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Services to SMU Faculty
The Li Ka Shing Library is committed to supporting faculty in their research and teaching activities and to providing services that will enhance their productivity. Below outlines key library services for faculty, including the new One-Stop Form. Details on faculty library borrowing privileges are available at Loan Privileges.
Click to view a video clip of the presentation by the University Librarian at the recent Faculty Teaching Forum (07 December 2006) on library support for teaching and learning.
For personal database training and research assistance with your projects, you may schedule an appointment with a librarian who specialises in the subject field. You may submit your requests and questions to us either- In-person at the Information Services Centre on level 3 of the library (weekdays from 12:00pm -- 6:00pm)
- Via email
- Online through Ask The Library
- By telephone at 68280355.
The Research Consultation Room is located on level 3 in the library, next to the Information Services Centre.
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For reference questions and general enquiries about locating materials in the library or your loan, please either
- Approach our staff on duty at the desks
- Email your questions to us
- Submit your questions via Ask The Library
- Contact us by telephone at 68280355.
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Please refer to eWise for information on visiting the NUS libraries.
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The One-Stop Form provides a single interface where you can submit your requests to the library for any of following services:
- Course Reserves
You may recommend textbooks used for your courses to be made available in the library for your students. Core texts are placed in the Course Reserve Collection for two-hour loan by students while supplementary texts in the Lending Collection for three-week loan.
- Course Packs & Reading Lists
Course Packs are compilations of reading materials such as articles and/or book chapters which are made available to students either in hardcopies or electronically after the necessary copyright clearance has been obtained. Reading Lists comprise links to electronic resources in the library.
If you have a list of publications for course pack and reading list, please contact Course Support Service directly. In addition, you may refer to the FAQs for information on distributing your own materials in class.
Please note that the sponsorship from Lee Foundation on the usage of Ivey case studies in all three Universities in Singapore (NUS, NTU, SMU) will cease from 1st Aug 2008. Hence, from 1st Aug 2008, if you intend to use Ivey case studies in your course, you will need to ensure that the copyright fees have been paid. You may contact css@smu.edu.sg to prepare a course pack for your case studies. The cost of copyright fees and course pack will be borne by students.
Document/Material Delivery Service
The library provides free document/material delivery service to SMU faculty which includes request to obtain articles, books, working papers, dissertations, and so on. This service is restricted to materials that are related to work, teaching and research only .
You may place a request to borrow book(s) not owned by the library. The library will seek to borrow the book(s) for you from an external source. You will be responsible for the items borrowed and overdue fines incurred if any.
The library explores a variety of means to obtain copies of articles or book chapters not found in the Li Ka Shing Library collection which are needed for your research and/or teaching. Please provide as much details as possible about the source of information.
Singapore copyright restrictions apply to document delivery use and distribution by faculty.
Please note the types of materials which cannot be obtained through interlibrary loan or document delivery service (listed here).
New Materials Recommendation
You can recommend new materials to the library to consider adding to the collection. Please provide as much details as possible about the source of information and to indicate clearly if they are intended for use as recommended texts/readings.
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Library and In-class Instruction for Students
The library offers regular training for students on the use of information resources and basic research skills. You can request the library to conduct in-class instruction that are customised to cover resources that are relevant to the particular course you are teaching. The library would also be pleased to work with you to integrate library resources into the curriculum such as developing guides for your courses.
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Online Access to Your Library Account
My Library Account Enquiry 
allows you to access your borrowing record online and to view the library items you have borrowed and reserved. You may also renew items borrowed online via this service.
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