Talking to Your Students about the Library: Home
Welcome
This guide will be useful to you if...
...you'd like your students to know about the library and its resources...
but you don’t feel confident about your own knowledge of the Pfau Library.
Basics
The Name
The library was named after the first president of CSUSB, John M. Pfau. The name rhymes with “now” and means “peacock” in German.
The Resources
The library has about 750,000 books and nearly 150 subscription databases that access online journals, magazines, newspapers, and ebooks.
Access
Students, faculty, and staff can access all of the library’s online resources and services from off campus using their MyCoyote login prompted by the database.
Pfau Library
Library Assignments
This article from College Teaching addresses integrating library research into your assignments.
- Library assignments: Challenges students face and how to helpPresents information on library assignments in college teaching. Factors that motivate students to accomplish library assignments; Challenges faced by students in doing library assignments; Suggestions for teachers in designing library assignments.
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