Library Service for Faculty—Coon Rapids Campus

Bibliographic Instruction

Library faculty will provide Information Literacy instruction on the MnPALS and MnLINK catalogs and databases from EBSCO, GALE, JSTOR, PROQUEST, etc.,  Internet, print and non-print resources. Instructors are encouraged to bring their students to the library and use its many resources (as a class or individually). Please contact Library Faculty:  Al, Gina, or Barbara.

Reference

Librarians are available to assist students, faculty, and staff with all their reference/research needs and questions. Contact Library Faculty:  Al, Gina, or Barbara.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Faculty, staff, and students may borrow library material from 300+ libraries throughout the state of Minnesota. Faculty/staff may book videos from the Minnesota Community College Film and Video Consortium (MCCFVC) for a specific date. Faculty may also do ILL of videotapes from libraries outside of "MCCFVC" from one to four weeks, at the discretion of the lending library--request for specific dates is not guaranteed. Interlibrary loan of books are for a minimum of three weeks. Articles are photocopied and become the property of the patron. MINITEX Electronic Document Delivery (MEDD) is also available for those who have an email address listed on their MNPALS record. Contact Library Technician:  Ruth.

Faculty Loan Period

Faculty may borrow material from the AR library for the entire semester, with one renewal, unless the material is on hold for another patron. Material must be renewed or returned by the end of the semester or a processing fee of $10 and replacement cost, will be assessed for each item overdue. Contact Library Technician:  Ruth.

Purchase of Library Material

Faculty can make recommendations on the purchase of print and non-print library material to support the curriculum. CHOICE cards are circulated to divisions monthly to notify faculty of new titles available in their subject area. Faculty should initial the card and return it if they recommend the title for purchase. For other titles or formats, there is an “Acquisitions Request Form” available for faculty to complete. Contact Library Faculty:  Gina.

Reserve Material

Faculty may place material on "reserve" in the library for their students. A "Library Reserve Request Form" must be filled out in the library. Material is placed on Reserve during the semester for varying loan periods (i.e., Overnight, 3 day, library use only), at the discretion of the instructor. An Anoka-Ramsey identification card or a library card is required before material can be placed on reserve. Electronic Reserves (ERes) is also available. This option allows material to be accessed from computers both on and off campus. There is a three (3) - five (5) day turn around time for processing reserve material. Contact Library Technician:  Ruth.

Virtual Library Access

Library databases are accessible from remote locations, 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week. An Anoka-Ramsey identification card or a library card is required to access MNPALS and MnLINK. The 14 digit barcode number serves as the ID number, and the first sixteen letters of the last name is the password (default) for MNPALS and MnLINK. Contact Library Faculty:  Al, Gina, or Barbara.

Faculty Resource Room

The Energy Pool has placed print and non-print material in the Faculty Resource Room for faculty use. There is material in the areas of Faculty Development, Teaching for Thinking, Developmental Education, Classroom Research, and Writing Across the Curriculum. A table and desk is available for study and reading. A TV/VCR is available in the room for viewing videotapes. Contact Library staff.