Personal Librarians

As part of the First-Year Experience Program, all freshmen are given a Personal Librarian. What can a Personal Librarian (PL) do for you? He or she is here to be your point person for all things library-related. Do you have a research paper or project coming up? Your PL can help you find the sources you need to successfully complete that assignment. Do you need help with writing citations? Your PL can help you with that too. Contact your PL with any questions, and they will do their best to help you!

Gina Trask
Assistant Librarian for Assessment & Instruction
845-569-3351
Gina.Trask@msmc.edu

Personal Librarian For:

FYE 01: SOC 1010-01/PHL 1030-01 (Vorsanger/Zola)
FYE 02: PSY 1010-01/MTH 1015-02 (Berry/Biersack)
FYE 03: SPA 1010-04/PSY 1010-04 (Azuaje/Cooke)
FYE 06: BIO 1130-01/CHM 1510-01 (Bhalla/Maelia/Harper)
FYE 08: SCI 1950-01/THR 1080-01 (Bhalla/Phillips)
FYE 15: SOC 1010-02/PHL1030-02 (Vorsanger/Zola)

Taylor Casey
Assistant Librarian for Access & Outreach Services
845-569-3546
Taylor.Casey@msmc.edu

Personal Librarian For:

FYE 09: BUS 1010-01/CMA 2170-01 (Russell/Becker)
FYE 10: ENG 1010-11/ACC 1050-01 (Wakeman/Watad)
FYE 11: THR 1080-02/HIS 1030-01 (Phillips/McGuire)
FYE 12: CIT 1052-08/ENG 1010-01 (Modell/Witkowsky)
FYE 13: HIS 1050-01/MTH 1200-01 (McGuire/Daven)
FYE 14: HIS 1050-02/MTH 1200-02 (McGuire/Daven)

Information Literacy

Additionally, we are here to teach you about Information Literacy. Information Literacy is the ability to understand when information is needed, find that information, critically evaluate the information, and use the information effectively and ethically. In FYE, we will begin to teach you these skills through video tutorials, quizzes, and in-class lectures. 

Tutorials

You will be required to complete a series of tutorials in eClass in order to satisfy the requirements of the information literacy component of the First-Year Experience Program. Please contact your Personal Librarian if you have any questions or problems.