Do
you find yourself frustrated by students’ heavy reliance on Google for
research? Do you wish your students
would seek out and gain confidence using consistently reliable sources? Would you like some reinforcement when it
comes to teaching citation and attribution?
Call us! Librarians are available for instruction
sessions tailored to projects or papers you assign during the semester. Your students will learn basics, such as how
to locate a book on his or her topic, the ideal databases to consult for
magazine, newspaper, and academic journal articles, and how to cite the
resources they find. More advanced concepts,
such as critical evaluation of websites, can also be incorporated into the
discussion. In addition, we can work
together to design customized electronic guides specifically geared toward your
coursework.
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We also hope you will consider making
a copy of your course textbook available for student use at the library. The cost of some textbooks is exorbitant and
purchasing them can become a financial hardship for many students. Each
campus library maintains a reserve collection of textbooks. Often
professors or departments have extra copies of the current class texts.
If this is the case for you, please bring the item(s) you would like to place
on reserve to your campus library and ask staff for assistance. Once the materials are processed, students
will be able to use them within the library for an hour or two. I can personally attest to the popularity of
this collection. Students repeatedly
express relief and appreciation that they found the right textbook here in the
library.
Please feel free to stop by your
campus library, take a look at our collections, and say hello. We look forward seeing you soon and welcome
you to the college. Visit the Suffolk
County Community College Library website for
more information. Also, do not hesitate
to contact me at gruberk@sunysuffolk.edu with any questions or concerns you may have.
