Faculty & Staff Services

Library Instruction Services

West Campus librarians teach over 300 Library Instruction sessions per year! Bring your classes for library instruction:

• Tailored for specific course and assignment
• Emphasis on critical thinking and information literacy skills
• Hands-on training for library resources on networked workstations
• Professor's attendance preferred
• Instruction maximizes student success on assignments

Please call x1432 to speak to a librarian about scheduling library instruction.

See also:

• Electronic Classrooms
• Computer Access Lab

AV Media & Equipment Booking - Instructional Support Services (ISS)

• Class and session bookings for equipment and material
• Delivery and pickup
• Preview material
  • In your office
  • In the West Campus Library
  • At home
• Smart Room training

For more information, please see Instructional Support Services homepage.

Accessing Library Resources

Faculty & Staff Borrowing Privileges

Checkout terms for Faculty & Staff

• Books - Four weeks
• DVD / Videos in Circulation (6-201) - Three weeks
• DVD / Videos (Service Desk, 1st floor) - Check-out as needed, to faculty and staff only. Please contact Instructional Support Services.
• Journals & Reference materials - Short term checkout available
• Holds and Renewals are allowed.

 

Reciprocal Borrowing

The West Campus Library has a reciprocal borrowing agreement with the following libraries that allows you to check out materials from these libraries:

• UCF & other state university libraries
• All 28 community college libraries
• All four Valencia campus libraries

For more information, see Check-Out & Borrowing.

Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery

Please see Interlibrary Loan & Hold Procedures for information on these services.

Professional Collection

The professional collection is available in the Learning Technology Center on West Campus (6-326A). This collection contains books, CDs and software that support professional development. Materials in the professional collection do not circulate to students.

Access to Online Library Resources

Remote access to the library's online resources are available from home or office.

• The Library Catalog (LINCCWeb) is accessible from any location.
• Remote access to the Library Databases is available by logging in with your valid Borrower ID (found on the back of your Valencia Photo ID) and PIN number.

 

Important Updates!

• New Valencia ID Cards issued August 12, 2008 and after use the VID number as the Borrower ID. The VID number appears on the back of all new Valencia ID Cards.
• The default PIN is the last four digits of your VID number. Returning users may still use the last four digits of your social security number. PIN numbers may be changed any time at your request. Please call the Service Desk, x1574.

 

Reference Services

Librarians provide individualized research assistance. Reference assistance is available to all by visiting or calling the Information Desk (6-201; x1432)

Course Reserves

To place materials on Reserve for your students, please bring the materials to the Service Desk (1st floor). To place library materials temporarily on Reserve, please contact your library liaison.

• Varying check-out periods are available at your request.
• Audio Tape duplication is available (with permissions).

For more information, please contact Rose Oliver or Rhonis Barnard (x1243).

Requesting Materials for Library Purchase / Subscription

Requests for new library materials are always welcome!

Requesting New Books, Audio-Visual Materials & Software

Please fill out and submit a New Library Materials request form online. Please contact your librarian Division Liaison with any questions.

• Collection Development Practice

Requesting New Periodicals

Please fill out and submit a New Library Materials request form online.
Please contact your librarian Division Liaison with any questions.

• Periodicals Selection Guidelines (To be posted soon)

Requesting New Databases

New databases are purchased by consensus of all campuses.
Please contact your department Dean, who will then forward the information to their campus Library Director by a deadline date each September.

• Databases Collection Guidelines (To be posted soon)
• Details about new databases for Spring 2008!

West Campus Division Liaisons

• For more information, please see our Staff page.

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