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Faculty Services
Information Literacy
One of the fundamental services provided by academic libraries is the teaching of information literacy. Information literacy is a set of skills and concepts which include the ability to locate, analyze, evaluate, synthesize and use information from a variety of sources: books, journals, databases, government documents, and the World Wide Web. Information literacy is essential for students to function in our information-based society. Academic librarians are committed to providing students with the research skills necessary for them to become lifelong information consumers.
Information Literacy Coversheets In order to help assess student information literacy skills at Cabrini, Holy Spirit Library has developed a standardized rubric for use by all instructors in core and major courses at the college. In-office consultations are available for faculty interested in learning more about the Library's resources and services, such as ERes, Turnitin ®, or one or more of the Library's databases. To schedule a consultation contact Anne Schwelm, x8536 or (aschwelm@cabrini.edu). With the KEYWORD selection, you can view records containing the word(s) or phrase you entered. With the BROWSE selection, you can view lists of author, title, subject, or series headings or view lists of indexed words used in the library catalog. SEARCH EVERTHING (Keyword only): finds and displays all library materials containing the word(s) or phrase in any indexed field. 1. Enter the word(s) you want to find. Keyword returns records containing the word(s) entered. Choose a target search field. Items in our Library are described in many ways. Use “keyword” to find all library materials described using particular words or phrases in a specific combination. You may enter words or phrases in one, some or all of the GENERAL, AUTHOR, TITLE, SUBJECT or SERIES fields. After typing in any one of these fields, press to move to the next area. When you press RETURN or ENTER in the last field, you will then see the location of every item in the library that includes each word or phrase you entered in the specified position. By selecting the OPTIONS button, you may limit the items found by author, title, subject, or general combination to a particular publication year, general or specific material type, library shelving location, language, or category. AUTHOR: finds and displays all library materials using all or part of an author's name. An item's CALL NUMBER is a library code which identifies both the item's subject and its shelf position. To see a list of the call numbers in the catalog, enter all or the first part of a call number. The OPTIONS screen contains fields such as library, shadow, class scheme, item type, item category1, item category2, and location may qualify the call number browse. There are two different display results which may be configured on the OPTIONS screen. The result of a call number browse is a list of call numbers that begin with characters in specified. Each call number on the list shows title and author. The Library Liaison Program was begun in 2004 with the goals of:
A liaison is a librarian formally designated as the primary contact between the Holy Spirit Library and a specific academic department. The intention is to provide faculty and students with the name of at least one person who can act as a starting point for questions about any service or issue. The role of the liaison is to foster two-way communication between the library and the college’s academic programs.
Librarians contact academic departments about Library services each semester.
Turnitin ® is a proprietary service that gives faculty the ability to aggregate student works into digital portfolios, to create an assignment calendar, and to post a web-accessible syllabus. The plagiarism detection feature provides the option for either faculty or students to submit papers to the plagiarism detection service. For a demonstration or to begin using the Turnitin ® service contact Anne Schwelm, x8536, aschwelm@cabrini.edu Holy Spirit Library adheres to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include-
The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors. The Library’s electronic reserves system, ERes, provides students with twenty-four hour access to selected course reserve materials. Instructors may submit materials as follows: Items may be sent to the Library electronically via email to sherry.becht@cabrini.edu or in print format via campus mail. A specific course page will be created in ERes with links to the reserve materials. Please allow two working days for processing. Because of the digitization of print materials for electronic access, copyright concerns restrict access to materials to students enrolled in the course. Instructors will be given a password for their students to use when viewing the course page. Access to the page will terminate at the end of the semester. In keeping with best practices with regard to copyright law, material placed on electronic reserve for a specific course should amount to less than 25% of the total assigned reading. The library requests that no more than 15 articles be placed on electronic reserve for a specific course. Material that is needed for multiple semesters and is considered central to the learning objectives of the course is not considered supplemental materials. Such readings should not be placed on electronic reserve. Instead, material that meets this standard should be placed in a course pack. The Cabrini College/Follett Bookstore can obtain copyright clearance and produce the course pack for this course or these courses. Please contact Sherry Becht at (610) 902-8538 with questions about placing material on electronic or print reserve. The Library Director reserves the right to refuse items for electronic reserve, if in her judgment the items do not meet the fair use provisions set forth in the United States Copyright Act of 1976 (Section 107). **Please note that materials not meeting the criteria for fair use may be posted on electronic reserve if permission for posting has been granted by the copyright holder. Materials accepted for electronic reserves:
Submit Electronic Reserve Form The Library accepts materials for the Reserve Desk based on the guidelines below. Please allow two working days to process materials. Books, media and journal articles from the Library's collection will be placed on reserve at the request of the instructor. Reserve requests may be sent to sherry.becht@cabrini.edu . Instructors are encouraged to put Library items on reserve in anticipation of high demand for specific materials for class assignments, in order to ensure access for all students in the class. Personal copies of materials are accepted for reserve. Barcodes, labels and security stickers will be affixed to each item. The Library is not responsible for damage or loss of such materials. All materials will be removed from the Reserve Desk shelves at the end of each semester. Personal items should be picked up by the instructor. The Library Director reserves the right to refuse items for reserve, if in her judgment the items do not meet the fair use provisions set forth in the United States Copyright Act of 1976 (Section 107). ** Please note that materials not meeting the criteria for fair use may be accepted for the Reserve Desk if permission has been granted by the copyright holder. Materials accepted for the Reserve Desk:
The Holy Spirit Library welcomes purchase requests for Library materials from faculty, students and staff. All requests will be reviewed by relevant Library staff members. Within budget constraints and collection development policies, we will try to acquire requested items. To suggest materials for purchase, please contact the director via email, jacquet@cabrini.edu, or campus mail with the following information:
Faculty and students doing research may be required to submit to a review process that will ensure the best data, safety for participating subjects, and best research practices. The Institutional Review Board has a procedure in place for submitting and reviewing research projects. For more information visit the Institutional Review Board's homepage. Last revision: December 18, 2008
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