About the CRC

The Dr. Ernie Bond Curriculum Resource Center (CRC) primarily serves students, faculty, and staff in the Seidel School of Education. It was conceived and realized by administrators and faculty to meet or exceed the national standards for Curriculum Materials Centers. Located in Conway Hall along with the Education departments, it is managed by a faculty librarian as one of the SU Libraries.

The Role of the CRC

To give teacher candidates and Education faculty easy access to materials useful in preparing or supporting lessons, gaining knowledge, and growing professionally
To house primarily children and young adult literature, including Easy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction, International, and Foreign Language books
To be a repository for special collections, such as Environmental (including the Green Earth Book Award winners and others that deal with the environment and environmental issues), History of American Literacy (early materials for literacy education), Maryland (Maryland authors or illustrators or about Maryland and the Eastern Shore), Award-Winning Titles (Caldecott & Newbery), Holocaust Education & Human Rights, Big Books (for classroom use), original art works by children’s book illustrators, and a large menagerie of hand puppets
To provide a work space for students, with computers, a scan station, a printer, laminators, and other useful technologies
To give students and faculty a quiet place to study (individually or in small groups) or to simply relax, within the Jim & Carol Powers Reading Room, several group study rooms, study carrels, or open tables and comfortable furniture
To be a venue for Education-related festivals, book fairs and signings, special displays, professional meetings, etc.

Policies and Procedures

Checking Out Materials
- All current SU student, faculty, or staff AND any community member with a Special Borrower Card may check out CRC materials
- Bring materials to the CRC Desk
- Present your SU GullCard ID
- The checkout period for most materials is 4 weeks (puppets are 1 week)
Checking In Materials
Renewing Materials
- Most items may be renewed by contacting CRC staff (walk in, phone, email, or chat).
- Items may be renewed online through the My Library Account login.
Overdue and Lost Materials
- The CRC does not assess overdue fines, but...
- An overdue notice will be emailed 2 weeks after your item was due, and...
- A lost material notice will be emailed after 30 days and a replacement fee of $50.00 per item will be charged to your SU account – See Fines & Bill Payment.
- Aligned with the SU Libraries policy, the CRC does not accept donated material as a replacement for lost items.
Study Spaces
Ample individual study spaces can be found throughout the CRC, including the Powers Reading Room, open study carrels, and open area tables.

For group study, two special collections rooms (226M and 226N) and a seminar room (226Q) are available. It should be understood that the special collections rooms contain materials that must remain accessible at any time by staff or patrons.

Group study rooms…
- May be used on a first come, first served basis, if they have not been reserved by CRC personnel.
- Are meant for groups of 2 or more people only. Individuals may be asked to move to an individual study space.
- Are for academic use only, not for organizational meetings or social use.
- May be used in 2 hour time increments. The maximum amount of time a group may use a room in a single day is 4 hours. Exceptions may be made during certain times of the academic term.
- Contain multiple tables and therefore may be used by more than one group at a time.
- Are for active study, therefore any unattended materials should not be left for more than 15 minutes and may be subject to removal.
Printing & Scanning

The CRC has a GoPrint Printing Station located in the 226 C Mini Lab Room, next to the CRC Service Desk. From any CRC computer, your print jobs will need to be released by logging into the GoPrint Station using your SU username and password. The station prints black & white only.

The CRC also has a scanning station located in the 226 Mini Lab Room. The scanning station allows you to scan using a flat bed or document feeder scanner. You can send your scans to your USB (flash drive), email, One Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, or smartphone, or you may print your scan directly to the GoPrint Station (please note that the scanning station makes photocopiers unnecessary).
Mobile Printing
Code of Conduct

The Libraries seek to provide a safe and secure learning environment where diverse experiences and perspectives are honored. Library patrons are expected to respect the rights of others, the integrity of the Libraries’ resources, and the scholarly mission of the Libraries. To support this commitment and sustain a suitable environment for learning, the Libraries have established the…

SU Libraries Code of Conduct

This Code of Conduct shall apply to all library patrons in all library locations, including the Guerrieri Academic Commons, the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, and the Dr. Ernie Bond Curriculum Resource Center as well as to online use of library materials and services.