LIBRARY AND LEARNING RESOURCES
RESOURCE GUIDE FOR FACULTY
THE DAVID GLENN HUNT MEMORIAL LIBRARY
The David Glenn Hunt Memorial Library provides a broad selection of print and non- print materials,
organized for effective use by faculty, students, staff and the community. Dr. Hunt was Galveston
College’s founding President. He helped start Galveston College and opened its doors in 1967. The
library, named in his honor, promotes scholarship and basic research necessary to the academic
programs and assists patrons in their research. The Library is open to the public and holds many
volumes, both hard copy and online. It provides a state-of-the-art computer catalog system along with
videos, magazines, and a special computer lab for use by students doing research or class papers. You
will need a Galveston College ID card with a current semester sticker to check out materials and use
the computer lab.
MISSION
The David Glenn Hunt Memorial Library promotes scholarship and basic research necessary to the
academic programs and assists patrons in their research.
LIBRARY HOURS
DAYS
MONDAY - THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
DAYS
MONDAY - THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
FALL-SPRING SEMESTERS
TIMES
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
8:00 AM - 12:00 NOON
SUMMER SEMESTERS
TIMES
7:30 AM -9:00 PM
CLOSED
CLOSED
* LIBRARY HOURS MAY CHANGE DURING HOLIDAYS AND BETWEEN SEMESTERS
LIBRARY SERVICES
ONLINE LIBRARY CATALOG (OPAC)
The catalog is available online in the Library and off campus through the library's web page. There are
4 computer stations in the library that are used only to look up information about books. There are also
24 computers, in the Computer Lab and 6 computers in the Cyber Café. There are over 3,000
magazines indexed and have full text covering subjects such as nursing, business, literature, and art.
Orientations for faculty members and/or classes are available by contacting the library staff.
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TITLE REQUEST
The Library staff welcomes faculty requests for book orders and periodicals. Purchases of new
materials are based on the collection development criteria (see below). The print and non-print
acquisition listings are recorded onto the Library Home Page approximately three times annually.
ORIENTATIONS
Library orientations are provided to individuals and classes upon request. Please contact the library
staff to schedule orientations.
Please fill out the Library Instruction Request Form to request a library instruction session. If you
need a library instruction session for more than one class, please fill out another form. If you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to the library, at gclibrary@gc.edu or call 409-944-1240.
COMPUTER LABORATORY
There are 24 computers available in the lab. Software is networked and includes Word, Excel, Access,
and tutorials. Library staff is available to help students.
RESERVE MATERIALS
Faculty may request library staff to put materials on Reserve that they know will be in high demand
based on the assignment they have given their class. Reserve material includes course readings, library
magazine and newspaper articles, pamphlets, class assignments and lecture notes. Faculty are
responsible for complying with all copyright requirements before submitting photocopies to be placed
on reserve. All Faculty Reserve materials are kept at the Circulation Desk.
To place an item(s) on reserve, bring them to the library and fill out a reserve form. Reserves are
accepted throughout the semester and are removed at the end of each semester.
Please give these materials to a library staff member. Items may also be placed on electronic reserve.
INTERLIBRARY LOANS
Other books and journal articles may be ordered from libraries using the interlibrary loan service.
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA
It is the mission of the Library to purchase materials that support the college curriculum. If the Library
does not own a title that has been requested and/or recommended, we will attempt to borrow it from
another library using interlibrary loan and/or purchase it for the collection using the selection criteria
described in the library's collection development policy. If you wish to have the library purchase
materials, contact the library director via e-mail, or telephone; or you can also place your request in
the library mailbox located in the faculty mailroom. Please include as much information about the item
as possible such as, title, author, subject of item requested, date of publication, and publisher if
known
SELECTION GUIDELINES - Materials are selected according to the following criteria:
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Appropriate for the curriculum and instructional development
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Appropriate for the instructional needs of the faculty and research needs of students
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Accessibility through standard bibliographic sources, indexes, catalogue
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Relevance to the correlation with the existing collection
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Appropriate level
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Intellectual content and scholarly worth
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Format
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Permanency of material
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Currency of material
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Price appropriateness
CAREER MATERIALS
Career materials are available for students. These materials include information about employment in
careers and disciplines of interest to Galveston College students such as the culinary arts, nursing, and
more.
GROUP STUDY ROOMS
The Library has six group study rooms which are based on “first-come” basis.
PREVIEW AREA
The Library has a dedicated area with TV/VCRs where videotapes may be previewed.
TEXSHARE
Employees and students may receive a TexShare Library Card at the circulation desk. This card enables
the user to check out books from participating college and university libraries in Texas.
Galveston College Library, along with other academic and public libraries in Texas, participate in a
state funded program established to allow participants to share resources. TexShare libraries have
agreed to extend free reciprocal borrowing privileges which allow you to have direct access to books
and other library materials that are not available at your library. Each library has specific rules and
regulations that apply to borrowing materials. The TexShare card is a privilege for those who can use
library services in a responsible manner.
To see a list of participating libraries and their lending policy go to
http://www.texshare.edu/programs/card/
ELIGIBILITY - To be eligible for the TexShare Card Program, you must:
Be a user in good standing at your home library.
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Present valid identification along with the TexShare Card.
Agree to return materials to lending library, not to your home library.
Return materials in person or by other methods outlined in the library's lending policy.
Be responsible for any charges for late, damaged, or lost materials.
Lending policies are made by the individual libraries that participate in the TexShare Card
program. Be sure to check the lending policies for the library you wish to use.
ELECTRONIC DATABASES
As a subscriber to the TexShare Database service, Galveston College's David Glenn Hunt Library is
able to offer students, faculty members, and staff access to nearly fifty-one comprehensive online
databases. Among the most popular databases used by the Galveston College community are the
following:
Academic Search Complete
Health Source:
Nursing/Academic
Literature Resource
Center
MasterFILE Premier
Literary Reference
Center
Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied
Health
ebrary
SIRS Researcher
Vocational & Career Collection
Project Muse
Americas Newsbank
EBSCO HOST Search Strategies
JSTOR
Business Source Complete
To view a complete list of available online database, choose one of the following options:
Comprehensive Database
List, by Title
Comprehensive Database List,
by Subject
Comprehensive Database List,
by Vendor
DATABASE ACCESS AND PASSWORDS
Most of the online databases require users to enter a password and username for access. If you are
on campus, databases can be accessed through the library homepage. Bookmarks, with passwords
and user name, are provided to those who access the database from off campus; or you can go
directly to your ANGEL account and access the library link to secure the username and password.
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These procedures also apply to all students.
TEXSHARE BY TITLE
The key to successful research is picking the right database. Ask yourself these questions:
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Does the database cover my topic of interest?
Does it have the full-text of articles or just citations to articles?
Does it cover the appropriate time period?
This list gives a brief description of the databases to help you choose the right resource. Click on the
link to access the database. Ask or email a librarian for help, if needed.
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Academic Search Complete - Indexes nearly 4,500 journals with full text for over 3,600
peer reviewed titles. Designed specifically for academic institutions. The world's most
valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than
5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer reviewed journals and a total of 10,900
publications. The database features PDI content going back as far as 1865. It's updated on a
daily basis. It covers all subjects taught at Galveston College.
Alt-HealthWatch - Provides full-text for over 180 journals about complementary, holistic
and alternative health care. Most of them are peer reviewed.
American Chemical Society Journals - Includes over 30 journals covering specific fields in
the study of chemistry such as Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Journal of Medicinal
Chemistry, etc. Most articles are full text.
Business Source Complete - Offers full-text for over 2,700 business journals covering
management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and more. More than
1200 of the journals covering as far back as 1886. This is the world's definitive scholarly
business database, providing scholarly business journals.
CINAHL-Plus with Full-Text & Allied Health Literature - Citations to over 1200 nursing
journals. The place to look for scholarly articles in nursing and allied health. The world's
most comprehensive source of full-text journals with more than 600,000 full-text articles
dating back to 1939.
Computer Source - Latest information and current trends in high technology. Over 450
titles, most full text on topics such as computers, telecommunications, electronics, and the
Internet.
EBSCO Animals - Offers in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The
database consists of indexes, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and
habitat of familiar animals.
ERIC - Provides access to educational literature and resources. Database contains more than
1,194,000 records 100,000 full-text documents in education-related journals.
Funk and Wagnall's New Encyclopedia - Over 25,000 subjects covering an array of topics.
Other segments of the encyclopedia are included in this database. Also contains various
images and brief biographies.
Gale Literary Databases - Includes Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism,
Dictionary of Literary Biography and access to biographies and critical analyses of authors
and their works.
Heritage Quest Online - Family histories, genealogical series, local histories and primary
sources in full image. Database covers all 50 states, Canada and British Isles. 7.5 million
searchable pages.
Handbook of Texas Online - The Handbook of Texas Online is a multidisciplinary
encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture sponsored by the Texas State
Historical Association and the General Libraries at UT Austin. Comprises more than 23,000
articles on people, places, events and historical themes.
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Health & Wellness Resource Center - Key health web sites are also listed here, as well as
2,200 general interest health publications, and over 400 health and medical journals.
Reliable information can be found by searching under latest news, subject, or key words.
Health Reference Center-Academic - Provides access to the full-text and images of
respected nursing, allied health, and medical journals. Consumer health magazines,
newspaper articles and topical interviews, and 1,110 full-text periodicals.
Health Source: Consumer Edition - Authoritative information on health-related questions
for the lay person. Searchable full text for over 190 journals, including Consumer Reports on
Health and Men's Health and over 1,060 health-related pamphlets.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition - Provides full text for more than 550 scholarly
nursing and allied health journals and creative nursing issues.
InfoTrac Custom Newspaper - Search more than 650 full-text, regional and national
newspapers, more than 60 international newspapers cover to cover coverage of New York
Times from 1995, USA Today, Financial Times from 1996 and major newspapers, searchable
by title, author, date and keywords.
Literary Reference Center - Literary Reference Center™ is a comprehensive database that provides
users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary
disciplines and timeframes. It has been specifically designed for public libraries, secondary schools,
junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. Literary Reference Center is a full text database
that combines information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as
original content from EBSCO Publishing. Literary Reference Center contains full text for 31,098 plot
summaries, synopses and work.
Literature Resource Center - Includes the Scribner Writer's Series and the Twayne's Author
series, US, and World Authors editions, providing access to biographies, bibliographies, and
critical analyses of more than 13,000 authors from every age and literary discipline.
MasterFILE Premier - Offers information on a broad variety of subjects, including general
interest, multicultural, business, and more. Searchable full text for over 1,900 journals,
including Consumer Reports and Business Week. Also included are searchable full text for
nearly 5,000 Magill's Book Reviews, nearly 1,400 journals with images, the Essential
Documents in American History database, over 1.7 million company records from Dun &
Bradstreet, and much more.
MEDLINE - Information from all journals indexed in the National Library of Medicine's
MEDLINE file. Information is also available in such fields as medicine, nursing, dentistry,
veterinary medicine, the health care system and preclinical sciences. Links to full text for
over 4,800 journals. Included are abstracts and indexing for over 4,600 current biomedical
journals.
Middle Search Plus - Provides full text from over 140 general reference, health and science
magazines.
Military Library Full-Text - Updated weekly, this database is designed to bring current news
to all branches of the military. It offers full-text coverage to over 340 military and general
interest publications and indexing and abstracts for over 370 magazines. Some titles
included are Military Review, Parameters, Army Times, and Defense.
Primary Search - Updated weekly, this database has full test from 50 children's magazines
appropriate for elementary schools and children's reading rooms. Other full text sources
include: The World Almanac of the U.S.A., The World Almanac for Kids, The Encyclopedia of
Animals, Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia, and full-text for over 100 pamphlets.
Professional Development Collection - The most comprehensive and valuable collection of
full-text education journals in Professional Development Collection-Includes Full-text for
over 250 high quality education journals like Education Digest, Education Week, Education
leadership, Phi Delta Kappa and many more.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection - Over 575 full text peer reviewed journals
covering the topics of emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology,
mental processes, anthropology, and much more.
Regional Business News - Full-text newswire database from sources such as A&G
Information, Business News Wire, News Bytes, Canadian Corporate News; includes the most
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recent 30 days from each of the sources.
Religion and Philosophy Collection - Over 290 full text journals covering subjects such as
world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, moral
philosophy, and the history of philosophy.
Science and Technology Complete - Contains more than 560 core English-language,
scientific and technical publications, covering topics such as acoustics, aeronautics,
artificial intelligence, chemistry, computers, engineering, geology, plastic, textiles, and
waste management. Coverage dates back to 1983.
Scribner Writers Series - Features in-depth coverage of writers and essays essential for
understanding literary works, genres and authors from all over the world.
SIRS Researcher - Provides thousands of full-text articles on social, scientific, health,
historic, business, economic, political and global issues. Articles are selected from around
1500 newspapers, magazines, journals and government publications. Graphics, including
charts, maps, diagrams and drawings, are available for many of the articles.
TDNet Journal Locator - What is TDNet Journal Locator? Through its licenses with different
databases providers, Texshare offers users access to full-text articles from approx. 17,000
professional, scientific, academic, medical journals. TDNet solves the problem by providing
a searchable list of all the journal titles available to Texshare users from all of the different
database providers.
Texas Digital Sanborn Maps 1867–1970 - Visual expression of history; 600,000 maps chart
the growth and development of 12,000+ American towns and cities.
Texas Reference Center - A Texas-specific product, this database is comprised of more
than 80 full-text journals and books about Texas History, ethnic and cultural diversity,
gender studies, literature, public health and business. The database contains biographies as
well as newspapers containing Texas and national news coverage.
TOPICsearch - Current events database covers topics such as politics, social and economic
issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics. Includes 40,000 documents, selected
full text articles from nearly 100 U.S. newspapers; 2,500 diverse sources including
international and regional newspapers, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and
government information.
Twayne's Author Series - Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical
analyses of more than120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline.
Vocational & Career Collection - Provides full text coverage for nearly 400 trade and
industry-related periodicals including American Machinist, Modern Machine Shop, Pediatric
Nursing, wireless Week, Drug Store News, Video Business, Reeves Journal, Hotel and Motel
Management, Restaurant Business, Advertising Age and many more.
World Cat - Good for identifying ILL sources, lists libraries that have books and other
materials. The world's most comprehensive bibliography, with more than 86 million
bibliographic records and nearly 1.2 billion holdings representing the collections of more
than 10,000 libraries, over 400 languages, and all types of materials ranging from stone
tablets to electronic books. World Cat is undated on a daily basis. Includes information from
before 1,000 to present.
TEXSHARE CARDHOLDER PROCEDURES
Galveston College's David Glenn Hunt Library is a member of TexShare, "a statewide consortium of
academic libraries, public libraries, and libraries of clinical medicine administered by the Texas
State Library and Archives Commission". As a member of the consortium, the David Glenn Hunt
Library makes its resources available to Galveston area residents and TexShare cardholders from
across the state.
TEXSHARE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Individuals may apply for a TexShare card at the David Glenn Hunt Library Circulation Desk or their
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local participating TexShare library. A photo ID with a current address is required. Once you have a
TexasShare card, you will need to present both it and a photo ID in order to check out materials.
Availability
Materials may be checked out whenever the Library is open. Borrowing privileges are for 1
semester. Borrowing privileges may be renewed at the beginning of each new semester.
Loan Policies
Circulating materials may be checked out for 2 weeks. There is a limit of 5 books that can
be checked out at any one time. Only circulating books can be checked out. Non-circulating
materials that cannot be checked out include reference items, videos, CDs, DVDs microfilm,
oversize books and reserves. All books are due back at the end of the semester and cannot
be renewed past that date. Individuals will be blocked from further checkout if materials
are not returned.
Renewals
Individuals may renew materials in person, by phone (409-944-1240), or e-mail
(gclibrary@gc.edu). Items may be renewed a maximum of 2 times, and items may not be
renewed past the last due date at the end of the semester.
Returns
Books should be returned to Galveston College in person or by first class mail to the address
provided at the bottom of this page.
Overdue Reminders
Overdue notices are mailed to the mailing address on file. Individuals are responsible for
notifying the library of address changes.
Recalls
We will phone or email patrons when someone else has requested a book. The individual is
expected to return the book immediately and will be barred from further privileges until the
book is returned.
Fines and Fees
Fines are $.05 per day per book.
Lost Items
Books are considered lost after 1 year from the due date. We charge for the cost of the
books, any overdue charges, plus a $5.00 processing fee per lost book.
Billing Information
Checks should be made to Galveston College Business Office. Individuals will not be allowed
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to check out additional materials until fines and lost books are paid.
MAGAZINE & JOURNALS (PERIODICALS)
The Library currently subscribes to about 200 print magazines and journals. The current issues of
leisure reading magazines such as Vogue, Esquire, People and Sports Illustrated are placed on
display while most journals and all back issues are located in the periodical area arranged
alphabetically by title. Microfilm often replaces the print editions and is located with the back
issues of the periodicals. The journals aid the scholarly research mission of the college and are
primarily in the subject areas of nursing, psychology and sociology, literature, and education. The
library also has the Galveston Daily News on microfilm back to 1865. To see if the Library subscribes
to a periodical see the alphabetical listings below.
PERIODICAL LISTS
NOTE: The Jointly Administered Knowledge Environment (Jake) enables users to search for a journal
title in order to determine which online database(s) provide access to the journal's content. Jake
has been unmaintained since 2002, but is still here because it's still useful. Its data is nearly five
years out of date, and there are no current plans to update it.
ALPHABETICAL LISTINGS
Click on the following links to view comprehensive lists of Print and Microfilm subscriptions available
on the shelves at Galveston College:
A-E Complete Listing
P-T Complete Listing
F-J Complete Listing
U-Z Complete Listing
K-O Complete Listing
Microfilm Listing
SUBJECT LISTINGS
Click on the following links to view subject-specific lists of Print and Microfilm
subscriptions available on the shelves at Galveston College:
Accounting
Criminal Justice
Literature
Art
Culinary Arts
Nursing
Biology
Economics
Office Administration
Business
Emergency Medicine
Physics
Career
General Reference
Radiology
Chemistry
Geography
Speech
Computer Science
Government
US History
DAVID GLENN HUNT MEMORIAL RESOURCES
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Subject Bibliographies: Literature, Nursing
MLA/APA Citation Examples
Periodical Lists
Video Lists
Acquisition Lists
Guide to Library Research
Ask a reference question
TexShare Databases
SELECTED INTERNET SITES
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Study Guide and Strategies
TexShare Databases - Goes to an outside site.
US Government
US Government Documents
International Governments
Texas Government
Galveston/Houston
Texas Community Colleges
Hints for Web Searches
IRS Tax Forms
SUBJECT BIBLIOGRAPHIES
COMPLETE LISTING
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These bibliographies are guides to print holdings at Galveston College. To see if the Library has a
particular book, please call at (409) 944-1240 or e-mail the reference librarian. Some bibliographies
contain Internet sites and links that may be useful for that particular subject area.
Accounting
Economics
Nursing
Art
Emergency Medicine
Nursing Journals
Biology
General Reference Sources
Office Administration
Business
Geography
Physics
Career
Government
Radiology
Chemistry
History Journals
Speech
Computer Science
Literature
Speech Journals
Criminal Justice
Literature Journals
U.S. History
Culinary Arts
Microfilm
ASSEMBLING A LIST OF WORKS CITED IN YOUR PAPER
Consider using EndNote or RefWorks to keep track of your sources and to format in-text citations and
bibliographies in minutes.
Articles from Journals
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articles with multiple authors
from an online journal
full-text article from a database
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from an online magazine
full-text article from a database
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book with a single author
book with two authors
book with three or more authors
electronic book
article within a book
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encyclopedias and other multi-volume works
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from an online newspaper
full-text articles from a database
Primary Sources
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interview
motion picture
online (digitized) collection
Other Materials
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online posting
email message
book review
government document
MLA/APA CITATION EXAMPLES
At some point, you may be required to write a report or research paper for one or more of your
Galveston College classes. In order to avoid plagiarizing, you must ensure that you acknowledge the
sources that you used in researching your topic. The links below will direct you to information about
how to give appropriate credit for sources used in your research papers.
APA STYLE
MLA STYLE
Citing Paper Sources
Citing Paper Sources
Citing Online Sources
Citing Online Sources
VIDEO LIST
There are two categories of videotapes: (1) circulating, and (2) reserve.
Circulating videotapes can be checked out for one week with the option for renewal. These include,
but not limited to Math tapes, i.e. Basic Math, Introductory Algebra, College Algebra, and
Intermediate Algebra.
Reserve tapes are stored behind Circulation Desk, and cannot be checked out, but can be viewed in the
library. Career videotapes are also on reserve, and viewing equipment is available for use within the
library.
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Items not returned on the due date are subject to fine. Fines are $.05 per day.
VIDEOS
A through E
K through O
F through J
P through T
U through Z
US GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
Some of the best information on the Internet is coming from the U.S. Government. To provide for an
open society, all branches of government are mandated to disseminate information via the Internet.
The key to success in finding government information is to know the agency responsible for producing
the document sought or visit a comprehensive site that might link to the appropriate document. If you
have trouble locating an agency, consult the Federal Government page; it is arranged by branch of
government. These links will all lead directly to the text of documents. Of course, if you have any
questions, ask or e-mail a librarian.
COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT SITES
Avalon Project at the Yale University Law School
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy (Bill of Rights, Constitution, Declaration of Independence)
Documents Center - University of Michigan
Federal Statistical Sources via FedStats
Federal Web Locator
FirstGov (Official Site of U.S. Government Information and Services)
Government Information Sharing Project - Oregon State University (Economic and Demographic
Information)
GPO Access (Government Printing Office)
National Archives
University of Missouri- St. Louis Federal Government Documents
INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTS BY TOPIC
Administrative Law
Directories
Geographic Information
Legislative Documents
Statistics
Business/Economics
Foreign Affairs
Health Information
Presidential Documents
Supreme Court Decisions
US GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
Some of the best information on the Internet is coming from the U.S. Government. To provide for an
open society, all branches of government are mandated to disseminate information via the Internet.
The key to success in finding government information is to know the agency responsible for producing
the document sought or visit a comprehensive site that might link to the appropriate document. If you
have trouble locating an agency, consult the Federal Government page; it is arranged by branch of
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government. These links will all lead directly to the text of documents. Of course, if you have any
questions, ask or e-mail a librarian.
COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT SITES
Avalon Project at the Yale University Law School
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy (Bill of Rights, Constitution, Declaration of
Independence)
Documents Center - University of Michigan
Federal Statistical Sources via FedStats
Federal Web Locator
FirstGov (Official Site of U.S. Government Information and Services)
Government Information Sharing Project - Oregon State University (Economic and
Demographic Information)
GPO Access (Government Printing Office)
National Archives
University of Missouri- St. Louis Federal Government Documents
INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTS BY TOPIC
Administrative Law
Code of Federal Regulations
Federal Register
BUSINESS/ECONOMICS
Consumer Information- Federal Consumer Information Center: Pueblo, Colorado
Consumer Price Index
Federal Reserve (Central Bank of the United States)
US Patent & Trademark Office
Public Company Information- EDGAR Database (Securities and Exchange Commission)
DIRECTORIES
Congressional Directory
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Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts
Lookup House of Representatives by Zip Code
U. S. Government Manual 2001-2002
U.S. Postal Service Zip Code Directory
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Foreign Relations of the United States
U.S. Department of State (foreign country background information, press/publications, travel
warnings)
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Library of Congress/U.S. Army Country Studies/Area Handbook Program (extensive country
information)
U.S. Census Bureau Mapping Resources
U.S. Geological Survey
HEALTH INFORMATION
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
MEDLINE (Index to medical journals)
Internet Grateful Med
PubMed
National Institutes of Health
LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS
Congressional Record
Public Laws - 107th Congress (2001-2002)
Public Laws - 1973-1996
Thomas Legislative Information- Bills, Committees, Congressional Record
United States Code - 1994 Edition
United States Congress
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House
Senate
PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS
Budget and Economic Report of the President
Presidential Libraries
William J. Clinton Presidential Materials Project
George H.W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Gerald R. Ford
Richard Nixon Presidential Materials Staff
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
The White House- President George W. Bush
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 1993-present
STATISTICS
Bureau of Labor Statistics (Employment, unemployment rates)
Occupational Outlook Handbook 2009-2010
Economic Indicators (GDP, GDP by Industry, Personal Income)
Economics and Statistics Administration (U.S. Department of Commerce)
National Center for Health Statistics
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National Vital Statistics Reports (birth, death, divorce, marriage rates)
Poverty Level
U.S. Census Information
Current Population Survey
Economic Census
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
Statistical Abstract of the United States
2000 U.S. Census
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
Historic Cases pre-1990 arranged alphabetically (Cornell Law School)
Supreme Court Decisions 1990-present (Cornell Law School)
Supreme Court Decisions 1893-present arranged by year (Findlaw)
Supreme Court Decisions 1930-1975 (Fedworld)
US GOVERNMENT SITES
DIRECTORIES
Federal Agencies via Louisiana State University
Federal Web Locator
FirstGov—Official U.S. Government Portal
YAHOO! Directory for Government Sites
GovEngine.com
EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Library
USDA Agencies and Programs
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USDA Services
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Census Bureau
National Hurricane Center
National Marine Fisheries
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Weather Service
Patent and Trademark Office
Patents Database via IBM
Securities and Exchange Commission - Edgar Database of Corporate Filings
Department of Defense
Air Force
Army
Marines
Navy
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control
Food and Drug Administration
National Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol Information (NCDAI)
National Institutes of Health
Social Security Administration
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Fish and Wildlife Service
National Park Service
National Wetlands Inventory
National Wetlands Research Center
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Geological Survey Library
Department of Justice
Attorney General
Drug Enforcement Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S. Marshals Service
Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Department of State
Department of Transportation
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Coast Guard
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Railroad Administration
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Federal Transit Administration
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Department of Treasury
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Customs Service
Internal Revenue Service
Secret Service
Department of Veterans Affairs
National Cemetery Administration
Veteran Data and Information
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
The White House
YAHOO! Directory for Executive Branch Sites
JUDICIAL BRANCH
Federal Courts Home Page
YAHOO! Supreme Court Decisions and Information
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
POLITICAL PARTIES
Democratic National Committee
Libertarian Party
Reform Party
Republican National Committee
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TEXAS GOVERNMENT SITES
DIRECTORIES
State of Texas Government Information
http://www.state.tx.us/
Texas State Library
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/
TRAIL: Texas Records and Information Locator
http://www2.tsl.state.tx.us/trail/
Window on State Government
http://www.window.state.tx.us/
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Attorney General
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/
Comptroller of Public Accounts
http://www.window.state.tx.us/
Department of Economic Development
http://www.tded.state.tx.us/site-map.htm
Governor http://www.governor.state.tx.us/
Lieutenant Governor
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/LTGOV/ltgov.htm
Secretary of State
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/
Texas State Agencies
http://www2.tsl.state.tx.us/trail/agencies.jsp
JUDICIAL BRANCH
State Bar of Texas
http://www.texasbar.com/
Texas Supreme Court
http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/
Texas Judicial Information
http://www.courts.state.tx.us/
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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
House of Representatives
http://www.house.state.tx.us/
Senate
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/
Texas Legislative Reference Library
http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/
Texas Legislature Online
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/
TEXAS GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
Attorney General Opinions
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinopen/opindex.shtml
Current Legislation - Search Bill Text
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/billsrch/textsrch.htm
Texas Administrative Code
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/tac/index.html
Texas Constitution
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/txconst/toc.html
Texas Register
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/index.html
Texas Statutes
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/statutes.html
Texas Supreme Court Opinions
http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/Opinions/OpinionSearch.asp
TEXAS POLITICAL PARTIES
Democratic Party
http://www.txdemocrats.org/
Republican Party
http://www.texasgop.org/
Texas League of Women Voters
http://www.lwvtexas.org/
Project Vote-Smart (Contains Texas Information)
http://www.vote-smart.org/
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GALVESTON/HOUSTON SITES
GALVESTON SITES
Galveston County Daily News
http://www.galvnews.com/
Galveston Island Online
http://www.galveston.com/
Galveston Weather via The Weather Channel
http://www.weather.com/weather/local/77550?lswe=77550&lwsa=WeatherLocalUndeclared
Rosenberg Library
http://rosenberg-library.org/
Galveston and Texas History Center Rosenberg Library
http://www.gthcenter.org/
Texas A&M University, Galveston
http://www.tamug.tamu.edu/
University of Texas Medical Branch
http://www.utmb.edu/
HOUSTON SITES
Houston Chronicle
http://www.chron.com/
Official City of Houston Site
http://www.houstontx.gov/
Rice University
http://www.riceinfo.rice.edu/
University of Houston
http://www.uh.edu/
University of Houston Clear Lake
http://www.cl.uh.edu/
HINTS FOR WEB SEARCHES
HINTS FOR USING SEARCH ENGINES
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of the search engines currently available. For additional
search tips and search engine reviews, please visit The Search Engine Showdown.
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GOOGLE
Google uses an automatic Boolean AND between terms. This means
Use double quotation marks (" ") around phrases to ensure they are searched exactly as is, with the
words side by side in the same order.
EXAMPLE: "South Carolina" (Do NOT put quotation marks around a single word.) This
example would find pages about South Carolina, not pages that are only about the
south or pages about Carolina.
Put your most important keywords first in the string.
Type keywords and phrases in lower case to find both lower and upper case versions. Typing capital
letters will usually return only an exact match.
EXAMPLE: president retrieves both president and President
Use truncation and wildcards (e.g., *) to look for variations in spelling and word form.
EXAMPLE: library* returns library, libraries, librarian, etc.
Combine phrases with keywords, using the double quotes and the plus (+) and/or minus (-) signs.
EXAMPLE: +"lung cancer" +bronchitis -smoking
(In this case, if you use a keyword with a +sign, you must put the +sign in front of the
phrase as well. When searching for a phrase alone, the +sign is not necessary.) This
should return pages about lung cancer and bronchitis, but that have nothing to do with
smoking.
When searching a document for your keyword(s), use the "find" command on that page.
Know the default settings your search engine uses (OR or AND). This will have an effect on how you
configure your search statement because, if you don't use any signs (+, - " "), the engine will default to
its own settings. The default settings can usually be found in the help section, the "about section", the
search tips or sometimes in the advanced search section.
Know whether or not the search engine you are using maintains a stop word list. If it does, don't use
known stop words in your search statement. Also, consider trying your search on another engine that
does not recognize stop words.
QUICK TIPS FOR BOOLEAN SEARCHES
In Boolean searches, always enclose OR statements in parentheses. AND operators should not be used
inside parentheses.
EXAMPLE: (college OR university) AND "financial aid"
Always use CAPS when typing Boolean operators in your search statements. Most engines require that
the operators (AND, OR, AND NOT/NOT) be capitalized. The engines that don't will accept either CAPS
or lower case, so you're on safe ground if you stick to CAPS.
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EXAMPLE: "eating disorder" AND (bulimia OR anorexia)
TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGES
This page lists most of the two-year colleges in Texas. College catalog links exist only if it there is an
exact reproduction of catalog at the site. If there is not a catalog, the college's website often contains
program descriptions, costs, financial aid and admissions information, as well as current course
schedules. The Galveston College Counseling Office also houses print editions of many college catalogs
in Texas.
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Alamo Community College District
Alvin Community College
Amarillo College
Angelina College
Art Institute of Dallas
Art Institute of Houston
Austin Community College
Coastal Bend College
Blinn College
Brazoport College
Brookhaven College
Cedar Valley College
Central Texas College
Cisco Junior College
Clarendon College
College of the Mainland
Collin County Community College
Dallas Community College District
Del Mar College
Eastfield College
El Centro College
El Paso Community College
Frank Phillips College
Galveston College
Grayson County College
Hill College
Houston Community College
Howard College
Kilgore College
Kingwood College
Larado Community College
Lee College
Lon Morris College
McLennan Community College
Midland College
Montgomery College
Mountain View College
College Catalog
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North Central Texas College
Northeast Texas Community College
North Harris College
North Harris Montgomery C. C. District
North Lake College
Odessa College
Palo Alto College
Panola College
Paris Junior College
Ranger College
Richland College
St. Phillips College
San Antonio College
San Jacinto College
South Plains College
South Texas Community College
Southwest Texas Junior College
Tarrant County Junior College
Temple College
Texarkana College
Texas Southmost College
Texas State Technical College, Harlingen
Texas State Technical College, Sweetwater
Texas State Technical College, Waco
Tomball College
Trinity Valley Community College
Tyler Junior College
Vernon Regional Junior College
Victoria College
Weatherford College
Western Texas College
Wharton County Junior College
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GALVESTON COLLEGE’S COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE VALUE STATEMENT
Galveston College supports enforcement of copyright law for the protection of its employees as
both creators and users of copyright-protected works.
The College requires that Galveston College faculty, staff and students comply with federal law
regarding the use of copyright-protected materials.
In addition, in the spirit of promoting "the progress of science and the useful arts," the College
supports the fair use for such purposes as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching
scholarship or research and reproduction of copyrighted materials (including multiple copies for
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classroom or library use), for educational purposes as outlined in the federal Copyright Law
(PL94-553).
WHAT IS COPYRIGHT?
Copyright is part of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) and international law that grants
rights and protection to authors and developers of creative works. Among the rights granted
are the rights to:
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reproduce the work;
prepare derivative works based upon the work;
distribute copies of the work to the public and perform the work publicly,
display the copyrighted work publicly,
perform the work publicly by means of a digital audio transmission and,
assign these rights to others.
To make use of copyright-protected material without the consent of the author is a
violation of the law. The exceptions to this are works that have passed into the public domain
(over 70 years old) and works used in the manner prescribed under the Fair Use part of the
copyright law.
There are eight broad categories of copyright:
1. Literary works – books, periodicals, manuscripts, computer programs,
phonorecords, film, audiotapes, and disks.
2. Musical works – songs, operas, and musical plays.
3. Dramatic works – plays and dramatic readings.
4. Pantomimes and choreographic works.
5. Pictorial, graphic and sculptural works – fine and applied art, photographs, prints
and art reproductions, maps, globes, technical drawings, diagrams, and models and
boat hulls.
6. Motion pictures and audiovisual works – slide/tape, multimedia presentations,
filmstrips, films, videos, film loops, and film cartridges.
7. Sound recordings and phonorecords – disks, tapes, and cassettes.
8. Architectural works – the design of a building, architectural plans or drawings.
RECENT COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION
Two pieces of legislation affecting copyright have been enacted recently: the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, both of
which amended the 1976 Copyright Act. The duration of copyright has been lengthening
progressively during the last 100 years. The original Copyright Act of 1789 gave copyright
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owners a 14-year term, renewable for another 14 years at the end of the term if the author
was still living. The 1909 Act increased that to two 28-year terms. Under the 1976 Act, the
copyright term was expanded beyond the lifetime of the author for the first time, creating one
term for the life of the author plus 50 years. For corporate, anonymous, or pseudonymous
works or works for hire, the term was for 75 years from publication or 100 years from creation,
whichever occurred first. In 1998, Congress passed the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension
Act, which added another 20 years to the term, for a total of life plus 70 years. For corporate,
anonymous, or pseudonymous works or works for hire, the term was 95 years from publication
or 120 years from creation, whichever occurred first. The DMCA of 1998 is not simply an
amendment to one part of the Copyright Act; rather, it includes several provisions on a range
of topics within copyright. The DMCA was meant to address some specific pieces of the
problem of how to apply copyright to the cyber world. The basic issue is whether libraries act
as online service providers (OSPs) when they provide Internet access to their users and staff,
and, if so, whether they may be held liable for what those users do or access while online.
A major concern in the cyber world is the ease with which information may be stolen and
misused. In response to such concerns, the DMCA prohibits circumvention of technology that
prevents access to a work.
FAIR USE
The key for faculty is to apply the four-factor test set forth in the copyright law:
Make sure that the use is for education only and used in a non-profit educational setting. The use also
has to be germane to the instruction of the topic. In other words, don't show a movie just for
entertainment, or as a “reward” for students. Make sure you legally obtain the copy. Even it's used for
educational purposes; a bootleg copy of a video is still illegal.
When possible, use factual works, but when necessary, dramatic works can be used to illustrate a
point, or as a basis for criticism or commentary. You may also use excerpts from periodicals, but make
sure that a copyright notice appears on each copy.
Unless you're teaching a course on a specific author, it's not a good idea to use too many items from
one author. Also, according to the guidelines, you need to either obtain permission or use another
author after two years.
Use of copyright-protected material should not be a substitute for students purchasing textbooks or
other books readily available in the market place. One of the key components of the copyright centers
is the effect of use on the marketability of the work. Does your use dilute the market or potential sales
of the copyright holder? If it does, then you're probably infringing on the copyright holders' rights. Limit
your use of copyright protected works to those in your classes and the immediate educational
community. One way to determine if you are infringing on copyright work is to ask, could anyone off
the street just walk in here and use this material? If they can then you are probably in infringement.
LICENSING
License agreement entered into with a publisher overrules basic copyright provisions. For example,
under copyright law it is illegal to copy from tests or other “consumables”. A textbook publisher,
however, may grant permission to copy tests from test banks if you have adopted the textbook.
Likewise, almost all computer software comes with separate licensing agreements that put limits on
uses that might have been acceptable under the Fair Use clause.
PERMISSION
Permission to use copyright-protected materials for your courses may be asked of the publisher. It is
import to first identify what material you wish to use, how much and why. Then contact the publisher
and request permission for that specified use. If it results in no reply, don't give up. For a fee, the
Copyright Clearance Center provides a service of researching and requesting permission from copyright
holders.
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TEACH Act
The Technology Education and Copyright Harmonization Act - (TEACH Act) was signed into law by
President Bush on November 2, 2002. The Act redefines the terms and conditions on which accredited,
nonprofit educational institutions throughout the U.S. may use copyright protected materials in
distance education – including websites and other digital means without permission from the copyright
owner and without payments of royalties.
Benefits of the TEACH Act
The primary benefit of the TEACH Act for educators is its repeal of the earlier version of Section
110(2), which was drafted principally in the context of closed-circuit television. That law permitted
educators to "perform" only certain types of works and generally allowed transmissions to be received
only in classrooms and similar locations. These restrictions, and others, usually meant that the law
could seldom apply to the context of modern, digital transmissions that might utilize a range of
materials and need to reach students at home, at work, and elsewhere. The new version of Section
110(2) offers these explicit improvements:
Expanded range of allowed works. The new law permits the display and performance of nearly all types
of works. The law no longer sweepingly excludes broad categories of works, as did the former law.
However, a few narrow classes of works remain excluded, and uses of some types of works are subject
to quantity limitations.
Expansion of receiving locations. The former law limited the transmission of content to classrooms and
other similar location. The new law has no such constraint. Educational institutions may now reach
students through distance education at any location.
Storage of transmitted content. The former law often permitted educational institutions to record and
retain copies of the distance-education transmission, even if it included copyrighted content owned by
others. The new law continues that possibility. The law also explicitly allows retention of the content
and student access for a brief period of time, and it permits copying and storage that is incidental or
necessary to the technical aspects of digital transmission systems.
Digitizing of analog works. In order to facilitate digital transmissions, the law permits digitization of
some analog works, but in most cases only if the work is not already available in digital form.
Use of a copyrighted work for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching
(including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research is not an infringement of
copyright.
PERMISSION
Permission to use copyright-protected materials for your courses may be asked of the publisher. It is
import to first identify what material you wish to use, how much and why. Then contact the publisher
and request permission for that specified use. If it results in no reply, don't give up. For a fee, the
Copyright Clearance Center provides a service of researching and requesting permission from copyright
holders.
COPYRIGHT RESOURCES
The University of Texas System
University Liability for Faculty Infringements
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/unilia.htm
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Copyright: What Can You Rip Off?
http://www.utc.edu/Teaching-Resource-Center/copy.htm
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Copyright Clearance Center
http://www.copyright.com/
FAIR USE
The University of Texas System
University Copy Center: Do They Pass the Fair Use Test?
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/mono1.htm
Consortium for Educational Technology in University Systems
Fair Use: Overview and Meaning for Higher Education
http://www.cetus.org/fair5.html
Agency for Instructional Technology
Fair-Use Guidelines for Books and Periodicals
http://www.technos.net/proceed/Books.htm
DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT
United States Copyright Office
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/legislation/dmca.pdf
Association of Research Libraries
Digital Millennium Copyright Act Status & Analysis
http://www.arl.org/info/frn/copy/dmca.html
The UCLA Online Institute for Cyberspace Law and Policy
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm
COPYRIGHT DATABASE SEARCHES
United States Code - US House of Representatives
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
LINKS TO OTHER COPYRIGHT SOURCES
Yale University
http://www.library.yale.edu/~okerson/copyproj.html
COMPUTER LAB AND CYBER CAFE
OPERATING HOURS
Both the R-116 Computer Lab and the Cyber Cafe are open during the regular operating hours for the
Learning Resource Center.
COMPUTER LAB (R 116)
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Twenty-four (24) Dell Workstations, with access to the Internet
One (1) Black-and-White Laser Printer
CYBER CAFE
Six (6) Dell Workstations, with access to the Internet
Computer Lab and Cyber Cafe workstations are limited to Galveston College students, faculty, and
staff.
POLICIES
NOTE: This page provides only highlights from Galveston College's policy regarding computers and their
use. Click here to view a PDF copy of the entire policy statement.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF USERS AND GENERAL GUIDELINES
The primary purpose of the Library Computer Laboratory is to support the learning environment at
Galveston College.
The Galveston College Computer Lab is for Galveston College credit and continuing education students
and employees only.
Students may be asked to present a current Galveston College ID card.
No one may accompany the user into the lab. This includes children, friends, etc.
No food, drink, cell phones or loud conversations will be permitted in the lab.
If the lab is full, the person who has been in the lab the longest period of time not doing collegerelated work will be asked to give up their station.
A user shall use the College computer resources responsibly, always showing consideration and
respecting the rights of others by not displaying materials that are offensive to others.
A user is responsible for any usage of his or her computer account. Users should maintain the secrecy of
their password(s).
A user must comply with all reasonable requests and instructions from the computer system
operator/administrator.
When communicating with others via the College computer system, a user’s communications should
reflect high ethical standards, mutual respect, and civility.
Users are responsible for adhering to relevant network acceptable use policies.
SOFTWARE
Workstations in the Computer Lab and Cyber Cafe are equipped with software that is necessary for
students to successfully complete their coursework. Standard software includes Microsoft Office,
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including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher. Microsoft Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers are
also available for students to use in accessing web-based resources. In addition to these programs,
many course-specific programs are available, including a suite of programs for Nursing and Allied
Health and programs for students in Office Technology
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Students who experience technical difficulties while using computers in the LRC Computer Lab or Cyber
Cafe should first go to the library's circulation desk to report the problem. If the library staff is unable
to assist you, they can contact the IT HelpDesk using the phone at the circulation desk. Technical
assistance from the HelpDesk is not available after 7:00 PM or during the library's weekend operating
hours. Students may also contact the HelpDesk directly, without assistance from the library staff, at
(409) 944-1352 or via email at helpdesk@gc.edu.
STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER
The Student Success Center, located on the Galveston College campus in room N-119, is supervised by
Chandra Matthews. Tutoring services are provided by a knowledgeable tutoring staff, comprised of
Galveston College students and members of the Galveston community. The tutors are available to help
all Galveston College learners with general study and test-taking skills and subject-specific tutoring.
MISSION
The mission of the Student Success Center is to provide Galveston College students the opportunity to
develop diverse skills and strategies necessary for academic success. In addition, the Center serves as a
learning resource that provides free accessible academic support. We encourage personal responsibility
and provide opportunities for success.
.STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER HOURS
DAYS
MONDAY - THURSDAY
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8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
8:00 AM - 12:00 NOON
SUMMER SEMESTERS
TIMES
7:30 AM -6:00 PM
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CLOSED
STUDENT SUCCESS HOURS MAY CHANGE DURING HOLIDAYS AND BETWEEN SEMESTERS
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SUPPORT FOR DISTANCE LEARNERS
Students enrolled in Galveston College distance learning online classes are eligible to receive tutoring
services. If you are a distance learner who needs tutoring, contact the Tutoring Center by telephone at
(409) 944-1244/1399 or by email at gctutoring@gc.edu. Tutoring is also available via skype and phone
for those students who have access to an off-campus computer. Please, contact the tutoring staff well
in advance, as it takes longer to provide assistance by email and telephone.
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