NVCC 1996-1997 Catalog
Learning Resource Centers
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A Learning Resource Center at each campus provides library
services, audiovisual services, and learning laboratory facilities.
The materials, systems and services in the Learning Resource Center
are designed to support the programs of the College and to create
an environment conducive to learning. While the primary emphasis is
directed towards supporting instructional programs at each campus,
appropriate services are provided to citizens as a part of the
College commitment to serve the educational needs of the community.
Students may access the combined College collection of more than
400,000 units of print and non-print materials via the College's
online public access catalog which is available to students at any
of the campuses. Books, periodicals, videocassettes, and other
resources are loaned among the campuses by intercampus mail
couriers.
Open stacks and immediate access to materials are common to all
campuses. Books, newspapers, pamphlets, documents, and other
materials are selected primarily for support of the campus
instructional programs, as well as for personal intellectual growth
and the development of a cultural environment. Extensive use of
compact discs and microforms for information storage and retrieval
adds breadth and depth to the resources. Online searching of
bibliographic databases is available at all campuses. Access to
microcomputers is available at all campuses.
Library
Each campus library offers on-site access to a variety of books,
periodicals and other materials and inter-campus-loan access to
similar materials housed at the other campus libraries. Staff
members provide reference assistance and instruction in the use of
resources.
Regional consortia agreements enable patrons to use their NVCC ID
cards to borrow library materials from the public libraries and
other college libraries in Northern Virginia.
Learning Laboratory
Systems for individual use of self-instructional materials are
common to all campus learning laboratories. Individualized
instruction is offered through a variety of instructional systems,
including electronic study carrels and computer-assisted
instruction. Testing services for placement purposes, for classes,
and in support of the Extended Learning Institute are administered
in the learning laboratories. Trained staff members provide access,
instruction, and tutorial assistance in foundation subjects. Both
specialized and generalized learning laboratories are designed to
support and complement the instructional programs on the individual
campuses.
Audiovisual Services
Audiovisual Services supports classroom instruction, community
services, the library, and the learning laboratory. Audiovisual
Services staff assist faculty in the technological aspects of
instructional design, including photography, computer graphics and
video production. Audiovisual staff support campus
teleconferences.
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