Services for Faculty
Welcome to the Michael Schwartz Library faculty resource site. The Library strives to provide the best in traditional and innovative library services to assist you in your teaching and research. On this Faculty Page you will find access to a number of services specifically provided for the faculty as well as links to other basic resources.
The Library also offers an online Library Orientation Course for new CSU faculty members, part-time instructors, and adjuncts as well as for faculty who would you benefit from a refresher on the Michael Schwartz Library's resources.
For additional information, contact the subject librarians who are assigned to work with the faculty of each department to select materials for the collection, to provide instruction on library resources, and to communicate with the faculty about Library policies, collections, and services. We look forward to working with you to meet your informational needs.
About VPN: Library resource links have built-in proxy access. VPN is not necessary (or recommended) for off-campus access to library resources. If you are off-campus and having trouble getting access to an article or ebook, disconnect your VPN connection and try accessing the electronic resource again.
Instruction Support:
- Affordable Learning @ Cleveland State University
- Classroom Instruction for Students
- Course Reserves (current list)
- Course Reserves (Faculty Guide for Submitting Materials)
- Digital Design Studio
- Digital Production Unit
- Distance Learners Library Services
- Facilities
- Instructional Technology
- Subject Librarians
Forms:
- Course Reserves/ECR(Electronic Course Reserves):
- Suggest an Item to Add to the Collection
- DVD/Video/Film request
Resources & Alerting Services:
- Chronicle of Higher Education (online)
- Alerting Services - The Library provides two table of contents and alerting services which allow users to save searches done by keyword or journal name. Users will receive an email notification when new searches match the saved keyword or journal name.
- Saved Search Alerts
- Table of Contents/New Issue Alerts
Reference & Research:
- Ask Your Personal Librarian
- Electronic Journals
- Email Reference Service
- OhioLINK
- Periodicals
- Reference Center
- Research Databases
- Research Guides
- Special Collections
- SCHOLAR Catalog
- Subject Librarians
- University Archives
- Virtual Reference
For more research options, go to Research Help.
Services & Information:
- Digital Production Unit
- EngagedScholarship
- Government Documents
- Interlibrary Loan
- Microforms
- Off-Campus Access
- Order Materials for the Collection
- PINs
- Patrons with Disabilities
- Room Reservations
- Study Areas
- Theses & Dissertations
- the Library and Research Help Desk
- Viking Card - Serves as your library card and is required for all library services.