{"id":33,"date":"2013-09-13T17:40:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T17:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/library?page_id=33"},"modified":"2025-08-08T10:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T17:27:06","slug":"faculty-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/library\/services\/faculty-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty and Staff Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/library\/images\/081022-new-library-tour-04.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Students sitting in the classroom taking notes.\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/library\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Library<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/library\/services\/\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Library Services<\/a>\n    <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\"><\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-start\">\n              <div class=\"w-full lg:w-5\/12 2xl:w-4\/12 -mt-80 md:-mt-112 mb-48 px-12 lg:pr-32\">\n                              <nav class=\"py-28 px-40 2xl:px-64 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-gray-darker text-white mb-40\">\n            <ul>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/library\/services\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Library Services<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/library\/services\/students\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Services<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/library\/services\/faculty-staff\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Faculty and Staff Services<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/library\/services\/clinical-faculty-and-preceptors\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Services<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/library\/services\/opti-west\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">OPTI-West Services<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/library\/services\/sdhs\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">San Diego Humane Society (SDHS) Residents<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/library\/services\/uhs-residents\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Universal Healthcare Services Residents<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/library\/services\/alumni\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Alumni Services<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/library\/services\/visitors\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Visitor Information<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/nav>\n                            <\/div>\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content lg:w-7\/12 2xl:w-7\/12\">\n        <h2>Borrowing<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/westernu.illiad.oclc.org\/illiad\/logon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request Articles<\/a>: <span class=\"TextRun SCXW38906658 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW38906658 BCX9\">Can\u2019t find an item in our collection? Request it and we will search other libraries for a copy.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/westernu.illiad.oclc.org\/illiad\/logon.html#booksbymail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Books by Mail<\/a>: Are you on the Oregon campus? We will mail you a book from the library collection.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/library\/services\/reciprocal-borrowing\/\">Borrow from SCELC Libraries<\/a>: <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141274113 BCX9\">Borrow from<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141274113 BCX9\">participating Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) Member <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141274113 BCX9\">libraries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/westernu.libinsight.com\/add.php?wid=1&amp;type=1&amp;token=c4d9ecc49e16e60eaf583dfe7ec5352b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recommend a Purchase<\/a>: Let us know if there are any books, journals, media, or other items that you recommend we add to our collection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Faculty &amp; Staff Loan Periods for physical material:<\/p>\n<table class=\"table-styled header-left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>GROUPS\/ITEMS\u00a0<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>\u00a0BORROWING PERIODS<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Faculty<\/td>\n<td>6 weeks,\u00a02 renewals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Adjunct Faculty<\/td>\n<td>6 weeks, no renewals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Staff<\/td>\n<td>1 month, no renewals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reserve Items<\/td>\n<td>Varies by reserve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interlibrary Loan Books<\/td>\n<td>3 weeks, no renewal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theses &amp; Dissertations<\/td>\n<td>1 month, no renewal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Journals<\/td>\n<td>Library Use Only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Course Director Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/library\/services\/library-liaison\/\">Who is my Library Liaison?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/westernu.libguides.com\/az\/databases?s=160819\">Ebooks<\/a>: Explore our ebook databases for many of the required textbooks, as well as supplemental slides, images, case studies, and multimedia<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/westernu.libguides.com\/az\/databases?s=62803\">Anatomy Resources<\/a>: A helpful supplement to anatomy labs for student learning<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/library\/services\/reserves\/\">Course Reserves<\/a>: Place items related to the course curriculum on reserve for student use.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Educational Services\" href=\"\/library\/services\/educational-services\/\">In-Class Teaching<\/a>: Librarians can teach in your class to help students with topics such as:\n<ul>\n<li>Evidence-Based Practice<\/li>\n<li>Library Resources<\/li>\n<li>Citation and EndNote<\/li>\n<li>Copyright and Plagiarism<\/li>\n<li>Health Literacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/westernu.libguides.com\/copyright\">Copyright Information &amp; Resources<\/a>: Learn about copyright basics, guidelines, common copyright issues, and best practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructor Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/westernu.libguides.com\/az\/databases?s=108017\">Find Articles<\/a>: Search our primary literature databases for journal articles on your instructional topics.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/westernu.libguides.com\/images\">Image Resources<\/a>: Resources for finding medical images for course lectures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Researcher Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe2lAVKBNeh_3kaO7VxzZo4ml8Ha4QSIauot02s6b-H1hYjeQ\/viewform\">Literature Search<\/a>: We will search databases to find literature relevant to your research topic.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/westernu.libguides.com\/c.php?g=318282\">NIH Public Access Policy<\/a>: A guide on publishing research supported by an NIH grant.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/library\/services\/endnote\/\">EndNote<\/a>: Save and organize your citations on EndNote, a bibliographic management software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Clinical Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/westernu.libguides.com\/az\/databases?s=108016\">Point of Care<\/a>: Databases and apps for use in training students at the point of care.<span class=\"TextRun SCXW116273421 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116273421 BCX9\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Professional Development<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/cetl\/\">Faculty and Staff Development Workshops<\/a>: We partner with CETL to provide faculty\u00a0and staff\u00a0training on databases, bibliography software, and more.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/westernu.libguides.com\/career\">Staff Development Books<\/a>: A collection of professional development ebooks jointly funded by WesternU Staff Council and the Pumerantz Library.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/westernu.libanswers.com\/faq\/240165\">How can I earn CME credits?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/westernu.libguides.com\/writing-for-publication\/choosing-where-publish\">Choosing Where to Publish<\/a>: Assistance choosing suitable journals for publication, including Impact Factor, journals that publish case reports, and journals that waive publication fees for WesternU corresponding authors<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.openathens.net\/redirector\/westernu.edu?url=https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chronicle of Higher Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.ebsco.com\/c\/fbllaq\/search\/advanced\/filters?db=afh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Search Elite<\/a>: Database with educational literature.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.ebsco.com\/c\/fbllaq\/search\/advanced\/filters?db=bsh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Source Elite<\/a>: Database of business literature, including publications like <em>Harvard Business Review<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap flex-col-reverse md:flex-row-reverse md:justify-center md:items-center lg:px-112 place-content-center\">\n      <div class=\"w-full md:w-6\/12 pl-12 pr-20 mt-40\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-yellow\">\n          <div class=\"relative w-full h-256 sm:h-320 md:h-440 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 transform -translate-y-10 translate-x-8 md:-translate-y-18 md:translate-x-16 overflow-hidden\">\n\n                                      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/library\/images\/plc-is.png\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"books and articles hovering over laptop\">\n                        \n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 md:mt-0 px-12 md:pb-40\">\n                  \t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--default\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-red-light\">Remote Access to<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-red\">Electronic Resources<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-black\">Use your WesternU login to access electronic articles, books, journals, and more.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nYou can find solutions for common issues when accessing remote content on the Remote Access page. 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