Faculty Toolkit: Library Support for CORE 3990

About Library 3990 Essentials (New in fall 2024)

• This is a self-enroll mini course in Brightspace.
• It is self-paced, and we've seen that it takes students between 15 and 60 minutes to complete, depending on how much time they choose to spend on the content.
• It walks students through searching for, evaluating, and citing articles on their research topic.

For in-person (seated) sections of 3990

Your librarian will help your students self-enroll in Library 3990 Essentials during their brief introduction visit a few weeks before the class session. Students will complete this mini course before the librarian class session in order to find a scholarly journal article for their topic and earn a Certificate of Completion.

You choose: students can complete this as homework, or you can choose to provide in-class time.

For online sections

The library support for online sections is comprised of two library modules, and students will complete Library 3990 Essentials in Module 1. 

• We heard from 3990 faculty that students need a research refresher. (It’s been a while since they took 1299 Research-Based Writing.)
• Transfer students need an orientation to scholarly sources at Fisher. Since most of them did not take the 1299 Research-Based Writing course, faculty report that transfer students need extra support.

Aim for a time when your students are...

• Exploring their chosen research topic.
• Ready to conduct background research on their chosen topic.
• Ready to begin literature searching using the library's resources.

1. Go to the Discover area in Brightspace.
2. Enter Library 3990 Essentials in the search bar:
   
3. Select Library 3990 Essentials.
4. Select Enroll in Course.
5. To return to the course later, you can visit your Brightspace homepage. Then, under “My Courses,” select Non-Credit. You will see Library 3990 Essentials.

Now you are enrolled.

Complete this course before your library session in order to earn your Certificate of Completion.

Need help? Contact the Fisher librarians: LibraryReference@sjf.edu

Earning a Certificate of Completion

Students earn a Certificate of Completion after completing all of the activities, and earning at least 80% on the final quiz. Students may retake the quiz as many times as they need to.

It will take students about 20-60 minutes to earn a Certificate of Completion, which is emailed to students. Students can also find their Certificate in Brightspace

Where to Find Certificate of Completion

After completing Library 3990 Essentials and earning an 80% on the final quiz, students will receive an email with their Certificate of Completion. They can also find their Certificate in Brightspace. Select Awards:

Please contact the Fisher librarians with any questions: libraryreference@sjf.edu.  

Assessment

Librarians assess 3990 students on a set of learning objectives, which are aligned to the Fisher Outcomes of Inquiry & Analysis, Integrative and Applied Learning, and Equity & Inclusion as well as the 3990 course objectives. To learn more, you can visit Lavery Library Assessment and contact 3990 library instruction coordinator, Mia Breitkopf.