Faculty and Staff Services
Borrowing
- Request Articles: Can’t find an item in our collection? Request it and we will search other libraries for a copy.
- Books by Mail: Are you on the Oregon campus? We will mail you a book from the library collection.
- Borrow from SCELC Libraries: Borrow from participating Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) Member libraries.
- Recommend a Purchase: Let us know if there are any books, journals, media, or other items that you recommend we add to our collection.
Faculty & Staff Loan Periods for physical material:
| GROUPS/ITEMS | BORROWING PERIODS |
|---|---|
| Faculty | 6 weeks, 2 renewals |
| Adjunct Faculty | 6 weeks, no renewals |
| Staff | 1 month, no renewals |
| Reserve Items | Varies by reserve |
| Interlibrary Loan Books | 3 weeks, no renewal |
| Theses & Dissertations | 1 month, no renewal |
| Journals | Library Use Only |
Course Director Resources
- Who is my Library Liaison?
- Ebooks: Explore our ebook databases for many of the required textbooks, as well as supplemental slides, images, case studies, and multimedia
- Permalink Generator: Use our Proxy link Generator to ensure library electronic resources work both on and off campus
- Anatomy Resources: A helpful supplement to anatomy labs for student learning
- Course Reserves: Place items related to the course curriculum on reserve for student use.
- In-Class Teaching: Librarians can teach in your class to help students with topics such as:
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Library Resources
- Citation and EndNote
- Copyright and Plagiarism
- Health Literacy
- Copyright Information & Resources: Learn about copyright basics, guidelines, common copyright issues, and best practices.
Instructor Resources
- Find Articles: Search our primary literature databases for journal articles on your instructional topics.
- Image Resources: Resources for finding medical images for course lectures.
Researcher Resources
- Literature Search: We will search databases to find literature relevant to your research topic.
- NIH Public Access Policy: A guide on publishing research supported by an NIH grant.
- EndNote: Save and organize your citations on EndNote, a bibliographic management software.
Clinical Resources
- Point of Care: Databases and apps for use in training students at the point of care.
Professional Development
- Faculty and Staff Development Workshops: We partner with CETL to provide faculty and staff training on databases, bibliography software, and more.
- Staff Development Books: A collection of professional development ebooks jointly funded by WesternU Staff Council and the Pumerantz Library.
- How can I earn CME credits?
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Academic Search Elite: Database with educational literature.
- Business Source Elite: Database of business literature, including publications like Harvard Business Review.
Remote Access to Electronic Resources
Use your WesternU username (without @westernu.edu) and password to access electronic articles, books, journals, and more.
You can find solutions for common issues when accessing remote content on the Remote Access page. If you are still experiencing issues, contact us.
You can find solutions for common issues when accessing remote content on the Remote Access page. If you are still experiencing issues, contact us.
