Check your Library Account
Faculty and Staff
·A
TWC photo ID with barcode is required to check out materials.
·All
full time, part time and adjunct faculty and staff have access to the
library's collections. All items will be due the final day of the spring
semester each year, unless otherwise specified. Privileges will be blocked
until overdue items are returned.
·If
an item is lost, notify the library. Your account will be cleared.
·Other
users have the right to request items faculty and staff have checked out.
Requested items are due in seven days.
·Faculty/Staff
spouses and children 14 and over can be issued their own library card upon
request for equivalent library privileges. Children under 14 must have a
parent assist them when using library resources, including computers, and
books must be checked out to the parent.
·When
taking TWC course work, faculty, staff and their dependents are considered
students and TWC student circulation policies apply.
Library Instruction
The library encourages faculty to schedule library instruction classes,
especially when giving an assignment that involves research. Sessions are
tailored to assignments by outlining appropriate research strategies,
demonstrating print and online resources, and explaining interlibrary loan.
Contact Julie Adams (adamsj@twcnet.edu),
the Associate Director of the Library, to schedule your sessions. We ask
that you give two weeks' notice before a session and fill out a
Library Instruction Request Form (PDF).
Freshmen are given a very basic library orientation during TWC 101 and
literary research is covered in E102. Any further instruction in subject
areas is dependent on professors' requests. Library instruction is
recommended during the junior and senior years to familiarize students with
the research tools and methods in their disciplines.
If
you wish to hold class in the library without a scheduled library
instruction session, call no less than one week ahead to schedule so
that we can be sure enough study space is available. Leave at least one of
the public computers available for other users.
Reserves
Items may be placed on physical or electronic reserve for your students'
assignments. Complete a
Reserve Request Form (PDF) and bring it to the library with the item(s)
you wish to place on reserve. Physical reserve loan periods are room use
(two hour limit), 1 day, 3 days or 7 days. Once an item is put on reserve,
the loan period chosen cannot be changed. Electronic reserves include
scanned or downloaded articles and chapters, database articles, websites,
and e-books and are made available to students online to increase
availability and avoid fines. Allow one week to process all reserve
requests, more if copyright permission is required.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
is a service provided to obtain items for study that are not available at
the Merner Pfeiffer Library. TWC students, faculty and staff are eligible to
borrow materials from other libraries.
·
Search
the library's catalog before placing a request to be sure the material
you want is not already available through the library. Place holds on items
we own that are currently checked out.
·
Submit
one
ILL Request Form via the
online catalog for each request. Provide as much accurate information as
you have available – including ISBN/ISSN, ERIC number, or DOI if possible -
and type your complete barcode number. A request submitted with incomplete
information will be returned to you unfilled.
·
The
number of ILL requests may be limited.
·
ILL
materials may arrive in as little as one day, or a week or more.
·
Costs for
ILL are $.10 per page for photocopies. You are responsible for the
cost of all photocopies you order. There is no charge for books, but there
may be exceptions for rare, hard-to-find material. The library will contact
you before requesting any book that will incur a charge.
·
You will
be notified by email when your ILL is ready for pickup or if it cannot be
borrowed. Please make sure your email address is correct in our system by
checking at the circulation desk.
·
The
lending library designates the due date. Return ILL items on time to avoid
jeopardizing future borrowing. Renewals may be possible if you request
renewal no later than the day before the due date. You are limited to one
renewal.
Departmental Books and
Periodicals Budgets
Each department is allocated a portion of the library's book and periodicals
budget. Faculty members should request materials in their discipline that
students will need for classes and research. The library's Collection
Development Policy describes the materials and levels collected. Each month,
the library sends Choice Reviews on Cards to department chairs to
distribute to department members. Blank order cards are available upon
request. Include the ISBN/ISSN and price when available. To facilitate this
process Choice cards or order cards are required for all requests.
All book, periodical and audiovisual requests must be routed through the
appropriate department chair or designated liaison for approval. The
chair/liaison will turn in requests to the Associate Dean for Library &
Information Services. A notification of the department’s allocation status
is sent monthly. Faculty are also informed when a request has been ordered,
when it is cataloged, or if the order has been cancelled. While faculty are
encouraged to submit book requests throughout the year, the deadline for
book orders for the current year is the last Friday in February. Periodical
subscriptions are renewed in July; suggestions for addition or
discontinuation should be made before the end of the spring semester.
Gifts
The library accepts
gifts of books, periodicals and audiovisual materials. The library reserves
the right to add only those materials that are needed according to our
Collection Development Policy. Letters of acknowledgment and appreciation
will be sent. Unneeded materials will be discarded.
