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Faculty Services

A guide to the services available for faculty at Loras College. Find out who your librarians are, and how to schedule a library instruction session, get research assistance, and put a book on reserve.

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To reach the library's check-out desk, phone 563-588-7169.

Joyce Meldrem 563-588-7164
Heidi Pettitt 563-588-7383
   
Kristen Smith 563-588-7042
Joyce Meldrem, Library Director joyce.meldrem@loras.edu
Heidi Pettitt, Access Services & Special Collections Librarian heidi.pettitt@loras.edu
   
Kristen Smith, E-Resources & Research Services Librarian kristen.smith@loras.edu

 

You are welcome to stop by and consult with us whenever our office doors are open. But to reserve adequate time and attention, we encourage you to  meet with a librarian button

Our offices are all on level 1 or 2 of the Academic Resource Center:

Joyce Meldrem ARC 223
Heidi Pettitt ARC 142
   
Kristen Smith ARC 220
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Reference and Research Consulting

Librarians are Here to Help

Loras's librarians offer one-on-one help with immediate information needs as well as long-term research support for both faculty and students. As your students' research advocates, we help them develop lifelong information literacy skills.

We assist with:

  • topic choice and search strategies
  • identifying and accessing books and articles,
  • using the catalogs and databases
  • understanding the different attributes and purposes of scholarly and popular information
  • making good website choices
  • proper citations of materials

If you think your students would benefit from an individualized research help model, contact us to set up one of the following:

Course-Embedded Research Consultation: A one-on-one appointment with a librarian, either as a requirement or for extra credit. Students complete a form (example: http://loras.libwizard.com/his288copy) before scheduling the meeting and the results are sent to a librarian and you. This allows us to prepare for the meeting and allows you to see how your students’ research is progressing and identify any possible road blocks in your students’ success.

Pop-Up Library Service: A librarian can hold office hours outside of your classroom so students can easily receive research help or schedule an appointment for a later time as they are leaving class.

Request Research Assistance

What are Research Guides?

No Time to Ask a Librarian?
Use a Research Guide

Research guides are customized lists of library databases, books, & websites designed for a specific topic or course.Below are examples of some existing research and course guides. Contact a Librarian for assistance in developing a new guide or editing an existing one. Below are some examples of different types of guides:

Reserve a Faculty Research Room

Need a Quiet Place to do your Research?

The Library has 3 Faculty study rooms that can be reserved for your long term research needs. Fill out the Faculty Research Room Reservation form to request a room and we'll follow up with the next steps.
https://library.loras.edu/faculty/researchassist
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