Using Alabama Virtual Library
Articles can be accessed through Alabama Virtual Library. Below are the ways to access Alabama Virtual Library.
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.
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The CVCC Library Hours of Operation |
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| Monday |
8:00am - 8:00pm |
| Tuesday |
8:00am - 8:00pm |
| Wednesday |
8:00am - 8:00pm |
| Thursday |
8:00am - 8:00pm |
| Friday | 8:00am - 2:30pm |
| Saturday | CLOSED |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
| Holidays | CLOSED |
Check the NEWS AND MESSAGES section on the Home Tab of the library's online catalog for changes or additional closures or check the library's online calendar listed on our online catalog or our Owen Hall guide.
Accessing Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints is a resource that brings together academic articles, audio, videos, opinion essays and primary sources about contemporary controversies and hot topics. Whether you need a balanced view or support for your position, Opposing Viewpoints is the first place to go when you’re researching a controversial or contentious issue.
Click the “View All” button on the left.
Scroll down the listing of databases and click on “Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints”
This is the home screen for Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints.
At the top of the Home Page is a tool bar where you can click on “Browse Issues” and “Curriculum Standards.” Browse Issues will pull up a list of alphabetized subjects. These may be narrowed down by category from the drop down menu. Curriculum Standards allows you to do a search based on a country (United States, Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, and Wales), Standards (State or National).
To search for a specific subject, you will need to use the search window.
At the top of the page is a search window, and it looks like this:
Type in the subject you are researching, and then click search. The results screen will then look like this.
This page will show academic journals, images, videos, audio, newspaper articles, magazine articles and entries from reference sources on your subject. Just click on the blue hyperlink for each title to access it. This will bring up the text of the article. Here's what an article will look like.
At the top of the screen are links to click on for highlight and notes, download, send to, cite, print, and get link. This is what it looks like.
This should be a helpful overview on using Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints. If you need any further assistance, please let us know at the Access Services Desk inside the Owen Hall Library and Learning Resource Center or click on the Contact Us tab above.