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Renton Technical College Library makes every reasonable effort to provide all students, including those with disabilities, with access to its collections and service. Click here for more information on services for students with disabilities.

Collections

The library's collection includes:

Over 75,000 paper and electronic books, covering all areas of the curriculum
Thousands of electronic and paper journals and magazines
Over 2,000 videos, audiotapes, and CD-ROMs
The Darrell Anderson Culinary Archives

Loan Periods

Most books - 2 weeks
Videos and audiotapes - 1 week
Magazines - 1 week
Reserves - 3 days
At-desk reserves - varies
Reference materials - in library use only

A current RTC Library card is required for materials check-out. Items may be renewed several times if no one has registered a request for them. Renewing items (video).

For information on searching the catalog, click here: Catalog search. (Works best in IE. You must have Flash activated on your browser to view this video.)

Library Cards

Any current RTC student, faculty, or staff member may get a Library card after completing a short registration form. You will be financially responsible for all items checked out on your card. Please let the library staff know if you have lost your card or changed your address or phone number.

Staff

Eric Palo, Library Director

Jayne Ahrens, Library Specialist

Yueh-Lin Chen, Library Specialist

Debbie Crumb, Librarian

Laura Staley, Media Librarian

Jinny Wesson, Library Coordinator

Kathy Wentworth, Library Specialist

Mission Statement

The Library Resource Center [LRC] supports the mission and goals of Renton Technical College [RTC]. To meet the needs of the college community, the LRC provides collections, services, and facilities to support our educational programs and to support professional teacher development. The LRC also provides orientation and instruction in effective utilization of information resources whether they are housed in the LRC or at other locations.

To find out what's new at RTC Library, check out our blog at http://www.rtc.edu/library/Weblog.htm

Logging onto RTC databases over the Internet

Click on this link or point your browser to: http://www.rtc.edu/library/database.htm
Select the database you wish to search.
You will be asked for your Renton Technical College Identification number. This is the number you use when registering for classes. It often begins with 8.
You will also be asked for your last name. The form is not case-sensitive - you can type in 'Smith' or 'smith'.

If you have questions or problems logging in or using the databases, please contact the Library at 425 235-2331.

Art in the Technology Resource Center

The Library and TRC building house several art works. Click here to see pictures and brief descriptions.

Last updated: 5/24/2013