Faculty ServicesCollins Library is an integral part of teaching and learning at the University of Puget Sound. Librarians work in partnership with faculty to further the University's mission and to promote life long learning. This Web page is intended to acquaint faculty with some of the library's services. We hope you will take advantage of what we have to offer, and we welcome your suggestions for how we may better assist you and your students. Send comments to Lori Ricigliano. Jump to: Booking DVDs/Videos | Circulation | Copyright Resources for Faculty | Faculty Access to the University of Washington | Forms for Faculty | Instructional Services | Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery | Liaison Program | Periodicals | Research Support | Reserve Collection | Room Reservations | Selection of Library Materials | View Your Library Record Liaison ProgramEach department or program has a designated librarian who serves as a contact for information about library programs, resources, and services. Faculty are urged to contact their liaison librarian to discuss information needs in their field. ^ top Instructional ServicesThe library offers a wide variety of instructional services to support classroom teaching, including course integrated instruction, departmental workshops, library related assignments, new faculty orientation, and handouts on resources and research techniques. Working with the faculty member, the liaison librarian tailors instruction to the specific content of the class. Sessions are generally held in the library's electronic classroom (L118) which is equipped with computers, video projection, and Internet access. Contact the department's liaison librarian for more information or to arrange a session. ^ top Selection of Library MaterialsAcquisitions Department
Faculty may order library materials from department allocations administered by the Library Director, at the discretion of the department chair. Book, video, and music compact disk orders may be submitted online. You may also submit orders by campus mail to Library Acquisitions (CMB #1021). A list of each department's orders may be found on the report page. Requests for new journals can be submitted year round by faculty. New subscriptions will be considered during the Periodicals ADD/DROP Season which begins approximately January 15. Final decisions will be made by the end of Spring semester and the new titles will begin arriving the following calendar year. All new faculty in a tenure-track position may request a $2,000 New Faculty Fund from their liaison librarian. These monies are provided to help mend any collection inadequacies in your field of expertise in which you will be teaching. For more information about the acquisitions process, please review the FAQ page. ^ top Research SupportReference Service
Reference Service provides help and guidance in using library resources effectively, in locating materials, in suggesting sources for further study and research, and in connecting users with information outside the library. Assistance is available at the Information desk on the main floor, by telephone (253.879.3216) or e-mail. You can also make an appointment with your liaison librarian for consultation on presentations, papers, or other research projects. Online Searching
In addition to the electronic resources available through the research gateway, the library also offers computer based reference service through a vendor called DIALOG. Liaison librarians can remotely access hundreds of databases in a variety of disciplines and retrieve citations, abstracts, and in some cases full text materials, tailored to your topic. ^ top Interlibrary Loan & Document DeliveryInterlibrary Loan (ILL)
Books, copies of periodical articles, government documents, and other materials needed for research may be borrowed from other libraries through interlibrary loan. Document Delivery
If you need an article quickly and there is no time to get it on interlibrary loan, the library offers a document delivery service. Journal articles can be delivered within 1 to 3 working days, depending on the journal title. The service cost is $2 per article, which may be charged to your department. Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery may be requested directly from many database ILL links or from your ILLiad account. For speediest service, some materials not owned by the library may be ordered online by the user through Summit or individual research databases. Talk to the staff at the Circulation Desk for assistance in ordering your requests directly. ^ top CirculationTo check-out materials, faculty must present a valid University picture I.D. card at the Circulation desk. Cards are issued through the Dining Services office in Wheelock Student Center. Faculty may also designate a proxy to will be authorized to check out on their behalf. Faculty due dates for books
February 1 and August 1; one renewal if book is not on hold for another person. Those checking out books up to one month before these dates will be given the next due date. Faculty loan limits
Faculty may check out as many books as they want, with one renewal. There are no overdue fines, except for Summit books and lost books. You may renew items, by going to your library account. Periodicals
Periodicals may be checked out overnight. For more information on check-out policies and procedures, read the Circulation web page. Media
DVDs, videos, CDs, and cassettes have a one week loan period. Faculty Spouses, Domestic Partners, and Children
Faculty spouses, domenstic partners, and children may borrow materials with a valid Univerity I.D. card. The loan period is four weeks with a ten book limit. ^ top Reserve CollectionThe reserve collection is designed as a centralized point from which assigned readings are placed on short term loan at faculty request. Its purpose is to make a limited number of copies readily available to all members of a class. Most items are loaned for a two hour period, but overnight, three days, and one week are other options. Electronic reserve is also available for some items. Please note that it is the responsibility of the faculty to secure copyright permission if needed. To put an item on reserve for a course, faculty should bring the items to the Circulation desk and fill out a form specifying the conditions of the loan and other reserve information. If an item is not owned by the library and a personal copy has not been supplied by the faculty, the library will order a copy (if available) with RUSH status. It will be purchased with departmental funds. Interlibrary loans may not be placed on reserve. To find out what is on reserve, consult SIMON, the library's online catalog. Reserves are searchable by faculty name or course. The titles of reserve materials are listed along with call numbers and check-out status. Faculty can obtain a report of reserve circulation statistics by contacting their liaison librarian. ^ top Faculty Access to the University of WashingtonFaculty may borrow materials from the University of Washington through Summit. If you would like to borrow materials while on the UW campus, bring your current Faculty ID. ^ top View Your RecordThe "View Your Circulation Record" option on Simon allows you to see what you checked out, have on hold, or borrowed on interlibrary loan. ^ top Booking DVDs/VideosDVD/Video booking is a service available to faculty who need a video for a classroom showing on a specific date. Course Reserve for videos is recommended if students are expected to view a video on their own, outside the classroom. To book a video, locate the title in SIMON. After you've found the title, fill out the information on our Bookings Web Form. Requested videos will be sent to you via campus mail. If your viewing date is on a Monday or Tuesday, the video will be sent to you on the previous Wednesday. If your viewing will be on a Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, it will be sent the previous Friday. For questions about video bookings, contact Chris Dowd (253.879.3618). Note: If you need to use a movie in class that we do not own, try our Netflix service. Questions about Netflix? Contact Peggy Firman (253.879.3615). ^ top Room ReservationsThe library has three rooms available for University-related meetings, group presentations and events. See Library Conference Rooms for more information. For the rooms in the OIS Tech Center, contact OIS at x8585. ^ top | 
