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Resources for Online Teaching: Home

This guide shares resources that will help faculty teaching online for the first time.

If you are trying to share a link to library resources with students, please add the proxy URL before the resource's URL so students can access it from off campus. Example: I want to share this film in Digital Campus with students- https://digitalcampus.swankmp.net/briarcliff370877/watch/18502D9DA95CE5D1?referrer=direct.

My off campus students can't view it with that link, so I have to add the proxy URL (https://login.briarcliff.idm.oclc.org/login?url=) at the beginning, like this: https://login.briarcliff.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://digitalcampus.swankmp.net/briarcliff370877/watch/18502D9DA95CE5D1?referrer=direct. Let Bree Kirsch know if you have questions about this.

Library Resources Especially Helpful for Teaching Online

Library Guides - For specific course or majors
Modules and How-To Videos - These interactive modules and how-to videos were created by the Briar Cliff University Librarians to help you conduct research and learn how to use the library resources.
Databases - For academic research such as journal articles
eBooks - Available through Ebsco eBook Academic Collection
Streaming Videos - Available through Films on Demand or Digital Campus
Interlibrary Loan - Since many libraries are closed, this service is available for online resources only such as articles, ebook chapters, etc.
Ask a Librarian! - Library support is available virtually and you can schedule an appointment with Bree. Please schedule an appointment via Calendly and then we will meet via Zoom during the scheduled time. Here are the links to Calendly for scheduling a 15-minute meeting via Zoom. You are always welcome to email as well.
Breanne Kirsch: Calendly (https://calendly.com/bree-kirsch/15min); Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/5618514914); Email (breanne.kirsch@briarcliff.edu)

If you want to use automatically generated subtitles for PowerPoint presentations, go to Slide Show and click Always Use Subtitles.

To add subtitles for powerpoint presentation, go to slide show, always use subtitles.

Library Links Buttons

Scheduling Zoom Sessions

Finding Recorded Zoom Files on Your Computer

Helpful Technology Related Resources

National Emergency Library for Books

National Emergency Library archive.org/NEL

The Internet Archive has opened up their collection of in-copyright ebooks that normally are available through digital lending; this expanded access is available through at least June 30.

This represents about 1.4+ million scanned books from roughly 1920's to 2014; a good chunk of this is at the high school to college/university level.  There are very few books relatively from the last 5 years.  In addition, there are some 2.5 million scanned books in the public domain which are always freely available.

Writing Center Services

Writing Center Services per Jeff Gard

48-hour turnaround: all papers and projects under 10 pages

72-hour turnaround: anything over 10 pages

Depending on the demand, we may be able to offer limited, synchronous support via Zoom. Please contact us first if you have a situation where you will need this level of help. To use our services, please do the following*:

  1. Attach your project as a Word document to an email.
  2. In the body of the email, provide the following information:
    1. Your name
    2. Your student ID
    3. The course name or number
    4. Your deadline
    5. Instructions for the type of help you need
  3. Send the email to writing.center@briarcliff.edu