Learning Resource System Handbook

Tools and resources to maximize your performance in the classroom

About Learning Resource System (LRS)

Introduction 1

Mission Statement 2

Code of Ethics and Use Policy 3

Learning Resource Center (LRC)

Learning Resource Center (LRC) 4

Learning Resource Center Information and Rules of Conduct 5

Print Collection Borrowing Policy 6

Printing in the LRC 7

LRS Electronic Resources

Learning Resource System Log-in 8

NetLibrary E-Books 9

ProQuest Databases 10

Online Learner 12

APA Formatting Guide 14

Table of Contents

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This handbook is designed to help students understand the services provided by the Learning Resource System and the Learning Resource Center.

The Learning Resource System (LRS) is a virtual library that students can access at any time, from anywhere. The LRS is an ideal tool for students to use to complete homework, conduct research, or find helpful resources, because students can launch it easily and securely from the Stanbridge College website.

The website contains 5 sections:

• LRSHome The home page introduces the features of the LRS and contact information.

• About To understand more about the LRS services, students can click on the “About” section.

• LibraryResources This section links students to the library’s information resources, including databases, e-books, and a catalog of our print collection.

• SubjectGuides This section includes information designed specially for students interested in Vocational Nursing, Information Technology, General Education, Occupational Therapy Assistant, and Service Learning resources.

• APAFormattingHelp This section offers assistance and helpful web resources to students putting the finishing touches on an essay.

The librarian gives all students an orientation to the Learning Resource System at the beginning of their program. Students receive further training in research methods in the particular courses in which they are required to produce written projects.

Introduction to the Learning Resource System

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The mission of the Learning Resource System is to provide the resources required to meet the learning needs of students in support of the faculty, programs, and educational objectives of Stanbridge College. The Learning Resources System facilitates student learning by providing informational resources and services to enhance and supplement classroom instruction. The Learning Resource System is committed to the development of information literacy skills and lifelong learning on the part of all students in the various educational programs offered by the college. To fulfill its mission, the Learning Resource System and its librarian are committed to giving students:

• Access to a variety of learning resources in a format that facilitates research;• Orientations to enhance students’ knowledge of how to conduct research in an academically

responsible manger, including:

-- Policies and procedures of the Learning Resource System;-- Guides used to retrieve information for research projects; and-- Principles for identifying and evaluating the quality of resources in the research process.

• Experiences to broaden and deepen knowledge of research in their subject area.

The Mission of the Learning Resource System

The Learning Resource System and its librarian adhere to the American Library Association’s Code of Ethics, found at http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/proethics/codeofethics/codeethics.cfm.

Policy On Use of Electronic Equipment

Misuse or abuse of hardware and software in the LRC is a violation of college policy. In the event of equipment failure, please contact the librarian or a PC/Network technician in the college’s IT department for technical support.

Copyright Infringement

The Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, US Code) protects and regulates copyright holders in regard to copyright infringement. Copyright infringement is a serious crime and can be severely punished. If a person willfully commits an infringement of copyright, the person can be fined up to $150,000. A person who commits copyright infringement, but who is not aware that he or she has done so, is still liable to be punished by a court of law, though the fine may be reduced.

Policy of Confidentiality

The Learning Resource Center respects the right of students to seek information, and it will not release any documents about users of the LRC to anyone, unless the user violates college policy.

Code of Ethics

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The Learning Resource Center (LRC) is open

Monday-Friday 7:00 am to 10:00 pm Saturday & Sunday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Holiday hours are announced to all students by e-mail.

The Learning Resource Center provides all students with access to the various resources in the Learning Resource System via the college’s Student Central Portal on the Internet. The Center is staffed by a librarian with the following office hours:

Monday & Tuesday: 9:30-1:30, 2:30-6:30Wednesday & Thursday: 10:30-2:30, 3:30-7:30Friday: 8:30-12:30, 1:30-5:30

The librarian is also available via phone at (949)-794-9090 and by e-mail at librarian@stanbridge.edu to assist students with their research projects and questions.

The Learning Resource Center has 19 desks, each with a computer and a headset. Students are able to view clinical nursing practices with DVDs from the Assessment Technologies Institute or the LabSim program. In addition, all students have access to the Microsoft Office Suite for word processing and document creation. Students who want individualized or group assistance with research projects in their classes may request it in person or through e-mail. The reserve collection in the librarian’s office contains current textbooks and other related resources that are available for checkout for a maximum of two weeks at a time. A 24-hour surveillance camera is used to monitor daily activities in the LRC.

The Learning Resource Center (LRC)

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Information

• Printing is 5 cents per page.• Print cards are optional.• Books are available for checkout and browsing in the librarian’s office during librarian hours.• If students are taking tests in the study room, please wait until they are finished to use the room.• If you are studying or working as a group, please use the group study room.• If you have any issues with the printer or the computers in the LRC, please ask for assistance

from the librarian or at the front desk if the librarian is absent.

Rules

• Dispose of any trash in the appropriate bins.• Treat the computers and furniture gently.• No food is allowed in the LRC.• Turn cell phones to vibrate or silent.• Do not talk on cell phones in the LRC.• Keep your voices down and be considerate of others.• Use headsets when playing audio on the computers.• Library computers may not be used for any illegal activity.• Do not leave items unattended. The LRC and Stanbridge College is not responsible for lost or

stolen items.

Failure to comply with Learning Resource Center rules may result in a temporary or permanent removal of LRC privileges.

Learning Resource Center (LRC)Information and Rules of Conduct

All print materials in the Learning Resource Center can be checked out for a period of two weeks. These materials are listed on the Learning Resource System (LRS) website or can be browsed in person at the Learning Resource Center on campus. If a book contains a CD-ROM with supplemental material, the CD-ROM must be returned with the book.

Borrowing Process

• Materials are listed on the LRS website.• Visit the Learning Resource Center when the librarian is in the office to check out a book.

Librarian hours can be viewed on the LRS website.• Items should be returned in the same condition as when they were checked out, besides regular

wear and tear.• Borrowers can check out a maximum of three items at a time.

Fines & Fees

• Fines & fees must be paid in full; partial payment will not be accepted.• If a book is not returned on time, there is an overdue fee of 25 cents per day.• When an item is returned in poor condition, the borrower must pay for the damage. The damage

fee can range from one dollar to the actual replacement cost for the item, depending on the librarian assessment.

• If a book has a CD-ROM missing when returned, that student must pay as a fine half of the value of the book.

• If an item is overdue by 30 days, the librarian will consider the item lost. The borrower must pay the full amount to replace the item.

• If a student has outstanding fees due to the Learning Resource Center for a checked-out item, that student will not be eligible to graduate until the fees are paid in full.

Renewal

• Borrowers can renew an item up to two times, either in person or through Student Central.• Borrowers cannot renew an item if that item has been requested by another borrower at the

time that is due.

Print Collection Borrowing Policy

Importantnote: PDF documents will only print one page at a time. The display on the printing computer will show that there are multiple pages to print and the coin machine will take the full amount, but only the first page will print. Students will need to print each page individually by selecting “Print”, clicking the button “Pages” in the Page Range section, and typing the appropriate page. If there are any problems or you have lost money trying to print a PDF, please talk to the librarian for assistance.

1. Select File-Print, or click the Print icon.2. You will see a printer dialog display:

a. Click OK. b. Select the specific Pages you wish to print (one at a time if printing a PDF document).c. Enter in the Number of copies you want.

3. Data from your computer will transfer over to the print release station.4. At the print release station select your Print Jobs:

a. This is what you see on the print release station.

b. Insert coins in the coin slot or insert bill in the bill acceptor.c. Click the Print icon.d. Cancel print option by clicking on the Cancel icon.

5. Change will come out of the coin machine automatically.

Troubleshooting

• If you do not see your print job on the printing computer, hit the “Refresh” button or click on “Waiting jobs”.

• Make sure you are printing the document from your computer. Computers are numbered 1-16 and will appear as “lab001”, “lab002”, etc. on the printing computer.

• Use the “print preview” tool to ensure that your PowerPoint slides appear completely on the page.

Please ask the librarian for help if there are any problems.

How to Print from Your Computer Station in the LRC

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How to Login to the Learning Resource System

1. Go to the Stanbridge College website at www.stanbridge.edu.

2. Click on “Login to Student Central” in the top right corner.

3. Type in your Student ID or e-mail address and your password.

4. Once you are logged in successfully, scroll over the “Student Services” tab in the upper part of the screen and click on the “Learning Resource System” tab when it appears.

5. You will now have access to all of the electronic resources that the Learning Resource System offers!

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• Login to “Student Central” on the Stanbridge College home page• Click on the Learning Resource System, located under the “Student Services” tab• Under “Library Resources” select “NetLibrary”• Click on the link to NetLibrary

From here, students can browse Stanbridge College’s E-book collection or use an “Advanced Search” to find specific books.

Tips for effectively using NetLibrary:

• After going to the NetLibrary home page, look for the “In Our Collection” box on the right side of the page. Here, you can click on either the “Ebooks” link, which will take you to the Stanbridge College collection of e-books, or you can look at the “Publically-accessible ebooks”.

• Once you have found an e-book that you want to browse, you can skip to a chapter by clicking the links in the left sidebar. You can also search for a specific word or phrase in the text and you will be able to look at a list of all of the cases in which this word or phrase appears.

• Users can copy and paste portions of the text into other documents, but only up to a certain amount, due to copyright constraints.

• E-books can be viewed by one user at a time. If a desired e-book is in use, you can put in a “hold request”, so that once the e-book is available, it will be held for you for a certain amount of time and you will be sent an e-mail notification that the book is ready for viewing.

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Access Instructions for the NetLibrary E-book Collection

Access Instructions for the ProQuest Databases

• Login to “Student Central” on the Stanbridge College home page• Click on the Learning Resource System, located under the “Student Services” tab• Under “Library Resources” select “ProQuest”• Click on the link to ProQuest

From here, students can search on the Nursing and Allied Health database, the Research Library database, and the National Newspaper Abstracts database. Students may choose to perform a basic search or an advanced search that uses Boolean operators.

Boolean operators allows the user to search more specifically, combine topics and/or keywords and eliminate other uses.

AND Find all of the words ex. Kidney cancer AND treatment

This will find all articles that include both kidney cancer and treatment.

OR Find any of the words ex. Kidney cancer OR renal treatment

This will find all articles that include kidney cancer or renal treatment, but not necessarily both.

AND NOT Exclude the word ex. Kidney cancer AND NOT treatment

This will find all articles that include kidney cancer without any mention of treatment.

Specify Limits This allows the user to select a database, a date range, and how he or she wants to view the documents.

Database allows the user to search all available databases or one specific database: Research Library, Nursing & Allied Health Source, or National Newspaper Abstracts.

Date range sets a specific time period for a published document.

Limit results to allows the user to find only full-text articles or only scholarly journals.

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More Search Options

This allows the user to select several options to focus his or her search for example.

Publication title limits the documents to a specific publication.

Document type allows the user to view the documents in all types of formats, including an annual report, a book, a case study, etc. Sort Results by allows the user to view his or her search results by what is most recent or what is most relevant.

My Research

This allows the user to save useful documents while browsing and to display the most recent searches made or publications visited.

Make sure to mark the box next to the documents you want first; then click on the My Research tab.

After making the desired articles, users can read, print, e-mail, cite, mark, or copy the link to the abstract or full text of the selected article.

Create Your Bibliography

This allows the user to download, print, or e-mail citations or document summaries of selected articles. All students should export citations in APA format, which is the format that Stanbridge College uses in all classes. Citations should be double-checked to make sure that it is correctly formatted.

E-mail Article

Users can e-mail the full-text, citations, or document summaries of selected articles.

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Access Instructions for Online Learner

In order to use the Stanbridge College Online Learner materials, you must first register and then access the tutorials via our web site.

For New Students - Enroll in Online Learner:

• Login to Stanbridge College Student Central at http://www.stanbridge.edu.• Under “Student Services”, click on “”Learning Resource System”• Go to the “Library Resources” tab and click on “Online Learner”.• Click “Launch Online Learner”• On the home/login page, select Sign in. You will be prompted to sign in using a valid Microsoft

Passport ID (this is your e-mail address and password used to access the site each time you log in.).

• Enter your Microsoft Passport account. If you do not have a Microsoft Passport account, select “Register” in the “Don’t have a Passport?” box to create a new account. After the Microsoft Passport registration is completed, sign in with your Passport account. You will then be returned to the home page.

• On the home page, in the “ENTER ACCESS CODE” box, review and accept the End User License Agreement.

• Type the access code for the course you wish to take. Access codes are listed below for the courses you can enroll in. You only need to enter the access code one time to “unlock” your course. (Access codes are case-sensitive. Be sure to include the dashes. Text must be entered exactly as displayed.)

• For each additional course you wish to take, refer to Step 5.

Access Your Online Courses - My Learning:

• Click on the course title link to access your online course(s). The Description and Content page appears and includes the modules and lessons for the course.

• To begin, click on the first lesson title link or the “Begin” button.

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Returning Students - When Returning to the Site:

You will NOT need to use your access code to access existing content you have enrolled in.

• Login to Stanbridge College Student Central at http://www.stanbridge.edu.• Under “Student Services”, click on “”Learning Resource System”• Go to the “Library Resources” tab and click on “Online Learner”.• Click “Launch Online Learner”• On the home page, select the Sign In button• Input your Microsoft Passport ID – your email address and password. • Click the ACCESS SITE button. Your content will appear on the My Learning page.

When you have completed using Stanbridge College Online Learner, you must click the ‘Record your lab time” link located on the top of the page to properly record your lab time with Stanbridge College.

• If you have any questions regarding Stanbridge College Online Learner, please e-mail onlinelearner@stanbridge.edu.

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APA Format: A User’s Guide

Reference List

This guide provides a brief overview on how to document your sources in the APA (American Psychological Association) format. The APA format has four primary elements:

1. Title page2. A header that includes the title of the essay and the page number3. In-text citations4. Reference list

Formatting Guidelines

All pages and contents of a research paper should be double-spaced and the margins of the page should be 1 inch on each side.

In the title page of the research paper, you should include the following information:

• Insert a header with the title of your research paper on the left side and the page number on the right side.

• In the center of the upper-half of the page, type your research title. • Below the title, type your first name and last name.• Type the name of the educational institution (in this case, Stanbridge College) on the next line.

In-text Citations

If you are quoting directly for a work, you will have to include the author’s last name, the year of the publication, and the page number for each in-text reference. For example:

According to Jones (2008), “kidneys regulate electrolytes” (p. 32).ORThis is because “kidneys regulate electrolytes” (Jones, 2008, p. 32).

If you are paraphrasing the content of an article but are not quoting it directly, you only need to provide the author’s last name and the year of the publication. For example:

According to Jones (2008), electrolyte balance is controlled by the kidneys.ORKidneys are the organ that is responsible for electrolyte balance (Jones, 2008).

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Reference List

At the end of your paper, you will provide a list of references. Your title will be “Reference List”, centered at the top of the page. The references will be arranged alphabetically by the last name of the author. There are different specific formats for databases and other internet resources. Here is a basic example:

Author, A. (2011). Title of reference. Title of Journal, 8(3). Retrieved from http://www.reference.com/.

Here are detailed instructions on correctly citing a source in the reference list:

• The author’s last name goes first, then a comma, and then the first initial of the author’s first name, and then a period. If there is no author or the author is unknown, list the name of the company or website that produced the content.

• Next, list the year of publication in parentheses, followed by a period outside of the parentheses. If there is no apparent date of publication, list it as (n.d.) for “no date”.

• The title of the book, article, or web page is next. The first letter of the first word will be capitalized, but the other words will be lowercase unless they are proper nouns.

• If the content comes from a journal or database, type the name of the journal or database in italics. All words will be capitalized (besides “a”, “the”, “or”, etc.), and if there is a volume and/or issue number, the volume number will be italicized and the issue number will be in parentheses right next to the volume number, without a space in between. This is followed by a period.

• Finally, if the reference was found online, type “Retrieved from” and then the URL, followed by a period.

• If a reference is longer than one line, all of the lines after the first line need to be indented 5 spaces, or one tab. If, when you tab, all of the lines become indented, not just the line you want to indent, move all of the lines to the left and press “enter” at the beginning of the line you want to indent. The line should not move, but when you press “tab”, only that line should be indented.

Need additional assistance? Ask the librarian or refer to the APA writing guide at the Purdue Online Writing Lab website: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

E-mail the librarian at sjohnson@stanbridge.edu with any further questions.

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