EGC -- About the Library -


About the Library EGC Home Page Library Home Page Ask a Librarian To make the most effective use of this Library during your stay at East Georgia College you need to understand how we are organized, what resources we offer, and what policies are in effect.
	ORGANIZATION The books in the library are arranged on the shelves according to the Library of Congress Classification System, which separates all knowledge into 21 classes. Each class is identified by a letter of the alphabet, subclasses by combination of letters, and subtopics within classes and subclasses by a numerical notation.
	LOCATING MATERIALS AND INFORMATION The default setting for the computers in the Library is the East Georgia College homepage. From there you can access the websites of the Library and GALILEO (Georgia Library Learning Online), Georgia's virtual library. Books, videos, and periodicals in our library can be located through the link GIL@EGC that is found on the GALILEO Home Page. Items can be searched for by using an Exact Search (author, title, subject), or by using the Keyword Search. Results display full bibliographical information and the call number. Over 27,000 full-text electronic books from the vendor netLibrary are accessible through GIL as well. To check out ebooks an account must be set up on campus, and then the ebooks can be checked out and read at your home computer using your account name and password. GALILEO also provides access to multiple databases which provide citations to articles in periodicals and to chapters in books. Many articles are full-text. GALILEO is accessible from off-campus at http://www.galileo.usg.edu using a password available to EGC students, faculty and staff. Use the GIL@EGC link to locate the password.
	BORROWING AND REQUESTING BOOKS EGC students, faculty, and staff may check out books from the general collection for 4 weeks, videos for 3 days, and bound and unbound periodicals overnight. Reference books do not generally circulate, but exceptions can be made based upon a specific request. Fines are levied for overdue materials. EGC students should present a valid and current ID card in order to check out material. Students, faculty, and staff with a valid and current ID from another University System of Georgia institution automatically qualify for borrowing privileges. Individuals from surrounding communities may apply at the circulation desk for community borrowing privileges that are granted to persons 18 years of age or older. Community borrowers must provide current photo identification. If EGC students, faculty and staff need specific books that are not available at the EGC Library, they should search the GIL Universal Catalog or GILUC. If books are located here they can self-request them using GIL Express. If EGC users need a periodical article not available on GALILEO or in the Library's periodical collection, they must use the Interlibrary Loan system. Ask the Library Staff about requesting materials.
	COMPUTER LAB A computer lab, located adjacent to the library, is dedicated to student use. It houses 50 workstations all equipped with the Microsoft Office Suite, internet access, and various academic software. The GALILEO computers in the library do not provide Office application software.
	MEDIA VIEWING AND LISTENING The library has study rooms with VCR/DVD players and monitors for viewing library videos. An audio cassette/CD player and an audio tape duplicator are available for use in the Library.
	HERITAGE CENTER A collection of material related to Georgia history and culture is located in the Heritage Center, available to all our users. Material in this special collection includes books, periodicals, photographs, and maps and covers local history, genealogy, and the archives of the College. Material from this collection circulates to our students and faculty.
	ATMOSPHERE It is our wish to keep the Library as quiet as possible to provide a suitable backdrop for study. Several small study rooms are available for group study.
	WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU! The library staff is here to help you understand the library and make maximum use of its resources. Mastering the use of the EGC Library will help you in classroom assignments and in preparing formal papers.
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