Objectives

1. To provide the Medina College administration, faculty, staff, and students remote access to various Open Educational Resources (OERs)

2. To provide access to open access databases and promote current awareness pertaining to library services.

Rationale:

The site gives a variety of Open Educational Resources that are ready for use. It is available online and can be accessed remotely.

Process:

Step 1: Search for Medina College Library via Google.com

Step 2: Once you are redirected to Medina College Library home page. You may now browse for open resources ready for use.

Objectives

1. To provide structured book purchase recommendations by Medina College library patrons.

2. To facilitate Medina College library users' recommendations trough non-physical contact transactions to develop the library collections.

Rationale:

The online Book Suggestion service is designed to provide access to the resources requested by the library community. Students, Faculty, and Staff may suggest books to be purchased by sending their suggestions via e-Mail and social media.

Process

Step 1: Go to Medina College G-Site and go to form tabs.

Step 2: Select the Google form for "Online Book Suggestion" or click https://tinyurl.com/medinaobs

Step 3: Provide the necessary field in the bibliographic information (title, author, copyright year, etc. of your book suggestion. Then click submit.

Step 4: Wait for the librarian's confirmation via e-Mail.

Objectives:

1. To enable Medina College library users to borrow books for home use and scanning purposes.

2. To facilitate the borrowing of books without violating the protocols.

Rationale:

Online book requests allow library users to borrow books for home use and scan via email requests and Google forms. Library patrons who avail of these services can only check one chapter of the book up to 10 %.

Process:

• For Scanning

The Clients can only request two (2) books, wherein 10% of the book pages are scanned and shared through Google Drive.

Step 1: Fill out the Google form https://tinyurl.com/mcscanning

Step 2: The Librarian will contact you via email to inform you of the availability of material. 

Materials will be shared via Google Drive.

• For Home Use

Clients may borrow books for home use subject to library policy.

Step 1: Fill out google form https://tinyurl.com/mchomeuse

Step 2: The Librarian will send an email for the confirmation, availability of material, and date/time of pick-up.

** Designated pick-up stations are at Medina College Main Gate.