Bainbridge College Library

Information about the library

Location
The library is located on one side of the Academic Building
Building 200, closest to the Administration building 100 on the
Bainbridge College Campus

Collection
The library has a growing collection of over 35,000 books

Computers
The library has a computer lab which houses 11 computers with
access to the Internet and Microsoft Office. The library also has
10 computers and three OPAC computers located in the general
reading room that currently provide access only to the Internet
for research purposes. However, we hope to soon add Microsoft
Office to the 10 computers so that assignments can be
completed when the lab is occupied

Library Hours
Hours of operation are as follows:
Fall & Spring Semesters
Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Summer Semester
Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-8:30 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Closed Saturday

Between Semesters
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Closed Saturday

Library Staff
Susan Ralph, Library Director
sralph@bainbridge.edu or call 229-248-2585

Michelle Barsom, Assistant Librarian

mbarsom@bainbridge.edu or call 229-248-2588

Martha Mitchell, Cataloging Librarian

mmitchel@bainbridge.edu or call 229-248-2586

Kaye Guterman, Library Associate

kguterma@bainbridge.edu or call 229-248-2202

Chandra Anderson-Casteel, Library Assistant

ccasteel@bainbridge.edu or call 229-248-2590

Library Guidelines
Always have your updated ID with you while in the
library. Students can update their IDs at the
beginning of each semester in the student center
No food or drinks allowed in the library
Reference materials may not be checked out and can
only be viewed inside the library
Books may be checked out for 28 days and renewed
twice
Please do not leave unattended children in the library
Computers are to be used for research purposes and
any viewing of pornographic material is forbidden
All cell phones are to be either turned off or on vibrate
while in the library

Circulation Policies
Bainbridge College students, faculty, and
staff are all eligible to check out an
unlimited number of materials from the
library.
Community patrons are also eligible to
check out two books for a twenty-eight day
period.

Reference Services
Anyone on the library staff will help you to find
information that you need.
Library staff can provide one-on-one library
orientations to better acquaint you with the
library.
If you need assistance feel free to ask at the
circulation desk or by email at
library@bainbridge.edu. We will make every
effort to respond to your email within 24 hours.

Reserve Materials
Many instructors put items on reserve that are required
reading in their classes. All patrons must have a
Bainbridge College ID to check these out.
Some of the books on reserve are located in the general
reading area and can be checked out for 7 days at a
time.
48-hour reserve videos, which the librarians will get for
you, can be checked out by Bainbridge College students.
All reserve materials located behind the circulation desk
cannot be checked out and must remain in the library.
They can be signed out and copied while in the library.

Online Catalog (GIL)

From the Bainbridge College Librarys homepage select Online Catalog (GIL). This
will take you to the catalog so that you can search for your topic.
If you are unsure of exactly what area youre looking for, you can search by keyword
by entering one of more words related to the topic. This will usually give you a lot of
results.
If you what to be more exact, click exact search and that will let you search by the
title, author, or subject heading. If you are looking for a certain magazine you can
also check to see if we have it by entering the title and selecting Journal Title.

GIL Express

GIL Express is an initiative of

the University System of
Georgia that provides access
for our students to the online
catalogs of all colleges in the
system. Through GIL Express
Request items can be
requested and you will be
notified when the items arrive.
All you need to know is how to
access your account and you
can request a book from
another institution.

Accessing your Account

To access accounts, the students need to access the librarys Online

Catalog (GIL) by clicking on the library tab on the Bainbridge
College webpage and then selecting the Online Catalog (GIL) tab,
which is located on the left side of the page.
Select Access my GIL Account on the right hand side of the page
Make sure that your home institution is Bainbridge College
Enter your library barcode number or Social Security Number
Enter your last name and click Logon
This takes you to your account where you can see what books you
have checked out, renew books online, check the status of any GIL
Express requests.

Interlibrary Loans/ILL
If we do not have an item in our library
Bainbridge College students and staff may
request it from other libraries.
All book requests need to be made through GIL
Express.
Journal article requests can be made through
Interlibrary Loan by either putting in a request at
circulation or online by selecting the Interlibrary
Loan tab on the library homepage.
These items can take anywhere from 5 days to
two weeks to reach the library and will be of no
cost to you.

GALILEO
GALILEO stands for GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online.
This is a World Wide Web-based virtual library that provides access to
multiple information resources. All participating institutions can access
over 100 databases with thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals.
Over 2000 journal titles are provided in full-text. Other resources include
encyclopedias, business directories, and government documents.
GALILEO can even be accessed from home by use of a password
obtained from Access my GIL Account on the Online Catalog (GIL)
webpage.

Searching GALILEO

To access GALILEO click GALILEO Online from the library

homepage or www.galileo.usg.edu from any other computer with
Internet access.
Once at GALILEO you can search by either entering search terms
into the Quick Search option, which may return a great many
results, or by selecting a database.
To select a certain database, you can click on your subject area on
the top tool bar or click on List Databases A-Z in the middle of the
page.
One of the most popular databases is Academic Search Premier
which indexes articles from many periodicals covering many
subjects.
Make sure to click full-text when searching so that you can get the
full article and, if its for an assignment, click Scholarly (peerreviewed).

Other Library Services

The library provides access to many periodicals that are kept in the
library against the front wall of the main entrance when current.
Older issues are bound and kept behind the computers in the
reading room.
The library also provides access to back issues of periodicals on
microform which can be accessed in the library and printed for 10
cents a page to be paid at circulation.
The library has a copier that is available for student use and costs
10 cents a page. The copier has a changer that accepts $1 bills.
There is a cassette duplicator in the front of the library that can copy
audio cassettes that are not copyright protected.
Students may print from any of the computers in the library but only
10 pages and one copy may be printed at a time. Printing is
provided through the Bainbridge College student technology fee.
The library staff will gladly help you with any of these services.

Further Information
If you have any further questions or need
more information about library services,
please feel free to contact us at 229-2482590 or library@bainbridge.edu