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Instruction Librarian (IL) Guide

Providing policies, procedures, and other useful information for STLCC's Instruction Librarians

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Districtwide Reference Q/A

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 STLCC campus libraries have the official ATI TEAS study guide on reserve. Meramec has 2 copies for circulation.

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.   

Results from our professional development meeting on 1-17-19 (some definite themes emerge)

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

St. Louis Community College Libraries

Florissant Valley Campus Library
3400 Pershall Rd.
Ferguson, MO 63135-1408
Phone: 314-513-4514

Forest Park Campus Library
5600 Oakland
St. Louis, MO 63110-1316
Phone: 314-644-9210

Meramec Campus Library
11333 Big Bend Road
St. Louis, MO 63122-5720
Phone: 314-984-7797

Wildwood Campus Library
2645 Generations Drive
Wildwood, MO 63040-1168
Phone: 636-422-2000