The Learning Resource staff is available to answer inquiries concerning all aspects of these resources as well as to provide technical assistance in their use. All faculty and staff may check out materials with a CCSF identification card or with acceptable identification. The College Library consists of five print collections, two on the Phelan Campus and one each at the John Adams, Southeast, and Downtown Campuses. The holdings of all the libraries in the system consist of a total of 121,150 volumes. The current total of periodical subscriptions and microforms is 1,102.
Reference librarians provide orientations on the use of the library at every campus library.
The Phelan Campus Library is located on the third floor of Cloud Hall and is comprised of the Circulation, Reserve Book Room, Periodicals, and Reference Departments. The collection contains nearly 80,000 volumes, and it subscribes to over 650 periodicals. Many back-runs of periodicals are maintained on over 7,500 reels of microfilm. Typewriters, copy machines, microfilm readers, and reader printers are provided for student use. The open stacks give immediate access to almost the entire Library collection, affording valuable opportunities for independent browsing and research.