Faculty Services & Resources
The library is the intellectual heart of campus. When you collaborate with us, you help responsibly prepare your students for their careers and future endeavors.
- Using our course reserve services and arranging for library orientations/tours or instruction sessions on library resources for your classes will make library assignments and required readings work smoothly for you and your students.
- Our reference librarians are ready to work with you on research and special projects for your teaching and personal research needs.
- Our liaisons will assist you in ensuring the library has relevant, current resources and materials in your teaching and research subjects.
Faculty Services & Resources
Here is a comprehensive list of all of our services and resources available to faculty:
Articles & Research Databases
Find articles and the latest scholarly research and publications with these online databases.
Catalog
The library's catalog of books, ebooks, article & research databases, journals and other materials.
Collection Management
Bluford Library maintains physical and electronic collections. Collection management acquires and maintains these resources for the university.
Course Reserve Services for Faculty
The Library can work with you to offer Course & E-Reserves to your students. Here's how.
EndNote X9 Quick Start
Instructions for how to access EndNote via BlackBoard, install, and get started with the software (macOS & Windows).
Government Documents
The F.D. Bluford Library is a Federal Selective Depository Library, providing access to useful governmental information resources to our community.
Institutional Repository Non-Exclusive License Form (MS Word)
A form to agree to storing scholarly works in the library's institutional library.
Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery
When you need materials that are not available at the Bluford Library, you can request an interlibrary loan or document delivery service.
Librarian Directory by Subject
Librarians serve as liaisons to the various colleges and departments on campus and are available for research consultations, research instruction, and resource recommendations. Here is their contact information.
Library Instruction for Your Class
Course-related library instruction is designed to introduce students to research strategies and the basic information sources available for a particular class or subject. A librarian works with you and develops an instructional session or sessions to meet the specific needs of the class. Course-related library instruction is one of the most effective ways of teaching students to use scholarly materials and resources.
Library Services and Updates During COVID-19
This page has been created to provide the university community with information regarding library services during COVID-19. Please check back for updates. Last updated Monday, January 25, 2021.
PhD & Faculty Study Rooms
The purpose of the PhD and Faculty Research Rooms are to provide a quiet environment for PhD students and faculty to pursue research and writing. The rooms are available to currently enrolled doctoral students and current faculty who are approved via the application process on a first-come, first-served basis.
Reserve Copyright Certification Form (MS Word .docx)
Faculty Course Reserve Copyright Certification Form in Microsoft Word (.docx) format.
Reserve Reading List Form (MS Word .docx)
Faculty Course Reserve Reading List Form in Microsoft Word (.docx) format.
Reserve Release Form (MS Word .docx)
Faculty Course Reserve Release Form in Microsoft Word (.docx) format.
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