Faculty Services

• Course-Integrated Instruction: Faculty may request sessions for general library orientation or specific instruction in the use of certain resources as needed for their classes. Please use the form below to request sessions:
  • Course-Integrated Instruction Request Form: complete form online*, print and submit to Library Services at least three class days prior to desired date of instruction.
• Course Reserves: Faculty may request that materials be placed on Reserve for the use of their students; they may supply personal copies or request items from our collection.
  • Please read carefully and complete the Course Reserve Instructions and Request Form online*, print and submit one form per course to Library Services; please allow two class days for processing.
• InterLibrary Borrowing: please submit one form per item to Library Services to request items from other libraries.
  • Policy
  • InterLibrary Borrowing Request Form*: download to complete form electronically; may be saved and sent via e-mail or printed and submitted to Library staff.
• Proctored Testing will not be available from Library Services for Summer 2019.
• Purchase Requests: Submit the completed form, below, to request items for addition to the Library’s collection.
  • Purchase Request Form*

*Note that fillable forms may not work as expected in all browsers. Download to complete and submit as needed.

• Plagiarism Avoidance & Detection Sources
• Protecting Academic Freedom from AAUP.
• Copyright and Creative Commons Resources
  • United States Copyright Office
  • Learn About Copyright from Copyright Clearance Center
  • Watch Copyright on Campus, also from Copyright Clearance Center, a short video that gives a quick overview of topics like Fair Use, Public Domain, etc.
  • Creative Commons Licensing Types
• Grant Writing Sites:
  • Louisiana Board of Regents Sponsored Programs
  • The American Historical Association
  • Foundation Center
  • Grants.gov
  • National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance (EPA)
  • National Endowment for the Humanities: NEH Grants
  • National Institutes of Health: Grants and Funding
  • National Science Foundation: Find Funding
  • U.S. Department of Education: Grants and Contracts Information
• Intellectual Freedom

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• MS Word 2013 Version (zipped)The MS Word 2013 version is not compatible with Google Docs or browsers due to special formatting of the fonts, I think. I have zipped it for you to download, but if you do not want the zip file, please email Library@rpcc.edu for a Word version via email attachment (11MB).