Transcript RDG - Kentucky Community and Technical College System

RDG
Introduction
to the Library
Purpose and Objectives
Introduction to MCTC library
Mission
Locations
Services
Reading
Partner in the classroom
Library Etiquette
Library testimonials
Welcome
• The MCTC Library provides access to resources
in support of your coursework. The library
also provides access to materials such as
reference books, special collections, AV
materials, newspapers, magazines and
journals, and an array of Internet resources.
The MCTC library staff is happy to assist you
with your research needs.
Library Mission
• The Mission of the MCTC Library is to provide
information resources and services to the students,
faculty and staff, as well as to patrons who reside in
the college's service area. The Library web address is
http://maysville.kctcs.edu/Academics/Library.aspx.
Library Locations
• Maysville Community and Technical College’s
libraries are ready to assist you with your
informational needs. Finding books, articles, or
other Internet resources begins at the Library.
• The Maysville Campus Finch Library is located in the
Administration Building, 1755 US Hwy. 68, Maysville; 606759-7141, ext. 66206.
• The Licking Valley Campus Library is located at 319 Webster
Avenue, Cynthiana; 859-234-8626, ext. 66417.
• The Rowan Campus Library is located at 609 Viking Drive,
Morehead; 606-783-1538, ext. 66366
Library Hours Are Posted
• Hours during the regular semester
– Maysville Campus
• 8am-7pm (Mon-Thurs)
• 8am-4:30pm (Fri)
– LVC and Rowan Campus
• 8am-4:30pm (Mon)
• 8am-7pm (Tues-Wed)
• 8am-4:30pm (Thurs-Fri)
– Please note that LVC and Rowan are closed daily for lunch from 1pm-2pm
• Check the website to confirm hours at
http://maysville.kctcs.edu/Academics/Library/Library_
Hours.aspx
Library Services
• Borrowing
– MCTC students may checkout up to six items at a
time, including two audio visual materials. Our
checkout period is for four weeks for books and
for one week for audio visual materials. Late
items are assessed an overdue fine, 10 cents a day
for books and $1 a day for audio visual materials.
A HOLD is placed on student records for overdue
library fines.
Library Services 2
• Photocopier
– Each campus library has access to a photocopier
for student use. Copies are $0.10 per sheet.
• Computers
– Each campus library provides student access to
computers for library research, word-processing,
spreadsheets, PowerPoint, e-mail and Blackboard
access for course work.
Library Services 3
• Library online databases vs. the INTERNET
– The library has access to subscription databases,
such as ProQuest and EBSCOhost to facilitate your
research. These databases provide you with
current and scholarly articles and materials to
successfully complete your coursework. The
library’s online resources come from reliable
sources, when doing research you should utilize
these databases and avoid relying upon general
INTERNET search engines, such as Google or
Wikipedia.
Library Services 4
• The Library offers an online reference desk service
through ASK A LIBRARIAN a link is provided on our
web page at
http://legacy.maysville.kctcs.edu/index.php?id=1095.
Services recap
•
•
•
•
Borrowing, up to six items at a time
Photocopier, $0.10 per sheet
Computers available for course related work
Online databases better to use than general
Internet for research
• Ask a Librarian, an e-mail reference service is
available
Reading
• Adult Easy Readers
– The Library maintains an Adult Easy Reading
section at the Maysville campus. The Adult Easy
Reading titles are for adult learners who would
like to read for pleasure. MCTC has many fiction
and nonfiction selections for adult learners to
enjoy.
Reading
• The Library promotes the joy of reading through
regional and national programs.
– For example, the BIG READ an initiative of the
National Endowment for the Arts, designed to restore
reading to the center of American culture. The Big
Read brings together partners across the country to
encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment.
• 2008 MCTC promoted The Age of Innocence by Edith
Wharton and hosted a film discussion and poetry reading.
• 2009 MCTC promoted Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan
Poe and hosted two dramatic readings for students, faculty
staff and the community.
College QEP Focus on Reading
• Through the College QEP reading is enhanced
through a process that allows the student to
develop critical reading skills through:
– Content Analysis
– Outlining
– Paraphrasing
– Questioning
Reading recap
• Adult Easy Reading titles are for adult learners
who would like to read for pleasure
• BIG READ promotes reading to students,
faculty, staff and community
• The College QEP is focused on building critical
reading skills
Partner in the Classroom
• Our library staff works closely with MCTC
teaching faculty to provide access to resources
in support of the curriculum. The library also
works closely with faculty to instill information
literacy skills into our students and to bring
our collections to life in the classroom.
Partner in the Classroom 2
• The library has developed online tutorials to
facilitate information literacy and research
skills within our students, focusing on RDG,
GE, ENC and ENG courses.
Partner in the Classroom 3
• The library provides general tours upon
request for courses such as Communications,
History, Religion, Nursing, and Industrial
Maintenance.
Partner in the Classroom 4
• The library provides intensive instructional
sessions for ENG 101 and ENG 102, including a
required graded component.
Partner in the Classroom recap
• The Library provides resources to support the
curriculum.
• The Library offers online tutorials.
• The Library offers general tours.
• The Library offers instructional sessions.
Library Etiquette
• Please be aware of others while using the
library and library computers.
– Keep noise levels to a minimum.
– No food or drinks are permitted in the library.
Please place any food items in your backpack,
book-bag or leave outside the library before
entering.
– Step outside of the library and/or computer lab
for cell phone calls and texting.
Student Testimonials about the
Library
• The Maysville and Technical College library has
provided me with enormous support. The
knowledgeable and friendly staff assist students by
providing them with tools needed to access
information in print and through the computer. Books
and online sources have helped me
develop proficiencies in coursework and acquire new
skills leading to my personal success as an MCTC
student. Thank you MCTC Library!
Larry Stidham, Maysville Campus
Student Testimonials about the
Library
• The library has been an indispensable tool for me
while attending college. I utilize the various resources
that are offered such as the audio library, reserve
materials, books, computers, and especially the
wonderful staff to excel in my courses. The library
hours, whether during the Fall, Spring, or Summer
semesters, are convenient and very flexible always
accommodating my study needs.
Dawn Crawford, Maysville Campus
GE Faculty Testimonials about the
Library
• The library is the heart and soul of each MCTC
campus and the librarians do a terrific job of showing
my students the wonderful things it contains. The
library staff and faculty help my students do research
beyond popular internet web searches, introducing
students to printed sources and scholarly databases.
They are always willing to assist students and they
are essential to student success. George E.
Rodgerson, MA Director, Academic Support Services,
Maysville Campus
GE Faculty Testimonials about the
Library
•
A wide variety of reading materials are available in
our library or through interlibrary loan. The library
staff makes every effort to accommodate each
student’s need and to locate the materials necessary
to facilitate learning. It would be very difficult for our
students to be as successful as they are in all their
classes without the library.
Jane Hearn, Professor, Rowan Campus
QUIZ
• Now that you have completed reading our
PowerPoint on the library please return to the
Library Information Literacy page for RDG at
http://legacy.maysville.kctcs.edu/index.php?id=2579
and click on library quiz for RDG.