• The Hekman Library provides access to the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Electronic Collection to all users of the library, which includes residents in the Third Congressional District as well as members of the Calvin academic community.
• Use of the FDLP Electronic Collection is free and unrestricted on the computers in the Digital Research Center. In most cases time limits and sign-up sheets are unnecessary, but time limits may be imposed if there is an unusually high demand.
• The workstations in the Digital Research Center are not filtered.
• Users are not required to sign in or present identification.
• Users of the Digital Research Center are require to abide by the library’s “Responsible Use of Library Computers” policy, which is in compliance with the college’s “Responsible Use of Technology” document.
• The Hekman Library currently does not charge for printing. Free diskettes are not provided to any users.
• Access to computers in the Digital Research Center is unmediated, although help is available at the nearby Reference Desk.

Contact Diane VanderPol for more information.