Faculty Services

Letter from the Library Director

Services:

• Library PDO Course Descriptions

• Request a Library Instruction Session

• Request an Interlibrary Loan

• Request Course Reserves (in .pdf)

• Request to Reserve a Video/DVD

• Recommend a Purchase

• Make a Suggestion

Guides:

• Library FAQs for Faculty

• Guide to Research at JSRCC Libraries

• Library 101: Library Resources at Your Fingertips
  Introduction of the most popular databases plus sample exercises.

• How can JSRCC librarians help faculty create effective research assignments?

• How to Check for Plagiarism
  Explanation of indicators of possible plagiarism, how to track down plagiarism, and suggestions on how to avoid plagiarism.

• Course Guides
  Course and assignment-based research guides.

• Research Guides
  General library user and online database search guides.

• Citing Sources
  MLA and APA format and example sheets & sites; citation machines; citation tutorials & exercises.

PDO Workshops:

• A Googling Safari

• Library Orientation
  PowerPoint presentation

• Library Resources to Supplement Your Blackboard Courses
  Step-by-step instructions on how to create persistent links to articles found in library databases.

• Social Bookmarking

• The What, Why, and How of Blogging
  PowerPoint presentation.

Research Tools:

• VCCSLinc: Library Catalog
  Find books and videos at JSRCC Libraries.

• Research Databases
  List of library databases with description.

• Off-Campus Access
  How to access library databases from off-campus.

• Journal Locators
  Find out if the full text of a particular journal is available through any of the library online databases.

Created on August 25, 2006, updated on July 31, 2008.