Information for Faculty
Welcome, Emerson College faculty! The Library offers many services and resources to assist you with your teaching and research. If your question is not answered here, please contact your library liaison.
Teaching and Classroom Support
Library Collections and Borrowing Privileges
Course Reserves and Copyright
Research Support
Interlibrary Loan
Library Contacts/Staff Directory
Library Committee and Newsletter
Other
Teaching and Classroom Support
Schedule Library Instruction Classes
We'll work with you to design an instruction session or assignment. Check the Instruction Calendar to see the schedule of library sessions.
Library Liaison Program
Contact your library liaison for assistance with e-Reserves, for help locating an article, to request books for purchase, or for any library-related question.Research Guides
Reference librarians create and maintain subject and course-related research guides to help your students locate and use appropriate sources, from art and artists to world drama.Request a Research Guide for Your Course
Need a customized research guide for a class? Your Library Liaison can help create one.Media Collection
Find DVDs, videos and films for your classes.
Library Collections and Borrowing Privileges
Borrowing Privileges
Information on borrowing periods, renewals, etc.
Proxy Borrowing
Arrange for a student to borrow on your behalf.
Recommend a Book or Journal for Purchase
Let us know what you want or need for class. The Periodicals Committee meets every June to select journals for the upcoming school year.
Course Reserves and Copyright
How to Place Materials on Reserve
Find out what forms to complete, who to contact and how long it will take to put your materials on reserve.Reserve Copyright Guidelines
Information on requesting copyright permissions.Reserves Form
Use this form to request that items be placed on Reserve in the Library.
Library e-Reserves Guide
Information on linking to articles in Emerson College Library databases for your WebCT course pages.
Photocopying Charges
Information about using the Library's photocopier and microfilm machines.Library "Fair Use" Guidelines
Know the 4 factors of fair use that affect reserve and electronic reserve materials.Emerson College Copyright Policy
Information on how to comply with all applicable laws concerning copyright and intellectual property. Includes an e-mail link to the College Copyright Committee.
Find out when U.S. works pass into the public domain
This chart will help you determine if the work you are using is under copyright protection or in the public domain.
Research Support
Ask a Librarian
Chat with or e-mail an Emerson librarian for reference assistance or contact your liaison.
Instructions for Accessing Databases from Home
Databases are available to Emerson faculty from off-campus. You will be asked to log in with your ECnet username and password. If you are unsure what these are, please check with IT Help Desk staff.Full-text Finder
Use this tool to find out if a journal or magazine is available online or in print in the library.Journal Alert Services
Receive e-mail notification of new journal articles published in your areas of interest. Set them up in Project Muse or any of the EBSCOhost databases. For details and instructions, contact your liaison.
Interlibrary Loan
Request Books and Articles from Other Libraries
Need a book or article we don't have? Let us get it for you.
Library Contacts/Staff Directory
Library Liaisons
Each department has a Library Liaison. Find your liaison and their contact information.
Staff Directory
Need to contact us? Get our phones numbers, e-mail addresses and match a face to a name.
Library Committee and Newsletter
Library Committee Members and Minutes
Find out who represents your department on the Library Committee.
Library Newsletters
Read our annual newsletter online.
Other
Museum Passes
Museum of Fine Arts passes are available at the Reserve Desk and may be checked out for 2 days.Emerson Authors
The annual Emerson Authors event is held to honor faculty and staff whose books and CD-ROMs were published over the past year. For an author or editor to be celebrated at this event, his or her work must have been published during the time he or she was employed at the College. Only works originally published in the year prior to the Authors Event, and for which there is a bibliographic record in Books in Print or WorldCat, will be included. The Library Director is responsible for assembling the list of people to be honored. You can search for a complete list of Emerson Authors by a Keyword search on "Emerson Authors" in the library catalog.Book Discussion Group
A book discussion group for staff meets six times a year to share ideas on a variety of titles. Contact Paul Twist, x8327, for dates, titles, and location.
