LibGuides: Library Services and Resources for Faculty: Overview

Introduction

The Frances Willson Thompson Library is dedicated to helping the University of Michigan's students, faculty, and staff in their academic and professional pursuits. This guide explains the library's services for faculty to help with their instructional and research needs, as well as any library policies specific to faculty.

If you have additional questions about the library, please ask a librarian!

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The Library and Your Classes: Beginning of the Semester Checklist
Use this checklist to make sure that all library content and services you are incorporating in your classes are ready to go for the semester.

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Library and Archives Instruction Request Form
Please fill out this form to request an instruction session or video tutorial.
Course Reserve Form
Please use this form to submit materials for course reserve.

Library Privileges for Non-Enrolled Student
Form to request library borrowing privileges for un-enrolled student in conjunction with a project under faculty supervision .

Streaming Media Databases

Alexander Street Video
Streaming videos and documentaries.

All films* purchased from Alexander Street, whether streaming or DVD, include limited public performance rights, which includes permission for classroom showings, as well as public screenings, as long as no admission is being charged.
*Excluding FILM PLATFORM and National Theatre titles
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Kanopy Streaming Video
Over 30,000 documentary and feature films from an array of producers and distributors.

Kanopy Streaming offers a variety of documentary and feature films from an array of producers and distributors including BBC Active, California Newsreel, Checkerboard Films, Criterion Collection/Janus films, Documentary Educational Resources, First Run Features, Green Planet Films, Kino Lorber Edu, Media Education Foundation, National Film Board of Canada, PBS, Psychotherapy.net, and the DEFA Film Library's (East) German Film Collection.

All videos work on PCs with Flash, iPads, iPhones, and mobile devices. To facilitate teaching, they can be projected in lecture halls, embedded in authenticated web pages, and watched off-campus (with login) with unlimited simultaneous viewers. Users can also create Playlists and make clips.

Avoiding Plagiarism Webinars & Online Courses

Avoiding Plagiarism | Information for Faculty
Information about upcoming Avoiding Plagiarism webinars and online tutorials in Canvas.

Guest hours:
Mon-Fri, 12pm-5pm

Library Services and Resources for Faculty

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