Subject Guides: Brevard College Library: Instructional Support

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Interlibrary Loan Requests
If we don't have a book or article you need, we can get it from another library. You will be contacted when the item arrives, and you can pick it up at the library.
Equipment Request Form
Request laptops, projectors, and more.
Purchase Request or
Instruction Request Form Bring a librarian to your classroom or bring your class to the library.
Films on Demand Faculty looking for videos or video segments about relevant topics will find this useful.

Course Reserves

Place items on reserve to increase student access:

Desk copies of textbooks to avoid the "I don't have the textbook" blues (HIGHLY ENCOURAGED)
Library Materials to make sure that anyone in the class has access to our one copy of an item
Materials for projects or presentations (markers, poster board, art supplies)
DVDs or other physical media
Contact Melodie Farnham for more information and fill out the form linked below.

Course Reserve Request
Place books or other items on reserve for student access and to share limited resources.

We Make Classroom & Office Calls!

Invite your favorite librarian - or educational technologist - to meet with you in the comfort of your own office. Or, if you prefer, we can work together in a classroom, at the library's learning bar, or at the coffee shop.

Instruction Request Form
Bring a librarian to your classroom or bring your class to the library.

Possible topics:

How to most effectively use our new single search of all library resources
How to use your favorite database easier/faster/more conveniently
How to get materials you need purchased and available in the library
How to automate keeping up-to-date on new publications in your field
How to add articles, videos, or any other library content to Canvas
How to incorporate information fluency objectives into your course
How to use the new hub classrooms and use gee-whiz technology to meet course objectives
How to use Canvas to enhance your students' classroom learning
Any other library or educational technology topic you can think of

Information Fluency

You know that we meet with every FYE class, but librarians can do much more than basic introductions to library resources. We are teaching partners to help meet information-related learning objectives in and out of the classroom.

Collaborate with a librarian to:

Develop or refine information-related learning objectives, course assignments, and assessment;
Schedule single or multiple sessions of in-class library instruction or out-of-class workshops to improve student outcomes on projects/papers;
Embed a librarian or library tools and resources in your Canvas site;
Obtain handouts, web pages, videos, or other tools for information fluency outcomes;
Schedule research consultations with individual students for one-on-one assistance with specific research assignments (especially capstone projects);
Find and access appropriate information resources for specific projects;
Use discovery tools and/or the library catalog and selected databases;
Show students how to evaluate the authority of the information found in the context of information creation and use (peer review, primary sources, etc.);
Discuss hot information topics of the moment: protecting your privacy online, "fake" news, etc.;
Any topic related to the Framework for Information Literacy below.

Information Literacy Framework

Our Framework:

Authority is Constructed and Contextual
Information resources reflect their creators’ expertise and credibility, and are evaluated based on the information need and the context in which the information will be used. Authority is constructed in that various communities may recognize different types of authority. It is contextual in that the information need may help to determine the level of authority required.
Information Creation as a Process
Information in any format is produced to convey a message and is shared via a selected delivery method. The iterative processes of researching, creating, revising, and disseminating information vary, and the resulting product reflects these differences.
Information has Value
Information possesses several dimensions of value, including as a commodity, as a means of education, as a means to influence, and as a means of negotiating and understanding the world. Legal and socioeconomic interests influence information production and dissemination.
Research as Inquiry
Research is iterative and depends upon asking increasingly complex or new questions whose answers in turn develop additional questions or lines of inquiry in any field.
Scholarship as Conversation
Communities of scholars, researchers, or professionals engage in sustained discourse with new insights and discoveries occurring over time as a result of varied perspectives and interpretations.
Searching as Strategic Exploration
Searching for information is often nonlinear and iterative, requiring the evaluation of a range of information sources and the mental flexibility to pursue alternate avenues as new understanding develops.

"Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education", American Library Association, February 9, 2015.
http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework (Accessed April 29, 2018)
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Brevard College Library: Instructional Support