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Information Services
Resources for Faculty
Copyright Resources
for Teaching and Research
A resource to help you to develop a greater understanding of copyright
law and the concept of fair use in teaching and research.
CTW Catalog
Shain Library offers a collection of more than 500,000 books and bound
periodicals, along with an extensive collection of microforms, computer
files, audio and video tapes. The collection is augmented through a partnership
with Trinity College and Wesleyan University known as the CTW Consortium.
All three libraries are united by a state-of-the-art electronic catalog
available via the Internet, making a total of 2 million titles available
to students through a daily delivery service. If you would like to recommend
a book for the library to purchase, please complete this form
Information
Literacy at Connecticut College
"To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when
information is needed and
have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information."
This page contains links to programs at Connecticut College and elsewhere
that promote the development of information literacy skills.
Liaison
Program
Reference liaisons are subject area specialists who provide instruction
and develop
collections that serve the educational and research needs of academic
departments. Liaisons offer individual and group instruction in the use
of the
online catalog and research databases, orientation to information resources,
and
guidance for research projects.
Personalized
Research Sessions
Research Librarians can help you to develop a research strategy for locating
information on your topic, find answers to specific questions, select
and evaluate authoritative information resources, locate books and other
library materials in the CTW Consortium and through Interlibrary Loan,
and offer general instruction in the use of library materials and equipment.
Plagiarism
Resources for Faculty
A list of links to plagiarism detection sites and online term paper mills
along with a brief outline on detecting and preventing plagiarism.
Research
Support and Instruction
The Research Support and Instruction staff in conjunction with the Libraries'
Departmental Liaisons program are ready to assist faculty by providing
instructional support to enhance the teaching of research and critical
thinking skills in the classroom.
Technology
Training Schedule
Information Services provides instruction in the use of information resources
and technologies
for the students, faculty, and staff of Connecticut College. Our technology
instruction program
supports the diverse educational, research, and administrative needs of
the college
community
Policies
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