An advanced researcher looking for books.
There are several ways you can find and receive books for research.
WorldCat
To access WorldCat go to the database link from our home
page. Sign in using your library ID and pin. This login information is
different from your normal GCCC database login. Use your Social Security
number and the last four digits of that number as your password. Choose FirstSearch.
From the FirstSearch screen choose the WorldCat
database.
From this screen, perform a search. The
following image reflects the search alcoholics AND women.
Get more information by clicking on the
title. Also view the number of libraries that have this item (this helps
you to decide which books to order). For more precise results, limit your
search to audience (juvenile/not juvenile), content
(thesis/biography/etc.), or format (book, video, microform, etc). Please
note that all items may not be available for Interlibrary Loan. Use
advanced search to rank your results by number of libraries that own the
item, relevance or date.
You may order your books directly from this
database (for more information about this service, see ILL
below).
Other library catalogs
WorldCat has a tremendous number of books
in their online catalog from all over the world. You may find it more
productive to try some local catalogs to find your materials.
Once you find the materials you can request them through
Interlibrary Loan.
Requesting
books
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Books can also be requested on interlibrary loan (ILL) |
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what? |
If a book you
need is checked out or not owned by GCCC Library then we can
borrow that book for you from another library. |
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how? |
Submit a request for ILL by using the
online form or use the
request feature located in the record for the book you need. |
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who? |
Students of GCCC, FSU-PC and Troy State students enrolled at
Tyndall Airforce Base, faculty and staff. |
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how many? |
5
items per day |
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how long? |
It
takes from 2 days to 2 weeks to receive materials ordered on ILL. |
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how much? |
ILL
is generally free however sometimes there is a charge. The library
will check with you first before ordering items that incur a fee.
Indicate on the form how much you are willing to pay. (Usually $0) |
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how long can I keep it? |
Books borrowed on ILL are generally available for 3 weeks. Some
items are can be renewed depending on the policy of the lending
library. Please contact us if you need to renew your ILL book. |
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fines? |
Fines for books borrowed on ILL are $1 per day. |
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Go to the Interlibrary Loan form for
articles or
books.
eBooks on NetLibrary. (Greenwood
Press is also a provider of eBooks purchased by GCCC)
| ebooks - the facts: |
- ebooks are electronic books, usually
electronic versions of printed books.
- The ebooks owned by GCCC Library are online
so they can be accessed 24/7.
- GCCC Library owns about 30,000 ebooks on a
broad range of subjects.
- Find ebooks. Borrower id = SSN
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| This is a cover page from an eBook:
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| Searching ebooks |
| ebooks provides a detailed search
screen. The search options are similar to those in the book catalog.
Click the search tips link to find out more about your search options. |
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- The keyword field searches title,
author, Library of Congress subject heading, publisher and ISBN.
- The full-text field searches the
entire text of the book for your search terms. Beware false
hits.
- The subject field provides the same as
the subject keyword search in the book catalog.
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| Search Results |
- Search results will be displayed similarly to
results in the GCCC library book catalog.
- Each result will include brief citation
information and a hyperlinked title for you to click on.
- A new page will load with detailed
information about the book.
- From here you can return to your results or,
if the book seems useful, choose to browse.
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| Browsing |
- Browsing an ebook gives you access to the
full-text of that book. Browsing means that you 'borrow' the
book for a short period so only you have access to that book
while you are browsing.
- When browsing an ebook the book itself
appears on the right of the screen and a tools frame appears on
the left.
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| Tools |
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TOC |
Table of Contents
provided with hyperlinks so that you can jump directly to a
particular chapter. |
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Find |
Allows searching
of the entire text of the book. You can use this as an enhanced
index. |
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Dictionary |
An online
dictionary. You can type in the word you need defined or if you
come across an unfamiliar word in the text of the book,
double-click that word and the dictionary automatically provides a
definition. |
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Help |
provides help
with browsing including use of tools. |
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| Copying & Printing |
- You may print or copy one page at a time from
ebooks.
- Due to copyright restrictions you cannot
print the whole book or large sections of the book.
- Excessive printing/copying is monitored by
NetLibrary (our ebooks provider) and warnings will be sent to
users who attempt to print/copy excessively. You may receive a
powerful electrical shock through your computer if you attempt
to violate the copyright.
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