Support our Students with Smart Summer Planning
All Libraries, Digital Support, Scholarly Communications Posted: April 6th, 2020
We hope you are doing well with the all of the changes in how we work and how we teach. As you begin recovering from spring and moving into summer course planning, your friendly librarian is here to support you.
Many of our students are struggling with the loss of income due to the Coronavirus. One way you can pay it forward is by choosing course materials that are always free to our students, making textbooks one less thing they need to worry about. If you are updating your course for summer, we hope you will consider using either library-sourced materials or Open Educational Resources.
In recent weeks, many vendors have reached out with offers of free or reduced cost materials. What is unclear is how long these offers will last. Open Educational Resources are a great option, with no expiration date on being free. To ensure that the library-sourced materials will be available throughout the semester, check with your subject librarian.
Sifting through all the possibilities can be overwhelming. Count on UCF Libraries to provide support every step of the way.
We can provide your class with a virtual library instruction session or you can assign information literacy modules with graded assignments on topics such as avoiding plagiarism, citing sources, or conducting an literature review.
Additional services for faculty are available at https://library.ucf.edu/services/services-for-faculty/.
Answers to more general questions about library services can be found at https://guides.ucf.edu/continuity/home.
To learn about Textbook Affordability efforts at UCF, visit https://library.ucf.edu/textbook-affordability/.
