Finding What We Own - Books and Audiovisual Materials
The Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) is a catalog of the books, journals and other materials owned by the Gingrich Library. If you are on campus, click Albright OPAC on the Library Gateway to Resources page (www.albright.edu/library/subjects/research.html) for access.

In addition to locating materials housed within the library, the OPAC provides links to electronic books and to some of the journals we can access.  To have full access to all of these items in the catalog from anywhere other than the Reading campus,be sure to log in as a remote user if you are working from off campus. To log in, you will need your college ID card so you can enter the number listed on the back, under the barcode. If you have any problems logging into the site, please contact the Reference Desk at 610-921-7211 or libraryref@alb.edu. If you are contacting the library after their normal business hours, please use the email address since that is monitored periodically when the library is closed.

Getting the Items You Need
Students and faculty need a college ID card to check out books or audiovisual materials from the library. Student circulation and interlibrary loan policies are explained online. If the Gingrich Library owns the materials requested, students enrolled at the Reading campus are expected to come to the library to make photocopies or check out needed materials. All others may have the the materials sent to their home, and they are expected to return the materials by the due date stamped on the item. For those times of the academic year when the library is on an abbreviated schedule, such as parts of August, special arrangements to mail items may be approved by the Supervisor of the Interlibrary Loan Department.

Returning the Goods
All books and AV materials must be returned to the Library by the due date stamped on the circulation slip in the back of the item. Items can be returned at the Library Circulation Desk (or book drop outside the main entrance if the library is closed), or by mail.  The college addresses can be found on the bottom of the library home page.

Overdue fines and lost book fees can be found at www.albright.edu/library/circ.html.

Have a question?
Any questions about borrowing materials from the library should be directed to the Supervisor of Circulation, Pat Brosenne, at 610-921-7212, 1-888-253-8851 (DCP/DSP toll free number) or pbrosenne@alb.edu.

Library Links

DCP/DSP Library Home Page | Getting Started Library Facilities & Study Options
Library and Reference Hours | Reference Services | Instructional Services
Finding Books and Media Items | Using Databases & Finding Journal Articles
Interlibrary Loan | Using Other Libraries | Frequently Asked Questions