LibGuides: Faculty Guide to Using Library Resources: Library Resources for Faculty

Library Support for Faculty and Students

The library offers support for faculty including:

Designing and delivering library led workshops based in the ACRL Information Literacy Framework and College Wide Core Abilities: Demonstrate Critical Thinking. Fill out the Library Instruction Form to request.
Creation of online library support such as course guides and tutorials to support student research assignments. Fill out the Library Instruction Form to request.
Finding, evaluating and implementing Open Educational Resources. Fill out the OER Consultation Form to request support.
Finding library resources for your course. See this guide for linking to library content in Blackboard.
Accreditation support, please email the library@blackhawk.edu so we can prepare necessary materials.
Course Reserve coordination, making required course materials available to students borrow for free. Fill out the Curriculum Reserve Request Form to begin the process.
Quality Matters Standard 4.3 support for citation and academic standards (“Course models academic integrity expected of learners”)
Refer students for library help via Starfish for research support

Library staff offers support for students including:

Using and accessing library resources: books, magazines, journal articles, streaming media and more
Research assignments from topic development to evaluating and using sources. We can help you find sources for your assignment (papers, speeches and presentations)
Citing Sources and avoiding plagiarism
Questions about equipment loans

Library staff are available to help:

in-person the Student Success Center (Room 2200) on Central Campus at the Library Help Desk
Online via live chat, video chat (Ask Us Button for 24/7 Help)
Over the phone: 608-757-7705
Via email: library@blackhawk.edu
By Appointment, students can schedule "Research Assistance" appointments via Starfish, "Ask for Assistance" and select "Research Help"
Refer students for library help via Starfish for Library Services if students need help with research

Finding Resources for Your Course

Recommended library and online resources to search.

Find physical materials, eBooks and streaming video	Encore Library Catalog
Find articles within your discipline (Sort list by subject)	A to Z Databases
Find OER in all disciplines	OASIS
Find Library Tutorials to link in Blackboard	Library Tutorial Playlist
Find Library Guides to link in Blackboard	All Library Guides

Guide for Linking to Library Resources in Blackboard
Posting library content such as articles, videos, eBooks and more exposes students to free quality content.
Guide for Curriculum Reserve (Adding Textbooks to the Library Collection)
Make your course more affordable and flexible for your students. Textbooks and course materials in the collection can be borrowed by students for free.
Guide for Librarian Instruction: Scheduling Library Workshops for Your Course
Guide for Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources (OER) are free or low-cost teaching, learning, and research materials that are either (a) in the public domain or (b) licensed in a manner that provides everyone with free and perpetual permission to engage in the 5R activities (definition from Creative Commons).

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