Faculty
Resources for Faculty
As a member of North Island College's faculty, you have access to a number of services
and resources through the NIC Library. Contact the library at the campus nearest you for more
information.
Library Card
Your Employee Photo ID card serves as your library card. Student Services will
provide you with your Employee Photo ID card. Please present this card to sign
out materials.
Your PIN
Your Personal Identification Number, or PIN, is a system generated 4-digit number which, when
combined with your employee number, gives you access to your library circulation account. This
account enables you to see what you have borrowed, see when items are due, renew items and check
for messages regarding library requests. Once you know your PIN, you can change it through your
account to a number easier for you to remember. To get your PIN, call any campus library, or ask
at a library circulation desk.
Loans, Limits, & Fines
How many books can I take out? How long can I keep them? Check the
Loans, Limits & Fines chart for answers.
Booking NIC Videos
- Search the catalogue for the title you want, and click on the blue view button to open the full record
- Select the blue request button at the top of the page and fill out the form entering the show date in the "Note" field.
- Your video/DVDs can be picked up at the designated campus the day of your show date.
Booking MEC Videos
MEC is the Media Exchange Cooperative, a consortium that facilitates the lending of videos/DVDs between BC post-secondary libraries.
Outlook Online lists the video/dvd holdings in the BC post-secondary library system. There are no renewals for MEC videos, as the video
may be booked for another borrower. For optimum availability, book early (at least one month in advance).
- Search the Outlook Online
catalogue
- Limiting your search by checking the ELN Media Cat box.
- From the result list, open the record of the video/dvd by clicking on the title.
- Fill out a MEC Video Request Form, either online or hardcopy
. In addition to the video/DVD title, call number,
name of lending institution, a show date must be supplied. In the event that the video/dvd is unavailable for your show date,
please provide an alternate show date if applicable.
NIC's Feature Film License
Home use videos (such as those borrowed from the Public Library or a retail video outlet) should not be shown on College premises
without permission. The only exceptions are feature films covered by North Island College's Feature Film License, which
allows thousands of feature films to be shown without further payment.
For more information, see the Audio Cine website and the Criterion Pictures website.
Reserve Collection
High demand library books may be relocated from the general stacks to the Library Reserve shelves. These materials will have a shorter
loan period. Instructors can do this by completing a Course Reserve form.
Personally owned books may be placed on reserve. These materials will be cataloged and labeled for library identification and use.
Photocopied materials such as articles, sample essays, exams or quizzes must meet the requirements of the Access Copyright license. Refer
to the Guide to Copyright at NIC for details. Each photocopied journal articles
must have the following statement attached: "This material has been copied under license from Access Copyright. Resale or further copying of
this material is strictly prohibited."
Processing of Reserve materials may require up to 2 weeks and requires the following information:
- Instructor's name, Campus, Course number
- Date put on Reserve
- Call number (if applicable), author, title
- Loan period (1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 7 days, library use only (LUO)
- Date to be removed
Library Orientation Information for Faculty
The library is happy to accommodate class orientations; usually these are held in one of the College's computer labs or in the library.
If you have a large class, we can accommodate orientations by holding them in the classroom. Contact your campus library to arrange dates and times.
For instructors teaching ITV courses, orientations to the library's online and distance services are available. Contact your campus library
for further details.
General Orientations
Students are shown the physical library space and informed about the many library services available to them. Topics covered include:
- The physical space: study space, computers, printing, photocopying;
- How the Collection is stored, such as reference, reserve, main stacks, and DVDs;
- How to find books, DVDs, journals and magazines;
- How to place requests for books from other campuses, and place holds on books which are currently checked out;
- How to order interlibrary loans, and
- An introduction to databases.
Database Research
This provides students with a more detailed look at the databases and instruction on database features. This session is intended to help
students with a particular assignment or research topic. Faculty are welcome to participate. Contact your campus library to arrange dates and times.
Topics covered may include:
- How to choose the best database for an assignment,
- How to search and limit your topic,
- How to retrieve Scholarly and Peer-reviewed Articles,
- How to set up and manage an Ebsco Account, and
- How to print, email, save and export citations.
Library Assignments
Librarians are available to collaborate on the design of library assignments to fit your student's needs, introduce resources for
particular subject areas, and familiarize students to the library and its resources. Please contact reference@nic.bc.ca.