KU Libraries Resources for Faculty and Researchers: Home

Collections – http://lib.ku.edu/find-resources

• World-class collections - 4.4 million print volumes
• Access to a large number of databases and electronic journals
• Distinctive collections, especially those in Spencer Research Library and International Area Studies collections
• Government Information  ​http://lib.ku.edu/government-info/about or contact Carmen Orth-Alfie (corthalf@ku.edu)
• Interlibrary loan, document delivery and TripSaver (books delivered to your office mailbox) 
            http://www.lib.ku.edu/services/request
• Embedding links to e-books, journal articles, streaming video content in Blackboard (acqrs@ku.edu)
• Suggest a purchase for the collections
            http://lib.ku.edu/purchaserequest or contact Lea Currie (lcurrie@ku.edu) or Sara Morris (semorris@ku)

Research, Data and Digital scholarship

• Ask a Librarian http://lib.ku.edu/ask-librarian for research assistance
• Digital humanities support and tools to assist with new modes of scholarship and pilot projects
             Brian Rosenblum (idrh@ku.edu)      http://idrh.ku.edu
• Support for the online publishing and distribution of scholarly publications, including journals and monographs
            Marianne Reed (mreed@ku.edu)     http://lib.ku.edu/services/digital-publishing
• Assistance with creation of data management plans, data preservation and library-related aspects of grant proposals
            Jamene Brooks-Kieffer (jamenebk@ku.edu)      http://guides.lib.ku.edu/data/rdm/services
• KU Faculty Open Access Policy
           Ada Emmett and Marianne Reed (lib_oscc@ku.edu)    http://openaccess.ku.edu/resources
• Sharing your scholarship in KU ScholarWorks, KU’s online institutional repository
            Ada Emmett and Marianne Reed (kuscholarworks@ku.edu)     http://kuscholarworks.ku.edu
• Consulting on copyright and fair use issues in the research and teaching
            Ada Emmett and Marianne Reed (copyright@ku.edu)      http://www.copyright.ku.ed
• KU Open Access Publishing Fund
  • Ada Emmett and Marianne Reed (lib_oscc@ku.edu)    http://library.kumc.edu/authors-fund.xml
• GIS & data workshops and consulting, including the GIS & Data Lab on Watson 4^th floor
            Rhonda Houser (rhouser@ku.edu) and Jamene Brooks-Kieffer (jamenebk@ku.edu)
            http://guides.lib.ku.edu/services/gis-data
• Support for citation management software:  Endnote, Zotero
            Pam Rooks (endnote@ku.edu)       http://guides.lib.ku.edu/citation
• Assist graduate students with thesis and dissertation formatting
           Pam Rooks (endnote@ku.edu)

Teaching and Learning Enrichment

• General and customized instruction sessions, course assignment design and resource preparation for classes
           http://dept.ku.edu/~appslibk/instruction_class/
  • Research and instruction assistance
  • Support for online and distance learning classes
      http://guides.lib.ku.edu/online
    • Embedding links to e-books, journal articles, streaming video content in Blackboard
    • Assignment design
    • Copyright consultation
    • Embedding research assistance, customized course and subject guides
    • Research and instructional tutorials
    • Electronic delivery of articles and book chapters
    • Home delivery service
• Advanced research methods/workshops for graduate students
                 Scott McEathron  (macmap68@ku.edu)

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