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Subject Guides are "research starters" tailored to each subject area/discipline, that provide access to key library resources (e.g., subscription databases) as well as recommended print materials and websites.
Feel free to link directly to Subject Guides on handouts, course packs, and Blackboard sites. The link to each subject guide can be copied right from the browser, e.g., https://rdc.libguides.com/biology.
Include a full citation for any e-resources included in your Blackboard course:
If you have questions about linking eResources, or experience difficulty getting the linking to work properly, please Ask Us!
[show me] [show me] [show me]Within any Content Area, Learning Module, or Folder select Build Content > Web Link.
Step 2: Add Description
Step 3: Ignore Attachments
Click Submit to add your link.
Switch to Student View and test your link.
The Library has created tutorials for APA, MLA, and Chicago. These tutorials can:
The citation tutorials have recently been transitioned to a new online format. The older Blackboard tutorial modules can be uploaded using these instructions but please note the Blackboard tutorial modules will no longer be updated.
Unless otherwise noted, these tutorials are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
The library has created an Introduction to Academic Integrity guide to introduce students to the concepts of academic integrity, academic misconduct, plagiarism, and citation. Please contact your Subject Librarian if you would like to use this tutorial in conjunction with a Blackboard quiz.
Red Deer Polytechnic has the following policy and guidebook regarding academic integrity:
As per Red Deer Polytechnic's Copyright Materials Acceptable Use Policy, all course resources should be copyright compliant or used under the fair dealing exemption of the Copyright Act. Our Copyright Guide can assist you with:
For specific copyright questions, contact your Subject Librarian or email copyright@rdpolytech.ca.
Open Educational Resources (OERs) are teaching, learning, and research resources released under an open license that permits their free use and repurposing by others. OERs can be textbooks, full courses, lesson plans, videos, tests, software, or any other tool, material, or technique that supports access to knowledge. —SPARC Open Education Fact Sheet (pdf)
Visit our OER Guide to:
For many students, textbook costs can be a barrier. In order to provide another means of access, the Library has partnered with the Campus Store to build a Textbook Collection using Library funds.
This project started in Fall 2018, and we have acquired a number of textbooks for our Reserves collection. Our focus has been to purchase costly titles ($100 or more) that support introductory/first year courses or classes with multiple sections. The majority of these texts are available to checkout from the Reserves collection at the Library Desk for two hours at a time. Note that textbooks that include a single-user online access component will only be available without that access.
Students can search the catalogue for a particular textbook or come and browse the collection.
Select textbooks are available for the following classes:
This Collection Development Guiding Document helps ensure that the Library's collection remains relevant to the changing needs of students and faculty, in accordance with the Library's mission and the guiding principles of the College.
Send suggestions for additions to our collection to your Subject Librarian.
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