New Faculty at York the Libraries Welcome You!

1. New Faculty at Yorkthe Libraries Welcome You! Orientation to Library Services for New Faculty Presented by Sophie Burysbury@yorku.ca Peter F. Bronfman Business Library Rajiv Nariani rajivn@yorku.ca Steacie Science Library

2. Getting Started at the LibrariesBookmark our Web site! www.library.yorku.ca

3. Scott Library • The biggest library on campus • Has most materials in the areas of the Humanities, Social sciences, Education, Fine Arts, and Environmental Studies • Contains Archives and Special Collections (third floor), Map Library (first floor), Sound & Moving Image Library (for videos, DVDs and more; first floor)

4. Bronfman Business Library • Serves all business programs on campus • Located on the second floor of the Schulich School of Business, S237

5. Frost Library • Located at the Glendon Campus • Supports the programs of the Glendon college campus

6. Steacie Science & Engineering Library • Provides resources to support programs in the Pure & Applied Sciences Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Kinesiology. • It’s in the Steacie building • New Books Blog!

7. Law Library • All professional reference librarians have law degrees and provide in-depth legal research support • Located in the Osgoode Hall Law School • Web site: http://library.osgoode.yorku.ca

8. Individual Library/Library Unit Web Sites Click here for links to web sites of individual York Libraries e.g. the Business Library

9. Libraries’ Faculty Information PageBookmark it! Faculty specific information

10. Your Liaison Librarian and You! Liaison librarians work with an academic unit (e.g. a department or School) to ensure library related needs (around research, teaching and collections) of the unit’s faculty members are addressed. • Click on the faculty link at www.library.yorku.ca to obtain a list of all liaison librarians • Read more about what you can expect from your liaison librarian

11. Get your YU Card/Library Card • Full-time Faculty should go to the YU-Card Office (Rm. 200 William Small Centre) to obtain a YU-Card • Bring one piece of valid government-issued photo identification. • The YU-Card is your library card! • http://www.yorku.ca/yucard/getyourcard.html • All other faculty designations should go to the circulation desks at Scott, Bronfman, Law or Frost to get a library card. • Faculty are entitled to 100-day extended loan privileges. Can be used at any of the York University Libraries. Up to 80 items can be borrowed at one time.

12. Your Library Account • Using your Passport York login, you can access your library account online – click on My Account under Library Services at www.library.yorku.ca • Login using Passport York • Determine which items you have checked out • Renew books online. Books may be renewed twice as long as no holds placed on them (i.e. other patrons requesting the same item)

13. Resources Not Available at York Libraries? If it’s something you need short-term or on a temporary basis consider availing of: • Direct Borrowing Privilegesi.e. borrowing in person at other Canadian university libraries • Interlibrary loan services via RACERInformation about both of these services available by clicking on “Borrow from Non-York Libraries” under “Services” at www.library.yorku.ca

14. Resources You Need Not Available at York Libraries? If the resource is something you’d like to see permanently added to the collection: • Requests for one-off purchases e.g. books or videos can usually be filled easily by contacting your liaison librarian or fill out this online form • Requests for materials requiring payment of ongoing annual subscription fees, e.g. new journal titles, cannot be automatically filled. But liaison librarians need to hear from you about perceived gaps in the journal collection and prioritized wish lists help us move forward when funding opportunities do present themselves

15. Using Computer Facilities at York University Libraries • Faculty should obtain an Acadlabs logonto use library computers • Provides access to library E-resources, Internet, Microsoft Office and other applications as well as access to space on a network drive to save files • All about Passport York • Activate your Acadlabs

16. Accessing Library E-Resources from Off-Campus Locations When you click on links to e-journals or databases on the Libraries site you will be prompted to provide either: • your Passport York login • the barcode on your library card and your library PIN number

17. Navigating the Library Web Site & Resources Key Finding Tools1. Library Catalogue • Search the catalogue to find books, videos, government publications and more: • Title/author search • Keyword search • Search for items on course reserve • And more…

18. Navigating the Library Web Site & Resources Key Finding Tools2. Title Quick Search Box • Supports Quick searching of the catalogue or EResource by name. • You can also go to Subject Research Guides from here

19. Navigating the Library Web Site & Resources Key Finding Tools3. Finding Articles by Subject Guides which provide lists of key journal article databases for a given subject. Some databases include a high percentage of full-text articles, while others may offer citation and abstracts only. Practically all databases feature Find it @ York links to help you determine all local sources for the item both online and hardcopy. In some cases York may not own the article.

20. Navigating the Library Web Site & Resources Key Finding Tools4. Subject Research Guides Guides created by subject librarians featuring recommended online and print resources for different subject areas New Books Follow new Electronic Resources

21. Library Services to Support Your Teaching • Information Literacy: It’s a Learning Thing! Library services to assist students with research for coursework/assignments • includes reference services, online tutorials and guides, tailored instructional sessions and more… • Consult “Workshops and Classes” link at www.library.yorku.ca for all key information • New course/program proposals • Placing materials on reserve

22. General Library instruction services to assist students with research for coursework/assignments • Let students know about the role and availability of reference librarians and reference services – they may be unaware of the service or anxious about approaching librarians for help. • Provide students with pointers on how to get up to speed with library basics: • Libraries’ Online Tutorials and Guidesincludes guides to finding journal articles, tutorial on internet research, and more… • Consider linking to our Style Guides & Writing Manuals web site • Tell students about our Subject Research Guides • Drop-In Workshops

23. Tailored Library instruction services to assist students with research for coursework/assignments • Consider requesting an instructional session to be tailored to course content or a specific assignment • If you need students to use the Libraries for a course you are teaching consider working with your liaison librarian to create a course/assignment specific library guide. Examples can be viewed on the Libraries’ web site. • Consult our web site for tips on designing assignments which entail a library research component • Ask about integrating relevant library related guides and instructional resources within your Moodle course. Contact e-learning library Sarah Coysh at scoysh@yorku.ca for help.

24. New course/program proposals • If you are putting together a new course or program proposal a library statement will be needed • Contact your liaison librarian • Please give us some lead time – we recommend 2 weeks notice for a course proposal library statement and a month for a library statement for a program proposal More information and recommendations

25. Putting Library Materials on Reserve • The libraries make special provision for assigned readings that are expected to be in heavy demand through reserve services or short-term loan • Books, articles etc. may be placed on reserve • E-Reserve services facilitate linking to online versions of reading materials for courses. Example: ADMS 3590 • To place a reserve request • Fill in a reserve request card (available from circulation desks) • Fill in an online reserve request form at the relevant library for your disciplinary area

26. Bibliographic Management Software: RefWorks • Need a straightforward and effective way to manage your citations for research projects? • Seeking a software which generates in-text citations and bibliographies seamlessly and effortlessly offering you many citation styles to choose from? • Why not set up a RefWorks account? • It’s freely available to all York faculty, students and staff • It’s web-based (accessible from any internet-connected computer) • Library offers you a choice of many workshop times/dates to bring you up to speed! • RefWorks Tutorials

27. Need/Want to Learn More? • Contact your liaison librarian if you would like a tour of your “home” library or information about discipline-specific resources • Subscribe to library workshops listserv by sending an e-mail to listserv@yorku.ca. • Research Frontiers series of workshops for faculty and graduate students cover cutting edge research issues. Sessions will run throughout the academic year 2008/09. • Research Frontiers Day – stay tuned for date and times!

28. Thank You for Your Attention! Questions & Answers Session