Library Instruction for a Class

Working with the faculty, the library provides course-integrated research activities for students, including:

• Class sessions
• Individual and small-group meetings
• Active research assignments and logs
• Online course sites
• Printed research guides

 

• Contact my liaison librarian for customized research instruction, assignments and tours.
• Access online research tutorials, exercises and subject guides
  

Reserves

The library will place books or films on Reserve for your classes; articles should be scanned and made available via Blackboard. In-Library use only designation is available for personal copies. Please turn your materials in early enough to allow time for processing, and include a course syllabus with your first request.

• Place a request: reserve request form
• Reserve policies
• Contact: Joesephine Collins at 362-6090 or reserves@hollins.edu.
  

Borrowing Materials

Your library card # is your Hollins ID barcode. The checkout period for faculty is four months. Courtesy notices for renewals and late materials are sent to you via email; you will also receive a list of materials checked out to you twice each semester.

• Renew materials online
• Borrowing policies page
• Contact: Joesephine Collins at 362-6090 or jcollins2@hollins.edu

Note: Emeriti faculty have access to all library materials including databases.

Inter-Library Loan and FLEX On-Campus Delivery/Pickup

The library offers on-campus delivery of our materials (books, films and articles) to faculty offices within 2 business days; pickup service is available as well.

Items not available at Hollins or Roanoke College can be requested via Inter-Library Loan.

• Place a request for delivery to your office (ILL/FLEX request form.)
• Place a request for pickup from your office (FLEX Return form)
• Inter-Library services policies
• Contact: Jonathan Overturf at 362-6239 or ill@hollins.edu.

Note: materials requested from the Roanoke College library via our online library catalog will automatically be delivered to your office.

Request Materials for Purchase

Your Liaison Librarian can assist you in identifying titles in a specific research area; he or she can also provide you with regular updates about new publications in your field.

• Review the library’s acquisitions policies and tips for faculty.
• Search : Books in Print Database
• Submit purchase requests to add materials to the library’s permanent collection:
  • Div I (Librarian: Joan Ruelle)
  • Div II (Librarian: Luke Vilelle)
  • Div III (Librarian: Erin Gordon)
  • Div IV (Librarian: Maryke Barber)
    

Reference Assistance

• Contact my liaison librarian for research assistance
• Contact the reference librarian on duty: email askref@hollins.edu, send instant messages to askwyndham or call 362-7465.

Current Awareness

The following databases offer automatic e-mail notification for tables of contents for new journal issues, or new articles added in your area of research interests:

• EbscoHost ( go to Help : Journal Alert)
• Project Muse (go to Tools & Resources : Email Alert)
• Contact the reference staff for assistance in creating customized alerts
  

Archives and Special Collections

The Hollins Archives and Special Collections offer access to unique materials, for research and for use in your courses.

• Historical records of the University
• Rare and collectible books
• Hollins Faculty, Alumni, and Alumnae publications, manuscripts and personal papers
• Contact: Beth Harris, Special Collections and Government Information Librarian, at 362-6237 or bharris@hollins.edu

Electronic access troubleshooting

To ensure that you are using the full access and functionality of our subscription databases, always access them via the Library web page, whether you are working on- or off-campus. You will be required to enter your Hollins University ID barcode number to verify that you are a Hollins University library user.

• Need help? Contact IT Librarian Erin Gordon at 362-6653 or egordon@hollins.edu.

LibX Hollins Toolbar

The LibX Hollins Toolbar is a browser extension for Firefox that provides direct access to your library’s resources while you are browsing online. Use just select-right click to search titles of interest in the library’s catalog, Journalfinder or Google Scholar! For more information, contact IT Librarian Erin Gordon at 362-6653 or egordon@hollins.edu.

Scanning and Photocopying

To scan from the multifunction machines on the library’s first and second floors, use your Hollins ID. To charge photocopies to your departmental account, please request a bypass key at the circulation desk, and use the photocopier on the library’s first floor.