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Services for Faculty
  • Book Recommendation Form
    Use this form to recommend a book, journal, or audiovisual purchase to the Library Director.

  • Copyright Information and Resources
    Information and links to resources about copyright including fair use and the TEACH Act.

  • Dissertation Express
    The dissertations you need can be ordered, paid for, and picked up at the Pumerantz Library. For more information please contact the library at (909) 469-5323.

  • Document Delivery
    Document Delivery Service allows Western University distance students, faculty, staff, and the affiliated institution Opti-West, to request copies of articles from journals in the library's print collection.

  • Interlibrary Loan
    If a journal article or book is not available at the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Library you may request an Interlibrary Loan.

  • Library Liaison
    The Harriet K. & Philip Pumerantz Library has Reference Librarians designated as library liaisons to serve as a first point of contact for each college at Western University of Health Sciences.

  • Literature Search
    The Library Reference Department is able to assist university faculty members in performing literature searches using our available electronic resources.

  • Office Calls
    The Pumerantz Library's reference staff is available for “Office Calls” to faculty and staff in their on campus offices. The Office Call service includes help with private literature searching, small and large group instruction, bibliography formatting and many other library and information related matters.

  • Photocopy Service
    Faculty can use the library photocopiers at no charge when they need to copy articles from the library journal collection.

  • Reciprocal Borrowing
    Pumerantz Library has agreements for resource sharing with colleges and universities in California.

  • Remote Access Request form for Clinical Faculty/OPTIwest Residents
    To request a remote access username/password, please use the online application form. Once your application has been approved you will be issued a personalized username/password. This username and password will expire yearly on June 30 at which time you will need to submit your application again. Remote access passwords are for individual, non-commercial use and may not be shared.

  • Reserves
    Items in the Library collection or items directly related to the course curriculum may be placed on reserve at the Circulation Desk.

Last Updated:11/16/2009