VOL. 1 Issue 1 - January 2025

The Academic Connection

Official Faculty Newsletter of the CWC Library

What's New in the CWC Library This Month

As usual the CWC Library has been busy making changes and updating what we provide to our Rustlers both on our CWC Riverton and Outreach campuses. Starting this year I have something new for our faculty. The Academic Connection, our new monthly newsletter is designed exclusively for our CWC Faculty and Instructional Staff. This initiative is all about keeping you informed and inspired by the many resources and services our library offers.

Each month, you’ll find highlights of featured databases, academic tools, new items in circulation, and upcoming events. Whether you’re looking to enhance your courses, advance your student research skills, or simply discover what’s new in the library, The Academic Connection is here to support your work.

Stay tuned for updates, tips, and opportunities to engage with the library team. Together, we can continue fostering a vibrant academic community at CWC.

-Rebecca Chavez, CWC Library Director

Class Instruction

We gave personalized library instruction to over 20 courses across our CWC campus as well as a few online and for Lander courses during the Fall 2024 semester. We want to help your students become the best researchers and writers they can be. That means giving them the right tools to empower them to be confident to complete their assignments.

At the Library we can help your students with:

Research and Writing Skill Development
Access to Resources
Reducing Assignment Anxiety

For faculty, we can create tailored instruction specific to your class needs.

We only have one Librarian available at any given time, therefore our allotted time slots fill up fast. Use the link below to claim your day and time for personalized instruction. Please use your CWC email to complete the form.

Click here to have Class Instruction

Interactive Tutorials

During the Fall 2024 semester the CWC Library team developed interactive tutorials to help your students navigate key library resources and skills.

These tutorials provide a certificate of completion for students to turn in to you. This means that our tutorials could be used as participation assignments for your students to learn new research and writing skills. A few of the areas covered include:

Online Database searches: Learn how to effectively use database filters to find academic articles and resources.
Find Physical Books: Step by step guide to using our online catalog and locating books within the library.
Overview of Citations: Understand the basics of citing sources correctly for research and assignments.

These tutorials provide valuable, on-demand instruction to support student success. Thus far we have published a total of 6 tutorials. If you are interested in using these instructional aids in your class and have questions please reach out to a Library Staff member.

Click here to explore them today

Events

CWC has been involved with a Wyoming Innovation Partnership (WIP) project to bring VR headsets and software to the Riverton Campus. The time has come and the VR systems have arrived.

We have a tentative play date with Chocolate Milk & Donuts our WIP Liaison for this project on February 7th, time TBD

We will be highlighting the two programs the Library has access to

BodySwaps - Soft skills trainings

VictoryXR - 3D learning Environments

Join us for this exciting opportunity to learn more.

Click to see all CWC Library Events

Email rchavez@cwc.edu or skeeney@cwc.edu for more details

Database Highlight

Kanopy

Enjoy more than 26,000 documentaries and feature films, including critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films and more.

Kanopy’s curated library empowers faculty to incorporate engaging visual media into coursework, fostering deeper learning and critical thinking.

Log in through the CWC Library Link located in our A-Z Databases and enjoy our diverse catalog with new titles added every month at work, at home, or on the road.

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