The library offers free exam proctoring services by appointment. Exam proctoring is for post-secondary students, professionals taking licensing exams, and home-schooled students. Tests can be written or online exams, and students can use the public computers or bring their own laptops.
Students should contact their institutions beforehand to confirm the proctor site requirements. Please give plenty of advanced notice for the library to confirm approval as a test proctoring site and to schedule the exam. The reference librarian will attend to desk duties and other patrons while proctoring and will not be able to observe the student at all times. Students are responsible to adhere to all testing guidelines provided by their institutions.
On the day of the exam, students should check in at the Information Desk and may be required to present a valid photo I.D. for identification. Testing materials can be printed for 10 cents per page (black and white) or 25 cents (color). Study rooms can be reserved for exams when they re-open after construction. In the meantime, students will be assigned one of the tables closest to the Information Desk while taking the test. The test proctor can also scan and send the completed exam to the school or institution. If the test must be mailed, the student or the school/institution must provide an envelope and postage.
Please contact the library at 309-699-3917 to confirm additional details about the library’s proctoring service (such as whether it meets guidelines determined by the testing institution) or to make an appointment.