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Merner-Pfeiffer Library: Faculty Forms & Information

Information and Forms for Faculty

  • Library Instruction Request Form
  • Books in Print
  • RCLWebA core list of 65,000 titles recommended for academic libraries.  Available from on campus only.
  • Interlibrary Loan Request Form
  • Reserve Request Form
  • Reserves Copyright Guidelines
  • 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.

     

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