ECC - Faculty & Staff

Why have Library Orientations?

• It increases the effectiveness of your students research.
• Introduces key concepts of academic success such as citation, plagiarism, authority, and evaluation.
• Builds familiarity with research tools and introduces skills needed for lifelong learning.
• Hands-on instruction increases students' awareness of reliable sources and knowledge of database usage.

What Can We Do For You?

• Orientations either in your classroom or in the library
• Online guides created specifically for your class or your assignments that you can place in your Moodle classes.
• Personal reference sessions for you and your students.
• Quiet library space for your students to study, collaborative spaces for group study, and access to computers.

Planning Your Library Orientation

• Library orientations are most effective when students are working on a specific assignment. We can work with you to create a dynamic session to meet your course goals.
• Contact us to help create a guide for your online class.
• Provide us with a copy of your syllabus, so that we can suggest databases and other resources for your students to use.
• Encourage your students to meet with us one on one for additional help.

• How to define a research topic/question
• How to develop search keywords and broaden or narrow a search
• How to use the library catalog and online databases
• How to evaluate the quality of sources including websites
• How to read a scholarly article and use citations
• Differences between library databases and Google
• The proper way to cite sources using the appropriate style

Feel free to email us about your classes' specific research and information needs so we can tailor our library orientations accordingly.

How to submit a Support Desk ticket for library orientations.

• Go to the ECC website at www.edgecombe.edu
• Click on "Resources" at the top of the screen.
• Click on the link for "Employee Portal"
• Select the option for "Support Services" 
• Click the link for "ECC Support Desk" in the middle of the screen.
• Click "New Ticket" in the middle of the screen, or the green "New Ticket" button at the top right of the screen.
• Click the dropdown menu for "Select Category" then "Media" then "Library Media Services-TB" or "Library Media Services-RM"
• Enter a Subject
• Then describe the request with your Name, Class title, Date Needed, Time needed, Location (either classroom or library) and Number of students.
• Under problem location enter your office or classroom 
• Under phone extension enter your office phone number.
• Then press the blue "Submit" button at the bottom.