Faculty Instructional Support Services

Librarians are available to collaborate with distance learning faculty in a variety of ways. 

Options for collaboration include:

• Designing effective assignments to meet your course learning outcomes. 
• Adding a librarian into the D2L learning management system to provide research help.
• Working with a librarian to include learning modules into your curriculum. Examples of possible modules include evaluating web resources, using databases, research topic development and citation tutorials. 

The librarians have created Research Guides to support students doing research in the different subjects offered through LSC-Montgomery. These guides provide students with information on getting started with research in that particular subject and connect the students to the different resources the library has to support research in that field.

Distance Learning Faculty can request a course-specific or assignment-specific research guide that will provide more tailored resources and information that your students will need in your course, or to complete assignments in your course.

Request a course/assignment-specific research guide by contacting Monica Cammack at Monica.A.Cammack@lonestar.edu or 936-273-7487.

The library offers information literacy and research instruction that introduces students to the resources available at Lone Star College-Montgomery as well as helping students develop college-level research skills.

Instruction is available for your distance learning courses in several different formats:

• Synchronous Online Session
• Asynchronous Online Session
• Modules that can be embedded into the D2L learning management system

Schedule instruction for your course by contacting Cole Williamson at W.C.Williamson@lonestar.edu or 936-273-7091.

In order for students to access the library's online academic resources to complete their course assignments, students will need to enter their library barcode or their mylonestar credentials.  

How Your Students Can Access the Library's Online Resources

1. Access the LSCS Libraries databases and select a database to use. 
2. Students can enter their library barcode if they have one, or click on the blue link that says "myLoneStar Username & Password login." See image below

For questions regarding database access, please contact MC-ResearchHelp@lonestar.edu.

Your Distance Learning students have a variety of different ways that they can receive help from a librarian.

1. Email - MC-ResearchHelp@lonestar.edu
2. Phone - 936.273.7390 - *Note: Students will need to leave a message and librarians will respond as soon as possible.
3. Text - 936.657.2174
4. Chat with a librarian - Instant Message with a librarian by clicking the "Chat with a Librarian" button. *Note: The button will change to "Email a Librarian" when reference hours are over for the day. A librarian will get back to the student the next day. 

The library can support your Distance Learning students as they begin working on research assignments for your course.

Research Help:

• Identifying keywords related to their topic
• Finding resources for their topic such as books, databases, ebooks
• Locating, accessing & using the research databases
• Evaluating resources for validity
• Assistance with in-text citations and works cited in a variety of formats (MLA, APA, Chicago Style, AMA)

Citation Help:

• Assistance with in-text citations
• Formatting Works Cited/Reference page
• MLA, APA, Chicago Style & AMA