Tompkins Cortland Community College Library
For Faculty and Staff

The TC3 Library staff is committed to working with Faculty on class assignments, the enhancement of research skills, collection development and your own research projects.

This page outlines services of special interest to faculty and staff. If you have a more specific question, need help with a problem or want to make a suggestion please e-mail us at Ask a Librarian or contact staff members individually.

Library Services for Faculty and Staff

Borrowing Materials

Full time faculty and staff can check out most items for the semester. Items may be recalled if requested by another borrower. For additional information see Borrowing Materials.

Course Reserves

Faculty should contact Lucy Yang at x4361 to place personal or library materials on electronic or regular reserve. A twenty-four hour period is required before reserve items can be made available to students. Faculty are encouraged to place personal copies of textbooks on library reserve. For additional information see Course Reserves.

Interlibrary Loan Policies and Forms

Books and articles not owned by TC3 can be borrowed from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan. These items can be renewed online. Interlibrary loan items cannot be placed on library reserve. Interlibrary loan materials are also available through the SUNY Union Catalog or WorldCat.

New Books and Media

See the New Titles List to see new materials added to the library collection.

Library Materials Request Form

We encourage faculty to recommend items in their disciplines for library purchase. To recommend a book or other item, use the Library Materials Request Form or contact Margaret Anderson at x4356.

Reference and Research Help

Reference Services are available to help you with all your reference and research needs. Contact Ann Sullivan at x4395 to make a reference consultation appointment.

Table of Contents Email Alert Services

Register for Email Alert Services to receive regular e-mail notification for newly published research, journal tables of content, and other types of information based on criteria you specify

Journals for Educators

This list of journals and magazines about higher education are part of TC3's electronic collection. You can keep up with interesting articles by having the Table of Contents for any of these publications delivered right to your e-mail every time there's a new issue, allowing you to pick the best of the best for your professional reading. Choose as many as you like. Delete and add selections whenever you like. It's simple. And it's free.

Technical Assistance

For problems connecting to TC3 library databases from off campus contact Bill Drew at x4406. Your TC3 ID number is needed to connect with databases from off campus. The number is printed on your TC3 ID card and is also available in your IQ Web account.

Video and DVD Requests and Reservations

Video and DVD Requests and Reservations can be made through Media Services. Contact Janice Lawrence at x4353 for assistance with DVD, video and software requests. Requests should be submitted 24 hours in advance of need.

Library Instruction

For assistance integrating library and information skills into your assignments or to schedule an instructional session contact Barbara Kobritz at x4362. For additional information see Library Instruction and Teaching Support.

Teaching Tools

Suite of Teaching Tools for Research Skills for faculty use in meeting information literacy requirements.

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

Librarians are available to give class presentations on plagiarism, intellectual property and other academic integrity issues. For help in this area see Academic Integrity and Plagiarism or contact Ann Sullivan at x4395 to obtain a password for Turnitin, online plagiarism detection software. Turnitin provides Training Material for Students, Instructors & Administrators consisting of videos, user manuals and guides.

Copyright Questions

For questions regarding copyright see the ITLR Advisory Statement: Guide for Copying Materials and Applying Fair Use Guidelines.

Curriculum Resources Development

If you are developing a new course or assignment, the librarians can help you locate suitable materials in a variety of formats. Contact Ann Sullivan at x4395 or for assistance in this area.

Last update: Monday, February 11, 2008