Library Resources for Course Development
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In addition to course-specific research guides, the library has created guides on related writing and research topics. These guides can be embedded within a syllabus or on your Isidore page.
- Research Guides SiteMany guides on a variety of topics listed here.
The library offers several streaming video services, including Kanopy. The College of Arts & Sciences also underwrites streaming videos (usually major motion pictures) via the Swank subscription. See your Porches website to request titles available from Swank.
If there is a film that you had hoped to show in your class but no longer can, we can search our digital content providers to see if the film is available to add to your class Isidore site. Email Chris Tangeman at ctangeman1@udayton.edu with the film title and the course and section numbers.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Collection of films covering a broad range of subjects. Films include documentaries as well as feature films. - Filmakers Library Online This link opens in a new window
Collection of documentaries, covering race and gender studies, human rights, globalization & global studies. The titles (900+ videos) cross nearly all academic disciplines and educate students and researchers on critical and thought-provoking issues, figures, and cultures.
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Films on Demand (FOD) offers a set of ~10 curriculum-focused streaming video titles.
Research Support from Roesch Library
Getting started on a research project or locating reliable sources of information can be daunting, but you don’t have to go it alone. Reach out for support from a friendly library expert who wants you to succeed — wherever you are — via phone, email, chat, and walk-in or scheduled consultations (Book a Librarian). The library provides a welcoming space to ask questions and find information. Visit the library website to connect with collections and view other services for students.
The teaching librarians have created a number of learning objects related to critical thinking and research skills. Here are some examples that you can link within a syllabus, embed in Isidore, or assign as homework.
- Topic explorationA worksheet designed to help students think about their topic keywords, related synonyms, and information types needed prior to conducting an actual search.
- Virtual Escape RoomCodes and puzzles reveal the "secrets" everyone knows: The University Libraries have the tools students need to succeed in college.
- Library TutorialThis tutorial is delivered through Isidore. It includes three modules and three quizzes and is intended to support the learning outcomes associated with ENG114, ENG198 and ENG200. If you are interested in using this tutorial for your course, email Heidi Gauder, hgauder1@udayton.edu
