CALVIN T. RYAN LIBRARY
CALVIN T. RYAN LIBRARY
University of Nebraska Kearney
2508 11th Avenue
Kearney, NE 68849-2240
Email: brownfieldlj@unk.edu
Tel: (308) 865-8853
The Library Research Tutorial provides an overview of library research tools and services via Canvas. This online learning experience allows students to learn or refresh their information literacy skills at their own pace, outside of classroom time, and self-assess their skills and understanding of key concepts.
Need assistance conducting a literature review or updating course reading lists? Faculty librarians will be happy to assist you with identifying recommended sources. To arrange a consultation, please contact your librarian. Looking for a few recommended article databases or e-books in your subject discipline? Try one of the library's research guides. Customized research guides may also be requested for use with your on-campus or online classes.
Publishing & Scholarly Communication: A guide to understanding and locating impact factors and other qualities of scholarly journals.
Recommend a purchase: The Calvin T. Ryan Library welcomes faculty recommendations for additions to its collections.
Choice Reviews Online: Choice is a publishing unit of ACRL dedicated to providing the academic library community with the tools and services it needs, through a variety of resources including Choice magazine and the Choice Reviews database. Founded in 1964, Choice now reaches more than 18,000 librarians, faculty, and key decision makers connecting the three principal groups of the academic library market: librarians, patrons, and content providers. (Description is from Choice website) http://www.ala.org/acrl/choice/
Step One
After signing in to their account faculty may request items to be delivered to their office by locating and selecting the item in the library catalog.
Step Two
Once the item is selected a window will pop up. Look for and select the Request option in the middle of this window. If the Request option is not available please contact the Circulation Department at 308-865-8599 for assistance.
Step Three
Select Calvin T. Ryan Library as the Pickup Location. Fill out Not needed after if necessary. In the Comment field please type Delivery. This will let Circulation Staff know that the item is to be delivered to your office.
The goal of the copyright toolkit us to provide information and resources about issues concerning copyright. Topics in this guide are listed in the dropdown below.
Included in the Copyright Toolkit is information about the Creative Commons to help provide an understanding of CC licenses, how they work, and their importance. Additional information can be found at the Creative Commons Website or on their Blog.
Librarians are available to provide instruction in the use of library resources to your classes. These instruction sessions can help students clarify their research topics, identify appropriate sources, use sources with greater proficiency, and cite their sources to avoid plagiarism. Instruction sessions can be either general orientations or tailored presentations emphasizing resources for a particular discipline, class, or assignment. Contact the subject librarian for your department to request instruction and discuss your instructional goals, or use the form to request instruction. The Calvin T. Ryan Library welcomes faculty recommendations for additions to its collections.
To arrange instruction for general orientations and introductions for area school and community groups, please contact:
Lindsay Brownfield
Email: brownfieldlj@unk.edu
Tel: (308) 865-8853
By using Affordable & Open Educational Resources in the classroom, UNK is making education more affordable for students.
Beginning in the Spring 2022 semester, campuses at the University of Nebraska piloted a new course attribute in the searchable web-based course schedules. Students can search for Open Nebraska or ONE courses when they register for classes. This means the course will include no-cost or low-cost materials or a low-cost E-book. Additional information is provided in the dropdown below, or you can visit the UNK page on Open Nebraska.
What are persistent links (or permalinks)? Persistent links are stable, unchanging URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) ideal for linking to library catalog records and e-resources from within Canvas course pages, e-reserves, emails, browser bookmarks, and other documents used for instruction. These may also be referred to as permanent links, permalinks, or durable or stable URLs.
Why should I use persistent links? Using persistent links to library catalog records and database articles can offer key advantages: Persistent links rarely change, simplifying maintenance of Canvas pages and other instructional documents. Links to general Internet sites, on the other hand, may change without notice. Persistent links to library e-resources resolve issues of copyright compliance, since no actual copies are made. To download, store and distribute copyrighted materials online often requires permission of the publisher and/or author. The use of persistent links does not require such authorization.
Tutorials
A tutorial explaining permalinks in EBSCOhost, Gale, ProQuest, and JSTOR databases is also available
Not all library databases are capable of utilizing persistent links. Please contact a librarian for assistance with databases.
Permalinks in the Library Catalog
Electronic reserves provide your students with 24-7 online access to supplemental readings.
Physical reserves may include personal copies or library copies of books, videos, CDs, or other materials that you want readily available at the library for your students. You may also place photocopies of articles or book chapters on reserve, so long as these copies comply with U.S. copyright laws and fair use guidelines.
Please call the Circulation Desk at 308-865-8599 for assistance with course reserves. For additional information please contact Joe Taylor at 308-865-8597 .
How to Locate Course Reserves