Course Reserves Request Form Please complete this form if there is a book in the Library’s General Collection that you would like to have placed in the Reserves Collection.

Instruction Request Form Complete this form to arrange a library orientation session in your classroom, or in the library’s own computer lab (room 6C.2). Please be sure to provide as much detail as possible about the course, and to attach a copy of your assignment. You will receive an automatic confirmation of your request, and a librarian will be in touch to verify availability.

Film Reservation Form Would you like to show a film in your class? If it is in our collection, we ask that you reserve the film by completing the online reservation form, or sending an email to filmservices@dawsoncollege.qc.ca.

Purchase Request Form When you complete the purchase request form your request will be submitted for review by the library’s selection committee and you will receive an automatic confirmation. We will contact you once the book has been processed and is available for circulation. A librarian will get in touch if there are any questions about your request.

Comment & Suggestion Form Please lets us know if you have ideas about how we can improve our collections or services.

To place books from our collection or any other course materials on Reserve for your students, please complete the Course Reserves Request Form. Our Coordinator of Circulation & Reserves Suzanne Bellefleur will follow up with you at her earliest opportunity (ext. 1622; Circulation Desk, 5C.3).

Would you like to show a film in your class? If we have a DVD copy in our collection, we recommend that you reserve the film by completing our online Film Reservation Form, or sending an email to libcirc@dawsoncollege.qc.ca.

If you would like us to order a film for the collection, please complete our Purchase Request Form. As with other library orders, we ask that you please restrict requests to materials that you anticipate using/recommending again in future sessions.

For further details, please visit our Film Services page.

Research

Faculty members who want to conduct research at Dawson can access a range of supports from the Office of Academic Development. For examples of past research conducted by Dawson faculty, check out the College’s archive of Annual Research Reports.

[SUSPENDED due to COVID-19: Supports to CEGEP faculty researchers include access to the BCI Card, which grants borrowing privileges to the cardholder at participating university libraries (ARC Press Release, 2013).]

Professional Development

Our local collection includes a number of titles purchased (previously) by the Office of Academic Development (OAD), but the library will also buy “professional development” materials at the direct request of faculty members. Requests tied to the work of Dawson’s various Communities of Practice are most welcome.

Beyond our own print and electronic resources, we encourage faculty members to explore the offerings of the following libraries:

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) By subscribing, any resident of Quebec can access a wealth of subscription-based Online Resources.

Centre de documentation collégiale (CDC) A free CDC account is available to any member of the college network, and will give you access to their faculty-focused collections of e-books, scientific articles, reports, theses, conference and symposium proceedings: Digital Resources EDUQ

Concordia University Concordia’s libraries have always granted “guest” access to in-person visitors, and an in-person visit is the only way for CEGEP faculty members to access the University’s electronic resources. If you planning a visit, we encourage you to ask a librarian to sign a Letter of Introduction for you as a CEGEP faculty member. With some of the library’s policies under review, please consult their Policies & Code of Conduct page for information relating to “Extramural borrowers.”

McGill University Alumni Faculty from Quebec Universities & CEGEPs

Interlibrary Loans If the library doesn’t have what you’re looking for, we may be able to obtain materials from another library. Delivery times vary and there are frequently costs associated with these transactions, that must be absorbed by the borrower or his/her department. For more information, please email ill@dawsoncollege.qc.ca, or contact Anne Marie Marko at extension 1796.

All members of the Dawson community can access the Dawson Library’s eBook collections and periodical databases, both on and off campus, and are welcome (nay, encouraged!!) to borrow books for personal and professional purposes.

If you would like an individual orientation on how to use/access these resources, please don’t hesitate to Ask a Librarian. For access to information beyond our collections, please see the links below.

It is important to remember that text, images, sound and video recordings and other works (in all of their multitudinous formats) are subject to copyright laws, even in educational contexts. At Dawson College, all members of the community are subject to the terms of the college’s agreement with Copibec, Quebec’s copyright licensing agency. These terms are explained in Copibec’s publication, Copyright: Empowering our Cultural Vitality.

Copyrighted works may be used under Fair Dealing Guidelines (CMEC); but it is important to understand that “Fair Dealing” is only a legal defence, and not a guarantee against infringement. For more information on copyright in an educational context, please see Copyright Matters!: Some Key Questions and Answers for Teachers.

For further guidance on issues relating to copyright, particularly as pertains to the creation of course manuals at Dawson Collection, please contact the Printshop: (514) 931-8731 ext. 1118 (room 2E.1).