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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
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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.
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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.
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Unscheduled visits by groups of
any size are not permitted.
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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.
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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.
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When arranging for a group visit, teachers are asked
to provide the following information:
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arrival and departure time
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number of students and supervising adults
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topics and/or types of information students will
be seeking
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learning objectives for the visit
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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.
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The classroom teacher and/or school librarian must
accompany and remain with the class during their visit to Blackwell
Library.
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Blackwell Library computers are to be used for
library research only; games, chat sessions and other
recreational uses are not permitted.
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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.
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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.
If, having read the above policies, you feel that your
students would be appropriate to bring to Blackwell Library, contact
Stephen Ford at 410-548-5972 or e-mail him at
saford@salisbury.edu
to schedule a time for your high school class to come for instruction.
The Library Instruction Coordinator is Stephen Ford,
saford@salisbury.edu
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