Library Services For Faculty & Staff
The mission of the university library is to support the teaching, research, and service
programs of the university. This shall be accomplished through instruction, networking,
and access using the appropriate technology, acquisition, organization and maintenance
of necessary information resources. The university library shall also provide the
optimum learning environment for its diverse users.
Ask us for help, for yourself or your students! The Reference Desk is staffed from
the time the Library opens to 7:00pm, or until closing time if earlier. Feel free
to ask questions or contact us.
Have a look at our Annual Report (.PDF) to learn more about what the Library is doing.
Library Reserves
If you would like something placed on reserve, fill out this reserves form and bring it to the circulation desk.
Subject Librarians (your liaisons)
These are your contacts, or Liaisons, at the Library, and you may ask them for help
finding information, acquiring materials, helping your students, and more. Who is
your liaison? You can find out here.
Instruction Program
Don't assume that your students know how to do research just because they can use
a computer. If your students need help, we librarians can come to your classroom and
teach students how to find quality, credible library resources to use for their assignments.
Contact us to learn more or schedule a library instruction session with a librarian.
Your Graduate Assistants
GAs can check out materials for their faculty. To enable this, the GA will need to
visit the library circulation desk with the faculty member's ULM ID card and a letter
with the faculty member's signature which identifies the GA who is authorized to check
out materials. The letter will be kept on file at circulation. This procedure will
need to be repeated if/when the professor changes GAs. GAs may also pick up Interlibrary
Loan materials, and can be added as "authorized users" on the professor's ILL account.
To learn more about ILL, visit the ILL page.
Finding Resources Yourself
Librarians help faculty with their teaching and research. Here are some things you
can do to learn about the library:
• Have a look at our Online Library Tour
• Browse our Frequently Asked Questions
• Visit Our Guides and tutorials page
• Learn about copyright, fair use, and Creative Commons Licensing (CCL) (you can also view a Zoom recording of the presentation)
Acquiring New Materials
Library Allocations, if available, will be sent to department heads by The Dean of
the Library. A list of past expenditures can be found in our Annual Report (.PDF).
ULM faculty, staff, and students are welcome to request the purchase of books and
other media for the Library's collection. Contact us and we will assess requested
items' suitability in view of our Collection Policy (PDF), which explains what we do and do not acquire.
If there is something in the collection you feel should be removed, contact us and
fill out the Censorship Form at the end of the Collection Policy (PDF).
Retired Faculty/staff ID card
Faculty and staff retirees are eligible for a Retired Faculty/staff ID card, which can be obtained at the Warhawk ID Services office.
Retired Faculty/Staff access privileges:
- Loan period is 28 days (may be shortened because of ID privilege expiration date)
- Maximum of 20 items may be checked out
- Maximum of 5 renewals per item
- May place holds; may not place recalls
- Overdue charges:
- $.10/day with a maximum of $50/item for general collection item
- $.20/day for recalled item
- One overdue item results in blocked privileges
- Recalled item not returned results in blocked privileges
- May not use Interlibrary Loan services
- May not check out Reserve items or study room keys
Please remember that ULM is a tobacco/smoke-free campus - vaping is not permitted
in any of the buildings, including the Library.
Library Resources
