Faculty
Processing Request
Research Skills Instruction
To ensure the health and safety of staff and students, in-person library skills instruction sessions are suspended until further notice.
BOOKING FORMS
Are you teaching synchronously and would like to have a librarian attend one of your classes?
Are you teaching asynchronously and would like library learning materials put together for your students to use?
Would you like to start a conversation about what academic integrity is and why it matters with your students?
Course Reserves
Faculty may place books, CDs, photocopies of articles and book chapters, electronic reserve articles and videos/DVDs on short term loan in the library.
- Up to five copies of a work are accepted.
- Photocopies or loose-leaf materials should be submitted in Duo-tangs or manila folders. Thicker materials should be submitted in a binder.
- The folder or binder should include a page with complete references for the readings.
- Multiple copies of a work should be submitted in separate folders or binders.
Requests are generally processed within five working days, unless the material is not available or copyright clearance needs to be verified. Instructors are encouraged to submit their requests in advance.
You will be provided with a direct link to your course reserves page which you can use in BlackBoard. Your course reserves are also searchable via the Course Reserves search tool. Note: items scanned and added to your course reserves page under fair dealing will require students to login with a password provided to you by the Library.
Upload your Reading List
When submitting your Course Reserves you may chose to upload your reading list and we will:
- search our collections for available items on your syllabus e.g. journal articles, media, print.
- scan physical items [e.g. book chapter] from our print collection - in alignment with fair dealing guidelines. Note: the eReserves service cannot digitize physical audio-visual formats, such as DVDs, CDs, VHS etc.
- when possible, purchase electronic items not in our collection or suggest alternative materials, including open educational resources.
Contacts
Coquitlam Campus
Cora Fanucchi
Phone: 604-777-6134
Email: reserves@douglascollege.ca
New Westminster Campus
Theresa Kenkel
Phone: 604-527-5186
Email: reserves@douglascollege.ca
Suggest a Purchase
The focus of the collection is to support the Douglas College curriculum, primarily credit courses. Course related resources for student use are the priority, but the Library also collects materials covering a broad range of educational topics including resources for non-credit courses where the materials are likely to be of ongoing interest. The Library also strives to provide a general knowledge collection. Let us know if there's anything you'd like to suggest we add to our collection.
Your liaison librarian
The liaison program has been established as a means of communication between librarians and the College community. Questions about the liaison program or any library-related issue can be directed to your Liaison Librarian.
Program Goals
- To enhance communication between the Library and instructional faculty.
- To provide information about library resources and services.
- To provide workshops on research tools or on topics of special interest to faculty.
- To increase library awareness of faculty and student needs.
- To improve library services.
Faculty Resource Guide
We invite you to explore the wide range of resources and services offered by the Douglas College Library and are happy to meet with faculty members individually or in small groups with a common research focus.
Please feel free to speak to the librarian at the Research Desk, contact your faculty's liaison librarian, or use any of our online services to Ask a Librarian.
Teaching & Learning Online
Additionally, see our guide for teaching and learning online. It brings together a wide range of resources for Douglas College faculty as they move to online instruction.
Open Educational Resources
Copyright
In Canada, copyright is automatic. As soon as a work is fixed in print or digital form, it is protected by copyright. Copyright protects all original literary, dramatic, musical, artistic works, sound recordings, performances, and communications, but there are also areas which are not covered. Learn about your rights with the Copyright act, what kind of educational exceptions there are, and how all this applies to your work here at Douglas College.
Departmental Non-Library Material Requests
What can be ordered?
Departmental non-library materials must be non-consumable items for the use of more than one student and intended to be housed in a classroom or an office. These items may be books, print subscriptions (journals, periodicals, magazines or newspapers) or other media. Firm orders only please. Requests for preview textbooks or ‘on approval’ materials must be handled by individual departments. Once received, materials are not returnable. Please ensure all order information provided is accurate.
How to order
If you need assistance, a price quote, or an estimated delivery prior to filling out the form, please contact Laurette Walsh or Catherine Doll. Download the 
requisition-form.pdf, have it signed, and send the form via intercampus mail to Laurette or Catherine. Alternately you can scan and email it to them.
Required fields
Departmental cost code with authorizing signature, name of requestor, campus, department and room number for delivery of item(s), and date by which the material is required. Please allow 6-8 weeks to acquire materials. Some materials may arrive quicker, but this cannot be guaranteed. Include as much of the following information as possible:
- Title
- Author
- Edition
- Publisher or distributor’s website
- Date of publication
- Price
- ISBN (International Standard Book Number) - either a 10 digit or 13 digit number. eg 046504168x or 978-159486567
To find book information,consult Amazon or Chapters/Indigo.
For subscriptions please provide the date subscription should start, allow 2-3 months.Renewals will need to be processed the same way on an annual basis.
When shipments are received, they will be checked over and forwarded via inter campus mail to the attention of requestor at the department and room number provided on the form.
Contact
| Book or subscription requests Laurette Walsh, Library Technician Technical Services - N2100 Phone: 604-527- 5264 |
Other media requests Catherine Doll, Library Technician Technical Services - N2100 Phone: 604-527- 5639 |
Student Term Paper Submissions
Students should hand in term papers to the appropriate departmental field base first. The library will accept these papers only if the departmental field base staff are unavailable. The student must turn in their paper to the circulation desk, where it is recorded and then delivered by intercampus mail to the instructor.
DOOR is a scholarly publishing platform which showcases and preserves the scholarly, research and creative works of the Douglas College community. Our open access repository contains a number of growing collections indexed by the major search engines and is also searchable directly here. DOOR is a member of Arca which is British Columbia's province-wide network of institutional repositories.