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For Faculty

Library Services

Library Card

  • UVU ID available from Campus Connections (a fee applies)

OR

  • Free library card available at the 3rd floor Circulation Desk
    • Only good at UVU Library

Journals

  • "Journals by Title" link for a list of all periodicals and subject lists
  • Faculty checkout for current periodicals
  • Periodical routing to faculty. Contact Debbie x6336

  • Free photocopying in the library for faculty

Indexes/Databases

  • Available 24/7 from homepage ( www.uvu.edu/library )
  • Over 100 indexes available, grouped by subject
  • Many indexes provide full text to articles
  • All indexes available from off campus with your Novell login
  • Free Dialog, or mediated, searching available to additional indexes

Newspapers

  • Current issues in library
  • Links to online newspapers-daily issues online
  • Chronicle of Higher Education-Call the Reference Desk at x8840 for the username and password
  • Access to full text newspaper indexes which include New York Times and Wall Street Journal

Audiovisual Material

  • Videos, DVDs, CDs, and CD-ROMS listed in library catalog

  • Checkout period adjusted as needed for faculty
  • Schedule AV material for classroom viewing with Heather x7112
  • Music audio streaming database

Media Equipment Checkout

  • Faculty can check out equipment from the third floor circulation desk.
  • Currently have LCD projectors, Portable screens,Presentation carts (projector, DVD player and speakers),DVD Players, Elmo projectors,Disc/tape player,Miscellaneous cables, ethernet cords
  • On-campus (3-hour) and off-campus checkout available.

Books

  • Faculty checkout - 8 weeks, with renewals
  • UVU ID allows checkout at any other Utah academic institution library

Requesting Material

  • Request materials not owned by UVU
  • Interlibrary Loan form online for books or articles
  • Electronic delivery of ILL articles
  • Interlibrary Loan hours 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Reference Service

  • Research assistance for faculty and students
  • Stop by the Reference Desk on the 3rd floor or call x8840
  • "Ask A Librarian" email reference services

Reference Sources

  • Online reference works from Oxford
  • Print collection available on 3rd floor

Reserve

  • Electronic reserve
    • Available from off campus
    • Faculty can manage online
    • Can integrate into WebCT
    • Contact Alan x7367 or eres@uvsc.edu
  • Textbooks
  • Video reserve
  • Copyright assistance

Research Resources

  • Table of contents, saved searches and search alerts service available in EBSCOhost databases

Research Instruction

  • Course specific instruction
  • One-on-one research consultations
  • One-credit research course, CLSS1050
  • Research components in English classes
  • Online tutorials
  • Call Rama x8423 to schedule instruction sessions
  • Term Paper Alternatives
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