Borrowing Library Materials

Borrowers must present a valid Iona ID card each time they wish to check out library materials. Students, faculty and staff may obtain bar-coded, picture ID cards at the Security Office located in the La Penta Student Union. Students attending Iona only for a summer course are issued temporary ID cards at the Ryan Library Help Desk.

Alumni may obtain a bar-coded library card using the Alumni Library Card Request Form or at the Ryan Help Desk, Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm. They should provide valid identification, including name. This library card allows alumni to borrow up to five books at one time. Please note the Alumni Library Card does not grant you access to the Iona College network, computing facilities or subscription online resources.

Online Library Catalog

Iona College Libraries' online catalog system contains records for all books, periodicals, and audiovisual materials cataloged in Ryan Library, the Helen Arrigoni Library/Technology Center, and the Rockland Graduate Library.

The catalog is publically accessible via the library's webpage.

Electronic catalog records show an item's Call Number, Library Location (Ryan, Arrigoni, Rockland, Irish, Reference, etc.), and Status (i.e. whether or not an item is CHARGED or NOT CHARGED).

Loan Periods

Reference books, periodicals, videos, and most items on Reserve may not leave the library.

All circulating items must be returned on or before the due date. The borrowing period is approximately 28 days for items in the regular collection. Curriculum Collection (CC) items may be checked out for 7 days, Leisure Reading Collection books for 21 days. You can check your account online to see when items are due.

The total number of items borrowed at one time may not exceed 35. The total number of books borrowed on one subject, (beginning with the same Dewey Classification numbers) may not exceed 10.

The late fine for the regular collection is $.05 per day, per item. The charge for any lost or damaged item is its current replacement cost (with a minimum of $40), $10.00 for processing, plus any late fines accrued.

Renewing Items

You can renew books online, by phone, or in person as long as the item is not being requested by another patron. To renew online, log into Your Library Account with your Iona ID number and last name. You can also call or visit the Help Desk.

Item Locations

Ryan Library item locations: Click here to see a map of the library.

Call number:	Location:
001–342	Third Floor, West Wing
343–799	Third Floor, South Wing
800–833.90	Second Floor, East Wing
843–999	Second Floor, West Wing
833.91–842	Second Floor, South Wing (Irish Room)
Exceptions: If call number is proceeded by:
R 001–999	Reference Collection–First Floor, East Wing
I 001–999	Irish Book Collection–Second Floor, South Wing (Irish Room)
Q/QQ 001–999	Oversized Books–Third Floor, West Wing
CAT	Committee on the Art of Teaching–CELTIC Ask at Ryan Help Desk
Petronio Room	Ask at Ryan Help Desk
Video–CAS	Ask at Ryan Help Desk
DVD	Ask at Ryan Help Desk
RESERVE	Ask at Ryan Help Desk
Other item locations:
Periodicals, Journals, Newspapers	First Floor, Periodicals Room (Café) Recent issues: First Floor, Reference Room
Index	First Floor, Periodicals Room (Café), shelves nearest Café
LAC	Library of American Civilization on Microfiche Ask a Ryan Help Desk
LEL	Library of English Literature on Microfiche Ask at Ryan Help Desk
eBook	Electronic books–Click "Linked Resources" for online access

Arrigoni Library item locations

Call number:	Location:
0 - 999	Movable shelves across from microform cabinets
Exceptions: If call number is proceeded by:
R	Movable shelves, First Row
CC	Curriculum Collection, Second Floor
RESERVE	Request at Main Desk
Other item locations:
Index	Corner shelves near copy machine
Periodicals (Journals/Newspapers)	Closed stacks–Request at Main Desk

All Rockland items are in the Rockland Graduate CampusLibrary.

Holds and Recalls

Patrons interested in an item that is listed as CHARGED or OVERDUE in the library catalog, can ask at the Help Desk about placing a hold or a recall on that item. A patron may place a HOLD on a book charged out, or a RECALL on a book that has been been out for more than its initial loan period. When the item is returned an email will be sent to the patron's Iona email account, and it will be held for up to one week at the library Help Desk.

Missing Items

If an item whose circulation status in the catalog is "NOT CHARGED" cannot be found on the shelf, patrons may fill out a yellow Search Request Card at the Help Desk. The library staff will search for the item and notify the requester of the result, usually within a few days. If the item is found, it will held for up to one week at the Help Desk. An item not found, is given a MISSING status in the catalog.

Please note, Interlibrary Loan requests for items held by the Libraries will only be processed if items have been given a MISSING status in the catalog.

Miscellaneous

Copy machines are available in the libraries. All copying must conform to the Copyright Law of the United States, as set forth in Title 17 of the United States Code.

In Ryan Library, there are copy machines on the first floor in the Reference Room and the Periodicals Room. Cost is $.10 per page. Machines accept coins, dollar bills and $5 bills. Ryan Library has a free microform (fiche and film) reader-printer machine. Ask at Help Desk about using this machine

In the Arrigoni Library, the copy machine is located in the Reference area and the free microform reader/printer machine is located near the microfiche cabinets.

Restrooms in Ryan are located on the main floor outside the Romita Auditorium, behind the Reference Desk, the back of the Reference Room, and the second floor main hallway. Public telephones are located on the main floor behind the Reference Room.

Food is allowed only in the café area.

Cell phones should only be used (ringing and talking) in designated cell phone friendly areas.