Demo site This is not the Gavilan College Library website. It is a sample page built by Cal Poly DxHub to show the library chat assistant in context - the page content around it is illustrative only. The real site is gavilan.edu/library.
Gavilan College Contact Research Guides
Gavilan College Library
Gilroy Campus · Building LI

Gavilan College Library

Books, e-books, articles, course reserves, and research help for Gavilan students.

Catalog search is switched off on this demo page. The chat assistant at the bottom‑right is live and does search the real catalog.

Ask the library assistant

Click Ask the Library in the bottom‑right corner. The assistant answers routine questions about hours, borrowing, textbooks, course reserves, research databases, and what the library offers, and it hands research questions off to a librarian. It is the same assistant the library would embed on their own pages - this page just adds the one script tag.

  • What are the library hours?
  • How do I check out a book?
  • Do you have the textbook for ENGL 1A?
  • Can I borrow a laptop?
  • What research databases are available?

How do I…?

Get a library card
Currently enrolled students are set up with borrowing privileges; bring your GavID to the circulation desk.
Find my course textbook
Many textbooks are on course reserve or available online through the catalog. The bookstore sells and rents course materials.
Request something the library does not own
Interlibrary Loan borrows books and articles from other libraries on your behalf.
Get research help
Reference librarians are available in person, by phone, and by email during open hours.