Library Information for Faculty

Library Liaison Program

The library liaison program aims to foster communication and collaboration between librarians and faculty. Librarians will work with faculty members to develop strong collections in their respective disciplines, to inform faculty of library resources and services related to their research areas, and teach tailored research sessions upon request.

Services that the library liaison program can provide for you

• Accept your purchase recommendations for library materials to help with your research
• Teach library orientation and instruction sessions to your students
• Assist with the addition of your course materials, e-reserves, and other library materials to Blackboard
• Develop tutorials for students
• Utilize tools like RSS, Table of Contents, and search feeds to learn about new resources and literature in your field
• Request items that are not available online from NYUNY (delivery and scanning options are available)
• Assign a personalized librarian to you who is familiar with library resources in your subject area
  
  The next step is to find out what you need from us!

Please let us know if...

• You would like assistance with updating and adding materials to your Blackboard site.
• You would like to request certain materials for the library.
• You would like course-specific classes taught to your students or tutorials developed for them.
• You would like methods for learning about new resources in your discipline and would be interested in seeing tutorials or online classes that outline this process.
• You would like a Library Course Support page (via LibGuides) set up for your course that highlights relevant information resources students can use for their research.
• You have other information needs that the library can help with.

Faculty Borrowing Privileges

The following chart explains borrowing privileges for faculty members at NYUAD:

Course Specific Instruction

Librarians offer course-specific instruction for your students. Some features of these courses include:

• Customized to your individual and course needs
• Can be taught in the library, in your classroom, or online
• Can be integrated into your course via an established presence in Blackboard
• Can utilize online tutorials and research guides to supplement in-person instruction
• Can use course assignments and projects as examples to teach students sound methods for online searching

If you are interested in instruction for your course, whether through in-person and online teaching or supplementary online materials like customized tutorials and research guides, please contact our library staff.