Faculty Research Support
Research librarians can collaborate with you to
- Create a research instruction plan for your courses; topics include
- Mind-mapping (aka, concept-mapping)
- Building effective search strings
- Evaluating online resources
- Design research assignments
- Suggest research materials to support your teaching and your department's curriculum
- Use Zotero to organize and cite resources
- Navigate basic questions about copyright, fair use, and Creative Commons licenses
- Explore open access and alternative forms of scholarly publishing
- Develop ideas for digital scholarship projects
- Think of effective ways to integrate technology into your research, teaching, and assignments
Liaison Librarians
Each department has a liaison librarian who will work with your students to develop skills in locating, evaluating, and synthesizing information. Liaisons will work with you on research instruction, assignment design, preparing new courses, and utilizing library resources.
Find Your Department's Liaison
Planning for Research Instruction
Course Reserves
Rolvaag and Music provide course reserves services for their materials. Please consult the Course Reserves page for complete information.
Book Library Materials for a Class
Rolvaag Library offers a booking service which permits faculty to reserve DVDs or videos for in-class screening on a specified date.
Collection Development
Library Materials Purchase Request
Who are your research librarians?
Audrey Gunn (she, her, hers)
Research and Instruction Librarian for Natural Sciences and English
Office Hours: Schedule a Research Consultation
View Profile →Kenneth D Johnson (he, him, his)
Research and Instruction Librarian
Office Hours: Schedule a Research Consultation
View Profile →Rebecca L Machado (she, her, hers)
Research and Instruction Librarian for Student Engagement
Office Hours: Schedule a Research Consultation
View Profile →Karen J Olson (she, her, hers)
Research and Instruction Librarian for Music and Fine Arts
Office Hours: Schedule a Research Consultation
View Profile →Ann Schaenzer (she, her, hers)
Research and Instruction Librarian for Social Sciences and Data Literacy
Office Hours: Schedule a Research Consultation
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