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What is
the checkout time for library materials? |
Books - 4 weeks. They can be
renewed by calling the library or logging into your account in our
library catalog.
Periodicals - 7 days
Videos/DVDs - Library Use Only
Reserve items - your instructor determines this. It ranges
from Library Use Only, overnight, 2 days, two weeks, etc.
Interlibrary Loan items - are determined by the loaning library.
It is usually 3-4 weeks. |
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Can I renew a book online? |
Students: Use your MyBRCC login and password
here
to access Your Account.
Employees and community: please
call the library for your login and password.
If the book you want to renew doesn't give you that option, it could
be because it is on hold for another library user, or it has already
been renewed the maximum number of times. Please
call us if you have any questions. |
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What software is on the library computers? |
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Click here for
a listing of software on the computers in the library.
To search by lab, the computers in the front of the Library are
G200-CAT and the computers in the back of the Library are G200. |
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How do I cite
an article I've found in one of the online databases? |
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Our
EBSCO,
Literature Resource Center and
Opposing Viewpoints databases will give citations in MLA and APA
format, but for other sources, use the following guidelines:
Using
APA, a
magazine article
citation
should look like this:
Gore, R. (2001, April). Pharaohs of the sun. National
Geographic,
199. Retrieved August 21, 2001, from Expanded
Academic
ASAP database.
Using
MLA, a
magazine article citation should look like this:
Gore, Rick. "Pharaohs of the Sun."
National Geographic Apr. 2001.
Expanded Academic ASAP. Gale Group.
Blue Ridge Community College Library.,
Weyers Cave. 21 Aug. 2001.
Using
APA, a
journal article citation should look like this:
Holton, W. (1994). The Ohio Indians and
the coming of the
American Revolution in Virginia. The Journal of Southern
History, 60, 453-478. Retrieved July 31, 2001, from
JSTOR database.
Using
MLA, a
journal article citation should look like this:
Holton, Woody. "The Ohio Indians and
the Coming of
the American Revolution in Virginia." The Journal
of Southern History 60.3 (1994): 453-478.
JSTOR.
Blue Ridge Community College Library,
Weyers Cave. 31 July 1998
<http://www.jstor.org>.
Using
APA, a
newspaper article citation shoud look like this:
Cowell, A. (2001, September 3). Britain
faces flurry of illegal migrants
using channel tunnel. New York Times. Retrieved
October 19,
2001, from Expanded Academic ASAP database.
Using MLA,
a newspaper article citation should look like this:
Cowell, Alan. "Britain Faces Flurry of
Illegal Migrants
Using Channel Tunnel." New York Times 3
Sept. 2001, late
ed. Expanded Academic ASAP.
Blue Ridge Community College Library, Weyers
Cave. 19 Oct. 2001 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu>.
From Citing
Sources from Duke University |
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Can I use JMU's
Library? |
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BRCC students are
able to use James Madison University’s Carrier Library. Simply
bring a BRCC ID card (available free from Mary Kier Smith, Student
Activities Director, in Houff 108) or a photo ID to JMU Library’s
Circulation Desk. You will not be given a library card, but you
will be put in their computer system as a BRCC student. You may
then check out up to six books at a time for three weeks and can
renew them once. Their fines are $.25 a day. Here’s a link to
their
circulation services page, which information
such as,
library hours,
map of Carrier Library and
directions to their library and available parking. |
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Whom
should I ask when I need help in the library? |
The Reference Desk
(also called the Information Desk) which is directly next to the
Circulation Desk. This would be the best place to ask for help. If
no one is at the Reference Desk, you can always ask for help at the
Circulation Desk. Or you can walk into the
Librarian's Office, which is the office between the new books and
audiobook shelves.
Please ask if you don't find what you
need. YOU are the reason the library staff is here,
so don't leave empty handed!
Or you could try our new
E-mail a Librarian link. You can e-mail us a question and we
will e-mail you back a answer. You could also
try our new
LRC Live, which is a service that enables you and a
librarian to chat online, in real-time.
The service also allows the
librarian to share web pages and other helpful materials to
assist you with your research, collaboratively and interactively.
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When is
the next Library Demo? |
Here is a list of "free" library demos
that anyone can attend. You will be shown how to evaluate web
sites, access our databases from your home computer, locate books, print free
articles,
renew your books
yourself online,
obtain a free library card, and numerous other valuable research skills.
Spring Semester:
Thursday, January 14, 12noon
Monday, January 25, 5:00pm
Tuesday, February 9, 1:00pm
Wednesday, February 24, 2:30pm
Monday, March 22, 11:30am
Tuesday, April 6, 6:00pm
All demos will be held
on the computers in
the back of the library.
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What's the difference between a magazine and a journal? |
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Click here for an explanation. |
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How are the books in Houff Library
arranged on the shelves? |
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We use the Library of Congress
Classification.
Click here
for a full explanation. |
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Where's the bathroom? |
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They are located in the front of the
library right across from the east stairs. |
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When is
the library open? |
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Click here
for the Library's hours. We are open Saturdays (10am-3pm) during
fall and spring semesters, but not
Sundays. The Library's online resources can be accessed from your home computer
any hour of the day or night
(click here for full instructions).
Also, the
computer lab in F110 is open Saturdays
10am to 6pm, and Sundays 1pm to 9pm. |
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May I use any
computer in the library? |
| Yes, there are
computers in the east back of the
library and next to the Reference Desk. There are also computers you can use in the Learning
Center, which is the door to the west of the Reference section. |
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Where's the
printer for these computers? |
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The
laser jet printer is located with the
computers in the east back side of the Library. It prints both sides of the
paper and is free! |
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Is there a color printer? |
| Yes, there's a color
printer in F110 that students can use for class assignments only.
This lab is open weekends, Saturdays 10-6 and Sundays 1-9. |
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Is there a scanner? |
| There is now a scanner
in the Library. It is connected to the last computer in the
back of the Library. |
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Where are the Reference
books? |
| They are located in the
low shelves at the front of the library. These books
are an excellent place to start any research, as there are numerous
encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs which have great general
information. You need to know the general overview of your topic
before you start on any in-depth information. So ask if you don't
know which reference book would best fit your topic. |
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Does the library have a
copier? |
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Yes,
and it's cheap - only $.05 for each copy. It
takes change and dollar bills. It is located south of the
Reference and Circulation Desks. |
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What if the library doesn't have the magazine or journal I need? |
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If
the magazine or journal is not listed in our
Periodical Holdings List, then use our
VCCS Online Journal Search
or
VIVA
Online Journal Locator to see which database has your
article full-text. If neither of those places lists your magazine
or journal, you may request the article through interlibrary loan.
There is no charge for this service. There are forms at the
Circulation Desk that you need to fill out so we know the title,
author, date and page numbers of your article. We will call you
when the article arrives. |
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If I need a book that is not in the BRCC library, how can I get it? |
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Use
the
E-mail a Librarian online form or there
are forms at the Circulation Desk you may fill out with the author,
title or the ISBN number of the book you need. We will request it,
free of charge, through our interlibrary loan service. We will call
you when the book arrives. |
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Can someone not a college student, but a citizen of the community,
use the library and the computers? |
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Yes,
anyone in our service area (Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro and
surrounding counties as well as Highland County) is welcome to use
our library. |
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Do you have a
children's collection? |
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We
have a children's collection in the front of the library which
ranges from pre-school to high
school. The Weyers Cave Womans' Club has faithfully donated money
every year to buy books for this collection. |
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Do you have a Virginia
Collection? |
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Our
Virginia Collection is located in our Director's office. It is
quite extensive and is available for check-out. |
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Is there a fee to
obtain a library card? |
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There
is no charge for library cards, to students or residents. And they
never expire! |
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What's the Library's phone number? |
From
Harrisonburg, call 453-2226
From Staunton, call 213-7002, extension 2226
From Waynesboro, call 942-7002, extension 2226 |
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Does the library own
BRCC textbooks? |
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No,
we do not buy textbooks, but several professors put their textbooks
on Reserve in the Library. You may check out these textbooks at the
Circulation Desk and use them in the library. |
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Does
the library have a fax machine for student use? |
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We
have a fax machine you may use for school-related matters only.
It is in the Library Office where there's someone to help you if you
need it. |
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May I
recommend a book for the library to purchase? |
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We
welcome any suggestions. You can use the
Online Suggestion Box or give any suggestions to the
Librarian or the Director. They make all final purchase decisions. |
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Where can I have a
transparency made? |
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Go to
E103, Duplicating, and they can help you make one and at no charge.
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I'm blocked
for an overdue/lost book! Help! |
| You will be blocked for
any library item that is 30 days overdue. This will prevent you
from checking out anything else from the library, registering for
classes, receiving your grades, transcripts, etc. To have your
block released, return your overdue item(s) and inform the library
staff when you do so. If you have lost the library item(s) that are
overdue, please ask any library staff member for instructions. |
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Does BRCC have wireless
capability? |
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Yes,
we do. If you are a student, you need to go to the Computer
Lab in F112 to have the necessary software downloaded on your
laptop. For non-students, this process will take a day or two. Please go to the
Wireless
Access Project page for complete information.
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