Research Guides: Library Research: Find Books

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Search the Catalog with Summon

Search most library databases and the book catalog at once using Summon. If a database is not available with a Summon search, direct links are provided on each resources tab.

Academic eBook Collection (InfoBase) This link opens in a new window

Chiltonlibrary.Com (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Gale OneFile: Informe Académico This link opens in a new window

American News This link opens in a new window
Includes Black Life in America and Hispanic Life in America.

Feature Films for Education Collection This link opens in a new window

About the Library Catalog

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The online catalog contains the records of all the items located in the RCC Library.

Also included are the holdings of 52 other community college libraries that make up the Community Colleges Libraries in North Carolina consortium (CCLINC).

The default search is RCC Library but you can also search "CCLINC libraries."

You can search all fields, author, title or subject.

You can borrow books from other libraries (ILL) and place holds on RCC books by using the "Place a Hold" option in the catalog. (requires your student ID or library card barcode number).

You can Renew books online by logging into "My Account" (requires your library card barcode number found on your student ID).

Search the "Reserve Desk" to locate materials by instructor, course number or course name. Reserve materials are located at the library service desk and are usually available for in-library use only. Your student ID is required to use Reserve items.

eBook Database Collections

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Academic eBook Collection (InfoBase) This link opens in a new window
1,800+ eBooks on a wide range of subjects and 800+ literary classics by the most important authors in world history and literature. Provided by Infobase eBooks
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Premier eReference collection including encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, images, audio files and videos on a wide expanse of subjects. Provided by NC LIVE.
Dogwood Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Read eBooks and listen to audiobooks instantly. User your browser or download the Libby app for mobile devices. Provided by Dogwood Digital Library Consortium.

Dogwood Digital Library Access Instructions [PDF]

NC LIVE eBooks This link opens in a new window
Search thousands of eBooks from NC LIVE's collections
eBook collections within NC LIVE include:
ABC-CLIO E-Book Collection
Credo Reference
Ebook Central Academic and Public Library Complete
eBooks on EBSCOhost
Gale Virtual Reference Library
HomeGrown Ebooks Collection
Open Library
hoopla
SIRS Discoverer
Testing & Education Reference Center

hoopla Access Instructions [PDF]

Salem History - The Decades Series This link opens in a new window
Online version of the print titles available in RCC library of the critically acclaimed American history series covering the decades of the 1920s - 2000s; also includes, "Great Lives from History: Notorious Lives."
Salem Literature - Critical Insights Series This link opens in a new window
Includes the best of both classic and current literary criticism of some of the world’s most-studied literature. These volumes are the online version of the print titles in the RCC Library and each one focuses on an individual author’s entire body of work or on a single work of literature.
Very Short Introductions This link opens in a new window
E-book collection that offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects — from Public Health to Buddhist Ethics, Soft Matter to Classics, and Art History to Globalization. Each volume provides an authoritative and engaging assessment of a concept, field, or body of work, drawing out the central ideas, themes, and approaches. Provided by Oxford University Press.
What Everyone Needs to Know This link opens in a new window
E-book series written by leading experts in their fields provide, in a straight-forward question-and-answer format, insight in such a way that students and scholars alike can stay up-to-date on the most important topics leading the discussion today in politics, health, global affairs, and more. Provided by Oxford University Press.

Logging in to Library Databases

Off-Campus access to RCC Library databases is restricted to current students, faculty, & staff.

When prompted, use your MyRCC username and password.

If you do not know your password, use the self password reset site (opens in a new window).

If you still have issues, please call the Information Technology Services' Help Desk at 336-625-1573 or email Help Desk.