Corette Library & Simperman Learning Commons
The Corette Library and Simperman Learning Commons serves as the intellectual hub of the College; is a collaborative, student-centered destination; and offers a network of services and support needed for success across all disciplines.Together, the Corette Library and Simperman Learning Commons actively engage students, faculty, staff, and partners to collaborate, explore, experiment, and grow as researchers, creators, scholars, and informed citizens.
What We Have to Offer
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The Corette Library
We provide access to specialized information resources, robust librarian-led research support, and seek to preserve the Carroll College experience.
Resources: Books, Articles, Databases, and More!
We offer a wide range of print and electronic resources.
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Find books, e-books, journals, journal articles, and more via Saints Search, the Corette Library Catalog.
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Check out print materials (e.g., books, DVDs, courses reserves) with your Carroll ID.
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Use our self-checkout kiosks to check out books yourself!
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For databases, articles, and more subject-specific resources, check out our Databases.
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Put materials on reserve for your courses. For details, go here.
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Request materials not held by the Corette Library via Interlibrary Loan.
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Can’t find what you need? Want help? Email us at libstaff@carroll.edu or call us 406-447-4340.
Research Support
Our librarians are eager to help you and your students by offering:
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One-on-one research support
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Tailored library instruction for classes (in person or virtual)
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Online tutorials (go here)
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Collaborating on creating assignments incorporating Information Literacy concepts and components
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Embedding a librarian or library resources in your class or in Moodle
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Bibliographic instruction for managing sources and citations (Zotero)
For more, see our Faculty Information Guide or email libstaff@carroll.edu
Preserve and Promote the Carroll Experience
We are committed to preserving and promoting scholarship by Carroll faculty, staff, and students and to preserving documents that capture Carroll College life.
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Carroll Scholars is our Institutional Repository. It is an open-access, digital place for students and faculty to publish, share and preserve their scholarly work (everything from faculty papers, student SURF presentations, digital projects and theses) online.
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Carroll College Archives contains primary source materials documenting the history of Carroll College. This includes records of the college, college publications, manuscript collections of persons with ties to the college, photographs, slides, negatives, audio and video recordings, and blueprints. Our digitized collections (all Carroll College publications and some photographs) can be found here.
Simperman Learning Commons
Launched in 2019, The Simperman Learning Commons supports Carroll students and faculty in their quest to become more effective communicators, whether in traditional modes such as writing or presentations, or the modes emerging from our expansive digital landscape. An essential part of our work is intensive collaboration with the Corrette Library, academic departments, and faculty.
Our Services:
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Academic Technology
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The Communication Center
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The Writing Center
Together, the SLC’s three centers provide tutoring, instructional materials, workshops, and other resources to assure that Carroll’s students can meet the communication challenges while in college and in their futures as professionals and citizens.
Academic Technology
Carroll College’s Academic Technology supports the integration of learning and technology across campus, physically and virtually. Please contact Dan Case dcase@carroll.edu, Director of Academic Technology, about any of the following.
We administer and support the Moodle LMS (learning management system).
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Most classes at Carroll use Moodle on a daily or weekly basis to share content, track assignments, provide a space for collaboration, and give student feedback. How you use it is up to you. If you are new to Moodle or run into any difficulties (beginning with, if you do not have access to your classes), please email Rachel Martin rmartin@carroll.edu. This is the Moodle FAQ page that we share with students. If a student in your class experiences a Moodle difficulty, please contact us immediately. We can check the server logs, help find missing assignments, and provide technical support.
We provide AV / electronics connection in physical classrooms.
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When you arrive in a classroom, you can choose to log into a computer using your Carroll username or connect your own device using the provided HDMI cord. Classrooms also have wireless projectors that can be used by students and instructors. We work to make these connections reliable and standardized, so you know what to expect wherever you teach.
We can help you find the technology you need.
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Need a clicker? Using Zoom for the first time? How about a drone? Want to bounce around ideas for keeping students engaged? Our experienced instructors and technologists are ready to help students and faculty create videos, websites, podcasts, or other projects that allow you to flex creative muscle and communicate in new ways.
Communications Center
The Communication Center offers a variety of services for Carroll students and faculty to help with public speaking and multimedia presentations. This might include:
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Help with presentation assignments, including grading rubrics.
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In-class workshops and tours of the Communication Center for students.
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Space for students to rehearse presentations and one-on-one tutoring sessions for students.
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Recording and sharing of students' out-of-class presentations (so that you can make the presentations available to students outside of class and preserve class time for other things).
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Support and equipment for multimedia presentations (by students or faculty).
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Support, resources and equipment for podcasting assignments.
We offer tutoring assistance for students who would like to improve their public speaking skills and reduce their anxiety in a public presentation setting. Contact director Alan Hansen to discuss how the Communication Center might support your teaching, or make an appointment with Alan Hansen by clicking this link.
Writing Center
The Writing Center provides one-to-one consultations for Carroll students to get help with any aspect of their writing, from specific assignments to general writing skills, across the curriculum for all levels of students. Tutorials can also support students working on graduate school essays, personal statements for professional schools, resumes, and scholarship applications.
We will not fix writing for the student!
Beyond Peer-to-Peer Tutoring
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Creating instructional resources for use across the curriculum
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Creating instructional resources for use in specific courses
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Classroom workshops
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Faculty writing consultations with the director
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Support for Core writing programs
Library & Learning Commons Hours
The Library is open to students, faculty, and staff. For up-to-date information on Library hours, check the Hours page of our website or call our main line (406) 447-4340.