<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Dear Faculty,</span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br>In planning for the Spring 2021 semester, we urge you to submit your requests for Library Reserve items as soon as possible. We have found ordering and shipping is taking a bit longer than usual.<br><br><b>Please submit your reserve requests here: </b><br><a href="https://forms.gle/EB3SD388iy7ejBmQ7" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/EB3SD388iy7ejBmQ7</a> <br><br>We accept donations of course texts; or, you can choose to provide personal copies that will be returned to you at the end of the semester. For either of these options you can bring your books to Feinberg Library's second-floor Service Desk. Please note that, should the library close during the semester, reserve items likely would not be available.<br><br><b>If you are looking for alternatives to traditional textbooks:</b><br><br>First, we strongly urge you to consider the option of free <b>Open Educational Resources</b> (OERs); these include textbooks and other resources. View our online library guide on OERs for links to collections and a wealth of information about these important resources and how to use them. See: <br><a href="https://researchguides.plattsburgh.edu/oer" target="_blank">https://researchguides.plattsburgh.edu/oer</a> <br><br>Instead of textbooks, you may want to use resources such as book chapters, articles, or videos from our library’s databases. Find directions for directly linking to them from your Moodle course here: <br><a href="https://researchguides.plattsburgh.edu/urls" target="_blank">https://researchguides.plattsburgh.edu/urls</a> <br><br><b>If you are using a traditional textbook,</b> you may want to contact the publisher to see about special offers or online access for your students.<br><br><b>If you will be providing copyrighted materials </b>in your course, please review our summary of Fair Use Guidelines: <br><a href="https://researchguides.plattsburgh.edu/fairuse" target="_blank">https://researchguides.plattsburgh.edu/fairuse</a> <br><br>As always, don't hesitate to contact us with any questions.<br><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Thanks,</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Jennifer Bleaux <br><a href="mailto:blea9777@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">blea9777@plattsburgh.edu</a></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">and </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Michelle Toth<br><a href="mailto:tothmm@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">tothmm@plattsburgh.edu</a></span></font><br></p></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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