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Information for Faculty

Library Hours     Staff & Departments Copyright and Fair Use for Faculty:

• Information about Copyright and Fair Use for faculty.
• Refer to The Copyright Handbook: How to Protect & Use Written Works by Attorney Stephen Fishman for clear explanations concerning recent developments in copyright law.

Finding Library Materials:

• The library catalog includes all formats in our collections (CD's, videos, DVD's, audiobooks, journals, etc.). You can also check your circulation record.
• Title list of electronic journals to which the library subscribes (either via databases or independently).

Borrowing Library Materials:

• Books borrowed by faculty are due in 120 days. Books from the New York Times bestseller browsing collection are due in 21 days.
• Videos and DVD's circulate for 3 days.
• Journals do not circulate, but special arrangements can be made for limited time periods.
• Loan periods for other materials vary.

Proxy Borrowers:

• Faculty may appoint students who assist them to be proxy borrowers. These students need a "deputy card," which can be arranged for by contacting the Circulation Desk (x3500).
• Please contact the Circulation Desk (x3500) if you need to request an item currently in circulation to be recalled.

Obtaining Materials not owned by Muhlenberg:

• Interlibrary Loan is available to all college faculty, students, and staff, normally taking from 4 to 14 days, depending upon searching, sources, and distance. To check the status of a request, please contact Kristin Brodt (x3510).
• Reciprocal borrowing agreements allow the college faculty, staff, and students to borrow materials from LVAIC institutions (Cedar Crest, DeSales, Lafayette, Lehigh, and Moravian). Materials in regional libraries can also be searched in Access Pennsylvania.
• PALCI Faculty Direct borrowing is available through participating institutions so that faculty may have direct, personal access to materials not available in the home library. Most libraries limit borrowing to circulating books. You must use this authorization form signed by a circulation librarian at Trexler Library and present it to the participating library so that a borrower's record may be established there fore you. You will be responsible for returning materials to the participating library. Each participating library sets its own policies.

Acquisition of New Library Materials:

• Faculty members are encouraged to participate in the development of the Library's collections by recommending new and out-of-print materials. For more information, please contact your departmental or area library liaison or Karen Gruber, Acquisitions Manager (x3570). Materials may be rush ordered. See also: more information on ordering books, and more information on ordering AV materials.
• Lists of newly acquired materials.

Support for Teaching and Research:

• Reference librarians provide research help to students, faculty, and staff. (They are normally available from 8 A.M. to 1 A.M. during semesters and from 9 A.M. to 10 P.M. during most other times.)
• To schedule a library instruction session for your class, please contact the Library Instruction Coordinator, Jen Jarson (x3552 or jarson@muhlenberg.edu), or fill out the instruction request form.

Placing Materials on Course Reserves:

• Use this form to place materials on reserve for varying periods: two or four hours, or one, three or seven days. You may also submit a printed form in person or via e-mail attachment, to Chris Brady cbrady@muhlenberg.edu in the Circulation Department.

Photocopying:

• Faculty may sign out a by-pass key to make photocopies on Library Level A. You will need to record the number of copies made at the circulation desk.
• Faculty are reminded that Copyright law applies to making "fair use" copies regarding length and substance. See also: more information for faculty about copyright and fair use.

Government Documents:

• Trexler Library is a partial (26%) depository for publications issued by the Government Printing Office (GPO) and other Federal agencies. These materials are catalogued and fully searchable in the catalog. They are shelved by SuDoc numbers on levels A and C. In addition, the library holds some state and local documents.

Other Library Catalogs:

• You can search many other catalogs on-line, including WorldCat (OCLC), E-ZBorrow (Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc.), the Library of Congress, and the New York Public Library.

Accessing Databases Off-Campus (Proxy):

• See proxy information for more. For additional help, please contact the Systems Librarian (x3520).

Linking Blackboard Course Pages to On-Line Resources:

• Help for creating durable links to databases. For additional help, please contact the Systems Librarian (x3520). If you need help with Blackboard, please contact Terry Collings (x3263).

Library Assessment:

• Results of the Faculty Library Survey.