333 (or from any campus phone, call ext. 6622). To enter the Titan Lot: From Nutwood, turn onto Titan Drive, the entrance to the Titan Lot is at the very end of the street (see a Campus Map).

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2. What are the Library’s hours?

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3. How can I connect to the Library's catalog from home?

Click here to use WebVoyáge.

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4. Who can use the Library?

Students, faculty and staff of Hope International University may check out books by registering in the Library and presenting their current University ID card at the Circulation Desk (see the Patron Handbook).

California State University Fullerton (CSUF) students and faculty may also check books out by registering in the Library and presenting their current CSUF ID card at the Circulation Desk.  Note: Please see CSUF Librarian for an authorization letter before attempting to check out books at Hope. Visit CSUF's Pollack Library website for more information on how to obtain an authorization letter as a CSUF student or faculty/staff.

Alumni may register annually for borrowing priveleges at no cost.

Guests from consortia member institutions such as IEALC and SCATLA as well as certain local intuitions with special reciprocal library agreements with the Darling Library may have limited privileges. These institutions include: Golden Gate Baptist Seminary, Vietnamese Theological College, and Bethesda Seminary.

Individual community members (permanent residents of Orange County) may also apply for Guest borrowing privileges at the Darling Library for an annual registration fee of $50.

For more information, please contact the Public Services Manager.

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5. When I check books out, how long may I keep them?

Books are generally checked out for a period of 30 days. After that time they are considered overdue and fines begin accumulating at a rate of 25 cents per book per day from the due date. All overdue books and fines must be resolved before more books can be checked out. For a detailed explanation of circulation policies, please see the Patron Handbook or contact the Public Services Manager.

To find out what you currently have checked out, go to WebVoyáge and Login with your barcode (University ID number) and your last name. Note: you may need to enter three or six zeros ahead of your six digit University ID number.

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6. May periodicals (i.e. magazines and journals) be checked out?

Periodicals may not be checked out of the Library except by faculty of Hope International University. A photocopier is available to make copies at 10 cents per page.

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7. What is the difference between "Reference" and "Reserve"?

Reference materials are for use in the Library only and may not be checked out. Primarily, these are reference works such as dictionaries, directories, and encyclopedias. The Reference collection is located on the 2nd floor.

Reserve materials are also (usually) reserved for in-library-use only. These materials are in especially high demand and are restricted to short-term loans (usually 2 hours) in order to allow better access to a greater number of people. Reserve items are only available upon request at the Circulation Desk. Some materials are temporarily put on Reserve by faculty for the duration of a course and  later returned to the main collection. Certain research tools that are always in high demand such as Kittel's Theological Dictionary of the New Testament and current editions of style manuals are on Permanent Reserve.

Fines will accrue hourly for overdue Reserve items.

To find lists of materials on Reserve for specific courses, search WebVoyáge using the Course Reserve Search.

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8. What is the difference between "Main" and "Reference"?

Main status refers to those books in an area of the Library known as the Circulating Collection or the Main Stacks located on the 1st Floor. Circulating books are arranged by Dewey Decimal call number and may be checked out for a period of four (4) weeks. Videos and Audiocassette Tapes shelved in the Main collection may be checked out for seven (7) days. Fines will accrue for overdue Circulating items at a rate of 25 cents per day from the due date. Overdue books and fines must be resolved before additional books may be checked out.

Reference materials are for use in the Library only and may not be checked out. Primarily, these are reference works such as dictionaries, directories, and encyclopedias. The Reference collection is located on the 2nd Floor arranged in Dewey Decimal call number order.

See Handouts for a subject guide and summary of the Dewey Decimal Classification system.

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9. If I am looking for an item on "Reserve," where would I find it?

You will find Reserve reading materials at the Front (Circulation) Desk on the first floor just inside the entrance. Be ready to give the professor's name and title of the work. You may search for Reserve items in WebVoyáge using the Course Research Search mode.

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10. Do I need to have my University ID card to use the Library?

You will need your University ID card to do the following in the Library:

1. Check out any library materials (including Reserve items).

2. Use the computers in the Information Commons.

3. Access online resources from off-campus.

This ID card is also used for campus parking, Chapel attendance, and meal plans in the Campus Café.

Current students, staff, and faculty may obtain an ID card at the library. Bring official university documentation such as registration forms with your ID number. There is a $15.00 fee for lost card replacement.

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11. Where can I get a University ID card?

University ID cards are processed in the library between the hours of 10am and 4:30pm. Special arrangements can be made to process IDs after the said time. You may contact the Public Service Manager to make arrangements.

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12. Can I use the CSUF Library?

Yes. Hope students, staff, and faculty may use the Pollack Library at California State University Fullerton. Borrowing priveleges are extended for the current term when your Hope I.D. card and an authorization letter from the Darling Library are presented at the CSUF Library circulation desk.

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Do you have any other questions? Please contact the library staff.