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November 2005
Food for Thought! VIVA and netLibrary electronic resources @ your library^®

Facts and Figures about VIVA and netLibrary

VIVA

• VIVA stands for Virtual Library of Virginia.
• VIVA primarily helps college, university and research libraries provide access to online databases by negotiating contracts on electronic resources for the entire consortium!
• VIVA helps the Richard Bland College Library save money on electronic resources which leaves more funding for the purchase of books and other materials!
• Wow! Check out the long list of higher education institutions which subscribe to VIVA Databases:
  

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS -- COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(6 Doctorals and 9 Comprehensives)

Christopher Newport University, Newport News
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg
George Mason University, Fairfax
James Madison University, Harrisonburg
Longwood University, Farmville
Norfolk State University, Norfolk
Old Dominion University, Norfolk
Radford University, Radford
University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
University of Virginia's College at Wise, Wise
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg
Virginia State University, Petersburg


PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS -- COMMUNITY and 2-Year Branch Colleges
(24 colleges at 39 campuses)

Richard Bland College, Petersburg

Virginia Community College System (VCCS)

• Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave
• Central Virginia Community College, Lynchburg
• Dabney S. Lancaster Community College, Clifton Forge
• Danville Community College, Danville
• Eastern Shore Community College, Melfa
• Germanna Community College
  • Fredericksburg
  • Locust Grove
• J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond
  • Downtown
  • Parham
  • Western
• John Tyler Community College
  • Chester
  • Midlothian (opened May 2000)
• Lord Fairfax Community College
  • Fauquier (Warrenton)
  • Middletown
• Mountain Empire Community College, Big Stone Gap
• New River Community College, Dublin
• Northern Virginia Community College
  • Alexandria
  • Annandale
  • Loudoun
  • Manassas
  • Springfield (under construction)
  • Woodbridge
• Patrick Henry Community College, Martinsville
• Paul D. Camp Community College
  • Franklin
  • Suffolk
• Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville
• Rappahannock Community College
  • Glenns
  • Warsaw
• Southside Virginia Community College
  • Christanna (Alberta)
  • John H. Daniel (Keysville)
• Southwest Virginia Community College, Richlands
• Thomas Nelson Community College
  • Hampton
  • Williamsburg (future campus)
• Tidewater Community College
  • Chesapeake
  • Thomas Moss Campus (Norfolk)
  • Portsmouth
  • Virginia Beach
• Virginia Highlands Community College, Abingdon
• Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke
• Wytheville Community College, Wytheville

ALL INDEPENDENT (PRIVATE, Not-for-Profit) INSTITUTIONS
PARTICIPATING IN VIVA
(as of 10/8/2003)
This list includes the 30 private, not-for-profit colleges and universities recognized by the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia and currently participating in VIVA. The list of participating VIVA schools is subject to change:

Appalachian School of Law, Grundy
Averett University (formerly Averett College), Danville
Bluefield College, Bluefield
Bridgewater College, Bridgewater
Christendom College, Front Royal
Eastern Mennonite University (formerly Eastern Mennonite College), Harrisonburg
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Medical College of Hampton Roads, Norfolk
Emory and Henry College, Emory
Ferrum College, Ferrum
Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney
Hampton University, Hampton
Hollins University (formerly Hollins College), Hollins
Liberty University, Lynchburg
Lynchburg College, Lynchburg
Mary Baldwin College, Staunton
Marymount University, Arlington
Randolph-Macon College, Ashland
Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg
Regent University, Virginia Beach
Roanoke College, Salem
Saint Paul's College, Lawrenceville
Shenandoah University, Winchester
Southern Virginia University (formerly Southern Virginia College), Buena Vista
Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar
Union-PSCE, Richmond
University of Richmond, Richmond
Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg
Virginia Intermont College, Bristol
Virginia Union University, Richmond
Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk
Washington and Lee University, Lexington

OTHER ACADEMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTION
The Library of Virginia, Richmond

netLibrary

• Did you know that netLibrary produces electronic versions of print books?
• The Richard Bland College Library subscribes to over 46,000 eBooks!
• Electronic books can be searched by keyword.
• NetLibrary eBooks are available to students both on- and off-campus.

Please send questions or comments to library@rbc.edu.

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