Blackwell Library

Faculty librarians welcome the opportunity to ease the high school student transition into the university.  To this end, Delmarva high schools teachers are encouraged to arrange class visits to Blackwell Library so that students may become familiar with researching in an academic setting.
 
Before contacting the library to schedule a class or group visit, please read the following:

           Academic Library Experiences for Delmarva High School Students
 
POLICIES

• In order to provide adequate access to library resources, and to facilitate a meaningful learning experience, high school classes visiting Blackwell Library are limited to a maximum size of 30 students.
• All group visits must be scheduled by calling the Library Instruction Coordinator at 410-548-5972 at least two weeks in advance.  Exceptions to the two-week rule cannot be made as the library shares instructional space with the Information Technology department and advance notification time is needed for scheduling coordination purposes. 
• Unscheduled visits by groups of any size are not permitted.
• The Library Instruction Coordinator will assist in determining the best time for a high school visit.  The optimum time is when university classes are not in session, but efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of the high school classes.  
• All groups requesting a visit to Blackwell Library must demonstrate a research need that cannot be met by the resources available in their school or public library.
• When arranging for a group visit, teachers are asked to provide the following information:
  • arrival and departure time
  • number of students and supervising adults
  • topics and/or types of information students will be seeking
  • learning objectives for the visit
• Groups that are not able to arrive at their scheduled time should notify the library promptly by contacting any librarian on call at the Reference Desk at 410-548-5988. 
• The classroom teacher and/or school librarian must accompany and remain with the class during their visit to Blackwell Library.
• Blackwell Library computers are to be used for library research only; games, chat sessions and other recreational uses are not permitted.
• Blackwell Library does not use filters on any Internet computer.  Therefore, teachers and other adults accompanying the group should take responsibility for restricting student access to Internet sites that the school, teachers or parents find objectionable.
• Salisbury University, other University System of Maryland, and Wor-Wic faculty and students have priority in the use of library facilities, computers, and materials at all times.