University of Rhode Island
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
November, 2000
1.Teaching Contract.
Approximately one month before the start of the semester, you are sent the Tentative Teaching Appointment from the University of Rhode Island, College of Continuing Education, Providence, RI. You will receive a number of papers to fill in and return, e.g. W-4 form for withholding. Also included is the cancellation date. That is the date a class may be cancelled if there is insufficient enrollment on that day. When you have questions, call the CCE Dean’s Office: (401)277-5075.
2.Parking.
If you are teaching at URI CCE, you will also receive parking information.
http://www.uri.edu/prov/directions_park.html
3.Reserves.
You will receive information on placing items on Reserve in the Library. For URI Kingston and URI CCE libraries, there is the option to use Electronic Reserves.
URI Kingston:
http://www.uri.edu/library/reserves/reserves.html
URI Kingston: Sarah Bannister, sarahb@uri.edu or (401)874-5855
URI Providence: Marie Rudd, mrudd@uri.edu or (401)277-5135
4.Textbook(s).
Work with the URI Kingston bookstore for both Kingston and Providence campuses.
URI Kingston: (401)874-5219
5.URI ID Card.
Need URI ID Card to access the URI Library’s databases and electronic fulltext sources
as well as check out books from the URI Library (the ID Card and Library barcode).
Go to the Office of Human Resources Administration.
80 Lower College Road
(401)874-7117
6.URI NetID.
http://www.uri.edu/ois/gen/internet/id.exceptions.html
Allows you to access class rosters.
Need this for WebCT.
7.Remote Access to Library Databases.
http://www.uri.edu/library/remote.html
Proxy Server instructions:
http://library.uri.edu/screens/wamproxy499.html
7.5 WilsonWeb and Library Literature.
Contact GSLIS for current password
8.Computer Labs.
at URI CCE, for faculty reservations:
http://www.uri.edu/prov/iitsform.html
at URI Kingston (in the Library near Reserves Desk, Room 107)
9.Computer Connections within Rodman Classrooms.
See Yan Ma or Herb Carson.
10.Keys for Doors in Rodman Hall.
See Rosemary Northup: rnorthup@uri.edu or (401)874-2947
11. Library and Information Studies Faculty.
http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/faculty.html
12.Adjunct Faculty.
http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/adjunct.html
13.Graduate Assistants.
http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/gradassistants.html
14. Link to Class Rosters.
To find names of students signing up for your course.
http://www.uri.edu/registrar/facultyandstaff.html
You will need your URI NetID and Password
To find the number of students signed up for your course.
http://web13.mis.uri.edu/ixpress/srs9701/srs$2dbook/SchedCrsAlone.DML
15.Grading - Graduate Student Manual.
http://www.uri.edu/gsadmis/Section_5.html#S10
16.Reporting Grades at End of Semester.
Turn in the grades to CCE
Send a copy to GSLIS
17. Faculty and Staff Page at URI.
http://www.uri.edu/home/faculty/
There is a section, “New Employees,” but it is not yet an active link.
18. Campuses.
http://www.uri.edu/prov/ URI CCE
http://www.umass.edu UMass, Amherst
http://www.umb.edu/ UMass, Boston