Library Services

MiraCosta's libraries provide extensive resources and services for students, faculty, and staff. Information and instructional services include the following:

• Research assistance available in person and by email, online chat, text, and phone.

• Library instruction geared to the needs of specific classes upon request.

• Library research workshops offered on-ground and online.

• Online Library Science credit courses (LIBR 101, LIBR 201/LIBR 201H) that are UC/CSU transferable.

• Reciprocal borrowing privileges with the Palomar College and Cal State San Marcos libraries.

• Group study rooms.

• Many required course textbooks available for short-term use.

• Instructional exhibits and displays of student projects.

• Interlibrary loan for books and periodical articles.

Information resources include the following:

• Access to physical library resources, such as books and DVDs, as well as an extensive collection of ebooks and streaming media.

• Over 150 online research databases covering a variety of disciplines, such as the arts and humanities, nursing and health, the STEM fields, social sciences, and career education.

• Access to thousands of magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals through full-text online databases, such as EBSCOhost, JSTOR, and ScienceDirect.

• Remote access for students, staff, and faculty to all library databases (requires SURF ID and password).

• Laptops and hotspots available for semester-long checkouts.

• High speed book scanner available.

Library Locations and Contact Information

The MiraCosta College Library has three campus locations:

Library building hours are posted on the Library webpage. 

The libraries are closed on legal or administrative holidays and during semester breaks.