Library Services for Faculty

LIBRARY WORKSHOPS/CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS:

Library workshops may be scheduled for your class during a regular class meeting time. Please submit a request for each class by filling out the online Request for Library Workshop form.

The workshop descriptions are on the online request form. We can also customize the presentation to your course objective or specific assignment. The following guidelines apply:

We require a minimum of two week's notice to schedule your class session.
You will be contacted by the assigned Library Instructor to verify date and time and to discuss specific instruction needs, your assignment and presentation details.
We request at least 50 minutes for a session and to meet in L202 (Library Lab).
Please assess your students’ research abilities so we can tailor the presentation to their skill level.

Please inform students of your exact assignment in advance of the library session. We also offer Library Assignments for students to complete to reinforce the skills learned.

For more information, please contact Ruth Sison, ext 2681 or rsison@dvc.edu or Lana Roderick, ext 2241 or lroderick@dvc.edu;at SRC contact Mark Fink in the Dougherty Station Library at 925-973-3387.

You may put your own personal copies of printed materials or library books and e-books on Reserve for 3-hour, 1-day, 2-day or 1-week circulation. Please do this in advance of the class as it takes one week for processing. Fill out the Reserve Materials Request Form and bring or send it with any personal copies to the library assistant listed above. Your DVC or SRC list of items will appear in ALICE under both your name and under the course number.

REFERENCE: Florence Espiritu and Reference Staff, x2246; at SRC contact Mark Fink in the Dougherty Station Library at 925-973-3387
Librarians are available for assistance in using the library. Research assistance provided at the reference desk includes help locating reference books and print periodicals, understanding the Library of Congress call numbers, and searching the online catalog ALICE, the electronic databases and the internet. searching.

ONLINE RESOURCES: From the Library homepage (www.dvc.edu/library), links are provided in the sidebar on the left to Electronic Databases with over 5000 full-text journals; to Internet Resources including online reference sources such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc; and to Study Guides and handouts prepared by the librarians. Alice, the library online catalog, includes thousands of e-Books affording remote access to the content of these books.

RESOURCES FOR ASSIGNMENTS: Florence Espiritu and Reference Staff, x2246
Discuss with librarians the availability or adequacy of library resources before making assignments or developing reading lists which require the use of library materials.

The Library offers LS 121, an online or hybrid, one-unit course in Information Competency and Research Skills, which fulfills the information competency General Education requirement for the A.A. degree. Contact Andy to explore ways this requirement can be integrated into courses in various department.

To establish an ARTStor Account, please contact Ann Patterson x2237and for more information, download ARTStor's QuickStart Guide

RECOMMENDING THE PURCHASE OF BOOKS OR PERIODICALS: Marva DeLoach x2780
Faculty are encouraged to suggest titles for addition to the library collection or to volunteer to assist with weeding out obsolete library materials. Contact Marva, acting Collection Development Coordinator, or a librarian listed below who selects purchases in your area of interest. SRC Mark Fink (925-973-3387) is coordinating selection of books for the new SRC / Contra Costa County Library Joint Library, the Dougherty Station Library, adjacent to the new SRC campus.: