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Library Resources for Faculty and Staff

Dear Faculty,

The Library at RCBC wants you to know that we are available to assist you the best we can.

 

Please Contact us:

David Peterson, Director- dpeterson@rcbc.edu; ext. 2022

Rachel Pieters, Administrative Librarian, Health Sciences Liaison- rpieters@rcbc.edu; ext. 1269

Kathy Wheeler, Information Literacy and Student Outreach Librarian, HBSS Liaison- kwheeler@rcbc.edu; ext. 2708

Lexi Slobodnik, Electronic Resources Information Specialist, OERs, STEM Liaison- aslobodnik@rcbc.edu; ext. 1585

Library Resources

  • Library Barcodes
    • If you or your students have a library barcode and you cannot access the databases or electronic resources or you do not yet have a library barcode, fill out the appropriate library barcode form: LIBRARY BARCODES
  • Library Research Instruction
    • Schedule either a class visit to the RCBC Library or schedule a RCBC Librarian to visit your class to instruct on using sources such as databases, evaluating internet sources, citing, and more! 
  • OER Assistance
    • Difference between Open Education Resources, Open Access, and Library Resources
    • Creative Commons Licenses 
    • Finding resources
    • Publishing OERs
  • Research Guides
    • We have research guides available on the Library website (rcbc.edu/library) under RESEARCH TOOLS
    • These research guides are available in multiple subject areas, a few are course-specific, and a few are general
    • These research guides contain not only physical holdings listed, but also subject-specific databases, suggested electronic resources, and some OER links to relevant material
    • We would be happy to create a guide for your subject area or course
  • Databases
    • Library databases are available here: databases
    • A valid library barcode is required to access the databases off campus
  • E-Books
    • E-Books are available through our databases
      • Ebook Central
      • Ebook Collection
      • Libby
    • We advise anyone to read the e-books online, so that more people can view the e-books. In the case of some e-books, if an e-book is checked out, then it is only available to the patron who checked it out for two weeks.
  • Streaming Services
    • Streaming services are available through our databases
      • Films on Demand
      • Kanopy