Rock Valley College
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Estelle M. Black Library

Resources of over 90,000 book volumes, subscriptions to 232 periodical titles, access to the materials of an additional 88 Illinois academic libraries, and services of dedicated information specialists —all strengthen the mission of Estelle M. Black Library at Rock Valley College which is to support lifelong learning by serving the information needs of students, faculty, staff and community members of our college district. The library has spaces for individual and group study. Electronic resources include databases, eBooks, and streaming video. The Library Bill of Rights guides our service.  

In order to access RVC Library online resources from off-campus, you must be a currently-enrolled RVC student or an employee of RVC. Use your RVC email address (in the example below ####### is your seven-digit RVC student or employee ID number) and your RVC network password (same password used for Eagle, Online Services, etc.). If needed, you can reset your network password here. 

Contact the Welcome Center on the first floor of the Student Center at (815) 921-4000 for assistance with password problems.

Here is what the login window will look like.

Login Screen

 
Browse the full collection of magazine titles
 
variety of newspapers folded and stacked on top of each other

U.S. Major Dailies

New newspaper database that includes New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Los Angeles Times. Search or browse issues 1985 to the present (updated every day by 7:00 AM).

Chronicle of Higher Education News Articles

Streaming Videos

Find tens of thousands of streaming videos on all sorts of topics, art and architecture to zoology and zoetropes, in our video databases: Academic Video Online, Kanopy, Docuseek, and others.

Like to know what's new in the RVC Library? Click the link to see a list of our new books and other formats of materials. The list is updated daily, so check back often!

New Databases and eBooks

Check out our new databases and ebook collection:
MLA Handbook Plus
CINAHL Plus with Fulltext
Daily Life Through History
World Religions
Ethnic Diversity Source
Diversity & Ethnic Studies eBook Collection
Docuseek Complete Collection

Research Assistance

Try our video tutorials and research guides. Get help via email (RVC-LibRef@RockValleyCollege.edu), phone (815-921-4619), chat, or request a Zoom session.