Library Instruction Request Form [16]  |  Reserve Materials  |  Distance Education Library Services

Instructional Support

Librarians are available to visit your off-campus class in person or virtually:

• Face-to-face at an off-site computer lab (when available)
• Virtually in the AETZone [17]
• Online via the web conferencing software [18] or in AsULearn
• Delivered from an ASU campus distance learning classroom when a receiving site is available at the remote site
• Occasionally, off-campus students inquire about coming to Belk Library for an instruction session -- small group or full class sessions can be arranged

Librarians can also provide instructional support in:

• AsULearn by developing content, designing assignments, monitoring a research forum, and more
• Assignment design by consulting with faculty to develop assignments that incorporate effective information literacy and critical thinking skills
• Resource page design by developing research or course-specific guides [19]
• To schedule a library instruction session or to consult with a librarian for resource support, please complete and submit:   
  Library Instruction Request Form [16].

Questions? Contact Geri Purpur, Distance Education Librarian, purpurgm@appstate.edu [20] or 828-262-6903

Reserves for Distance Education Students

Electronic Reserves

• Required and heavy demand course materials such as journal articles and book excerpts can be scanned and placed on electronic reserves.
• Students identify electronic reserves by course number or instructor's name.
• Students must have Adobe Acrobat to read e-reserves (a free download). Instructions are available on the Reserves page [21]. All reserves are subject to US Copyright Law.   Copyright information [22].
• Click on Reserve Guidelines for Faculty [23] to learn how to place materials on electronic reserve.

Distance Education Library Services

• The University Library is committed to ensuring that distance education students and the faculty who teach them are afforded the same level of library services and resources as their on-campus peers.
• Questions?  Contact Geri Purpur, Distance Education Librarian, purpurgm@appstate.edu [20] or 828-262-6903