The University Library offers numerous services to support faculty and staff research and teaching efforts. Key tools such as the catalog and article databases can be accessed from the Library's Resources menu on each web page.

Research and Teaching Support:

• Contact a Subject Specialist - each faculty and staff member has a subject specialist librarian who serves as a liaison between the Library and the academic and administrative departments
• Place a course reserve request - Many libraries offer a reserves service whereby library staff make course-related materials available for specific courses
• Managing Citations and Bibliographies - find help on using citation management software and formatting text in specific citation styles
• Ask Us! - contact the Library's reference services
• Academic Integrity in the Classroom - a selected list of resources for instructors and students
• Copyright -- basic information about copyright and scholarly publishing to support your activities as part of the U-M community

Collections:

• Recommend a purchase - request the purchase of library materials for your needs
• Research Guides - find guides created by the library experts
• Get books, articles and more - links to various document delivery services
• Renew books (login and click on My Account)
• Circulation Services and Policies - read about how to borrow library materials, including information on proxy borrowing
• Deep Blue - the U-M institutional repository

Library Instruction and Tours:

• Library instruction - find information about how the library can assist your students
• Request a library instruction session for your students
• The Faculty Exploratory is designed to help University faculty enhance their lecturing, research and publishing through technology
• Workshops -- see the variety of library workshops available

Information for Retired Faculty and Staff