• General Information
• Student Guidelines
• Faculty Guidelines
• Mission Statement
• Information Literacy
• Collection Development
• Library Staff
• More Info

Faculty Guidelines

Library Card

Faculty use their faculty ID card as their library borrowing card.

Circulation

Faculty may check out books and CD-ROMs for one quarter and magazines for 1 week. Slides check out for one week. All other items check out for 1 day.

Renewal/Hold/Reserve

Faculty may renew their materials by visiting or calling the library. If someone has placed a hold on the item being renewed, return the item to the library as soon as possible, as that person has priority with the item.

If you would like to place a hold on an item currently checked out to another patron, please ask the library staff to do so. When the item is returned, it will be kept aside for you to pick up when you next visit the library.

You may reserve materials for class presentations. Some library owned videos, for example, are in heavy demand, and require reservation to insure availability. Return the items directly to the library or place them in a bookdrop. Do not pass them around to other faculty. Loss of "shared" items is unacceptably high and results in inconveniencing fellow teachers.

Class Reserves

You may also place library items on Class reserves for class reading assignments, please speak with a librarian at 239-2359 to do so.

Items placed on reserve have their call numbers updated with the prefix "reserve" in the library's catalog. Reserves may be done for one day, one or more weeks, or the whole quarter. Unless you tell us otherwise, all items will be removed from reserve at the end of the quarter

Classes and Tours

Students often benefit from a class in improving their "information literacy" and the librarians are always willing to partner with teaching faculty to add a "library component" to their syllabi. Please speak with a librarian if you want to bring your class to the library for a presentation.

A guided introduction to the organizational structure of the library will build students' confidence in their research and broaden their knowledge of sources for artistic inspiration. It will also free students from the illusion that "everything is easy to access and available for free on the Internet."

With at least one day's notice, these services are available: printed resource guides, database searching demonstrations, subject-specific class presentations, demonstrations of how to do library research for a specific assignment, and customized one-to-one research assistance

Keep in mind that students tend to remember more about using the library if assigned a hands-on learning element, e.g., a project, as part of the visit.

Novice users of the Internet often struggle in a mire of unverifiable data, while overlooking more relevant, "traditional" resources, like books, simply as they don't enjoy reading. Or they may have difficulty in determining how the web content they've located actually fits with their creative needs. Through a conversation with a librarian, for whom all types of information resources are "stock in trade," students may actually produce better projects and have a more satisfying learning experience. Library-based classes give students the opportunity to work with an experienced researcher who understands the common goal: finding what they want.

The librarians do not tell you how to teach your classes. However, if you want to integrate the Library into your syllabus, please consider this approach:

1. Identify library materials that you consider important sources. Because new materials are being added regularly to the collection, visit the library frequently and take the time to talk with the librarians on what's currently available.

2. Analyze those sources you consider important so that you can identify what you want the students to learn.

3. Create a bibliography that you can hand out during the class. Students appreciate the material, and it cuts down on requests phrased like this: "Well, the teacher didn't tell me the name of the book, but it was blue."

4. Decide how you want students to learn about those information sources. Will you take classroom time for discussion, in what context? Do you want to do a joint presentation with the librarians in the library?

5. If you want the librarians to be available, arrange for it in advance. Otherwise materials you want may be checked out, librarians may be busy with other patrons, or your other needs may go unmet.

Accompany your class and be available to answer any questions.

Recommendations

We encourage faculty participation in the development of the collection. If an item can be related to a program, there is a good chance we will buy it. To make a suggestion, please print, fill out and return this form to the library.

Storage

Books and other materials that haven't circulated for a long period of time are removed from the library shelves and placed in storage. If you would like an item from storage please submit the call number at the front desk. Please allow 24 hours for any storage request.

Photocopying

In the North Campus, faculty may use the staff photocopiers located in Student Services and the Culinary Office (5th floor) and in the General Education Office (1st floor). Other copiers are located in the South Campus. Use your departmental budget code to charge copies to the correct account.

For color photocopying in the North Campus, please contact the Student Copy Center, (1st floor of the North Campus), 239-2277.

Research

The librarians are familiar with art and design-oriented inquiries. The "stock-in-trade" for a librarian is any type of information resource, irrespective of format, and we welcome your questions.

Copyright

General copyright guidelines for faculty, students and staff is available at The Copyright Crash Course. Please refer to this resource for questions about coursepacks, photocopying, public display/use, etc.

 

Return to Top