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Literature: Alabama Virtual Library

This guide will help you find literature resources in the library.

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)
  • College Literature
    • 02/01/1990 to 07/01/2015
      • Academic Search Premier
      • MasterFILE Premier
      • Professional Development
    • 10/01/1992 to present
      • General OneFile
      • Literature Resource Center
      • InfoTrac: Student Edition
  • English Literature in Transition, 1880-1920
    • 01/01/1983 to present
      • Academic Search Premier
    • 01/01/2002 to 09/30/2014
      • General OneFile
      • Literature Resource Center
  • Forum for World Literature
    • 12/01/2009 to present
      • Literature Resource Center
  • Journal of Comparative Literature & Aesthetics
    • 01/01/2000 to present
      • Literature Resource Center
  • Journal of Modern Literature
    • 02/01/1975 to present
      • Academic Search Premier
    • 06/01/1999 to present
      • General OneFile
      • Literature Resource Center
      • InfoTrac: Student Edition
  • Language and Literature
    • 10/01/2002 to 10/01/2004
      • Academic Search Premier
  • Literature Film Quarterly
    • 01/01/1973 to 07/01/2001
      • Academic Search Premier
    • 10/01/2005 to 01/31/2016
    • General OneFile
    • Literature Resource Center
  • Notes on Contemporary Literature
    • 01/01/2006 to 01/31/2014
      • Literature Resource Center
      • InfoTrac: Student Edition
  • Papers on Language & Literature
    • 01/01/1975 to present
      • Academic Search Premier
    • 01/01/1984 to present
      • MasterFILE Premier
    • 09/01/1992 to present
      • General OneFile
      • Literature Resource Center
      • InfoTrac: Student Edition
  • Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature
    • 06/01/2006 to present
      • Literature Resource Center
    • 01/01/06/01/2006 to present
      • General OneFile
      • InfoTrac: Student Edition
  • Studies in English Literature 1500-1900
    • 01/01/1993 to present
      • General OneFile
      • Literature Resource Center
      • InfoTrac: Student Edition
  • Twentieth Century Literature
    • 09/01/1992 to present
      • General OneFile
      • Literature Resource Center
      • Student Edition
  • World Literature Today
    • 01/01/1990 to present
      • Academic Search Premier
      • MAS Ultra – School Edition
      • MasterFILE Premier
    • 03/01/1994 to present
      • General OneFile
      • Literature Resource Center
      • InfoTrac: Student Edition