ACC courses are taught at ACC Campuses, Centers, and Sites spanning 8 central Texas counties. All current ACC students are eligible for ACC Library Services, regardless of their course location.

All eight ACC Campuses have libraries, faculty librarians, library services, and collections on-site.

Additionally, a few ACC Centers offer ACC Library Services on-site to assist students and faculty. This page briefly describes ACC Library services available at these Centers:    ECR, FBG/HCUC, SMC.

LIBRARY SERVICE LOCATIONS at ACC CENTERS

GET HELP - REFERENCE

• Centers: ACC Library staff are available on-site at the Library Centers listed above during the hours posted above. You can contact them in person, by phone or email. Hours of availability, resources, and services available vary at each Center. Be sure to see the above chart for the hours of service.
• Campuses: Current ACC students may use any ACC Campus Library, including ACC Center students. Locations, hours, and driving directions are online at http://library.austincc.edu/loc/ or http://library.austincc.edu/loc/HoursandLocations.pdf.
• Online Chat: Ask a Librarian -- Live Chat or IM: Ask a Librarian is always an option. IM - acclibrarian
• Phone: Phone numbers for Library Service locations are posted at http://library.austincc.edu/loc/.
• Library Website: Open 24/7! The Library Website has numerous helpful resources available for all our students. Of special note --
  Guides    &    Tutorials
  Library Services and Programs
  FAQs
  Research Shortcuts
• Blackboard: When using Blackboard, click on the "Library TAB" to connect to the Library website and access services and resources. If you are the course instructor, contact Library Services to add additional library materials or services to your Blackboard course.

LIBRARY CATALOG

The Library Catalog (Alicat) lists items in the collection such as books and media - held at all of the ACC Library service locations.

The Library catalog may be searched by title, author or subject -- and you can also limit your search to the ACC Campus Library nearest you. The item display in the catalog also indicates which library location has the item. Featured lists are available in the catalog indicating ACC Library materials at the ECR, FBG, and SMC centers.

ACC students at Centers have the same circulation privileges and responsibilities as those at Campuses. You may check out circulating items at any ACC campus library. If you are enrolled at any of the centers with ACC Library Services on-site, please see the document delivery service listed below. Let us save you a trip!

DATABASES - ARTICLES

ACC Library article databases are available online at: http://library.austincc.edu/eresources/AtoZ.htm. Through these databases you have access to full-text journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, as well as to other e-resources such as e-books, encyclopedias, and more!

You can access these databases at any campus library, or at the Centers listed above, or remotely online from home or anywhere else you have Internet access. Please keep reading, and see the important note below about Remote Access.

REMOTE ACCESS TO DATABASES

Students need their ACCeID to remotely access ACC Library article databases. This sometimes includes access to Library databases from the Centers with ACC Library Services.

An ACCeID is your ACC ID number preceded by your first name initial and a password that you create. Also, this is the same username and password required to access Blackboard and many other ACC online services.

To activate your ACCeID you will need your ACC ID (you can find this number on registration and payment statements). Contact the ACC Helpdesk for assistance with ACCeIDs.

The following ACC Library services require an ACCeID:

• Databases / Remote access - including full-text article databases
• E-book Collection / Remote access
• My Library Record

DOCUMENT DELIVERY to CENTERS (Sending Library Materials to Centers)

You may request ACC library materials be sent from any ACC campus library to the centers listed above via the online request form linked below.

• Document Delivery Form for ACC students enrolled at ECR, FBG/HCUC, & SMC.

Be sure to indicate the delivery location on the form.
Library materials (books, dvds, etc.) are listed within the Library Catalog. Please check the Library catalog prior to making a document delivery request, in order to verify that an ACC Library owns the item you are seeking.

Campus Students -- Important Note:   If you are enrolled in courses meeting at any of the eight ACC Campuses (CYP, EVC, NRG, PIN, RGC, RRC, RVS, SAC) -- the Library routinely sends materials from 'campus library to campus library'. It's a quick and easy service, that ACC Librarians assist students with routinely. Just contact an ACC Library for assistance. We'll gladly send circulating items from one campus library to another campus library for you to pick up there. You don't need the online form linked above for this 'campus to campus' library service. All it takes is a phone call to your ACC Campus Library.

ITV COURSES

All eight Campus Media Centers have ITV Course episodes available - viewable only on-site. ACC Campus Libraries also have some of these ITV sets available for limited checkout.

The ACC Centers listed above maintain a small collection of ITV sets in our Library Service area. It is strongly recommended that you contact ACC Library staff at the Centers to verify if they have the ITV set you are seeking.

TEXSHARE CARDS

TexShare is a state-funded program that allows participating libraries to share resources. With a TexShare card, you can borrow books from many other academic and public libraries in Texas.

To obtain a TexShare card.....
Go to any ACC Campus Library - or - ask for assistance from ACC Library staff at the Centers listed above.
Or, use this online TexShare Request form.

TEXTBOOKS

The Student Support Center textbook collection (located at the RVS Library) is available to eligible ACC students, including students enrolled at the ACC Centers listed above. Click for more info about the textbook collection http://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/Services/ss-txtbk.htm or ask for assistance from ACC Library staff at your center, including questions about document delivery.

PC/WORKSTATION ACCESS

ACC students enrolled at the Centers listed above, have workstation access to ACC Library Services website and resources. This means you can access ACC Library website, including online Library services and resources at those Centers.

However, please note that some ACC centers require an extra log-in step for ACC students. So, it is important that you speak with the ACC Library Service staff persons at the Center - in order to obtain information about logging into CENTER workstations.

Examples of Center specific requirements:

• San Marcos Center
  Requires a San Marcos ISD user ID and password that will be issued to all ACC students by the on-site faculty librarian upon request.

After logging on to the Center workstation with these "local usernames and passwords," you can then go to the ACC Library Website to access online library services and resources. Again, you will need an ACCeID to access certain online resources, see the ACC Library staff for assistance.

SERVICES & PROGRAMS

Many more ACC Library Services and resources are available to ACC students and faculty attending the Centers (ECR, FBG/HCUC, SMC), than are described on this webpage. We've only touched upon the basics above. If you are attending any of the centers with Library Services -- please ask the ACC Library staff there about any of our services and programs.

NEED MORE INFO?

• Library services for ACC Centers & Early College -- 512.223.8114 :: lkilman@austincc.edu
• Library services for ACC Online-distance learning students -- 512.223.2135 :: tbarksda@austincc.edu
• ACC Distance Learning http://dl.austincc.edu/ 512.223.8026, 888.223.8026
• ACC Distance Learning Counselor townsend@austincc.edu
• ACC Early College Start

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