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Medical Laboratory Technician: Alabama Virtual Library

This guide will help you find resources for Medical Laboratory Technician.

Using Alabama Virtual Library

Articles can be accessed through Alabama Virtual Library. Below are the ways to access Alabama Virtual Library.


  • To access AVL on-campus, simply use any campus-based computer.
  • To access AVL off-campus, please fill out the online registration form to register for a username and password.*

    AVL Registration Form

 Any registration form received outside of the following hours will be processed the next business day. 

Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

Friday 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

Sunday 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm


* Note: Alabama Virtual Library will send you an email with your login information shortly. For immediate use, the library staff will email you temporary credentials to use. The temporary credentials will expire after two weeks.


Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) resources are available to students on and off campus. Students enrolled in a collage or university cannot directly submit registration form to the Alabama Public Library System (APLS) for AVL access and passwords. To receive off campus access to AVL resources, you must complete a registration form through the CVCC library during the following hours:

Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

Friday 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

Sunday 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

The registration form for AVL access can be found on the LRC's webpage under library forms or use the following link: Alabama Virtual Library Registration Form.

If a form is submitted outside the above times, or during campus closures, the library staff will submit the form to the Alabama Virtual library the following business day. All requests to remote (off-campus) AVL access must be submitted by CVCC library staff.

NOTE: The APLS is responsible for maintaining the website, databases, and assigning passwords not CVCC. If there are delays in receiving passwords after the students have submitted the request form, or if there are problems logging onto the AVL website, student need to contact the Alabama Virtual Library's helpdesk at Alabama Virtual Library Helpdesk.

Journals

Journals are listed based on the following:

  • Journal Title
    • Dates Available
      • Alabama Virtual Library Database(s)

All journals listed can be found through the Alabama Virtual Library.

  • Hematology Week
    • 01/27/2003-12/31/2005, 01/01/2008 - Present
      • Gale General OneFile
  • Practical Laboratory Medicine
    • 01/01/2015 - Present
      • PubMed Central (PMC) Open Access
  • Medical Laboratory Journal
    • 03/01/2014 - Present
      • Academic Search Premier
  • Medical Laboratory Observer : MLO
    • 01/01/1984 - Present
      • Business Insights: Essentials
      • Gale General OneFile
      • Gale OneFile: Business
      • Gale OneFile: High School Edition
    • 09/01/2001 - Present (Full-text Delay: 3 months)
      • Academic Search Premier
      • Health Source: Nursing/Academic
  • Medical Laboratories Industry (U.S.)
    • 01/01/2022 - Present
      • Business Insights: Essentials
  • Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis
    • 01/01/1997 - Present
      • PubMed Central (PMC) Open Access
  • Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories Industry (U.S.)
    • 01/01/2022 - Present
      • Business Insights: Essentials
  • Company Profiles:Medical & Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd.
    • 2014
      • Business Source Premier
  • Scandinavian Journal of Clinical & Laboratory Investigation
    • 05/19/1998 - Present (Full-text Delay: 15 months [1 year & 3 months])
      • Academic Search Premier
      • Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition