Allen Memorial Library offers many additional support and services to our faculty members.
Information Literacy
VCSU Librarians are happy to provide faculty members with teaching support through Information Literacy instructional sessions. Each session varies in length and subject, and is tailored to the specific subject, topic, and assignment identified by the instructor. To request an instructional session, submit the
Library Instruction Request form or contact
Hannah Beebe. Instruction Literacy session topics include a variety of literacy topics, including but not limited to: evaluating sources, developing search terms, defining a research question, research methods, and research metrics.
Research Guides
Allen Memorial Library staff are happy to create course specific research guides to direct students to the best resources and research skills for a specific assignment. If you would like to request a custom research guide, please submit the
Request an Online Research Guide form.
Faculty Research Assistance
The Reference Desk located at Allen Memorial Library is staffed Monday - Friday, 8am-4pm, and the staff at the desk would be more than happy to assist with research. You can reach out to
Hannah Beebe and/or schedule an appointment with any of the VCSU professional librarians using the
Book a Research Session form in advance.
Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary Loan is a service that allows members of the VCSU Community to request articles and borrow books and other physical items from thousands of participating libraries. Take advantage of this service to borrow anything you need for class or fun that we don't own. Request items from other libraries using your online library account. When requests arrive, you will receive an email notification. When you are finished with the materials, simply return them to the Library. For more information on how to take advantage of ILL, please visit our page on Interlibrary Loans.
Course Reserves
The library operates a reserve collection of books in heavy demand for course-related readings. Items can be placed on reserve for loan periods of three hours, one day, three days, or one week. To complete a course reserve request, please submit the
Course Reserve Request form.
Suggestion for Purchase
The collection at Allen Memorial Library is curated based on the courses and programs taught at VCSU, and we are always happy to receive recommendations. Is there an item that you would like the library to have, but it does not yet hold? Use the
Suggestion for Purchase form to submit your recommendations.
Reserve a Library Classroom
Library Classrooms are equipped with standard classroom technology. The primary use of the library classrooms is instructional, either for courses or study groups. Submit a
Meeting Request – No Setup form for booking lessons, seminars, test prep consultations and other instructional uses. Visit the
Library Spaces page for more information.