LSU Libraries
Distance Education
Library Services for Distance Education Students
The LSU Libraries provides a variety of services and information
resources for distance education students including access to
- A distance education web page (http://www.lib.lsu.edu/instruction/distance/index.html);
- LSU Libraries' circulating collections via document delivery;
- LOUIS catalogs, including the LSU Libraries online catalog;
- Indexes, databases, and electronic journals including Ingenta(a document
delivery service), JSTOR (a reliable and comprehensive archive of
important scholarly journal literature), Project Muse (full-text of
over 100 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences,
and mathematics), netLibrary (a collection of more than 14,000
reference, scholarly, and professional full-text electronic books from
university commercial presses, covering a variety of disciplines);
- Other Louisiana academic libraries' (including site libraries)
circulating collections by using a LALINC borrowing card. The form
to obtain this card is posted on the DE web page. The completed form
should be sent to Floris St. Amant, Middleton Library, LSU Libraries,
Baton Rouge, LA 70803 or faxed to her attention at 225-578-6992 or 225-578-8612.
- Interlibrary Loan services at site libraries via the LALINC borrowing
agreement.
- A 1-800 number for the exclusive use of distance education students.
The number can be obtained from your professor or the distance
education librarian.
- A distance education librarian to assist with problems. Peggy
Chalaron can be reached by e-mail (pchalar@lsu.edu) or telephone
(225-578-7068 or 225-578-2349).
- Subject librarians to assist with research. A list of all subject
librarians is available at http://www.lib.lsu.edu/collserv/colldev/liaison.html.
Subject specialist or liaisons for frequently taught courses are:
- Education: Peggy Chalaron, pchalar@lsu.edu,
225-578-7068 or 225-578-2349
- Environmental Studies: Jenna Ryan, jryan1@lsu.edu, 225-578-2950
- Experimental Statistics: Human Resources Education: William Armstrong notwwa@lsu.edu, (225) 578-2738
- Human Ecology: Human Resources Education: William Armstrong notwwa@lsu.edu, (225) 578-2738
- Human Resources Education: William Armstrong notwwa@lsu.edu, (225) 578-2738
- Library and Information Science: Peggy Chalaron, pchalar@lsu.edu,
225-578-7068 or 225-578-2349
- Social Work: Carol Bell, cbell7@lsu.edu, 225-578-7578
Library Services For Distance Education Faculty
The LSU Libraries provides support to faculty through both a distance
education librarian and subject librarians. See those sections
above. Services include:
- Presentations on library resources appropriate for a specific
class.
- Assistance with acquiring and placing materials on reserve at
receiving sites.
- Assistance with scanning materials for Blackboard.
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