For Staff & Faculty: For Staff & Faculty

Library research workshops are available for students upon request from faculty members. In consultation with the professor, the liaison librarian designs an actively engaging workshop to immerse students in research resources and prepare students to successfully complete course assignments. 

Workshops are created for all course levels, and can feature: 

• effectively searching the catalog and scholarly databases
• evaluating information sources
• effective internet searching for scholarship
• citing information sources
• ethical use of intellectual property

Librarians also collaborate with faculty on digital assignments, such as:

• Digital storytelling
• Online Timelines
• Mapping Projects
• and more

For Connections 1 and 2 faculty: Teaching the Connections Curriculum: Integrating the Library 

To schedule a Library Research Workshop, contact the liaison librarian for your department. 

All members of the F&M community are invited to suggest materials for the collection using the forms found at the end of this section. Please refer to the guidelines below before placing your request. 

GUIDELINES

1. Check our catalog before making a request. Sorry - we do not purchase textbooks for the collection


2. For a Video Request, in addition to searching the catalog, please search our streaming video platforms, Kanopy and Academic Video Online (AVON) before placing a request for a DVD or Blu-ray. Faculty are encouraged to stream any content from Kanopy and AVON in class or within Canvas. All streaming content comes with public performance rights (see more about public performance rights here) which makes them suitable candidates for campus film festivals. We can ask our vendors to add specific titles to Kanopy & AVON if they are not already available on either platform; however we cannot guarentee that every title will be available in streaming format. We also have two smaller streaming services, which offer titles that can be purchased on request - Movie Discovery & Tugg. If you see a film of interest on either of these platforms please contact Bonnie Powers, Content Services Librarian, for more information (x3843); bonnie.powers@fandm.edu. 


3. For an E-Resource Request, please keep in mind that journal and database subscriptions represent a substantial ongoing financial commitment on the part of the Library and requests will be reviewed once per semester. Consider whether interlibrary loan might meet your and your students' research needs.


4. Provide as much information (title, author, etc.) on the form as possible. If a field is required but you do not have any information to include simply indicate "n/a". 


5. Plan to request 4 to 6 weeks before needed (or longer, depending on availability). Some titles may also arrive very quickly. 


6. Faculty who are traveling or doing research overseas or elsewhere and find resources of interest that they would like to purchase for the Library are welcome to do so providing that-
   • The Library does not currently own the title in question (we do not purchase duplicates).
   • The intent to purchase the item and the details (cost, etc.) is communicated to the Library prior to the purchase.
   • All receipts or other proof of purchase are retained to be submitted to the Library so that these documents can be submitted to the Business Office and the faculty member can be reimbursed.

Questions may be directed to Tom Karel, Collection Development Librarian (x3845) or to Bonnie Powers, Content Services Librarian (x3843). 

To place items on reserve, bring the physical items to the main desk in either library with a completed Course Reserve Form (below). Please feel free to call x4410 if you have any questions.

GUIDELINES

• Reserves remain in the Library and can be checked out from Circulation for 4 hours at a time.
• Reserves can be
  • (1) a library copy of a book,
  • (2) a professor's personal copy of a book, article, or item
  • (3) a book ordered for the course (given at least 1 month to process), or
  • (4) a photocopy (allowing for copyright clearance).
• Please bring in materials at least 24 hours before they are needed.
• Textbooks are not ordered for the library, but faculty may place a personal copy on reserve.
• One copy per 20 students can be placed on reserve.
• Photocopies require copyright clearance or written permission from the publisher. If permission is not granted, we will remove the item from reserve due to copyright restrictions.

The policy for screening media at F&M is a College Policy and can be found here. This policy should be consulted prior to any decision about showing a film on campus in order to determine whether having public performance rights (PPR) is necessary. 
Once the determination has been made that PPR are required, the Library can assist you in two ways: 

1. Identifying films that are part of the Library's collection and carry PPR
2. Providing assistance in acquiring PPR by making an initial contact.

Please see the FAQs linked below for additional information. 

 Email: ask.us@fandm.edu 

 Call: 717-358-4217

 Text: 717-827-7126

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