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Top 3 Library Services for New Faculty: Library Services for New Faculty

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The video on the left was created with you, new faculty, in mind. The goal is to introduce you to 3 of the top library services to enhance the work you are doing in your classroom.  

Purpose

ILI

Information Literacy Instruction

Information literacy instruction is one of our top services. Whether you are teaching online or face-to-face, we can join your class to show students how to conduct research and cite sources using APA or MLA. Students may be unfamiliar with using the MDC databases to find scholarly academic articles, we can show them. We can also show them how to avoid plagiarism by citing sources. Library sessions are tailored to the needs of your class. They can be general overviews of the library services for students, or they can be specific, focused on assignments.   

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Choose Traditional, Customized, or Embedded

Each academic year, librarians collaborate with faculty across disciplines to support students’ success via traditional, customized, and embedded library instruction.

Traditional Support

  • Overview of services and resources for students
  • Virtual or physical tour of library spaces

Customized Support

  • Tailored library instruction to assignments
  • MLA/APA Overview

Embedded Support

  • Multiple class visits and/or sessions for all your classes
  • Integrated writing tutors
  • On-demand workshops
  • Individualized research help during class time

Info

Contact us to book a library session at the Homestead Campus!

Lizeth Garcia

Lizeth Garcia

(305) 237-5021

Room D113-4

lgarci16@mdc.edu

Schedule an Appointment

Barbara St. Aubin

Barbara St. Aubin

(305) 237-5153

Room D101

bstaubi1@mdc.edu

Schedule an Appointment

Lorna Hawkins

Lorna Hawkins

(305) 237-5053

Room D101

lhawkin1@mdc.edu

Schedule an Appointment

Sherri Ahern

Sherri

(305) 237-5053

Room D101

sahern@mdc.edu

Schedule an Appointment

Ask a Librarian

Ask a librarian

Live chat and text

with a Florida Librarian

 

Ask a Librarian

Not at the Homestead Campus? No problem! For a full list of librarians collegewide, please visit https://libraryguides.mdc.edu/MDCLibrary

LibGuides

LibGuides
LibGuides

LibGuides are another great resource. LibGuides is short for library guides, which are web-based research pages curated and designed by librarians to support your course. Whether you would like to compile a list of resources for your students to use on an assignment or project or you are considering using open educational resources, OER materials for your entire course, we can create a customized LibGuide for you.

LibGuides can include materials such as: electronic textbooks, subject-specific databases, eBooks, audiobooks, digital magazines, movies, documentaries, and so many more educational materials. LibGuides are living hubs. We can continually update them, based on your recommendations, so they are up-to-date each semester.
What can you include
 

Collection Development

 
Homestead
 

Librarians are continuously working to develop and maintain a relevant, authoritative collection of print and electronic resources that meets the information needs of your students, promotes literacy, and encourages lifelong learning. Each academic year, we add new print and electronic books to the library collection. We strive to add the most relevant, current, award-winning, and popular materials. To that end, we welcome your recommendations. This ensures that students have access to the most current materials that are being used in the classroom to supplement instruction.

 

Intercampus Loans & Interlibrary Loans

Learning Resources is collegewide. You are not limited to the materials at the Homestead Campus. You can borrow books from other campuses via intercampus loan or other academic institutions via interlibrary loan.

Students

Homestead

Placing Items on Reserve

We can also place items on reserve for your class. These resources, designated by you, will be available for use in the library, ensuring your students have convenient access to supplemental materials.