Start of fall term notices

Library Kanopy Video request deadline is Aug. 30
Please submit all requests for Kanopy streaming videos for the fall 2024 semester by Friday, Aug. 30. To suggest that the Library purchase a Kanopy film:

• Go to Kanopy.
• Log in with your Fresno State credentials.
• Search for the title and/or director.
• If Kanopy offers the film and we have not yet licensed that title, a request form will appear in Kanopy for you to complete.
• If the film does not appear, then Kanopy does not offer that title.

If you realize that you need a film after the deadline, you will need to purchase a Kanopy license with your professional development or department funds. — Marianne Foley, acquisitions librarian

Update your Bookmarks!
If you use our Database A to Z links in your classes, please note: we are switching the platform we use to access our databases from Xerxes to Springshare. The Xerxes platform has been retired so the links faculty may be using will no longer work. Faculty will have to use the links on the Springshare platform. Please revisit the Database A to Z section of our website to update your bookmarks. — Dolly Lopez, eResources librarian.

Library services you should know about

eReserves Requests at Fresno State Library
Unlock your course materials with eReserves! Our service makes it easy to access essential resources anytime, anywhere. With eReserves, students can:

• Access scanned portions of textbooks.
• View links to relevant articles.
• Read full e-books or individual chapters.
• Watch informative video clips.
• Streamline your course materials and reduce costs with 24/7 access to all your essential course content. Explore eReserves and discover the convenience of digital teaching at your fingertips! Make an eReserves request for your fall courses today.

Traditional course reserves of print materials is also available in the Library.

Research services

Questions about the library? Ask your subject librarian!
Your subject librarian can:

• Provide instruction for your students and work with you to integrate information literacy into your curriculum.
• Find relevant, low-cost and zero-cost course materials.
• Work with you to design high-impact research assignments.
• Create online research guides and Canvas modules for your course or subject area.
• And more!

Find your subject librarian! Kremen faculty: please email a librarian and we will find a librarian to meet your research and instruction needs.

Library Tutorials
The Library Tutorials can help your students learn to find, evaluate and responsibly use information resources. Students who complete these Canvas-based tutorials will earn digital badges, which they can provide to you as evidence of completion. Available modules include:

• Using OneSearch.
• Plagiarism and Citing.
• Scholarly Articles.
• Evaluating Sources.
• Artificial Intelligence and the Library (new!).
• And more!

Learn more about library tutorials and information literacy instruction.

Include the library in your syllabus
Do your students know how the Library can help them succeed? Include a short note in your syllabus! We have suggested options that you can adapt as needed to let students know the help and services available to them: research help, study rooms, technology lending and of course books, articles and other resources.