Class Support
Instruction Tailored to Your Classes
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We offer research instruction tailored specifically to any individual, group or class, including introducing students to discipline-specific resources.
We can:
- Facilitate a session with hands-on practice or in a more relaxed "guided" session where librarians are there to support the class
- Provide you with Research Guides tailored to your class complete with links to the best resources or tips for your assignments
- Consult with you (one on one) with your research needs, or advise you on database updates or tricky searches
- Meet with your BOS or Faculty group regarding existing resources or topics of interest (for as long or short as you like)
We can help your students:
- define their information needs
- create an effective search strategy
- understand how to evaluate information
- distinguish scholarly sources from popular or trade sources
- distinguish between primary and secondary sources
- apply and understand proper citation conventions
- understand and avoid plagiarism
Reinforce these concepts using tutorials in your Moodle!
See our list of Recommended Videos
Creating Effective Research Assignments
We don't have every book or journal, but we have a lot that might surprise you. Check with us to ensure assignments are well-matched with the library's resources.
Tweak your assignments to help students hone research skills!
See our Assignment Bank for ideas
Faculty FAQ (search for answers or email a question)
Search our FAQs to see if we've already answered your question. See the list of common faculty questions below.
- Are there online tutorials or how-to guides with information for faculty about campus services?
- Are there scanners in the library? How do I scan a document?
- Can I check out books from Manhattanville College? Do Purchase College students, faculty and staff have borrowing privileges at other libraries?
- Can I show films the library owns in classes and during campus events?
- How can I add a guest to my class on Moodle?
- How can I enroll / unenroll students on my Moodle courses?
- How can I lock a Moodle discussion forum to prevent students from posting?
- How can I put materials on reserve for my students?
- How can I use Moodle to collect papers from my students rather than having them email their work?
- How do I access the pdfs of my old ERes reserve readings?
- How do I add a librarian to my Moodle course?
- How do I copy materials from a previous Moodle course into a new course?
- How do I embed an MP3 or MP4 player into my Moodle course?
- How do I embed YouTube or Vimeo videos into my Moodle course?
- How do I make a link to an article from a library database viewable for my off-campus students?
- How do I make files available / visible to my students on Moodle?
- How do I make my Moodle course visible / available to my students?
- How do I request a book or article from another library?
- How Do I Set Up Moodle Submission of Senior Projects for My Students?
- How do I upload a video to Moodle using the video resource?
Faculty Workshops
To sign up for a workshop, click the title and login at the bottom of the page with your email password.
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Request a Room in the Library
To schedule a computer lab or other room in the library for a class that you will be leading, use the CTS Reservation Management System. For librarian-led sessions, we will take care of room scheduling.
Resources
- Library HoursDisplays hours for the library during the regular semesters, breaks and holidays.
- CatalogFind books, films, sound recordings, scores, and more.
- DatabasesSearch for articles, e-books, background information, images and more.
- Journals A-ZFind full text e-journals, newspapers, and magazines.
- Interlibrary LoanRequest an item our library does not own.
- MoodleCampus Learning Management System
- RefWorksCitation management system.
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