104 Industrial Mechanics/Millwright

• Recommended sites for books

• American Technical Publishers

• Easton Hydraulics Training Services

• Nelson Brain

• Pearson Higher Education

• Nelson Education

• Caroline Academic Press

• CRC Press

• Butterworth-Heinemann

• Wiley

• Elsevier

• McGraw-Hill

• Baum Publications for Serials/Trade Magazines

• Recommended sites for DVDs (instructor Dan Schimnosky interested in ordering DVDs)

• Safety Care

• Films Media Group – Films on Demand

• Dupont

• Training ABC

• Suggested strategies for selecting

• See what is currently in the collection and check for new editions

• Read through the course descriptions and compare against what is in the collection to see where there may be areas that may need additional resources: https://saskpolytech.ca/programs-and-courses/programs/Industrial-Mechanics.aspx

• Contact the program head & instructors to get feedback on what resources they can use and what they have found beneficial

• Check libraries of other polytechnics that offer the same program to get ideas for new resources

• Contact the library staff in Prince Albert to get ideas as to good resources they could recommend

• Requests from students

Tips

• Do not purchase e-books that have a usage cap (expire after so many uses)
  -Streaming video requests go to the Electronic Resources Librarian

• Check availability of online videos through Films on Demand- check the selection to check if the title is available streaming through one of our video databases

• Check Course Materials Lists to make sure you aren’t purchasing required texts (we can only have one copy of the required text as a reserve item in our collection)

• Read through the course outlines/descriptions for each program to get a better understanding of the content covered in the program

• Look at the previous materials that were purchased for that fund code- what vendors/publishers were used?

• Do you have any suggestions or requests from faculty/students?

• Look through related LibGuides to see what other libraries have purchased:

Canadian LibGuides

• BCIT

• Cambrian College

• College of New Caledonia

• College of the Rockies

• Conestoga College

• Durham College

• Humber College

• Kwantlen Polytechnic University

• Mohawk College

• New Brunswick Community College

• Nova Scotia Community College

• Red Deer College

• SAIT Polytechnic

• Selkirk College

• St. Lawrence College

• Thompson Rivers University

List of Accredited Institutions

https://www.studyincanada.com/Programs/ProgramSearchResult.aspx

https://www.studyincanada.com/Programs/ProgramSearchResult.aspx

Responsibilities

• Contact the department at least once per term. (Preferably during slower times of the year and in person)

• Let the program know about the new materials that are available

• Become knowledgeable about the subject matter of courses and research in the program:

• Course listings are available on the SaskPoly website: https://saskpolytech.ca/programs-and-courses/programs/Industrial-Mechanics.aspx

• Try to get course outlines (curriculum) from faculty

• Provide information on library policies, services and collections to the faculty in the program

• Collect and pass along feedback and advice about library services

• Serve as a contact point for program inquiries, which can be referred to the appropriate library staff member