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Library Support for Faculty and Instructors @ Pitt: Library Resources for Faculty, Instructors, and TAs

This guide is designed to give an overview of the services the ULS provides to Faculty and Instructors at the University of Pittsburgh

The University Library System

The University of Pittsburgh libraries and collections provide an abundant amount of information and services to our students, faculty, staff, administrators, and researchers. In fiscal year 2012, the University’s 25 libraries and collections have surpassed 6.6 million volumes. In addition, they contain more than 5.5 million microforms, and over 279,000 current serials.

The ULS offers many resources for your course. From our Database A-Z list to information about copyright, contact the library for your course needs.

Find detailed information about all of the services the ULS offers to faculty at http://library.pitt.edu/faculty.

Library Tours

Hillman Library Tours

Join us for a free introduction to the University Library System and Hillman Library. All tours are currently by appointment only. To schedule a tour appointment, please contact Leslie Poljak l.poljak@pitt.edu.

Academic Integrity & Plagiarism

Pitt Libraries on Twitter

Faculty Resources

Did you know books and articles could be delivered directly to your office, saving you time?  Click to learn more:

Do you need a book for your class or for research that they library doesn't own:

Learn about intellectual property and copyright with the Office of Scholarly Communications and Publishing (OSCP):

Are you looking for a librarian that specializes in a specific subject? Take a look at the full listing of librarians:

Citation Management

Learning to use a citation management programs can help save you time by allowing you to:

  • Import citations from sources like PITTCat+ and article databases
  • Automatically generate bibliographies
  • Collaborate easily with other researchers online
  • Easily import papers from other research software
  • Access your papers from anywhere online

The University Library System offers Mendeley and EndNote training sessions for University faculty, staff and students.  Each hands-on class is an hour and a half long, and free for all Pitt affiliates.  Class sizes are limited, so please register for a class.