Services for Faculty
Faculty Library Borrowing Privileges
Library Cards and Loan Periods
Library cards are necessary in order to charge library materials
from Kiefer Library. Your Aims I.D. is
your library card. The lending period for full- and part-time
faculty is 90 days for circulating books owned by Kiefer Library.
Faculty at the Ft. Lupton or Loveland campuses should provide
us a full bibliographic citation, and we will get the materials
to you on your campuses.
McNaughton Bestsellers, which are rented by the Library, circulate
for three weeks without a renewal. Loose periodicals circulate
for one week. Newspapers, reference works, and bound periodicals
do not leave the Library. However, Ft. Lupton and Loveland faculty
may request articles from these resources. We will photocopy
articles at no cost to the requesting faculty member.
Returning Library Materials
At the Greeley campus, please return Library materials in only
one of two locations: the book return slot in the library or
in the book drop located near the west doors of the College Center.
Pick-up and return sites for the branch campuses will be the
respective campus Resource Centers, and materials will be dropped
off for you every Wednesday.
Books may also be returned at any Colorado library, which will
send the materials back to Kiefer Library via the State Courier
System. This can be a slow process, however, depending on the
remote library's setup, so please take the due date into account.
Overdue Library Materials, Fees, and Renewals
Kiefer Library does not assess fines for late materials. However,
you can expect to receive reminders of overdue materials. Please
call Circulation (extension 6227) to renew your materials or
find out how to replace them if they have become lost.
We will ask for dean or director intervention in cases when
notices go unanswered, either by the return of library materials,
their renewal or their replacement. Our policy of refunding your
book replacement costs when lost materials are found will continue,
less processing fees which are currently $5.
Requesting Materials through Interlibrary Loan
You may request books and articles (the latter restricted by
copyright laws) from other libraries through interlibrary
loan. Lending libraries set the loan period for these materials;
three weeks without renewal is the standard loan period.
You may return most other Colorado libraries' books through
us as long as we can return them through our library system's
courier service. While Aims has a daily courier, not all libraries
do. Be sure to add extra time if you are nearing a due date.
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Bibliographic Instruction
Please go to the Library Instruction page
for information about this important service for faculty.
LTN 105: Research
Strategies
Please go to the LTN 105:
Research Strategies page for information about this important
service for faculty.
Reserves
Faculty may place course materials in the library on reserve
for short-term check-out.
Print/Hardcopy/Audiovisual/Other Physical Items
These types of materials are located behind the Circulation
desk in Kiefer Library. Students must check-out the materials
with their Aims I.D. Instructors
decide the length of time a reserve item may be borrowed and/or
whether its use shall be restricted to the library or not.
Electronic Materials
These items are placed on reserve and accessed through the library's
electronic reserve system called ERes (E-Rez) located online
at: http://eres.aims.edu.
Using ERes, students are able to find electronic course materials
searching by department, instructor name, course number, course
name, document title, or document author.
ERes can also be used to see if an instructor has placed physical
items on reserve too.
Placing Items On Reserve
To place items on reserve, please bring them to the library
and complete an Incoming Item Reserve Information form. Please
allow 48 hours to process the material.
For more information or questions please contact the library
at ext. 6227.
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Interlibrary Loan
Please go to the Interlibrary
Loan page for information about this important service.
Research Assistance for Faculty
Having trouble finding a book, article, or other information
resource for your class?
Contact the Reference Librarian, call the library at ext. 6227,
or E-mail your inquiry to reference@aims.edu
Electronic and Online Resources
Kiefer Library also provides many electronic and online resources
to assist faculty in conducting their research. These resources
can be found on the library's web site: http://www.aims.edu/kieferlibrary,
or by going directly to one of the following resources on the
site--
--Kiefer Library Catalog
--Databases & Article
Search
--Dictionaries,
Encyclopedias, ...
--Research
Assistance
--Subject
Guides
--Other
Libraries
Ask Colorado 24/7 Virtual Reference
Kiefer Library also participates in a 24 hour 7 day a week online
virtual reference service called Ask Colorado. Academic librarians
from universities and colleges throughout the state will assist
you with your research question any time day or night. You can
access it from the library's home page http://www.aims.edu/kieferlibrary or
go directly to the site: http://www.askcolorado.org
Purchasing Library Materials
We welcome your suggestions for the purchase of books, journals,
or audiovisual materials for the library collection.
You may request specific titles or general subject areas.
We can also share with you information on recently published
titles in your subject area.
Suggestions for purchase are reviewed on an on-going basis and
purchases made as the budget allows.
For more information or to make a request please contact an
Instruction Public Services Librarian, call the library at ext. 6227,
or submit your request via E-mail to reference@aims.edu
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Copyright Guidelines for Educators
The U.S. Copyright Laws
Copyright
Law of the United States of America Contained in Title 17 of
the United States Code
(Published by the United States Copyright Office, Library of
Congress. Text revised to April 1999 with the exceptions of the
1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Public Law 105-304 and
the 1998 Sonny Bono Term Extension Act, Public Law 105-298; in
PDF format.)
Digital Millennium
Copyright Act impact on Education
by Educause
Sonny
Bono Term Extension Act, Public Law 105-298
(Published by the United States Copyright Office, Library of
Congress; in PDF format.)
1998
Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Public Law 105-304
(Published by the United States Copyright Office, Library of
Congress; in PDF format.)
Report
on Copyright and Digital Distance Education, a report required
by a provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Copyright Office
Study on Distance Education
Guidelines to Interpreting and Following Copyright Laws, including
Fair Use
Agreement
on Guidelines for Classroom Copying in Not-for-Profit Educational
Institutions with Respect to Books and Periodicals, March 1976
(Provides minimum standards of educational Fair Use under Section
106 of Title 17, written in plain English.)
Copyright & Fair
Use, Stanford University Libraries
(Providing the examples and guidelines used by one higher education
institution.)
“Fair Use
of Copyrighted Works: A Crucial Element in Educating America”
Fair-Use
Guidelines for Electronic Reserve Systems, March 5, 1996
(Endorsed by Association of College and Research Libraries, et
al.)
Fair
Use under U.S. Copyright Law
(Cornell University)
Guidelines
for Educational Uses of Music, April 1976
(Endorsed by the Music Library Association)
Guidelines
for Off-Air Recording of Broadcast Programming for Educational
Purposes, October 1981
(Endorsed by the Music Library Association)
Library
and Classroom Use of Copyright Videotapes and Computer Software,
February 1986
(Endorsed by the International Federation of Library Associations
and Institutions.)
Using
Software: A Guide to the Ethical and Legal Use of Software
for Members of the Academic Community, January 1992
(Endorsed by the International Federation of Library Associations
and Institutions.)
World Intellectual
Property Organization
(Provides world views and activities to protect intellectual
property and copyright.)
Copyright Permission
Copyright
Permission Pages
(Made available from Wake Forest University School of Law.)
Copyright
Clearance Center's Academic Permissions Service
(The premier clearinghouse for copyright permissions for educational
uses.)
Copyright
Clearance Center's Republication Licensing Service
(Especially for reproducing copyrighted works in electronic or
print formats.)
Harry Fox Agency, Inc.
(Information source, clearinghouse and monitoring service for
licensing musical copyright)
ASCAP
Licensing
(American Society of Composers and Performers, providing licensing
information for broadcasts)
Copyright Primer
Copyright
Crash Course
(Basic copyright information written clearly and concisely for
educators).
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Federal Grant Online Resources
The Resources Development Office (Grants) will assist you with
grant opportunities and applications. Below are listed major
sources of federal grant money.
Contact Stacey Hogan,
Director of Resource Development, extension 6644 for any questions.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
The federal government’s listing of its grant programs.
Grant seeks can search all of the CFDA’s grant programs
by keyword or by CFDA number.
Federal Register
The government’s daily newspaper
Commerce Business Daily
The Government’s contracts publication that announces every
government Request for Proposal (RFP) that exceeds $25,000, as
well as upcoming sales of government surplus.
Congressional
Record
Provides the day-to day proceedings of the Senate and House of
Representatives.
Code of Federal
Regulations
The Codification of the general and permanent rules published
in the Federal Register by
the executive departments and agencies of the federal government.
OMB
Circulars
Grant management circulars produced by the federal Office of
Management and Budget outline grant related accountability standards.
TRAM
Initially developed by the Texas Research Administrators Group,
TRAM provides quick access to post-award regulations regarding
federal grants. It also provides links to servers related to
research funding and administration, a search engine for locating
funding opportunities, and grant application forms from various
sources as well as standard agreements for subcontracts, nondisclosures,
and licenses.
United
State Government Manual
The handbook of the government. It describes all federal agencies
and provides names of officials.
GrantsNet
From the Department of Health and Human Services, this network
contains information on HHS and other federal grant programs.
Grant seekers also can search laws, regulations, and policies
affecting HHS grants by keywords. In addition, the service
contains directories of HHS employees, federal granting offices,
grants management staff, and grant program personnel.
FedWorld
The National Technical Information Service’s FedWorld links
users to many federal agency bulletin boards that provide a wealth
of information on all facets of the federal government.
Thomas
This site, named for Thomas Jefferson, provides legislative information.
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration's Home Page
NTUA’s site gives information, guidelines, and answers
to the most frequently asked questions about its grant programs
and contains information on past grantees and contacts for similar
federal K-12 grant programs.
FastLane
The Web site of the National Science Foundation’s electronic
grant submittal system.
e-Gaps
The Department of Education’s Web site system for creating
and submitting electronic grants.
Community of Science (COS)
This web site provides information on federally-funded research
in the U.S.
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