Special Services for Faculty & Staff
Instructional Services
NEIU librarians are available to provide:
- guided library tours,
- basic library skills classes,
- course-related library instruction sessions.
Contact us or speak to your subject librarians.
You are also welcome to visit the 1st floor Reference Desk or call (773) 442-4410 or ext. 4410.
Course Reserve Services for Faculty
Faculty members must print and fill out one of the following forms for each item placed on reserve.
- Book Reserve Request (PDF)
- Article/Non-Book Reserve Request (PDF)
Copyright information
If you have questions about using copyright-protected materials in the classroom, please visit The Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance for Academic Institutions from the Copyright Clearance Center.
Materials eligible for reserve
Faculty members can place a variety of items on reserve, including:
- paper copies of articles,
- course exams,
- study guides,
- personal copies of books,
- Library-owned books.
Circulation options
You may set the circulation period for each item to:
- Library use only, 2-hour loan;
- overnight;
- two day;
- three day;
- one week;
- one month.
Electronic reserves (E-Reserves)
The Library will scan paper articles as PDF files and make them available to your students on E-Reserves or return a file copy to you to post to Blackboard.
MLRC Services
The MLRC has 2 DV cameras for NEIU faculty to support classroom projects and University initiatives. These cameras use DV tape for optimal editing capabilities.
Campus Licensed Software
Due to licensing restrictions, the Library can no longer offer faculty and staff the ability to check out Microsoft software packages for personal installation. However, NEIU employees are eligible to order a licensed copy of select Microsoft Office desktop programs used at work to install and use on a home computer. The cost is $19.95.
If you are interested in participating in the Microsoft Home Use Program (HUP), send an email request to helpdesk@neiu.edu. Please include "Microsoft Home Use Program" in the subject.
