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Faculty Handbook - Fairmont State University

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Electronic Reserves<br />

Electronic reserves are currently available at http://guides.library.fairmontstate.edu/er.php.<br />

Acquisition of Materials<br />

It is important for each faculty member to contribute to the building of the collections of the<br />

<strong>Fairmont</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> Libraries. Since the primary mission of the libraries is to support the<br />

curriculum, students expect to find materials relating to the courses that they are taking. <strong>Faculty</strong><br />

are encouraged to make recommendations for additions to the collections, whether the material is<br />

in print (books), electronic, or in a multimedia format, such as videos. Recommendations may be<br />

made through the Library Committee representative of each school or directly to the Library<br />

Director. Requests may be made by email to thelma.hutchins@fairmontstate.edu, or by submitting<br />

brochures from publishers. <strong>Faculty</strong> should indicate priority: essential, important addition, or nice to<br />

have.<br />

Several thousand videos and hundreds of CDs are located in the main library and are available to<br />

faculty and students. The library also provides access to a video database, Films on Demand, which<br />

contains thousands of educational videos. This database allows the user to select only appropriate<br />

segments of videos, and provides the ability to capture the URL of that segment, or the entire video,<br />

to be embedded in Blackboard, LibGuides, etc. The Circulation staff members will be happy to<br />

deliver any materials to faculty in their offices on the main campus. The West Virginia Deli<br />

(WVDELI) provides downloadable e-audiobooks, e-books, videos and music. A shared collection<br />

from local public libraries and <strong>Fairmont</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> enhance the offerings and provide a wide<br />

range of materials downloadable to over sixty devices, including the iPod.<br />

Library Hours<br />

Library hours vary, depending upon the library location and whether classes are in session. They<br />

are always posted on the library’s web pages and the doors of each of the libraries. For the main<br />

campus, library hours during fall and spring semesters will be:<br />

Sunday<br />

Monday-Thursday<br />

Friday<br />

Saturday<br />

2:00 p.m.—2:00 a.m.<br />

7:00 a.m.—2:00 a.m.<br />

7:00 a.m.—Midnight<br />

7:30 a.m.—5:30 p.m.<br />

Exceptions to this schedule will be posted. Summer hours are adjusted to the sessions and to<br />

faculty/student needs and will be posted before summer school begins.<br />

Circulation of Materials<br />

<strong>Faculty</strong> members need to have a current and valid ID card in order to check materials out of the<br />

libraries. Print materials may be used for one semester, but are subject to recall if needed by<br />

another faculty member or student. Reference materials may circulate for seven (7) days. Videos<br />

and CDs circulate for seven (7) days.<br />

UCA Accounts<br />

Library staff members will assist faculty, staff, and students who are having problems with UCA<br />

accounts, including training and activating the UCAs.

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