Faculty Resources

Library non-credit Research Skills Certificate; free and self-paced online courses that help students build a foundation of information literacy skills, critical thinking, ethical use of information, and research.

*More information on Library Information Studies.

Please click to fill out the Library Orientation Request Form to schedule an orientation.

Click the Library Tour Request Form to schedule a Library Tour.

If you have any questions regarding orientations, please read Laney Library Orientation Policy, or contact Reginald Constant @ (510) 986-6947 or email rconstant@peralta.edu

All currently enrolled students and employees can access electronic resources off-campus with Peralta accounts.

To place faculty-owned course materials like textbooks, and readers on reserve fill out a Book Reserve Request Form or download the Faculty-Owned Titles Reserve Request Form. If you have any questions, please feel free to email Randle Wasson at rwasson@peralta.edu.

• All materials placed on reserve must be accompanied by a completed Reserve Request Form, following the library standard loan period (2 hours or 2 days if extra copies are available)
• To ensure the availability of items in a timely fashion, please complete request forms when bringing your copies to the library. Items are processed in the order received.
• Requests submitted during the first two weeks of classes may be delayed.
• Photocopies of articles, manuscripts, book excerpts, etc. should not exceed the limits of fair use (Copyright Act 17 U.S. C. Sec. 107(4)).
• The library cannot be responsible for loss or damage of any materials that have been placed on reserve.
• Please make sure your materials have been processed and are on reserve before referring your students.
• Faculty members are encouraged to obtain Peralta District ID cards, as it validate their status to the library staff.

Discover the richness of learning beyond the classroom with Laney College Library’s Exhibit Program. Showcase your students’ success by filling out the Library Exhibit Program request form. If you have any questions regarding it, please reach out to the Public Services Librarian, Reginald Constant, @ (510) 986-6947 or email rconstant@peralta.edu

Faculty members are welcome to come into the library and check the books in their disciplines for content and currency.

Material requests (books, videos, audiotapes, and CD-ROMS) should be submitted to the Acquisition Librarian via the Library Materials Online Request Form with as much publication information as possible (title, author, publisher, date, price, ISBN), including books and DVDs. The budget dictates what can be ordered.

If you have any questions, please contact Autumn Sullivan at asullivan@peralta.edu, (510) 464-3498, or library room L-114.

• Laney Library Collection Development Policy
• Laney Kanopy Collection Development Policy

380 ESOL Materials in the library via the library catalog. Click the ESOL search result link to see details

• 24/7 Off-Campus Database Access
• How to set up a Zoom Account and Attend Zoom Meetings
• Embedding Library Research Guides (LibGuides) in CANVAS (PowerPints & YouTube)
• Use Library Databases & Films in CANVAS (PowerPoints)
  • Gale Databases (slides #6 – 9)
  • Films on Demand (slides #11 – 12)
  • Kanopy (slides #13 – 15)
• Embed Films on Demand videos in CANVAS (Zoom)
• Add Library Databases as Module items in CANVAS (Zoom)
• Embed Gale full-text Articles in CANVAS (Zoom) (i.e., pages, discussions, assignments, or announcements)

• Download DVD/VHS Title List (Subject)
• Download DVD/VHS Title List (Alphabetical)
• Click the link to Current Laney DVD / VHS Holdings (Live Search)