WALLACE COMMUNITY

COLLEGE

LEARNING RESOURCES

CENTERS SYSTEM

WALLACE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

LEARNING RESOURCES CENTERS SYSTEM

The Learning Resources Centers System (LRC)

provides a current collection of resources and

services to faculty, staff, and students to support

college and lifelong learning.

The LRC collection includes approximately

40,000 print format books, 150,000 e-books,100

print periodical titles, and 1,300 audiovisual

resources.

In addition, approximately 60 online electronic

databases are available to all Wallace

Community College students.

LOCATIONS OF WALLACE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

LEARNING RESOURCES CENTERS

Wallace Campus in Dothan

Learning Resources Center

Phillip J. Hamm Library

1141 Wallace Dr.

Dothan, AL 36303

Telephone:

1-800-543-2426 or (334) 983-3521 - Ext 2217

Sparks Campus in Eufaula

Learning Resources Center

(Adjacent to the Alabama Technology Network

Eufaula Center Building)

3235 South Eufaula Avenue

Eufaula, AL 36027

Telephone:

1-800-543-2426 or (334) 687-3543 - Ext 4203

Additional contact information is available on

the LRC home page.

SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AVAILABLE

Computers and Information

Technologies

Available for use by faculty, staff, and

students

First come, first-served basis

Print cards necessary for computer printing

Print cards can be purchased at the LRC and the

bookstore on both campuses.

Circulating Books

Available for check-out for up to four weeks

by students

Renewable if not placed on hold by another

student

Limit of four books per student

Periodicals

Print format periodicals available for in-house use only

Listing of current print periodicals and back issues available at each location and on the LRC

home page

Alabama Virtual Library

Thousands of magazines and journals available online through the Alabama Virtual Library

(AVL). Many of these sources contain full-text articles.

Remote access of AVL available from WCC home page

Passwords are not required for most in-state users. It is recommended that students apply for an AVL password card on the LRC homepage. The cards may be picked up at the

LRC desk.

Reference Services

Available primarily for students, faculty, and staff of WCC

Staff assistance during LRC hours

Print format reference materials available for LRC in-house use only

Online reference assistance available during LRC hours through the “Ask a Librarian” link

located on the LRC home page

Reserve Materials

Located near the circulation desk at each location

Limited check-out terms for some items

SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AVAILABLE

CONTINUED

Interlibrary Loan

Offers the opportunity to borrow books from

local libraries through written cooperative

agreements

LRC Orientation

Offers research skills instruction for classes

and individuals upon request

Media Software

Available for up to one-week check-out with a

refundable $5.00 deposit per item

Limit of two items per patron

EBSCO E-Books

Provides access to over 150,000 digital format

books through the EBSCO E-Books database

SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AVAILABLE

CONTINUED

Links to the

Alabama Virtual

Library, LRC home

page and Library

Catalog are located in

the WCC Quick

Links Menu.

The online Library

Catalog indexes all

WCC library print format

books and audiovisuals.

Each record is complete

with call numbers to help

locate the materials.

Databases Available to All Students

Online Library Catalog

Access Science

Alabama Virtual Library (AVL)

Bloom’s Literature Reference Collection

Congressional Digest Debates Online

Credo Reference

EBSCO E-Book Collection

JSTOR

Lexis-Nexis

OVID Nursing Collection

ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source

Salem Press Reference Collection

ONLINE DATABASES AVAILABLE

The LRC Databases can be

accessed from the left menu on

the LRC home page.

EBSCO E-books is the

College’s primary collection of

digital format books. It can be

accessed through the Learning

Resources Center home page.

.

The most helpful of

these may be

EBSCO Host and

Gale PowerSearch.

A complete list of

available databases is

located on the AVL

website under Student

Resources -> College

& University

Users may use simple

key word searches as

well as advanced

search options.

EBSCO HOST

searches a number

of different

EBSCO databases.

Gale PowerSearch

searches a number of

different Gale

databases.

Gale users may use

simple keyword

searches as well as

advanced search

options.

LIBRARY ASSISTANCERemember to

ALWAYS ask the

library staff for

assistance

Online reference

service is accessed

by using “Ask a

Librarian” located on

the LRC homepage.

Thank you for taking the

time to learn about the

Wallace Community

College Learning

Resources Centers

System.