Borrowing Materials

Your Hawkeye student ID serves as your library card, allowing you to check out an unlimited number of most library materials.

Use your Hawkeye student ID to:

• Check out library materials
• Access items from the Course Reserve Collection
• Request an Interlibrary Loan
• Enroll in the Library’s biometric system
• Reset your Hawkeye password

To maintain student borrowing privileges, you must be enrolled in the current semester.

Members of the public can borrow many library materials through the Iowa Open Access program.

To get a Hawkeye Community College Library card, simply present a photo ID.

Borrowing privileges for the general public do NOT include:

• Use of most reserve materials
• Interlibrary loan service
• Remote access to licensed electronic resources
• Checkout of videos, however you can view videos in the library
• Checkout of electronic devices such as laptops, etc.
• Eligibility to enroll in the biometric system

Wireless laptops are available at the Circulation Desk for students to use on campus.

You can borrow one for up to four hours with your Hawkeye student ID.

These laptops let you access your personal network drive, use Microsoft Office, browse the internet, and even print directly to the library printer—making it easy to get your work done!

Students can check out laptops for home use at the Circulation Desk for the entire semester.

To borrow a laptop, you'll need to present your Hawkeye student ID and sign a user agreement. Please note that violating the agreement's terms may result in the loss of borrowing privileges for all electronic devices.

The laptops are Wi-Fi compatible and come with Microsoft Office to help you complete your coursework.

Also check out our Wi-Fi hotspots available for checkout.

A limited number of Wi-Fi hotspots are available for students to check out with a Hawkeye student ID. These hotspots can be borrowed for the entire semester.

The hotspots use Sprint's network. Signal strength may vary depending on your location and proximity to a Sprint tower.

Search the library catalog to see if the book you are interested in is available at the Hawkeye Library.

If the book you are looking for is not available, complete an Interlibrary Loan Book Request form online or complete a paper request at the Reference Desk.

Allow 7–10 days for the requested book(s) to arrive. When we receive the books, we will notify you by phone and/or your Hawkeye email. If you have not been contacted within 10 days of your request, please contact the Hawkeye Library.

interlibrary loan book request form

The Hawkeye Library's online article databases provide citations and summaries for thousands of articles, with many available in full text. However, you may find that the entire text of an article you would like to read is not available online.

If you're searching in an EBSCOhost database and see a link with the citation that says "Request this item through interlibrary loan," just click the link, fill out the form, and submit your request.

If there's no Interlibrary Loan request link with the article you'd like to read, you can request it through Hawkeye. Just fill out the online Interlibrary Loan Article Request form or complete a paper request at the Reference Desk.

Allow 7–10 days for the requested article to arrive. When we receive the article, we'll notify you via your Hawkeye email. Articles will be delivered as an attached PDF file.

Interlibrary Loan Article Request

Interlibrary loan services rely on the cooperation of other libraries, so returning items on time is crucial. Late returns can harm Hawkeye Library’s relationships with the libraries that lend to us.

Please make sure to return items by their due date to avoid overdue fines and to help maintain our borrowing privileges with other libraries.

Returning materials: Interlibrary loan items should be returned to the Hawkeye Library Circulation Desk by the due date on the book strap attached to the item. Please keep the strap attached. The due date is set by the lending library.

Renewals: Renewals are allowed based on the lending library’s policies. If you need the item longer, request a renewal before it’s overdue, unless the strap notes that no renewals are allowed.

Courtesy notices: The Hawkeye Library may send you courtesy reminders about upcoming due dates or overdue items. Not receiving these notices doesn’t excuse you from returning the item on time.

Recalled materials: The lending library may recall materials at any time. Recalled materials must be returned immediately.

Overdue, lost, or damaged items: You will be billed for overdue, lost, or damaged items. Repeatedly overdue interlibrary loan items may result in suspension of your borrowing privileges.