Registering a student ID in the library allows students to check out books from their university library as well as other affiliated libraries. It also provides access to online library resources once registered. Creating a library catalog account enables students to renew books and request books from other libraries. The barcode number on a student ID is needed to create a library catalog account, search articles online from off campus, and access course materials posted by professors. Students should contact the circulation desk or library staff if they need to re-register a new student ID or are unable to access online articles after registering their ID more than 24 hours prior.

1. What happens when I
register my student ID in the
library?
You can check out books from CTU’s
library, and you can get an ACTS card
to allow you to check out books from
ACT libraries like JKM, and also the
University of Chicago. You cannot use
library online resources, such as online
journal articles, until you have
registered your ID.

2. What happens when I create
an account in the library
catalog?
You can renew books and request
books from other libraries.

3. Why do I need to know the
barcode number on my
student ID?
This number is used as your library
barcode number, and you will need it
to create your own account in the
library catalog, to search for articles
and other online library resources
from off campus, and to access library
articles professors may post on their
coursepage on Union/Moodle.

4. Asking the library for help
When do I ask?
• I’ve gotten a new student
ID, and I need to re-register
it.
• I’ve registered my student
ID, it has been more than 24
hours on a business day,
and I can’t access library
articles from off campus
How do I ask?
• Contact the circulation desk
Monday-Friday 8:30am4:30pm.
• Contact Lisa Gonzalez,
lgonzalez@ctu.edu, and
include your full name and
library barcode number in
your email.