Support for Faculty

Support for Instruction

Course Materials

• Work with your department’s Library Representative to purchase materials for your class OR submit a request to purchase a book or resource.
• See our E-resources at Mac guide for information on linking to library content for your classes.
• Course reserves services for faculty

Library Instruction

• Research librarians will work with you on research instruction, assignment design, preparing new courses, and utilizing library resources. 
• Information Literacy and Course Instruction support

Streaming Media for a Class

• The library provides streaming videos through a variety of vendors including Kanopy, Films on Demand, Alexander Street Press, and Swank. 
• View our Streaming Media FAQ for guidance on licensing streaming media.

Support for Research and Scholarship

Research Assistance

Meet with a librarian

Research librarians want to partner with you to help you in and outside the classroom to:

• Help you design research assignments and digital scholarship projects
• Support you in the use of citations managers like Zotero and RefWorks 
• Answer copyright questions
• Help navigate publishing options
  

Scholarly Publishing

• Publishing @ Mac
• Copyright and Intellectual Property at Macalester

Research Beyond Macalester

Alongside accessing Macalester’s extensive collections, Macalester faculty can:

• Request materials that we do not own from other libraries via Interlibrary Loan
• Apply online to set up in-person borrowing privileges from the University of Minnesota libraries