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DATABASES:
  Magazines, Journals,
  & Newspapers – Databases of
  abstracts & full-text articles:
On-Campus Access
Off-Campus Access

Electronic Books

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ReferenceResources

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Student FAQs
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SITE SEARCH
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Library Guides
Remote Access To Catalog Remote Access To Databases  
Renew Checkouts New Resources InterCampus Loan

To Access the NCTC Catalog From Off Campus
(Locate books, e-books, and audiovisual materials)

Step 1:
  Go to the NCTC homepage:   www.nctc.edu
Step 2:   Click Library/Learning Resources.
Step 3:   Click Library Catalog.

To go to the Library/LRC Home Page now, click here .


To Access The Databases From Off-Campus

Step 1:   Go to the NCTC homepage:   www.nctc.edu
Step 2:   Click "Library/Learning Resources"
Step 3:   Under "Databases--Magazines, Journals, & Newspapers"
               click-Off Campus Access.
Step 4: At the proxy server screen, enter your NCTC Net Account Name
             (assigned your first semester here). The Net Account is your login name
            for the labs, the library, and remote access. The password for remote access is
            your entire Social Security number without dashes or spaces.

To go to the Library/LRC Home Page now, click here .


To Renew Books From Home
Books that are not overdue, are not reserve items, or are not needed by another patron may be renewed once during the long semester.
Step 1:   Go to the Library/LRC Catalog.
Step 2:   Select the User Services bar at the top.
Step 3:   Select Renew Materials.
Step 4:  
The Net Account is your login name for the labs, the library, and remote access.
               The password for remote access is your entire Social Security number without 
               dashes or spaces.
Step 5:   Click List Charged Items.
Step 6:   Select Item(s) To Be Renewed.

To Request Library Materials From Another NCTC Campus
Books are available to students and faculty regardless of the home location of the material.

Step 1:
Go to the Library/LRC Catalog.
Step 2: Find the item you want to check out.
Step 3: Open the record of that item.
Step 4: Select the REQUEST button at the top.
Step 5: Select PLACE HOLDS.
Step 6:  Date needed by: Enter the latest date you can use this item.
Step 7:  Note: Enter NCTC Library/LRC where you will pick up the item
(Gainesville,
Corinth, Bowie).
Step 8:  Enter/Verify that the User ID is correct
(Notice that the other fields--call number:, copy:, and item ID:--are filled in for you.)
Step 9:  Click submit.

To go to the Library Catalog now, click here.


To View A List of New Library/LRC Resources

For a List of resources (book and audiovisual) added to the NCTC Library/LRC Collection during the previous month, follow the steps listed below.

Step 1: Go to the Library/LRC's Home Page
Step 2:
Click on Library Catalog in the left navigation bar of the Library/LRC Homepage.
Step 3: Click on the INFO DESK button.  
Step 4: Click on the New Books button.

To go to the Library/LRC Home Page now, click here .