For Faculty
What the Library can do for you:
In the Classroom
Classroom Instruction
Do you want students to use scholarly sources and produce higher quality research? Could your students use an overview of information resources related to their subject area? Caltech Librarians can tailor instruction according to your students' needs.
Course Reserves
Place books, copies of articles, and other material (from the Library collection or your own collection) on reserve for your classes. Contact your department liaison or use our course reserve request form (.pdf)
Recommend Materials for Purchase
Librarians will purchase books, e-books, journals, CDs, and other material for the Library collection in support of your classes. You can request trials of databases and we can provide demonstrations and training. Send email to library@caltech.edu or contact us.
Research
Our Web site provides access to a wide array of databases and other resources. Here are some options you may not have already discovered:
Institutional Repository
Our CODA database can host your research papers and other data on our server in a perpetually maintained and discoverable archive. We can be the answer to NIH and NSF proposal requests for data management and retention plans. Caltech librarians adhere to archiving standards and we can be your trusted partner with a long-term perspective regarding planning and storage solutions.
Ask a Librarian
Librarians will provide research assistance by email, phone, or in person. Each librarian liaison has subject expertise to meet your information needs. Ask a Librarian.
Interlibrary Loan
Through our Ibid interlibrary loan service we can get almost any resource you need, including copies of journal articles, books, and dissertations. We pride ourselves on our rapid fulfillment of your requests.
Faculty members and librarians are concerned over the cost of scholarly journals, the barriers to access created by the ever-increasing costs, and the extent to which scholarly information should be more-or-less freely available as a public good. Learn more at Scholarly Communication and at For Authors.