Library Service for Faculty—Coon
Rapids Campus
Bibliographic Instruction
Library staff will provide library instruction on
MnPALs, MnLINK, CINAHL, 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 Al,
Gina, or Barbara.
Reference
Librarians are available to assist students, faculty,
and staff with all their reference/research needs and
questions.
Contact 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 1-4 weeks,
at the discretion of the lending library--request for
specific
dates is not guaranteed. Interlibrary loan of books are
for a minimum of 3-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 Ruth.
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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 $10.00 and replacement cost, will be assessed for each
item overdue. Contact 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 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 3-5 day turn
around time for processing reserve material. Contact Ruth.
Virtual Library Access
Library databases
are accessible from remote locations, 24 hours a day,
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 Gina, Barbara, or Al.
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. The website address is: www.ar.cc.mn.us/facultydevelop.
Contact staff.
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