Faculty
We are here to help with your research and teaching needs. Review the general information below and also check out the Research & Instructional Support page for more details.
Browse our and our help pages for a variety of great tips, including this quick video on through your Gmail account.
Get to know your Subject Librarian and contact them to:
- Suggest a library purchase
- Find a journal to submit your article
- Learn more about authors’ rights at publication
- Ask questions about finding and using information resources or data
- Integrate library materials into your syllabus
- and more . . .
Research Assistance
- Contact the Research Services Department for help all along your research journey: finding data sources, identifying journals, preserving your data, literature search and management, open access options, and all the steps in between.
- Ask your Subject Librarian for assistance with conducting a literature review, finding the full text from a citation, understanding your article publication agreement, and other research questions.
- View for recommended research resources in your discipline.
- Contact or visit the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections to explore a wealth of primary source materials in support of your research and creativity.
Accessing Materials
- Borrow books, videos, and more from our collections and beyond (search and the ).
- Access disciplinary from anywhere - on or off campus.
- Request books and articles we do not have through Interlibrary Loan – ILLiad - it's free.
Teaching
- Put books and articles on reserve for your classes.
- Collaborate with a librarian to develop customized library instruction for your class.
- Arrange instruction sessions for courses you teach with archives and special collections staff to provide hands-on experiences engaging with archival, manuscript, photographic, and rare book materials.
Using Alden Library
- Access other floors when only the 2nd and 4th floors are open.