Library West Campus

Faculty & Staff Services


Library Instruction

Professional Support

Academic Support

Collection Development

Division Liaisons

Library Instruction

Library Instruction Services

West Campus librarians teach over 300 Library Instruction sessions per year! Bring your classes for library instruction:

  • Tailored for specific course and assignment
  • Emphasis on critical thinking and information literacy skills
  • Hands-on training for library resources on networked workstations
  • Professor's attendance preferred
  • Instruction maximizes student success on assignments

Please call x1432 to speak to a librarian about scheduling library instruction.

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Professional Support

Reference Services

Librarians provide individualized research assistance. Reference assistance is available to all by visiting or calling the Information Desk (6-201; x1432)

Professional Collection

The professional collection is available in the Learning Technology Center on West Campus (6-326). This collection contains materials that support professional development. Materials in the professional collection do not circulate to students.

Faculty & Staff Borrowing Privileges

Checkout terms for Faculty & Staff

  • Books - Four weeks
  • DVD / Videos in Circulation (6-201) - Three weeks
  • DVD / Videos (Audio-Visuals Department, 1st floor) - Check-out as needed, to faculty and staff only. Please contact Instructional Support Services.
  • Journals & Reference materials - Short term checkout available
  • Holds and Renewals are allowed.

Reciprocal Checkout & Interlibrary Loan

The West Campus Library has a reciprocal borrowing agreement with the following libraries that allows you to check out materials from these libraries:

  • UCF & other state university libraries
  • All 28 community college libraries
  • All four Valencia campus libraries

Through our Interlibrary Loan program, the West Campus Library will borrow requested materials from other libraries. For help placing an Interlibrary Loan request, contact Marcia Carlson, x1574.

For more information, see Borrowing (Circulation) Guidelines.

Access to Online Library Resources

Remote access to the library's online resources are available from home or office.

  • A searchable catalog of the library's resources is available online.
  • Remote access to the Library Databases is available by logging in with your valid Borrower ID (found on the back of your Valencia Photo ID) and PIN number.
  • All newly assigned PIN numbers will now be the last four digits of your VID number. Returning users may still use the last four digits of your social security number. PIN numbers may be changed any time at your request. Please call the Service Desk, x1574.
    • Borrower ID must be validated in the library system to allow access. Please contact the Information Desk, x1432, or go to Validate Borrower ID

Adjunct Resource Center

Workstations are available for use by Adjunct Faculty members in 6-326. Each workstation contains PC with network connection and telephone, and access to a print and copy station.

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Academic Support

Instructional Support Services (Audiovisual Booking)

  • Class and session bookings for equipment and material
  • Delivery and pickup
  • Preview material
    • In your office
    • In the West Campus Library
    • At home
  • Smart and Bright classroom training
  • For more information, please see Instructional Support Services homepage.

Course Reserves

  • Audio tape duplication (with permission)
  • Reserve options - library use only, overnight, 3-day, and 7-day checkout
  • Please contact Rose Oliver or Rhonis Barnard, x1243

Library Webpage

The West Campus Library webpage is the online portal to all of our resources and services. More than an informational page, it is also an instructional tool designed to provide access to learning centered resources for use with students' courses of study. Professors are encouraged to:

    • Integrate the Internet into class assignments.
    • Add your favorite Web sites to your personal Prof's Picks page.

Please contact Regina Seguin, x1361 for requests and questions about the West Campus Library webpage.

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Collection Development
 


Requests for new library materials are always welcome!

Requesting New Books, Audio-Visual & Software

Please fill out and submit a New Library Materials request form online. Please contact your librarian Division Liaison with any questions.

Requesting New Periodicals

Please fill out and submit a New Library Materials request form online.
Please contact your librarian Division Liaison with any questions.

  • Periodicals Selection Guidelines (To be posted soon)

Requesting New Databases

New databases are purchased by consensus of all campuses.
Please contact your department Dean, who will then forward the information to their campus Library Director by a deadline date each September.

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Contact Us
 


West Campus Division Liaisons

Architecture, Engineering & Technology Regina Seguin x1361
Business, Behavioral & Social Sciences Regina Seguin x1361
Communications Suzanne Lynch Johnson x1536
Fine Arts / Culinary Arts / Hospitality / Humanities Paulette Smith x1528
Health Sciences Paulette Smith x1528
Honors Suzanne Lynch Johnson x1536
Mathematics Donna Carver x1854
Science Donna Carver x1854
Student Affairs Donna Carver x1854
Student Success Suzanne Lynch Johnson x1536
  • For more information, please see our Staff page.
   
 

Site maintained by
Regina M. Seguin, Librarian
Valencia Community College
West Campus Library
Last revised 28 April 2008

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