How To Find Books In The Germanna Libraries

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How To Find Books In Germannas Libraries
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The library home page is located at
www.germanna.edu/library.VCCSLinc is Germannas
gateway to an online catalog of books, serials,
e-resources, sound recordings and more.
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Once you enter the catalog, choose the type of
search you wish to do from the drop-down menu.
Enter your search term in the search box and
click Go.
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When you get the list of records, be sure to
check for the location (Culpeper, Locust Grove,
Fredericksburg, or VCCS) and the type and
availability (Circulating, Reference, Internet,
etc.) of the item.
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• If you do not find any matches for your search
• Check your spelling
• Try a more general or a more specific search
  term, by

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using Advanced Search which enables you to
refine your search. Also, terms such as and,
or, not
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can limit your search, as it did here with and
or
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expand your search, as it did here with or.
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As you can see the Boolean operators and, or,
and not can have a significant impact on the
results of your search.
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You can get the most complete information about
any item by clicking on the title or the record
number.
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Read the Abstract to see if the book contains the
information that you need and want. Also, the
record page can assist you with citation.
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The various citation styles are listed.
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If you want to see more resources that are
available for your topic, look at Subject
Lib.Cong. Often there are several subject
listings for a book.
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This path can open up a whole new world of
material for you.
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Now, for example, you can decide if you want to
focus on Arctic regions or Economic aspects
within the climatic changes subject category
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Also, at the bottom of the record, you can click
on the Location. This will give you the
ability to see if the book is on the shelf and to
put a hold on it if it is.
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Since this book is on the shelf, Request this
item will give you the ability to place a hold
on it.
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Enter your myGCC login information to sign in and
place the request. The item will be sent to the
campus of your choice for pick up within 24 hours.
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Additionally, you may request that circulating
books be held for you at a particular campus by
submitting an online request form.
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Note that there are several different types of
form options here.
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Distance Learning/Off-Campus Students and Faculty
please use this form for all requests.
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Through our online Library Request Forms, you can
also request items not owned by Germanna.
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If you did not find a book that you were looking
for in our collection, search other libraries by
entering Library Catalogs.
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This page gives you the ability to access Other
College Libraries, WorldCat (a catalog of
books, web resources, and other materials world
wide), and Local Public Libraries.
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Once you find an item you wantreturn to the
Library Home page, Library Request Forms and fill
out the appropriate form.
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• Reference books and audio-visual material may be
  moved from one campus to another for your use in
  the library.
• Online books may be accessed directly through the
  catalog.
• Online books available through VIVA or VCCS may
  be accessed with your myGCC user ID and password.
  
• Online books available through NetLibrary require
  a separate user ID and password. NetLibrary
  accounts needs to be initiated on a Germanna
  computer. Distance Learners may email
  library_at_germanna.edu for an account to be set up
  for them.

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Contact us for assistance, comments or questions.

• Contact
• Fredericksburg Area Campus library
• 540-891-3015
• library_at_germanna.edu
• Locust Grove Campus library
• 540-423-9163
• lgclibrary_at_germanna.edu
• Daniel Technology Center library
• 540-937-2924
• dtclibrary_at_germanna.edu
• Rev. 12/09