A college library is one of the most important assets students will need to succeed academically. With library support, students have access to good resources to complete the assignments given to them. The books in college and university libraries are divided by subject, using the Library of Congress system, therefore, it does not matter if a student transferred from a community college to a university, they will be able to find exactly what they are looking for, and with a little assistance from the librarians, students have all the tools necessary to complete tasks successfully. That is, if students visit the library constantly and look for the assistance it can provide. …show more content…
They use the Library of Congress system, which allows students doing research to find several resources in one place; Students are only allowed to check out ten items at a time, but Matt Todd, the Associate Dean of Learning and Technology Resources of NVCC’s Alexandria Campus, states it does not depend on the quantity of items, but how many items in the same subject the student is checking out. The librarians ensure all students can have access to resources, not just the student who gets there first. Otherwise, one student could possibly check out all the books and articles on a subject assigned by the teacher to the class, and the other classmates would not be able to do their research properly; librarians might allow students to check out more than ten items at a time, as long as it does not consist of items of the same …show more content…
For the chat assistance to happen, they work in partnership with several other universities; if students need help right away, and the library is closed, or they can’t visit the library at that time, they can access the website and have assistance. This emphasizes the “The growing importance of interinstitutional cooperation” O’ Neil (195). Students might not always have a NOVA librarian on the online chat with them, but they can get a librarian that has knowledge of how to assist the students the same way as a NOVA librarian would. If students wish to speak with only a librarian from NOVA, they can send the team an e-mail via the website’s form, though they might not always be answered immediately, librarians make sure to check the e-mails whenever