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Library

 

 

Faculty Resources

Library Orientations:

The LMC Librarians encourage you to schedule a library orientation for your class. Christina Goff will work with you to design library instruction to meet your students' needs and course objectives.

Library Orientations can:

  • be a basic introduction to library services and accessing the collection,
  • be designed to address the research needs of an existing class assignment,
  • include an assignment tailored specifically for your class.

To schedule a Library Orientation for your class, email Christina Goff or stop by the Reference Desk on the main floor of the Library.

If you assign a research project, but do not have time to bring your class to the library, please consider emailing the librarians a copy of the assignment. This will allow us to be better prepared to serve your students.

 

Reference Services:

The Reference Desk is staffed by professional librarians trained to assist students, faculty and staff locate library materials and to access, evaluate and properly cite information resources.

Please encourage your students to stop by the Reference Desk or schedule an in-depth research consultation.


Placing Materials on Reserves:

The Reserve Collection is located behind the Circulation Desk on the first floor of the library. It includes high-demand textbooks, articles and books for current LMC Courses. The loan periods range from three hours to one week. The Reserve Collection is extremely popular especially at the beginning of the semester before student loan checks are distributed.

There are two methods to add your textbook to the Reserve Collection.

  1. Donate an extra copy of your textbook: If you have an extra copy of your textbook, please consider donating or lending it to the Reserve Collection. Please include a copy of the Library Reserve Form with your donated books so we know what instructor and course to list them under.
  2. Request that the Library purchase a copy of your textbook: The library has a limited budget provided by the LMC Foundation and LMCAS to purchase reserve textbooks. In order to request the purchase of your textbook for the Library Reserve Collection, please fill out the Library Reserve Form.

Check if anything has been put on Reserve for Courses you Teach:
Please check the items on reserve under your name and course each semester to help us keep our reserve records current.

  1. Go to the Library Catalog.
  2. Click on Course Reserves By Course.
  3. Search for your courses by name or catalog number.
  4. Click on Course Reserves By Instructor.
  5. Search for your courses by your name.
  6. Email Christine Park if you find any inaccuracies or have any updates.

Link to Library Articles, eBooks or Videos to your Blackboard Classroom:

Links to articles from the Library Electronic Resources Collection may be placed in your Blackboard classroom. In order for the links to work, you will need to use the "persistent link" which includes our proxy information. All electronic resources provide persistent links, but they are found in different places based on the vendor.

*EBSCO & Oxford: Look in the citation view of the article.

*CQ Research & ProQuest: Look at the end of the article.

Greenwood & Facts on File: Copy url from your web browser's address bar.

Films on Demand: Use the "Title URL" found near the bottom of the page.

*Note: Copying the url from your browser's address bar will not work for these databases.

Please contact Kim Wentworth for assistance.

Link to Library Articles, eBooks or Videos to your D2L Coursesite:

 

Guide to Linking to Library Articles and eBooks or Embedding Streaming Videos in your D2L Course Site

Requesting New Library Materials:

Please email Christina Goff, Christine Park or Kim Wentworth to request the purchase of new library materials.

Please let us know if you are teaching a new assignment or course. We are happy to review our current collection and add appropriate items to support new instruction as our budget permits.

 

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