Research Guides: Library Research: Find Books

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 53 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 "All NC Community College Libraries."

You can borrow books from other libraries and place holds on RCC books by using these instructions Place a Hold [PDF] (opens in a new window) (requires your student ID or library card barcode number).

Renew books, check due dates, and review overdue fines by using My Account (opens in a new window) (requires your student ID or library card barcode number).

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.

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Academic eBook Collection (InfoBase)
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
Premier eReference collection including encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, images, audio files and videos on a wide expanse of subjects. Provided by NC LIVE.
NC LIVE eBooks
Search thousands of eBooks from NC LIVE's collections
Oxford English Dictionary
The "definitive record of the English language."
Salem History - The Decades Series
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
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.

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.