Instruction Librarian (IL) Guide

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Color Printing Availability (1/23/19 MD)

Color printing availability at each campus library is as follows: (no cost involved)

Florissant Valley: Two computers available with color printer access, students should ask the front desk which computers to use to access color printing. 

Forest Park: One dedicated computer for color printing access, students need to sign in at the circulation desk to use it.

Meramec: Color printer available on first floor (now only from 8 computers, PC & Mac marked with a color wheel-JH)

Wildwood: No color printing available

TEAS Test Study Guides and Practice Tests (4/3/19 MD)     

Nursing students frequently ask how to access TEAS test preparation materials. Here is a summary of available resources: 

All four campuses have the ATI TEAS study manual : for the Test of Essential Academic Skills on reserve for library use only.

The Learning Express database includes access to TEAS practice tests and an e-book published by Learning Express. This book is different from the "official" ATI study manual on reserve at campus libraries. At this time, an e-book version of the "official" ATI study manual is not published/available.   

STLCC instruction librarians most enjoy:

• Helping students and seeing "the light bulb" go on when working with them
• Assisting students and helping them succeed
• Instruction in LIB101
• Helping the students get sources for argumentative English papers
• Helping students and other patrons doing research and other interesting projects
• Interacting with students
• Students and working with them at the instructional help desk
• The community of faculty, staff, and students
• Working one-on-one with students and getting to know them
• Working with students and great colleagues
• Fabulous coworkers and motivated students with real questions
• The ability to work in an academic environment
• Helping students find information and learning new resources
• Solving problems for students and staff
• Working with students to teach research skills, especially when they become repeat visitors

STLCC Instruction librarians recognize the following areas that could be improved:

• Collection development
• More training for new staff
• Better supervision of all staff
• More staffing -- especially instruction librarians
• Communication between the campuses
• Communication
• Developing a coherent mission/vision/direction
• Updates to facilities
• Communication
• Faculty (non-library) communication skills
• More new books
• Less noise is needed 
• Communication among library staff
• Better communication and collaboration with all campuses