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.

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.

University of Chicago Library Use

NEIU faculty may use all of the University of Chicago Libraries. NEIU is a corporate member of the Crerar Science Library.

To borrow from the collection at the University of Chicago:

Visit the Crerar Library Circulation Desk. Present your current NEIU faculty ID.
Request a borrower's card at the Crerar Circulation Desk.
Return the card to the Crerar Circulation Desk before the end of the day.

Connect to the University of Chicago Library.

Need help? Contact Debbie Stevenson (d-stevenson1@neiu.edu) at (773) 442-4403 or ext. 4403.

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.

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