C H AT TA H O O C H E E VA L L E Y C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E

LIBRARY ORIENTATION

LIBRARY ORIENTATION

• Library user policy• Print/Copy on campus• Library’s website• Library’s blogs• Library services• Library resources

LIBRARY USER POLICY

• CVCC student ID cards will be used as library cards.

• The maximum number of books a student may check out is ten. The loan period is four weeks and books may be renewed once.

• The overdue fine is twenty cents per day per book with maximum fine of twenty-five dollars per book.

• Overdue fines can be paid at library’s Information Center.

• Students will be placed on hold if they have overdue books and/or fines. The on-hold students are not able to register for new semester, obtain transcripts, or graduate.

PRINT/COPY ON CAMPUS

• CVCC student ID cards can be used as print/copy cards.

• Print/copy cards may be purchased at one dollar per card. The print/copy cards are reloadable.

• Pay-stations for purchasing and reloading print/copy cards are located in the LRC and the Wilson Hall.

• The release key (password) required for printing is any number(s) and letter(s) or combination of both up to fourteen characters.

• All copies are ten cents per page.

LIBRARY WEBSITE

• Library website can be accessed at www.cv.edu/library

• The information available at the website:• The library online

catalog• Hours and contact

information• Library resources• Special collections• Library blog

LIBRARY BLOG

• The library blog can be accessed at http://thelrcblog.blogspot.com

• The library blog provides students with the most updated information on library related topics and issues.

• The library blog consists of four sub-blogs:• Library Resources• Library Instruction• Interlibrary Loan• New Acquisitions

LIBRARY SERVICES

•Reference• Interlibrary loan• Textbook on reserve

REFERENCE SERVICE

• On-site reference service: library staff is available at the Information Center to answer your questions.

• Email reference service: email your questions to librarian@cv.edu

• Online reference service: the service is available during library operational hours and can be accessed at our blog.

INTERLIBRARY LOAN SERVICE

• Interlibrary loan (ILL) service is a cooperative effort among libraries to share resources. Through ILL, we are able to borrow materials that are not owned by our library.

• CVCC faculty, staff, and students are eligible for ILL service.

• You may obtain ILL request forms from the library’s Information Center or submit the requests online through the library blog.

• Delivery time varies depending upon the availability of the materials and the location of the lending institution.

• Loan period for ILL books is determined by the lending library.

• There is no charge to students for ILL service.

TEXTBOOK ON RESERVE

• Library has textbooks on reserve for most CVCC courses.• Textbooks are for in-

library use only. • Valid picture ID is

required to use reserved textbooks.

LIBRARY RESOURCES

• Print Resources: • Books: 50,000 volumes • Periodicals: 60 titles

• Non-Print Resources: • Audio-visual materials:

1,200 items• Internet resources• Bookmark collection• E-Books: approximately

15,400 volumes• Online databases

LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOG

• The online catalog can be accessed either through the library website or blog.

• Materials that can be searched using the library online catalog: • Books• Periodicals (excludes

newspapers)• Audio-visual materials• Genealogy collection• E-books

INTERNET RESOURCES

• Popular search engines: • Google• Yahoo• Bing• Ask.com• AOL

• Popular web browsers:• IE• Firefox• Chrome• Safari

DELICIOUS-SOCIAL BOOKMARKING

• Delicious is a social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks.• Library bookmark collection

is available at www.delicious.com/cvcclrc

E-BOOKS AT NETLIBRARY

• The library e-book collection can be accessed at netlibrary.com

• No user ID or password required when accessing the e-book collection on campus.

• Remote access is available by registering for a free account at netlibrary.com by using any computer on campus.

ONLINE DATABASES

• Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles on various subjects.

• The AVL can be accessed at http://www.avl.lib.al.us• No user ID or password required to access the AVL in

Alabama.• Out of state access is available by obtaining a user

ID and password from:• Public or school/college library if you are an Alabama

resident or registered in Alabama school/college• School/college library if you are not an Alabama

resident, but registered in Alabama school

LET US SERVE YOU

• Website: www.cv.edu/library• Blog:

thelrcblog.blogspot.com• Email: librarian@cv.edu• Phone: (334) 291-4978• Fax: (334) 291-4980