Faculty & staff services
Ask the Library to set your library card to "faculty" or "staff".
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Employee Laptop
Borrow a YC laptop until the end of the semester. Access to the YC VPN is preconfigured.
- For short-term use by YC staff, faculty, volunteers, or affiliates working on YC projects.
- Only department deans and directors can request a laptop for their employees or volunteers.
- Employees must have access to the YC VPN. Request VPN access through Access Management.
- Employees must have a library card.
- Can be renewed for more time by the department dean or director.
- If you are faculty, adjunct faculty, or full-time staff, use the "Employee desktop, laptop, or tablet request form" over at ITS.
See list of approvers & submit form
These department dean and directors are authorized to use the form below. (updated 5/7/24)
- Lisa Rhine
- Janet Nix
- Tyran Payne
- Clint Ewell
- Patrick Burns
- James Crockett
- Frank D'Angelo
- Ryan Gray
- Tom Hughes
- Ed Lacasse
- David Laurence
- Neil McComsey
- Michael Merica
- Duane Ransom
- Doug Berry
- Perry Baker
- Patricia Berlowe
- Thatcher Bohrman
- Michael Byrnes
- Irina DelGenio
- Stacey Hilton
- Dean Holbrook
- Jerald Monahan
- Billie Norris
- Tara O'Neill
- Karen Palmer
- Craig Ralston
- Bryan Robertson
- Linda Shook
- Leslie Sparkman
- Rodney Jenkins
- Monica Belknap
- Raymond Ceo
- Tim Diesch
- Diana Dowling
- Lauri Dreher
- Richard Hernandez
- Jeni Johnson
- Aimee Novak
- Norma Ortega
- Meghan Paquette
- Nathaniel Patterson
- Wendy Present
- Lisa Raygoza
- Andrea Riffel
- Kelsey Rumsey
- Tyler Rumsey
- Heather Scott
- Tania Sheldahl
- Janice Soutee
- Mary Talosi
- Michael Tenette
- Alison Whiting
- Marylou Mercado
- Max Bledsoe
- Robert Borker
- Barbara Durham
- Jason Ebersole
- Ruth Ellen Elinski
- Steven Hoover
- Karen Jones
- Craig Lefever
- Alexander Lewis
- Carl Miller
- Matthew Mintzmyer
- John Morgan
- Heather Mulcaire
- Ashley Picard
- Michael Pierce
- Vincent Redgrave
- Tracy Rogers
- Paula Tomitz
- Marnee Zazueta
Extended due dates
For YC Library owned materials, you can request the due date be extended to the end of the semester.
Request a purchase
We encourage faculty requests for material to support your class.
The Library has a budget to purchase supplemental materials (not textbooks) that support each curriculum area and support cultural enrichment. Library selectors choose books, films, music, and journals that are purchased and added to the collection.
Canvas teaching tools
Interactive tutorials help students learn to use CQ Researcher, ProQuest, and Sirs.
CQ Researcher
https://yc-libwizard-com.proxy.yc.edu/f/cqresearcher-basics
ProQuest
https://yc-libwizard-com.proxy.yc.edu/f/proquest-basics
Sirs
https://yc-libwizard-com.proxy.yc.edu/f/sirs-basics
More tutorials on how to research
Improve your research skills
Pre- and post-quiz for Avoiding Plagiarism
Download the 2 files and follow the steps.
Plagiarism Pre-assessment quiz
Plagiarism Post-assessment quiz
- Go to your Canvas Course.
- Go to course Settings, and choose “Import content into this course” from the buttons on the right side.
- Choose “Canvas course export package” from the “Content Type” drop-down.
- Click the “Choose File”/”Browse” button and navigate to find the .zip file you want.
- Choose “Select specific content” and click the blue Import button.
- You will see the “Select Content” button appear after a short period - click it.
- Then click the black triangle next to “Quizzes”, choose the materials you want to use, then click “Select Content”.
- After it runs this job, you will find them in the Quizzes area of your course, ready to deploy.
You can place a link in Canvas so students can go directly to an article in the library databases. If they are off-campus, they are prompted to log in.
Most of our article databases already have the proxy as part of the URL. Exception: some links in JSTOR.
| Database | URL to use | Example URL |
|---|---|---|
| American Chemical Society | copy URL | https://doi-org.proxy.yc.edu/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00411 |
| CQ Researcher | use Document URL (at bottom of article) |
https://proxy.yc.edu/login?url=http://library.cqpress.com.proxy.yc.edu/cqresearcher/cqresrre2021010800 |
| EBSCO | use Permalink | https://search-ebscohost-com.proxy.yc.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ulh&AN=140326826&site=ehost-live&scope=site |
| Encyclopedia Britannica | copy URL | https://academic-eb-com.proxy.yc.edu/levels/collegiate/article/sloth/68223 |
| Gale | use Get Link | https://link.gale.com/apps/portal/00000000LVY5/OVIC?u=yava&sid=OVIC&xid=0c182b87 |
| JSTOR | use Stable URL, preferable with proxy.yc.edu |
https://www-jstor-org.proxy.yc.edu/stable/e26582192 https://doi-org.proxy.yc.edu/10.1525/ncl.2014.69.1.56 (this URL needs Proxy, see below) https://www.jstor.org/stable/24778550 |
| Ovid | copy URL |
https://ovidsp-dc2-ovid-com.proxy.yc.edu/ovid-a/ovidweb.cgi?&S=OIBBFPPHEIEBKNOLJPPJPFBHDPNMAA00&Link+Set=S.sh.22.23.26%7c4%7csl_10&Counter5=TOC_article%7c00012272-202101000-00004%7covft%7covftdb%7covftw |
| ProQuest |
use Cite |
https://proxy.yc.edu/login?url=https://www-proquest-com.proxy.yc.edu/scholarly-journals/cage-culture-tilapia-with-respect-nutrition/docview/2116331740/se-2?accountid=8141 |
| ValueLine | copy URL |
https://research-valueline-com.proxy.yc.edu/secure/research#sec=company&sym=AAPL https://www-valueline-com.proxy.yc.edu/Markets/Daily_Updates/Stock_Market_Today__February_11,_2021.aspx |
Just paste this proxy prefix before any URL that links to an article in a library database.
https://proxy.yc.edu/login?url=
Example
https://proxy.yc.edu/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24778550
An interactive skill-builder for using library resources.
Copy and paste this link in your Canvas module. Students can email a certificate of completion to the instructor.
https://yc.libwizard.com/f/scavenger-huntCourse reserves
Place class materials on the Reserves shelf at the library. Ex. personal copy of a course textbook, library books, DVDs, etc.
Prescott
Verde Valley
Roy Sandoval
928-634-6539
Email
Request Distribution
of Materials
Distribute materials
The Library will distribute course materials to students. Please provide a list of names.
Group tours
We will give your students a 20-minute tour of the Library and services.
Prescott
Verde Valley
Homework dropoff
Students can drop off their homework at the Library.
Library instruction
For many students, this is their first time inside a library and/or writing a research paper.
Put a friendly face to the library and introduce your students to the library's resources.
Librarians will teach your students how to search databases, choose a topic, and where to go for research help.
OER (Open Educational Resources)
Find Open Educational Resources for your courses.
Request a purchase
We encourage faculty requests for material to support your class.
The Library has a budget to purchase supplemental materials (not textbooks) that support each curriculum area and support cultural enrichment. Library selectors choose books, films, music, and journals that are purchased and added to the collection.
Virtual reality
Learn how to create collaborative VR experiences for your students through the Library.
- Instructor account creation
- Training on VR classroom management skills
- Reserve the headsets for your immersive activity
- Weekly skills-building workshops are available
At present, we are only accepting requests from faculty. We look forward to training staff at a later date.
VictoryXR Virtual Reality For Faculty