Please Return Technology

Students, if you have stopped using your GRCC laptop (or other technology*) checked out from GRCC’s Library, please return it to the Circulation Desk immediately so we can check it out to students who need it.

We’re down to ZERO laptops to check out right now, although we have plenty of Chromebooks to lend. Chromebooks don’t work with lockdown browsers used for testing.

All technology is due back December 17. Laptops are on a timer which will lock out/close at the end of the Fall Semester, when IT will reimage and update them for Winter checkouts.

*Technology for check-out:

• Laptops
• Chromebooks
• Wireless / mobile hotspots
• Webcams
• Headsets

CONNECT Library Faculty Newsletter Published

Fall 2021 Issue

Every semester, the Library publishes the CONNECT Library Faculty Newsletter to inform professors about new and changed services and collection. We hope you will share this news with your students. Please read our newest issue!

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Ask-a-Librarian!

Get help with all your college-level research needs. Contact a librarian:

• In-person at the Reference Desk
• Via phone 616-234-3082
• By Ask-a-Librarian email
• Chat using Library OneSearch, or,
• Text (616) 201-4841

We’ve got terrific traditional and eCollections. We’ll share tricks and tips when using professional Research Databases, and help you discover gems on our Subject Guides. Citing – we help with that, too!

Visit the Library & Learning Commons! Choose the Library for your on-campus study space.

Printing Help

During the first few weeks of school, it seems that everyone needs to print out a syllabus, first assignment, or class notes. If you are using a personal device and want to print on a GRCC printer, see these Student Printing from a Personal Device instructions.

Select the steps for the operating system your device uses, including: Microsoft Windows; Android; Chrome OS; macOS; or, IOS. Follow the instructions to enable your device. Voila! – you have access to the multifunction printers / copiers / scanners across campus – not just in the Library.

Check out the IT Support Portal for other helpful information technology documents on topics including: email; Google Drive; resetting passwords; Student Virtual Lab using VMWare; and, free Microsoft Office 365 for current students, staff, and faculty.

As always, if you’re in the Library and are stumped with technology, ask for help at the Reference Desk.

What is Course Reserve?

Course Reserve provides students access to:

• Textbooks (if your online order hasn’t arrived yet)
• Technology (laptops, wireless hubs, webcams, headphones)
• Supplemental course readings that cannot legally be scanned into Blackboard
• DVDs
• Exam Test Prep Books
• Phone Chargers & Phone Blocks
• Calculators
• Headphones
• Whiteboard Markers
• Camera Tripod
• and more!

Course Reserve can be checked out at the Library’s Circulation Desk with your RaiderCard – it’s your library card! Some items are for in-library use only, but many are for use outside the Library. 

Library assistant retrieves Course Reserves title for a student.