LibGuides: Applied Technology: Alabama Virtual 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)

Journals for Air Conditioning

Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration News
- 01/09/1989 - present
  - Business Insights: Essentials
  - Gale General OneFile
  - Gale OneFile: Business
  - Gale OneFile: Home Improvement
  - Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers
- 01/10/1994 - present
  - Business Source Premier
  - MassterFILE Premier
  - Vocational and Career Collection
Contractor
- 01/01/1989 - 12/31/2007
  - Business Insights: Essentials
  - Gale General OneFile
  - Gale OneFile: Business
  - Gale OneFile: Home Improvement
  - Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers
- 07/01/1999 - present (Full Text Delay: 3 Months)
  - Business Source Premier
  - MassterFILE Premier
  - Vocational and Career Collection
Heating, Piping, and Air Conditioning
- 07/01/1989 - 05/31/2001
  - Business Insights: Essentials
HVAC&R Research
- 01/01/2004 - 11/01/2014
  - Academic Search Premier

Journals for Automotive Manufacturing Technology

Automotive Manufacturing and Production
- 02/01/1997 - 09/30/2001
  - Business Insights: Essentials
  - Gale General OneFile
  - Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers
- 07/01/1997 - 07/01/2001
  - Business Source Premier
  - MasterFILE Premier
  - Vocational and Career Collection
Automotive Manufacturing Industry Profile: The United States
- 08/02/2013 - 12/31/2016 & 01/01/2018 - present
  - Business Insights: Essentials
Automotive Design and Production
- 11/01/1999 - 12/31/1999 & 01/01/2001 - present
  - Business Insights: Essentials
  - Gale OneFile: Business
  - Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers
- 10/01/2001 - present
  - Business Source Premier
  - MasterFILE Premier
  - Vocational and Career Collection
- 08/01/2001 - present
  - Gale General OneFile

Journals for Renewable Energy

International Journal of Photoenergy
- 01/01/2011 - present
  - Gale OneFile: Science
Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy
- 01/01/2012 - present
  - SpringerOpen
Renewable Energy Industry Profile: The United States
- 06/28/2013 - 12/31/2013 & 01/01/2015 - 12/31/2016 & 01/01/2018 - present
  - Business Insights: Essentials
Renewables: Wind, Water, and Solar
- 01/01/2015 - present
  - SpringerOpen

Journals for Advanced Manufacturing

The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
- 05/01/2003 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year)
  - Academic Search Premier
Advanced Materials and Processes
- 06/01/1994 - present
  - Business Insights: Essentials
  - Gale General OneFile
  - Gale OneFile: Science
  - Gale OneFile: Vocations and Career
Advanced Manufacturing Technology
- 12/01/2000 - 12/31/2013
  - Business Insights: Essentials
  - Gale General OneFile
  - Gale OneFile: Business

Journals for Industrial Maintenance Technology

Industrial Maintenance and Plant Operation
- 06/01/1999 - 06/30/2006
  - Business Insights: Essentials
  - Gale General OneFile
- 07/01/1999 - present
  - Business Source Premier
Construction, Farming, Industrial (Maintenance and MRO) and Transportation Machinery and Equipment Distribution Industry (U.S.)
- 01/01/2018 - present
  - Business Insights: Essentials

Journals for Welding

Science and Technology of Welding and Joining
- 02/01/2003 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year)
  - Academic Search Premier
Welding Magazine
- 01/01/2007 - 11/30/2009
  - Business Insights: Essentials
Gases and Welding Distributor
- 01/01/2000 - 09/01/2009
  - Business Insights: Essentials
  - Gale General OneFile
  - Gale OneFile: Business
  - Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers
- 09/01/1999 - 11/01/2009
  - Business Source Premier
  - Vocational and Career Collection
The World of Welding (Horbart Institute of Welding Technology's Newsletter)
- 12/01/2006 - present
  - MasterFILE Premier
Moldmaking Technology Magazine
- 10/01/2006 - present
  - Business Insights: Essentials
  - Gale General OneFIle
  - Gale OneFile: Business
Fabricating & Metalworking
- 01/01/2005 - 08/31/2010
  - Business Insights: Essentials
  - Gale General OneFIle
  - Gale OneFile: Business

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