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Off-Campus Library Services

What: access to collections, delivery services, and information literacy instruction is available.  The opportunity to have a librarian teach specific skills in your class - at your location - is offered every semester.

Who: available to GRCC students and faculty

Where: for courses based at sites outside of the Grand Rapids Main Campus including: online courses, the Lakeshore Campus, at Regional site locations, as well as in Early College and Middle College programs held at GRCC-affiliated high schools.

When: 24/7

How: access to:

Reference Assistance

phone imageWhen you need help finding college-appropriate resources, selecting the best databases to search, citing, and a whole lot more, GRCC librarians can help!

 

  1. Visit the library to meet with a librarian at the Reference Desk. 
  2. Phone a Reference Librarian at (616) 234-3868 
  3. Chat with a librarian using OneSearch Chat - we can share search results.
  4. Email via Ask-a-Librarian.
  5. Text (616) 201-4841

Ask a Good Question

Fill out the Ask-a-Librarian form and a librarian will contact you with a follow-up.

WHO CAN USE?  This email reference service is for all GRCC students, faculty and staff. 

WHO ANSWERS?  Questions are answered by GRCC librarians.

WHEN?  Anytime during GRCC library open hours.

FOR BEST RESULTS:  The more you tell us, the better we can answer. What class is this for? Who is your professor? Any assignment specs, like peer-reviewed journals? MLA or APA citing?  Tell us where you've already looked. Typical questions include:

  • How can I get a copy of a certain book?
  • Where do I find scholarly journals in a certain field?
  • How do I find the complete full-text for an article? 
  • How do I cite this document? 

Logging into Library Resources from Off-Campus

When you select licensed resources from the Library website, you will prompted to login to MyGRCC. Please contact GRCC IT help (616.234.4357) if you are unable to login to MyGRCC.

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