William S. Smith
Library
LIBRARY GUIDE
Welcome! to the physical and electronic
learning resource center for the College...
Visit us (anytime anywhere) at our website portal:
Visit us on campus:
(Bldg. 17-
campus map, next door to the College
MAIN LIBRARY HOURS
Fall and
Spring Semesters
M – TH
F
Su
Hours that
vary for Summer Semester and Between Semesters will be posted.
GIL
@ SGC
RESOURCES
The
Library’s website (http://library.sgc.edu) provides users access to Library
information, services, and resources during open hours within the Library, as
well as 24x7 anytime access from anywhere.
GIL@ SGC (http://gil.sgc.edu)
Through the Online Catalog, access is provided to
some 80,000 print and media collection items housed in the Smith Library
as well as to some 15,000
e-books directly available from the GALILEO NetLibrary
collection.
New Acquisitions: Monthly listings are found on the Library website.
GIL Universal Catalog
Through the Union Catalog, real-time access is provided
to the local GIL catalogs of collection holdings for all the
GALILEO (http://galileo.usg.edu)
Through the statewide Virtual Library, access is provided to
over 100 databases indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals,
encyclopedias, business directories, and government publications, with much of
the content full-text.
GALILEO Password : Off-campus connection to GALILEO is possible for
students, faculty and staff with a password obtained through the “Your Account”
feature in GIL@SGC.
SGC Faculty Web Pages / Instructor
Direct links to faculty web sites with course
syllabi and links to required readings for courses are provided through the
Library’s website portal.
Online
(http://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills)
This series of ten tutorials is invaluable for
learning to use GIL, GALILEO, and searching and evaluating results found on the
Internet.
LIBRARY’S COLLECTIONS 
Circulating books are shelved according to the Library of Congress
classification system, an alpha and numerical arrangement. Call number labels are located on book spines
and stack range labels are located on the ends of each stack section. Call number arrangement starts with A at the
front of the library and continues from side to side, ending with Z call
numbers at the back of the library.
Reference books are currently shelved among the circulating
books in classification order. A “REF”
designation on the spine call number indicates these books must be used within
the library. Photocopies may be made of
Reference book content.
Atlases
and Dictionaries are located in special
shelving stands near the Reference Desk.
Popular reference titles for education and/or career information are
shelved in the Career
Carrel
bookcase near the Map Cases in the back center of the library.
Periodicals are shelved in two locations. The current issue is shelved in title order in the periodical seating area to
the right of the library entrance. Back issues are shelved
alphabetically by title in the Periodicals area in the far corner of the
library past the Reference area.
Periodicals must be used within the library; photocopies may be made of
periodical content.
Newspapers are shelved in the periodical seating area to the right of
the library entrance. Newspapers must be
used within the library; photocopies may be made.
Microfilm/fiche back issues of newspapers are shelved in cabinets to the right of the Reference Desk and in the far corner in the Periodicals area. Periodical microfilm is shelved along with back paper format issues in title order.
BORROWING
MATERIALS
Materials
may be borrowed free of charge by current SGC students (including off-campus), SGC
faculty (including retired), and SGC staff.
USG
Distance Learning students at SGC also may borrow Smith Library materials.
Non-SGC
borrowers may borrow Smith Library materials with a purchased Community User
Library Card.
GIL
@ SGC Materials
All
materials in the Smith Library eligible for borrowing are checked-out at the
Circulation Desk with a barcoded library card. The SGC ID card serves also as the library
card. Student/staff/retired faculty loans are for 28 days with two renewals
usually possible; SGC faculty loans are for one semester.
Community
User loans are for 2 weeks with one renewal usually possible.
GIL
Universal Catalog Materials: GIL EXPRESS
Materials
not available in the Smith Library but available in the GIL Universal Catalog
may be requested by SGC students, faculty, and staff through GIL EXPRESS. A self-requesting process, requests are
placed by the user directly via the “Request” feature within the user’s
account.
Loans
are for 28 days with 2 renewals usually possible.
Renewal
of all GIL Materials (@SGC and UC)
Renewal
of materials is possible through the user self-renewal feature within the
user’s account.
While overdue
fines are not charged on any GIL materials borrowed, the materials checked out
are the responsibility of the user.
Loss or damage will incur a replacement cost
plus processing fee. Such fees incurred
are obligations that must be met for future borrowing of library materials, for
SGC registration, and for release of student academic records.
LIBRARY
MATERIALS ARE PROTECTED AGAINST THEFT BY A SECURITY SYSTEM. SETTING OFF THE ALARM WILL SUBJECT A USER’S
BELONGINGS TO
SEARCH.
Inter-Library
Loans (outside the USG System)
Materials
not available in the Smith Library and not available through GIL Express from
other
Submit
an ILL request from the Library’s website:
http://library.sgc.edu/forms/loans.htm
or contact the ILL Office (389-4641).
Loan
periods are those of the loaning library; renewals are possible as permitted by
the loaning library.
Reserve
Materials
Materials
that faculty have placed on a “Reserve” status at the Circulation Desk may be
borrowed for use within the library.
Additional
WEBSITE SERVICES
Ask
A Librarian
A reference, rather than
a research, service for current students, faculty, and staff. Requests lend themselves to reference
questions yielding brief responses, research strategies, or particular resource
recommendations.
Book
Purchase Request Form
Faculty, students, and staff may request books
appropriate to support the
IN
LIBRARY SERVICES
Library
Computer Lab
SGC
student-use networked computer workstations are available in the Lab for
Internet and e-mail access as well as for word processing, spreadsheet,
presentation, and foreign language tutorial software.
Staffed
lab hours vary, but generally are:
M-Th 9am-noon /
F
Su
Reference
Library
staff offer guidance in navigating GALILEO resources
and in designing search strategies for gathering and using information from the
book collection and from available electronic resources.
Library
Orientation/Class Instruction
With
advance scheduling with a reference librarian, faculty may request general
orientation or subject discipline library resource instruction.
Group
Study Rooms
Two
rooms are available for viewing of videos on reserve and as first come, first
served group study.
Distance
Learning Classrooms
Two
GSAMS classroom facilities located in the Library may be scheduled from the
Library’s website: http://library.sgc.edu/library/gsams.htm
or by contacting the Coordinator (389-4448).
Media
Office
Graphics
scanning and design, videotaping, audiovisual equipment set-ups, and assistance
with various type media productions are provided by arrangement with Media
(389-4338).
Printing
Computer
printing is available via cash or student ID card vending.
Photocopying
A
photocopier is available for making copies via cash purchase.
Microfilm/microfiche
workstation
Equipment
is available for reading and printing materials in these formats. The workstation is located in the Reference
area.
