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LRC Orientation Activity PowerPoint
- 1. Library Orientation Owen HallLearning Resource Center Chattahoochee Valley Community College
- 2. Overview • Briefly goover policies and procedures • Assign the Orientation Passport Activity • Divide into Teams • Work together to solve the assigned tasks and earn stamps • Learn your way around the library and its resources
- 3. Check-Out Guide • CVCCstudents can check out up to 10 books at a time • Your library card is your Student ID • If you do not return books on time, each book will incur a $0.20 fine per day it is overdue. • Unpaid library fines result in a hold on your record,preventing you from: registering, graduating, and accessing official transcripts. Fun fact! You can also check out books at CTC by signing up for a CVCC/CTC library card with us! Need Help Finding a Book? If we don’t have the book you need, you can request it from a different library through ILL. See a member of the library staff for more information!
- 4. Resources Guide Check-Out andTake With You • Any circulating books from our “main” collection. • These can be found mostly on the 2nd floor, as well as on the bookcase by the computers (bestsellers & new releases). Check-Out and Stay in the LRC • Textbooks (located in the Reserve room behind the circulation desk) • Laptops • DVDs • You will need to leave a photo ID at the desk. BYOEB! Bring your own earbuds! We do not check out earbuds or headphones.
- 5. Printing & CopyingGuide Printing 1. Use your student ID or buy a print card. Printing costs $0.10 per page. 2. Add money to your card with the Equitrac machine. It only accepts $1 bills. 3. After pressing File Print, a window will pop up asking for a release key. This can be anything that is easy to remember (your initials, favorite number, etc.). 4. Find the release station next to the printer/copier. Type in your release key. 5. Click on your document title, click Print, insert your card into the pay station. Copying 1. Use your student ID or buy a print card. Copies cost $0.10 per page. 2. Put your original on the glass. Select number of copies. Insert your card into the pay station. 3. Press the green “Copy” button. NOTE: do not open the drawers or trays for any reason. If there is an error, or if the machine is out of paper, see a member of the library staff instead.
- 6. Searching the StacksGuide • All of our books are arranged by the Call Number, and we follow the Library of Congress Classification system (which is a bit different from the Dewey Decimal Classification system). • Call Numbers are basically the books’ addresses. • They are read top to bottom, and the books are arranged first alphabetically on the bookcases, and then numerically on the bookshelves. Call Number!
- 7. Searching the AVLGuide • AVL stands for Alabama Virtual Library, and it is where you will get access to databases full of scholarly articles. • On campus, you do not need a username or password, but at home you might. See the librarian for registration information! • From the screen, click on Student Resources, then College & University, then select a database from the list. • Use limiters to help narrow down your search and to make sure you are only getting results that fit within your assignment requirements.
- 8. Stay in TouchWith Us! • Hours: Monday – Thursday, 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Saturday, CLOSED Sunday, 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. • Phone: (334) 291-4978 • Virtual Chat: http://thelrcblog.blogspot.com • Online: http://cv.edu.booksys.net/opac/cvcclib/index.html Summer Hours Monday – Thursday, 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday, CLOSED Sunday, 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- 9. Ready? Set! Go! Nowit’s your turn! Meet up with your teammates, read the instructions carefully, and solve the problems together. Come to the circulation desk for your completion stamps.