Services for Faculty

Library services available for all SBCC faculty include:

Luria Library Collection

The Luria Library collection is at its best when faculty actively participate in its development. We strongly encourage you to suggest a title online or contact Elizabeth Bowman to discuss the library’s holdings in your discipline.

The library currently has over 150,000 titles, including over 50,000 ebooks, 300 print periodical subscriptions, 8 print newspaper subscriptions, and subscriptions to over 60 electronic databases providing access to nearly 30,000 full-text periodicals. The library catalog allows searching for most of these resources simultaneously.

If you would like to link to a particular library database from your website or course page, follow the instructions for copying database permalinks. These links must be copied exactly, especially if you want to provide off-campus access to the resource. If you wish to link directly to an article in a database, follow the instructions for copying article permalinks. If you need any help or would like us to create the link for you, please don’t hesitate to contact any librarian.

Textbooks and Other Reserve Materials

We make many textbooks available for 2-hour checkout by students, through a grant from the SBCC Bookstore and through faculty donations. The library reserve collection also includes course notes, sample exams, and other instructor prepared materials. Many of these resources can be made available physically or electronically for up to two semesters, after which copyright permission is required. Contact Valerie Campos to place your course materials on reserve: campos [at] sbcc.edu or (805) 965-0581 x2631.

In addition to placing materials on reserve, you can link directly from your website or course page to an article in a database, by following the instructions for copying article permalinks.

Information Literacy / Research Instruction for Your Students

As experts in information competency, Luria Library faculty teach multiple sections of Library 101, which meets the college’s Information Competency Requirement. In addition, we provide research instruction and support tailored to the needs of your students by:

  • creating customized instruction sessions for your course or a particular assignment, held in the library or in your classroom
  • collaborating with you to effectively integrate information competency into your curriculum and assignments
  • creating online research guides for your course, highlighting the library and internet resources that will be most useful for your students
  • providing video tutorials

Contact Ellen Carey to schedule an instruction session or discuss information competency resources for your class.

Resources for Your Research

  • At the Luria Library
    The Luria Library collection has over 150,000 titles, including over 50,000 ebooks, 300 print periodical subscriptions, 8 print newspaper subscriptions, and subscriptions to over 60 electronic databases providing access to nearly 30,000 full-text periodicals. Search our journal holdings to determine whether a particular periodical is available through the library.
  • Through Interlibrary Loan
    You may request up to 20 items per year from other libraries through interlibrary loan.
  • Alert Services
    Many of the databases provided by the Luria Library offer alert services that automatically send email notifications for new citations or table of contents that match a requester’s interests. The names of the services (alert, autoalert, saved search) and the procedures for setting them up vary among vendors, but they generally operate in the same way. Ask us if you have questions about an alert service.
  • Through Google Scholar
    You can set your Google Scholar Preferences to embed links to Luria Library resources into your Google Scholar search results. The Google Scholar Library Links page provides instructions on enabling this feature.

Displays, Events, and Activities

The Luria Library celebrates student work and ideas. We regularly create displays and host events which engage students and faculty. The Library calendars detail when panel discussions, cultural activities, poetry readings, bake sales, and other events are planned.

If you would like to participate in or suggest a display or event, contact Elizabeth Bowman. If you advise a student club, notify members that they may be able to hold meetings, events, or fundraisers in the library.

Faculty Space in the Library

Faculty may reserve the following spaces in the library:

  • Library Faculty Study (L-137)
    The room is for faculty and staff to conduct personal study, prepare materials, meet with students, or have a quiet space. It can also be used for committees or faculty-led groups (other than regularly scheduled classes). Reservations are available for any faculty member, but no more than one semester in advance. It has a computer system for displaying materials, a webcam (available at checkout), and a large conference table that can seat 10-15 people, plus some comfortable seating around the room. Faculty members must be present when students are using the study. Please contact Kenley Neufeld or Donna Cobb (x2636) to schedule the Faculty Study. See the Faculty Study calendar.
  • Room L-146
    This room is primarily used for library instructional purposes, but may be used by other faculty and staff if the room is available. In the last two weeks of each semester, students may reserve the room for groups of 8 or more students. It cannot be scheduled on a ongoing basis and you can only schedule no more than 7-days in advance. Contact any librarian to schedule or you may use this form. See L-146 availability.