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Rising Scholars Program: Merced College Library: Research Requests

Cross-disciplinary library guide that provides one stop for accessing resources for students and faculty. Forms, timelines and contact information are also provided.

Policies and Guidelines

Research Requests Forms

Tips for Best Results

Merced College librarians have created a process for answering incarcerated student research questions using a single form. Books are also available to check out: librarians may answer a research request by checking a book out to the student. Please return books to the Rising Scholar office on behalf of your students.  
Completing the forms:
  • Print or upload the .doc(x) Word document to your CDCR Canvas shell (found below) and distribute to your students.
  • Student include full name (registered name with MCCD), date, instructor's name, course name, and section number are required.
  • Write out the prompt/assignment/purpose of the request in student's own words. Any special instructions included (i.e., argumentative, compare & contrast, annotated bibliography, letter writing campaign, etc.).
  • Research question is the a topic, and a minimum 1-2 issues within that topic they are interested in knowing more about. 
To Submit forms, instructors can scan and email to: refdesk@mccd.edu, or drop-off completed forms to the Rising Scholar office where they are put into your mailbox for you to distribute to students. Completed can be obtained from the Rising Scholar office, we strive to complete all requests within 5 working days.

Policies re Library Materials and Incarcerated Students

Printable documents (see file attachment below).

  • Please include this policy statement in your syllabus or when you first distribute the Research Request forms.  

 

Research Request Forms

Distribute Research Request Forms for Student use

  • Print in black and white: do NOT use colored paper
  • One Research Request per student, two times per month for each section enrolled.  
  • Requests are answered in the order they are received, usually within 3-7 days depending on workload.
  • Instructor is notified via email when the Research Requests are added to packets (correspondence modality), or when placed in instructor box (in-person modality).