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Services to SMU Faculty

Course Reading Distribution
Institutional Repository
ILL and DDS 		Library Instruction for Students
Library Opening Hours
Loan Privileges
 My Library Account
Off-Campus Access
Research Support
 Access to Other Libraries


The Li Ka Shing Library is committed to support faculty in their research and teaching activities and to provide services that enhance their productivity.


Research Support

Research Consultation
For assistance with your research project, personal database training, library resources, or training your research assistant on the use of library resources, please contact:

Desk:
Email:
Phone

Information Services Centre, Level 3 (see opening hours)
library@smu.edu.sg
(65) 6828-0355

Your research librarians are: Publishing
Check the journals in your subject area by using the following tools:

Library Instruction for Students

The research librarians offer regular training for students on the use of information resources and basic research skills. Request for in-class instruction customised to cover resources relevant to your course. The research librarians can also work with you to integrate library resources into the curriculum by developing research guides for your courses.


Loan Privileges

Faculty could borrow unlimited number of items. More details can be found at Loan Privileges page.
For assistance and questions on borrowing and loan privileges, email library@smu.edu.sg or speak to library staff at the Customer Service Centre on Level 2.


My Library Account

Use My Library Account to:
  • view / renew your borrowed items
  • view / cancel your requests (holds)
  • view your borrowing history

Library Opening Hours

Check the current opening hours.


Course Reading Distribution

The library offers faculty a variety of methods to distribute course readings to students.

  • As electronic links to journal articles available in the Library’s electronic collection
  • As scanned chapters/articles on the Learning Management System (from books or journals belonging to publishers represented by CLASS, Copyright Licensing and Administration  Society of Singapore Ltd)
  • As books or ebooks in the Library’s collection
  • As hardcopy course packs for items (students will need to purchase the course packs) 
You may contact the library with your reading list or submit your course reserve requests online. Your course reserves and course pack/e-reserves requests can be tracked online as well. Faculty teaching postgraduate courses may contact their respective program administrators for assistance.


Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery Services

You may request for journal articles, book chapters and books that are not available in the library’s collection for your teaching, learning or research needs. Do note the type of materials that cannot be brought in due to copyright restriction or exclusion policies for interlibrary loan and document delivery services. Please submit your requests online.


Institutional Repository Services

Institutional Repository Services include:
- Dissemination of research and scholarly materials via InK - Institutional Knowledge at SMU
- Information on publishers’ copyright and access policies
- Set up of ResearcherID accounts

Access to Other Singapore Libraries

Library provides assistance if you wish to visit other academic libraries.


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Last updated on 14 May, 2012 by Li Ka Shing Library