Other Services
The following miscellaneous services are available for faculty:
- Reserves If faculty wish to place items for their students to review (but not required for purchase for the course) in the library, they can simply fill out a Reserve Request Form and submit that along with the items to the library. Reproductions may require copyright permission. When possible, the library links to existing online reserves resources on its Course Reserves web page.
- Videos The library has a collection of DVDs and older VHS tapes for use in classroom instruction. If you would like to reserve the use of a video (either for viewing during your class or by placing on reserve for students in your classes), please contact the library. If the library does not own a copy of a video you would like to show in class, please let the library know so that we can try to purchase a copy. Also, consult the OhioLINK Digital Resource Commons for online videos available for your use.
- Equipment Loans The library has several laptop computers and a few portable overhead projectors that faculty and staff may borrow for two week periods. Longer loan periods require permission from the dean's office. The library also has digital camcorders, digital and analog voice recorders, PC microphones, Bamboo tablets, etc. available for Stark Campus faculty to borrow. If you have a course project involving multimedia production, please consult with the library at the beginning of the semester to make sure the proper equipment is available when students need access. For a complete list of equipment available through the library, please consult our online guide to Technology Equipment.
- netbook Cart The library has a cart filled with netbook computers. It is available for delivery to any classroom on campus. With wireless availability and teacher workstations in all classrooms, any classroom can be used as an electronic classroom (computer lab). The cart needs to be reserved in advance. The Library encourages faculty to seek other alternatives before requesting the cart. Please review the guidelines before reserving the cart. Contact us for reservations.
- iPad Cart The library has a cart of 30 iPads that can be delivered to classrooms, much like the netbook cart. Please review the guidelines for using the iPad cart and Contact us for reservations
- iPads The library has 4 iPads. They can be checked out to faculty for up to two weeks to experiment with or otherwise use individually. The iPads need to be reserved in advance. Please review the guidelines before reserving individual iPads. Contact us for reservations.
- Proxy Services Faculty who wish to designate another individual to checkout materials on their behalf (a spouse or student research assistant, for example) can simply fill out the library's Proxy Borrowing form and submit it to the library.
- Open Access Kent State (OAKS) (Formerly, the Digital Commons @ Kent State University) is a research repository designed to assist faculty, researchers, and even students in both developing and promoting scholarship. We offer resources to help communicate your research interests to the world by uploading and linking to your published scholarly materials.
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