Teaching Resources - B.D. Owens Library

Librarian for your area/department
Browse the list of librarians by department

College of Arts	Liaison
Communication & Mass Media	Michael Aldrich
Fine & Performing Arts	Becky Meneely
Humanities & Social Sciences	Becky Meneely
Language, Literature & Writing	Abha Niraula
College of Education, Health & Human Services
Education	Lori Mardis
Health Science & Wellness	Lori Mardis
Nursing	Brandy Brady
College of Business, Mathematics & Technology
Business	Congwen Wang
Computer Science & Information Systems	Congwen Wang
Mathematics & Statistics	Congwen Wang
Agriculture & Natural Sciences
Agriculture	Renee Abbott
Natural Sciences	Renee Abbott
Engagement & Community Connections
Center for Engagement & Community Connection	Abha Niraula

Collaborate with your librarian
Your library liaison can assist and provide supplemental support for courses and teaching

Discuss a course assignment requiring research and inquiry.
Provide student instructional support for:
- literature reviews
- annotated bibliographies
- teaching methods
- company or industry information
- secondary and primary materials
Post links to articles in your course (your librarian will ensure the link will work for on and off-campus students).
Create a course-specific guide that displays under Library Resources (or in a module) in your Canvas course site, providing recommended keywords and strategies for locating sources related to an assignment.
Showcase the peer-review process with students: in class, zoom, Chat, or walk-ins during office hours, 8am - 5pm.

Menu of possible library sessions
List of library instruction options

Item	Description	Time
Library website and catalog	The librarian will give a tour of the library's homepage and show students the best places to get information or help. Students will also learn the basics of finding books, videos and more in the catalog.	10-15 minutes
Effective search strategies	Students will learn how to develop keywords and phrases, how to combine the search terms, and refine their topic.	20 minutes
Popular vs. scholarly sources	Students will learn the difference between newspapers, magazines, and journals.	10 minutes
Specific database searching	Students will watch training demonstration and practice using a specified database.	15-20 minutes
Evaluating sources	Students will learn how to evaluate different sources and choose appropriate sources for projects.	20 minutes
Finding primary sources (history)	Students will learn the difference between a primary and secondary source and use an appropriate database to search for primary sources.	15-20 minutes
Finding original research	Students will learn the difference between original research and secondary sources and use an appropriate database to search for original research articles.	15-20 minutes
Citing sources	Students will learn the basics of a parenthetical citation (or footnote) and full citation for your preferred citation style: APA, MLA, Turabian, CSE, MLA.	10 minutes
Avoiding plagiarism	Students will learn what plagiarism is, how to avoid it, and the importance of citing information.	10 minutes
Request articles and books through ILL and MOBIUS	Students will learn about interlibrary loan and how to complete the form for requests. The librarian will also show how to search the MOBIUS catalog to request a book.	10 minutes

Library instruction for specific courses
Browse options for course-tailored library instruction

The library instruction sessions listed below are designed for specific course assignments. We can develop a customized course guide designed just for your class, linked under Library Resources in your Canvas site. Parts of the guide can also be included within specific Canvas modules if you wish. Ask your librarian!

Course	Description	Time
Principles of Biology Lab	Students will learn to: Find scientific, peer reviewed, original research sources Search effectively Cite an article in Scientific Style (CSE Style)	90 minutes
Fundamentals of Oral Communication	Students will learn to: Develop keywords and phrases Navigate databases Search and find articles Cite a variety of resources in APA Sample topics include career information, persuasive speech, and informative speech	50-90 minutes
Composition I & II	Students will learn to: Develop keywords and phrases Navigate databases Search for scholarly articles	50 minutes
Business courses	Students will learn how to navigate the following databases: Business Source Premier NexisUni Business Marketline Statista	20-50 minutes
Theater Appreciation	Students are shown how to use the Theater Appreciation guide for finding sources.	20 minutes

Request a session or guide
Options for librarian created course guides or instruction sessions

Multi-section Northwest Core courses: contact Lori Mardis, Instructional Design Librarian

All other classes: Contact your librarian

In-class assignment-based research instruction (students bring laptops) using active learning activities.
Online instruction sources and services related to an assignment, research project, or citation style.

Northwest librarians are also available in-person or on zoom (individual or small group), providing in-depth assistance requiring scholarly literature and quality web sources.

Suggest a purchase
Submit suggestions for books/eBooks, journals, or databases

Request books, eBooks, or videos - Questions? Contact the librarian for your department

Journal/Database request form - Complete this form to request the library add a database or journal. Please include all supporting information for decision-making.

Open Educational Resources
Open Education Resources (OER) are learning, teaching, and research materials -most often textbooks- that are created to be used, shared, and (in most cases) modified without needing publisher permission.

Textbooks

OER Commons - Browse freely accessible textbooks and other teaching/learning materials

Open Textbook Library - "Textbooks in the Open Textbook Library are considered open because they are free to use and distribute, and are licensed to be freely adapted or changed with proper attribution." Source: The Open Education Network at the Center for Open Education, University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development.

OpenStax - OpenStax is based at Rice University and is currently one of the world’s largest publishers of open education resources
Pressbooks - Pressbooks provides free access to over 8,000 books published by over 200 organizations. Nearly all books are easily accessible, and many include interactive H5P learning activities to engage learners.

Additional Resources

Merlot - The MERLOT system provides access to curated online learning and support materials and content creation tools, led by an international community of educators, learners and researchers.

Copyright/Fair Use
Information about fair use guidelines

What is Fair Use?

"Fair use" is a legal doctrine that permits the limited use of a copyrighted work without the owner's permission for specific educational purposes. When weighing whether use of a copyrighted source falls under educational fair use guidelines as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Law of the United States of America consider these four factors:

purpose of the use
nature of the copyrighted work
amount of the copyrighted work being used
effect on the market or value of the copyrighted work

*When photocopying materials for course content, consider Factor 4 carefully.

FACTOR 1: PURPOSE

Pro Fair Use (affirmative answers are weighted toward fair use)	Con Fair Use (affirmative answers are weighted against fair use)
Use for teaching purposes	Used for new work created for a commercial purpose
Not-for-profit institution use for educational purpose	Authors of the new work profit from its use
Use of the source further scholarship, criticism or comments on a work, or the reporting of news	New work will be used for entertainment
New work will build upon, rather than simply restate, the content of the original work	Author of the new work is attempting to avoid compliance with copyright law
Access to the new work or the reproduction of the original work will be/is restricted	New work fails to acknowledge the original author
The new work a parody of the original work

FACTOR 2: NATURE

Pro Fair Use	Con Fair Use
The original work has been published	The original work has not been published
The content is factual/non-fiction	The original is a creative work such as a song, painting, or poem
Use of the source will benefit educational purposes	The content is fiction

FACTOR 3: AMOUNT

Pro Fair Use	Con Fair Use
The new work incorporates the smallest possible portion of the original work necessary to accomplish the desired educational goal	Most of the original work or the entire work is being reproduced
The new work avoids duplicating the central essence of the original work	The new work duplicates the central essence of the original work

FACTOR 4: EFFECT
NOTE: When using a work for educational distribution or class readings (other than for a one time spontaneous use), positive responses to con factors below indicate that a copyright violation is likely to occur.

Pro Fair Use	Con Fair Use
The user possess a legal copy of the original work	The user repeatedly circulates or distributes copies of the original work without obtaining copyright permission
The reproduction has little or no effect on the market for the original work	Any product like the new work is marketed by the owner
	A license for the use of the work or access to the work is available for sale
	The new work could be sold in place of the original work
	The new work diminishes the market for the original work
	A large number of copies are reproduced
	The new work is made available to the general public
	The new work was/is used over and over again allowing access to quoted or derived ideas from the original work on a large scale

Owens Library staff members are not lawyers or legal experts. Please consult a legal authority with specific questions.

Showing films/video recordings
Information about complying with copyright when showing recordings

The Copyright Act at §110(1) (face to face teaching exemption) allows for the performance or display of video or film in a classroom where instruction takes place in classroom with enrolled students physically present and the film is related to the curricular goals of the course.

The TEACH Act amendment to the Copyright Act, codified at § 110(2), permits the performance of a reasonable and limited portion of films in an online classroom. Under the TEACH Act, there is the express limitation on quantity, and an entire film will rarely constitute a reasonable and limited portion. Using the TEACH Act Checklist will help instructors to comply with the requirements when showing films in online classes.

Instructors may also rely upon fair use for showing films in an online course, although showing an entire film online also may not constitute fair use.

Owens Library staff members are not lawyers or legal experts. Please consult a legal authority with specific questions.

Getting permission from the publisher

Sample Letter - after opening the document, click File > Save As and modify for individual use as needed/desired.

Where to publish
Publishing considerations and suggestions

Cabells - Cabells is the complete source for journal information, evaluation metrics, and submission details. (Business, Education, Psychology & Psychiatry, Computer Science, Math & Science) Includes access to Predatory Reports.
Learning & teaching journal list - ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) Instruction Section includes general and disciplinary teaching and learning scholarship as well as suggested publication venues.
Global Journal Database - By providing a summary or abstract of your research or manuscript, the database's AI will find journals that have published similar papers. Each recommendation is accompanied by a journal report to help determine the quality of the match for your research.

Publishing metrics
List of resources to view and monitor publication statistics

CiteScore - CiteScore provides the number of citations received by a journal in one year to documents published in the three previous years, divided by the number of documents indexed in Scopus published in those same three years. Users must select their subject area. CiteScore FAQ
Google Scholar - Click "Cited by #" to see citing works in Google Scholar.

Predatory Publishers
"Predatory" publishers are those that solicit articles from scholars with the intent to exploit the author's publication needs. Check these resources to assess the credibility of publishers.

Beall's List - Extensive list of potentially predatory journals and publishers, as compiled by librarian Jeffery Beall. The list continues to be updated following Beall's retirement in 2018.
Think, Check, Submit - Think. Check. Submit. helps researchers identify trusted journals and publishers for their research. Through a range of tools and practical resources, this international cross-sector initiative aims to educate researchers, promote integrity, and build trust in credible research and publications.

Proofreading & Editing
Professional editing and proofreading services for faculty

Editing/proofreading - Nancy F. Browning, Ed.D., Professor Emeritus, offers freelance editing, specializing in scientific journal articles, dissertations, grants, and more. With over 30 years’ experience as a professor, more than 12 years of freelance editing, and six years as a professional editor for Lincoln University of Missouri, she provides full-service (developmental) editing for your nonfiction writing.