Information for Faculty
Library Collections
Purchase Requests
The University Libraries welcomes suggestions about materials purchases, but reserves the right to make all decisions about materials purchased for the collections. Please direct requests to Alice Daugherty, Coordinator of Acquisitions and Electronic Resources, Resource Acquisition and Discovery, The University Libraries.
Teaching Support
Library Instruction
Librarians are available to teach library instruction sessions. These classes are designed as working sessions and should be scheduled to coincide with an assignment requiring library research. Sessions range from basic introduction to library resources for freshman classes, or more in-depth research techniques for upper-level classes.
Distance Education
The University Libraries also provides instructional services designed especially to engage students in an online environment.
Course Reserves
The University Libraries allows for faculty members to place items on reserve for his or her courses. Reserve lists must be submitted at least 10 days in advance and are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Subject and Course Guides
Librarians can create research guides for any class, project, or subject area. To be placed in contact with a liaison librarian, please email Steven Turner, UA Libraries LibGuides administrator.
Getting Materials
Faculty members can authorize another person as a proxy borrower to check out materials on the faculty member account. A proxy borrower may be a student or staff person. The completed form can be submitted to any of the University Libraries to create the account. Items can also be borrowed through interlibrary loan by proxy.