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The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources. It is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research.

Through the AVL, an equitable core of information sources is available to every student and citizen in Alabama, raising the level of excellence in schools and communities across the state.

The JSCC Libraries website includes all Alabama Virtual Library college-level databases.

NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR WINGSPAN!

• Wingspan is the literary and arts magazine published each year by Jefferson State Community College, usually appearing in the Fall semester. Our mission is to bring together a range of poetry, prose, art and photography to produce a magazine that reflects the work and interests of both our college community and the communities we serve.
• We accept submissions from students, faculty, staff, and community members all year long. Written work should be submitted in MS Word, and art/photography should be submitted as jpeg files, to the editor at kboyer@jeffersonstate.edu. Or use the online form below.
• We encourage everyone who has an interest in literature and the arts to send us his or her work. Each person whose work is chosen to appear in the magazine is given two free copies of the bound, printed version and invited to read at the Spring semester reading, following the publication. Hard copies are available at campus libraries, and an electronic version is also available here.

Test Preparation Resources Guide

Follow the link above to the JSCC Libraries' Test Preparation Resources Guide:

• PrepStep for Two Year Colleges
• The Testing & Education Reference Center

Two online resources for interactive practice exams for everything from the GED, ACCUPLACER, ACT, and SAT through occupational licensing exams for the NCLEX, Paramedic, and more.

Introducing the Job & Career Accelerator:

• Find a career match using an interest matcher and skills matcher.
• Explore occupations from green economy occupations to in-demand occupations and more.
• Internship and job search engine.
• Tools to get hired:
  • Build your cover letter
  • Build your resume
  • Interview with confidence
  • Follow-up and thank you letters
• Explore careers in-depth with a Career Library
• School and scholarship finder

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• JSCC's Sigma Chi Eta Communication Honor Society proudly announces the June issue of The Pioneer student newspaper.
• We encourage students interested in writing for the newspaper to submit ideas, questions, and articles for consideration.
• The Pioneer is a quarterly publication. Deadline for submissions for September issue: September 1
• Click here to read the latest issue, review submission guidelines, and submit articles!