Faculty Handbook - Fairmont State University

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other related support functions. All questions regarding the availability and use of computing resources across the University initially should be directed to the Manager of the Teaching and Learning Center or the Help Desk (extension 4810). 61 The Libraries of Fairmont State University The Ruth Ann Musick Library is located on the main campus and may be used by all faculty, students and staff. The Teaching & Learning Commons at the Caperton Center provides a number of services for faculty and students, including support for Blackboard, help with a variety of technology problems and issues, and assistance with on/off campus library requests and services. A library is also available at the National Aerospace Education Center (NAEC) at Bridgeport. These facilities function at the heart of the University’s academic program. Library personnel work closely with faculty and students to develop research skills and to provide a wide range of support services that enhance the learning experience. The library’s print and electronic resources are designed to support the curricular needs of the academic program of study offered at FSU and to encourage intellectual and personal growth. The libraries provide easy access to over 400,000 items including books, electronic books, journals, government documents, compact discs, videos and other multimedia, and to electronic databases. Subscriptions to over 50,000 journals and newspapers, available either in print or online full text, provide the latest information in all disciplines. Information and Reference Services The librarians are available to provide instructional programs and training sessions, including orientation to the library, so that faculty and students learn how to find and use all of the library’s resources, understand methods of dealing critically with available information, and are exposed to the variety of ways in which information may be accessed, including both the traditional means and through newer electronic media. Two electronic classrooms in Musick Library are available for librarians to provide instruction and for professors to use with classes. Librarians are also available to go to classrooms, regardless of the location, and to the residence halls to provide instruction in the use of resources. Librarians are available to work with faculty at all off-campus sites and to provide instruction and other reference services. Call the Reference Librarians at 304-367-4121 to arrange for instructional sessions at all locations. Advance notice will be appreciated. The library on the main campus is open over 115 hours a week during fall and spring semesters, with at least one professional librarian available or on call most hours that the library is open. The librarians provide individualized assistance with projects, research questions, and papers. Further, the librarians appreciate knowing of faculty members’ research interests and specific libraryrelated assignments in order to notify faculty of informational resources that might be of interest. Over 175 electronic online databases may be accessed via the Internet, through remote authentication from any location in the world where Internet access is available. The authentication process requires that the student and faculty member use the FSU Unified College Account (UCA) assigned by the institution. Library staff members are available to assist faculty, staff, and students with setting up and using the UCA.
CampusGuides and LibGuides 62 Musick Library has been transitioning from primarily print and face-to-face instruction to electronically delivered assistance beginning with LibGuides. LibGuides are librarian and faculty created guides for both course and topic-related information, allowing for the inclusion of contentrich multimedia and Web 2.0 resources, which promotes both self-discovery of information and access to current and relevant supplemental course materials. In addition, the guides can easily integrate into and complement social networking sites, including Facebook and Twitter. The library’s use of CampusGuides increases the flexibility and reach of library resources by shifting many of its traditional services—electronic reserves, chat/text-based reference help, and guides— to electronic, easily accessible formats. The Library’s channel of Fairmont State University’s mobile platform now allows students, faculty, and staff to search for library-related information seamlessly among a host of various electronic platforms. Interlibrary Loan FSU faculty and students may request materials that are not available in the libraries through the Interlibrary Loan Services. Requests may be made by going online and using. ILLIAD, (an interlibrary loan software) that has been implemented for borrowing. It will allow faculty to input data from databases without rekeying information. ILLIAD allows anyone requesting an interlibrary loan to track his/her request. Documents (articles, etc.) may be posted online to a secure site so that faculty may retrieve ILLs easily. Using a major online bibliographic database (OCLC), library staff process requests quickly and efficiently. The lending library sets the amount of time the borrower may use material, with the exception of photocopied articles that become the property of the borrower. Online Services Musick Library maintains a library web page, at http://library.fairmontstate.edu , which is constantly kept up to date with links to information resources available to faculty and students online via the Internet. Resources include electronic books, downloadable e-audiobooks, music, e- books, and videos, journal indexes, a wide range of full-text journals online, encyclopedias, style manuals, newspapers, government documents, and bibliographic indexes in all areas of the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and technology. Specialized help in locating resources is available and faculty and students are invited to email questions to the librarians at askalibrarian@fairmontstate.edu. Faculty and students may chat with the librarians using LibChat most hours that the library is open. The online catalog is accessible from anywhere in the world through a web browser and the catalog contains all holdings of all libraries. The catalog, at http://marlo.fairmontstate.edu , is a shared catalog showing the holdings of Fairmont State University, Glenville State, and all of the public libraries and public school libraries of Marion County. Training in the use of the online system is available for both faculty and students. The main library is currently using both the Dewey Decimal Classification and the Library of Congress Classification (LC). Staff members are working to convert all materials to the LC classification. Reserves Faculty members wishing to place materials on reserve for student use may provide a list of the materials, may email a list, may gather materials and provide them to Circulation staff, or may contact the Circulation Desk at 304-367-4733 and have materials placed on reserve. Materials may be placed on reserve at the Caperton Center or NAEC. At least eight (8) hour advance notice will be appreciated. Materials may be placed on two-hour, overnight, three-day reserve, or one-week reserve. Faculty are urged to provide desk copies of textbooks for students to use. Many students are unable to purchase all of the books, and the library provides in house use of these materials.
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2013-2014 Faculty Handbook
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i A MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST Dear C
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v FOREWORD The Fairmont State Unive
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE The foll
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9 EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL PREPARATION
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123 STATEMENT ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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139 APPENDIX A ADDITIONAL CERTIFICA
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