LIBRARY
COLLECTIONS
All of the library
collections are accessible through the Library
Catalog: NC-PALS. GENERAL
COLLECTION
The library has
a general collection of almost 110,000 circulating items. These circulating items
are located on the four floors of the stacks and are accessible from the main
floor and the lower level of the library. The general collection includes all
fields of study and is easily accessible using location guides posted throughout
the library. NEW
ACQUISITIONS
New books are located on a table in the lobby of the Library.
New books may be checked out at the circulation desk.
COURSE
RESERVE COLLECTION
Professors may
place supplemental readings and other materials for their courses on Reserve so
that all students in the class will have access to them. Reserve items are available
at the Circulation Desk, on the main floor of the library. Reserve materials can
include sample tests, solutions manuals, books, videos, study guides, periodicals,
photocopied articles, computer software, and many other items. Because instructors
consider student access to reserve materials important, these materials are held
where all students will have a chance to examine them for limited periods of time
and generally can not be taken from the library.
The Library does not purchase course textbooks; students may purchase these at
the campus bookstore. CURRICULUM
MATERIALS CENTER (CMC)
The CMC, located
in the lower level of the library, houses more than 5000 resources for teacher
education faculty and students. Materials include professional literature, juvenile
books, activity books, curriculum guides, videos, kits, and North Carolina state-adopted
textbooks. GREENSBORO
COLLEGE FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
Faculty
publications are located in the main lobby and contain a good cross section of
books, articles, studies and other materals published by teaching personnel. LEVY-LOEWENSTEIN
HOLOCAUST COLLECTION
The Levy-Loewenstein Holocaust Collection was established
by Richard and Jane Levy to provide Greensboro College students with a complete
and up-to-date collection of publications on Holocaust history. The Levy-Loewenstein
Holocaust Collection is located on the top floor of the Library. MUSIC
COLLECTION
The Music Library Collection, located at one
end of the Periodical Room on the main floor of the Library, provides access to
thousands of circulating musical scores,
compact discs, and phonograph recordings.
Media stations are available for in-house listening, but compact discs and phonographs
may also be checked out. PERIODICAL
COLLECTION
Periodicals in the Library
fall into two broad categories; general and Curriculum Materials Center (CMC)
periodicals. General periodicals include journals, magazines, and newspapers on
a wide range of subjects supporting the college’s curriculum and are located
on the main floor of the Library. CMC periodicals are housed on the lower level
of the library and support the Education Curriculum at Greensboro College. Thousands
of periodicals are available in full text through NC-LIVE
and other electronic databases available to the Greensboro College community.
These databases are now accessible off-campus via the Greensboro College Proxy
Server. (Access requires a valid College email address and password.) REAVIS
READING AREA
The
Reavis reading area, located within the Curriculum Materials Center on the lower
level of the library, includes publications published by the Phi Delta Kappan
Education Foundation. This Foundation provides "fastbacks" (concise, informative
booklets) along with books on a wide range of educational topics.
REFERENCE
COLLECTION
The Reference Collection
is located in the Reference Room on the main floor of the library and houses thousands
of print resources such as encyclopedias, indexes, statistical sources, critical
reviews, law research materials, biographical information, and subject specific
dictionaries and encyclopedias. The Library also subscribes to electronic references
sources which are available both on and off campus. For more information about
this collection visit the Reference Desk in the main lobby. SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS
Special Collections books
are located in the top level of the library within the technical staff offices.
These books are available for use only within the library. This collection includes
many books published in the nineteenth century and earlier. It also also contains
autographed copies of books published by Greensboro College faculty members and
by authors who have spoken at the College. TEACHING
AND LEARNING RESOURCES COLLECTION (TLR)
The TLR, located in the library's top floor front hallway, includes book,
periodical and video resources in the area of higher education. The main focus
of this collection is to provide faculty and staff with an opportunity to peruse
current trends and thought in research related to higher education. VIDEO
COLLECTION
The video collection includes
both VHS and DVD formats and is located in the Periodicals area on the main floor
of the library. It contains hundreds of feature, instructional, and documentary
films. Any video can be viewed at the library by any person. Circulating videos
may be checked out for seven days with an additional renewal being possible. | 
