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Information Literacy Instruction

Reference librarians are happy to provide information literacy instruction by invitation to your students.  They will gain valuable insights into available library resources and learn how to use them effectively and efficiently.  A typical session covers important resources and services, using library databases to retrieve relevant results and evaluating their results quickly. 

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Faculty Supply Requests

The library provides instructional supplies to qualified faculty.  Please request your materials here!

Open Educational Resources (OER)

Looking for ways to augment increasing tuition costs for your students?  Open Educational Resources (OER) is a great way to provide high quality study materials to your students for little or no cost.  Raymond Library will be happy to assist you in discovering relevant OER for your classes.  Contact us today!

Library Resource Requests

All faculty, students and staff at Yakima Valley College are invited to recommend materials (books, videos, journals) to be considered for purchase for Raymond Library's collection.  Before you suggest a purchase, please check OneSearch before making your recommendation.  All purchase requests will be reviewed in accordance with the library's collection management policy which addresses value to the curriculum, copyright and budgetary constraints.