Information for Faculty
Library card – Bring your faculty ID into the library and we will add a barcode for library use.
Library account – Request an account for VCCSLinc, Germanna’s online catalog. An account will permit you to view a list of materials currently checked out to you, to renew materials online, and to place holds on materials. Please see a library staff member to request an account.
Instruction – A librarian will be happy to come to your class to provide general library orientation or to provide instruction for particular resources and/or assignments. Contact Karen Bowers (kbowers@germanna.edu) for instruction at LGC or at GCAT. Contact Rosemary Blankenship (rblankenship@germanna.edu) for instruction at FAC or at off-campus-sites. If you prefer, you may complete and submit a request for library instruction online here.
Online resources – The library website offers access to library catalogs, full text journal and newspaper databases, journal indexes and abstracts, electronic books and journals, reference resources, government websites, and research guides.
Library Activities Organization - The Library Activities organization was created to provide information to faculty and students to assist them in using library resources. If you do not see Library Activities on your My GCC page and would like to be added to the organization, contact Karen Bowers (kbowers@germanna.edu).
Print and audio-visual resources – All libraries (FAC, GCAT, and LGC) house print reference and periodical collections as well as audio-visual collections. In addition, the LGC library has an extensive circulating collection of print non-fiction and fiction material.
Circulation – Faculty may check out books from the circulating collection for the current semester, reference material for overnight, and videos/DVDs/CDs for two weeks. The circulation policy is found here.
Intercampus loan – Faculty may request that material from another campus be delivered to their home campus for check out. A daily courier service delivers between the three libraries. Faculty may request an intercampus loan in person, online here, or via the hold function in VCCSLinc, the library catalog.
Interlibrary loan – Faculty may request interlibrary loan of material by completing a request form either in person or online here. The interlibrary loan policy is found here.
Reserves – Faculty may request print or audio-visual material be placed on reserve in the library for limited circulation by completing a reserve request form in person or online here. At the end of each semester, reserve material will be returned to the faculty member or returned to the library collection, as appropriate.
Remote access – Faculty may access online library resources from off-campus by using your My GCC ID and password.
Online reference service – LRC Live is an interactive online reference service staffed by VCCS librarians. Faculty may access the online reference service LRC Live through the library website or here.
VCCS information literacy tutorial – Faculty may access the VCCS information literacy tutorial, Connect for Success, through the library website or here.
Collection development – The librarians welcome faculty recommendations for purchase of materials for the library collection. Please speak directly with a librarian or complete a request form either in person or online here. The collection development policy is found here.
Questions/Suggestions – Faculty questions and suggestions are welcome. Please contact Karen Bowers (kbowers@germanna.edu) for questions or suggestions related to LGC, GCAT, or Coffeewood. Please contact Rosemary Blankenship (rblankenship@germanna.edu) for questions or suggestions related to FAC or off-campus sites.