Welcome New Faculty

Learn how the library can support your students, your teaching, your research

Fall 2007 Powerpoint presentation

Welcome from Connie Vinita Dowell, Dean of Library and Information Access

Infodome Overview

Patrick Sullivan, Business Librarian

• Our home page <http://infodome.sdsu.edu/>
• Pages of interest to faculty members
• Remote/electronic access to materials
• Hours
• General overview of databases
• SFX - Find Full Text and the Citation Linker
• Finding journals

Special Collections/University Archives

Rob Ray, Head, Special Collections and University Archives

• Overview of collections

Reference Services

Linda Salem, Reference Services Librarian

• Individual reference assistance
• Reference desk, e-mail, phone, virtual reference
• RefWorks
• Style manuals and citation formats

Library Instruction

Marilyn Hall, Coordinator for Library Instruction

• Scheduling - subject specialists/liaisons
• Our classrooms or your smart classrooms
• Assistance with assignments
• Integration with Blackboard or your class web page
• Integrating information literacy into your curriculum - Pamela Jackson, Information Literacy Librarian

Reserve Book Room/Electronic Course Reserves

Sara Baird, Coordinator, Reserve Book Room

• General overview and procedures
• Options for reserves
• Overview of copyright services
• Time periods for loans
• Integrating library resources into Blackboard

Computing Resources

Renee Carson, Educational Technologist, Student Computing Center

• Overview of Student Computing Center
• How to get help
• Special software for classes
• Wireless access

Collections

Mike Perkins, Head of Collection Development (Rep. by Marilyn Hall)

• Overview of collection
• Other collections in the region
• How to get material we don't have but you need (ILL, etc.)

Introduction of subject specialists for faculty in attendance