The Teaching Resource Center

 Hey folks,

At some point in your time here at the Jackson Library a patron is going to ask about a specific book and you are going to run into this:

This post is going to give you a rundown on the Teaching Resource Center and hopefully save you a headache.

What is the Teaching Resource Center (TRC), where is it, and why isn't there a hyperlink to easily reserve titles?

The TRC is essentially a model K-12 school library that exists primarily to support students in the School of Education with resources for the various class projects they need to complete. It is located in room 310 of the School of Education Building, and it contains the vast majority of our YA and children's books.

Though we can find books through the online catalogue, the TRC operates its own system to reserve books. The form for this can be found here. Books can be checked out by students, staff, faculty, and K-12 educators in the Piedmont Triad. Community borrowers cannot request materials from the TRC.

K-12 educators must use a valid ID to sign up for a library account at the Jackson Library before they can checkout materials in the TRC.

Other TRC Services:

These services are available to all UNCG students, staff, and faculty. Payments may be made via Spartan Cash.

Lamination

Letter Size (9X12) – $.50 per sheet

Legal Size (9X14.5) – $.75 per sheet

Menu Size (12X18) – $1.00 per sheet

Roll Laminator (for oversized items such as posters up to 24 inches wide) – $1.00 per foot

Poster Printing 

Full color posters 24 in X 36 in. – $10.00-$15.00 each

Foam board mounting – additional $15.00

Original Poster (save as a  pdf) can be submitted for printing via the request form link below. Please allow 48 hours for printing. The TRC cannot guarantee the quality of any poster printed using low resolution images, alternate file formats, or non-standard poster sizes. The TRC cannot print copyrighted materials. See TRC staff for assistance.

Book Binding

Listed as $1 each, but no other specifics are given.

Please note that the TRC offers additional services that are exclusively for the students, staff, and faculty of the School of Education. You can find out more about those services on their webpage here.

 

Teaching Resource Center

I decided to check out the new location of the TRC - this is a collection in the new School of Education Building, next to Bryan. It is on the third floor near the elevators. For new folks, it houses children's books, some audiobooks and videos for children, and the elementary and secondary textbooks. A lot of the young adult books are popular fiction that might be read by college students, for example, I saw some Jodi Picoult novels while I was over there. The textbooks, unfortunately, are in the lower level of the building which is kept locked and these must be retrieved by TRC staff. But if people need to browse children's books, it's a great place to go, we have a few in this building but it's not a separate collection. from Mary

Teaching Resources Center move and info. on Muliticultural Resource Center collection

Wow, this is a record for adding stuff - but all important for us to know in referring users! The Teaching Resources Center has finished their move to the new Education Building and is now located on the 3rd floor, room 310. As I understand it, the fiction, non-fiction, and reference collections are now located in this single space, while the textbooks, large kits, and teaching manipulatives are located in the basement and still need to be unpacked. Lori Warner and her grad assistants can circulate items, but would prefer not to until they have completely unpacking and done a full inventory. If anyone needs materials from the TRC Library, please email Lori (lywarner@uncg.edu). Her phone and network connections are not fully functional yet.

The Multicultural Resource Center is undergoing renovations to add offices for the Multicultural Affairs staff where the Bendow Room is currently located. Their collection will not be accessible until Mid August.