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Services for Faculty and Instructors

PBSC Professor Tierney Lectures to a Class

Professor Tierney Lectures in an ENC 1101 Course, K. Padron.

Hello! This guide provides an overview of the services that PBSC librarians provide for faculty and instructors! Whether you teach on campus, online, or for a hybrid course, you have a lot of flexibility in your options. PBSC librarians can work with you in all settings and at all campuses.

In addition to the Library's study spaces, computers, books, and online collections, library services for faculty and instructors include the following broad areas.

Instruction Services

Request Library Instruction

Library Instruction Sessions: Librarians can be guest lecturers by providing a session for your students and can cover the following topics:
- General Library Orientations
- Subject-Specific Library and Information Sources: PsycInfo, Health Sciences / Nursing, Education, History, etc.
- Finding Information: Evaluating Information; Plagiarism; Types of Sources; Using Artificial Intelligence (AI); Misinformation and Disinformation
- Do you have something else in mind? Contact us to go over your ideas and options!
Learning Objects: Librarians can create learning objects for individualized for your course that can include handouts, sllides, online guides (LibGuides), Canvas modules, and recordings. To inquire, contact your campus library or get in touch with your subject specialist librarian.

Consultation Services

Schedule a Consultation with a Librarian

For Faculty: Librarians can assist faculty with library orientations, using library materials, creating recordings or library assignments for LMS modules, and linking to library materials in Canvas.
For Students: Students can also be assigned to schedule a consultation for extra credit. A librarian will advise students on any of the following:
- Research assistance.
- Tips on using the library and finding information.
- Review of citation formatting (in-text and full citations).
- Library verification (a "Blue Slip") can be provided to a professor to confirm student attendance.

Library Sources and Borrowing and Requesting Library Materials

Library Sources at PBSC Library

PBSC Library Catalog (PRIMO)
Find books, ebooks, streaming videos, and other materials available at the PBSC Library at all campuses.

Request Materials, ILL, and Course Reserves

Request the Purchase of Library Materials
The PBSC Library can inquire about purchasing books and other materials for the collection that support your teaching and students' learning objectives.
Request Library Materials with Interlibrary Loan
Borrow books, request articles, or obtain other library materials that are not available through PBSC.
Course Reserves Request - Contact a PBSC Library
Add your personal or review copy of your textbook, or other materials, to Course Reserves! Contact or take your material to the Circulation Desk at your campus library to initiate this process.

Most of our services can be done in-person, virtually, and asynchronously! We welcome your ideas and feedback for all of the above, and aspire to work with you in supporting PBSC student learning and success. Contact me or your PBSC campus library to learn more.

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