Harold P. Erickson Library
Faculty Services

The Harold P. Erickson Library provides the following services to faculty members who work and research at Lake Superior College.

• Bibliographic Instruction
  Harold P. Erickson Library staff work collaboratively with faculty to integrate Information Literacy Outcomes into the college curriculum. Instruction sessions are developed around research assignments. Library staff can assist in the development of research assignments for both campus and online courses. 
   
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• Course Reserves
  Instructors may place course materials at the library Circulation Desk for students to access for short term check out. Most loan periods are two-hours. Video and DVD players are available in the small group study rooms. Simply drop off your materials along with this completed form. We also maintain a "Course Reserve" book at the Circulation Desk for your students to reference.
  
  
• Research Assistance
  Librarians at Lake Superior College are skilled information professionals who can answer your reference questions,  assist with complex research and locate curriculum-related resources for you. Stop by the Reference Desk or
  email Connie or Bridget. 
   
• Collection development
  In addition to housing thousands of  titles recommended for academic libraries, our growing collection consists of course specific, curriculum-driven books, journals and instructional videos. Direct your students to supplementary course reading with a specialized bibliography compiled by our staff. 
  Click here to search our catalog.
  Click here to request a material for purchase.
  
  
• Course Quickstart
  Course Quickstart:  Faculty can create customized resource pages for their classes. Library will staff will assist faculty members with the set-up and management of their pages.
  
  Useful Websites:
• Lake Superior College-wide Outcomes 
  
• National Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Standards
  
• ARCL Standards Toolkit: Search standards for course assignment applications and ideas
  
• Understanding Copyright: University of Minnesota copyright site contains information on copyright, teaching and fair use.
  
• Plagiarism.org:  A plagiarism information and educational site from creators of Turnitin.  

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