The document provides an overview of the library services, resources, and policies at Chattahoochee Valley Community College. It details how students can access print and online materials, check out books, pay fines, and use services like interlibrary loans. Key resources include over 50,000 print books, e-books, periodicals, audio-visual materials, and online databases accessible on and off campus.

1. LIBRARY ORIENTATION
CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

2. LIBRARY ORIENTATION
• Library user policy
• Print/Copy on
campus
• Library’s website
• Library’s blogs
• Library services
• Library resources

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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

7. LIBRARY SERVICES
• Reference
• Interlibrary loan
• Textbook on
reserve

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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

12. 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

13. INTERNET RESOURCES
• Popular search engines:
• Google
• Yahoo
• Bing
• Ask.com
• AOL
• Popular web browsers:
• IE
• Firefox
• Chrome
• Safari

14. 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

15. 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.

16. 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

17. 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