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Directions

From I-64, take Exit 286-B (Indian River Road East). At the entrance to Founders Inn, turn right onto Regent University Drive. Proceed one-half mile past the main entrance to CBN to the next driveway on the left. This driveway is to the parking lot immediately behind the library. Visitor parking passes are available at the Library Circulation Desk on the first floor.

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• Divinity & Religion
• Education
• Government
• Psychology & Counseling
• Undergraduate Studies

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1. Search the Library Catalog.
2. With the exception of certain curriculum titles, the University Library is arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification System. With this system, letters and numbers are assigned to materials by subject matter. LC organizes items into 21 categories:
   
   All locations are specific to the General Collection (all Reference titles are on First Floor North).

3. The categories are divided further by adding additional letters and a set of numbers. This combination is a call number.
4. What call numbers are: A call number is a combination of letters and numbers that form an address for an item in the library. You must have a call number to locate an item. The call number is printed on the spine or cover of library materials. You will find call numbers by using the Library Catalog.  Example: The call number for "Alexander Hamilton, American" in the catalog looks like this: E302.6 .H2 B76 1999. If the item is available the record will read “Check Shelf.”
5. How the Call Number system works:
   1. First the arrangement is alphabetic: E comes after DZ and before EA.
   2. Then the arrangement is numeric: E 302 comes after E 31 and before E 3310.
   3. The third line is alphabetic, then decimally numeric: E 302 .A45 comes after E 302 .A3 and before E 302 .C39.
6. The call number on the spine or cover of the item looks like this:
   
7. Consult the building maps.
8. If you need additional assistance locating an item, please contact the Circulation Desk (on your left as you first enter the Library).
   
   Catalog Tutorials

Local Regent student, faculty, staff and alumni can go to the circulation Desk (on your left just as you enter the library). See our Borrowing Privileges for more information.

Non-Regent patrons may not check out items, with the following exceptions:

• Associates (local address required) ($50.00 per year)
• CBN Staff/Operation Blessing/Middle East TV
• Tidewater consortium Students, Faculty and Staff
• Visiting Scholars (non-local)

Distance students need to register with Illiad and we will ship circulating books to their home. (If you are a local online student, you will need to come to the library and check out books, but you may utilize InterLibrary Loan to borrow books we do not have.)

Non-Regent/non-local patrons may not check out materials.

If you are a local Regent student, staff, or faculty member, you can utilize our InterLibrary Loan services.

Distance students may utilize InterLibrary Loan for circulating Regent items.

Please see the InterLibrary Loan & Document Delivery Policies for more information.

You can pay fines for overdue materials in two ways:

1. In person--come to the Circulation Desk and pay your fine using cash or a check.
2. Online--(Regent students, faculty, staff and alumni only) pay with a credit card through Genisys.

Open the Databases page (under Research Tools on the home page) and locate the database of your choice. When prompted, use your MYRegent ID and password to login.

Having problems with database links?  Click here to report a problem.

Database Tutorials

As of July 2010, our students, faculty and staff have access to over 151,648 ebooks. ebooks are full-text electronic versions of published books that our library users can search, borrow, read, and return over the Internet.  Search our library catalog to identify the ebooks in our collection. You can narrow your search by clicking "Limit to netLibrary ebooks." (You can also locate ebooks through the Databases page using netLibrary or ebrary Academic Complete.)

ebook tutorials:

netLibrary--Creating an account

ebrary Academic Complete—After logging in, you will find a useful flash tutorial and a quick start guide.

Fill out the Application for Employment form through Human Resources.

Library Comments and Suggestions Form

To contact a specific Library faculty or staff member, please consult the Staff Directory.

If the answer you are looking for is not found in the FAQ, contact a Reference Librarian.

Catalog and Database Tutorials

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