Faculty & Staff Services
Library Instruction
Librarians are here to support students and help them develop the critical information literacy skills needed to select and evaluate sources for academic research – it is our highest priority!
We will work with you to design instruction to meet the needs of your specific course or assignment.
Please contact Karen Sheldon for undergraduate courses and Elise Georgulis for graduate courses.
Research Guides
Librarians will work with you to design an online resource specific to the needs of your course. Please contact Karen Sheldon for undergraduate courses and Elise Georgulis for graduate courses.
See examples for other courses below:
Online Tutorials
- Welcome to the LibraryLearn about library spaces, services, and collections.
- Starting Your SearchLearn about where to start your research and how to develop search terms. (QUIZ)
- Using the Book CatalogLearn how to log into your account, place holds, and create lists.
- Using SummonLearn to use Summon, which provides access to almost the entire library collection through one interface.
- Interlibrary Loan ExplainedA step by step guide to finding resources and using Interlibrary Loan at DelVal.
- Evaluating Reliable SourcesLearn to evaluate sources critically and identify what will help you with your research. (QUIZ)
- Peer Review, Citations, and PlagiarismLearn about the peer review process, plagiarism, and how to avoid it using tools from the Library. (QUIZ)
- Getting Access to ResourcesTry some troubleshooting and learn about the services the Library has to get you what you need.
- Writing a Literature ReviewLearn the different parts of a literature review and how to contribute within an ongoing conversation.
Check for ebook availability
If you are adding new materials to your course, interested in a specific title, or in the process of building a course, use this form to see if we can purchase an unlimited eBook license.
If an unlimited license isn’t available from publishers (which is unfortunately often the case), the library can help you explore free/low-cost alternatives.
Course eTextbooks
- Course eTextbooksYou can see a list of all of the course textbooks provided by the library. Most have unlimited access.
If you are interested in having your textbook added to the library collection, please contact library@delval.edu.
Course Reserves
We welcome instructor copies in order to provide students with access to as many of their required materials as possible.
Please contact Claire Drolet with any questions.
Classroom Tools
Here are some resources the Library makes available. Feel free to share them with your students.
- Citing Your SourcesGet help formatting citations in the major styles in use at DelVal.
- RefWorksCitation generation service covering hundreds of styles including Chicago Scientific (Author-Date), Journal of Animal Science, and Council of Scientific Editors (Name-Year).
- RefWorks TutorialLearn how to use RefWorks, a new way to collect, manage, and organize research. You can read, annotate, organize, and cite your research as well as collaborate.
How do I print?
Any of the Print Center, Lower Level, Cooke Wing, and Circulation Desk PCs can print to Printer 1 or Printer 2 in the Print Center.
The printers appear as LIBRARY_COPIER and LIBRARY_COPIER_2. They can print on 8.5x11" or 11x17", both of which are available in the print center and stocked in the machine. We can print to other paper types and sizes if the machine is programmed correctly. Ask a Library Assistant or Librarian to help with special paper requests.
Printer 2 is also set up for IP Printing (i.e., printing from personal laptops). This can be done if on the 1896 WiFi and using the correct IP Printer Directions for your device. We support Windows 10 and Windows 11; we cannot support MacOS at this time. Printed directions for this are available at the Circulation Desk and at https://library.delval.edu/help/printing.
Interlibrary Loan
- Interlibrary LoanIf a book or article you want is not available, use Interlibrary Loan (ILL). The Library can order books and articles from other libraries. This process takes few days but is completely free for DelVal students, faculty, and staff.
Before you submit an ILL, check Google Scholar or Summon to see if we have immediate access or if it is freely available online. - Interlibrary Loan ExplainedA step by step guide to finding resources and using Interlibrary Loan at DelVal.