Services for staff

Through a variety of initiatives and services, the Library supports staff with their learning, teaching and research. Faculty Librarians, your main point of contact with the Library, will work with you to assess student learning needs, develop and deliver information skills classes and resources; provide tailored consultation services; and provide advice for the selection of information resources.

Supporting your teaching

Faculty Librarians are professional staff who have expertise to support you and your faculty through a range of initiatives and services:

  • Your Faculty Librarian attends the Faculty of Education Committee meetings and the Faculty meetings to provide input to and gain understanding of your faculty needs.
  • New and existing academics & researchers are offered Academic Outreach a program providing tailored one-on-one consultations designed to help you explore the myriad of electronic resources available from your desktop.
  • Your Faculty Librarian also provides customised information skills classes that support the direct learning outcomes of individual subjects.
  • Liaise with your Faculty Librarian for resource selection to support your teaching and research needs.

Resources on your reading lists

  • Access the Course Material Guide for further information on ordering resources, Short Loans, Electronic Readings and links to publishers.

Supporting your research

The Research Training Librarian can help you with identifying where to publish, locating research resources, organising your references using EndNote, searching for patents and selecting resources for inclusion in the Library's collections.

Keep up-to-date with your fields of interest using a variety of mechanisms. Find out how to set up your own alerts during an Academic Outreach appointment.

The Document Delivery Service can acquire material from other libraries on your behalf. You can also arrange to borrow in person from other libraries.

Measuring your research through citations, impact factors or library holdings may assist you with your investigations, grant applications, promotion or the Excellence in Research for Australia.

Finding resources

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Last reviewed: 3 November, 2009

       

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Interruptions to UOW IT services (on & off campus)

Maintenance to UOW IT services is planned for Saturday 21 November, 6am – 6pm. On-campus, internet access to websites outside UOW, and access to UOW webpages from off-campus will be affected. More details...