Our Subject Librarians can support your teaching and your students' learning. We can help you to: 

• find information and resources for your courses 
• acquire databases, books, videos, journals, etc. for the library collection
• understand Library resources and services that will best support your students
• use copyrighted materials within Fair Use 

Your Subject Librarian can work with you to support information literacy for your students. We can:

• develop instructional tutorials, program and course Research Guides, videos or other learning objects for your classes or programs
• help develop assignments that can be supported by library resources
• present library instruction sessions in person or via Zoom to introduce your students to resources that are appropriate for your assignments
  • Please schedule these at least one week in advance to give librarians time to adequately prepare.

Our Resources and Access Services staff can help you digitize material for use in WorldClassRoom and reserve materials for use in class. 

• In-library reserves (St. Louis campuses)
• Scheduling videos or DVDs for use in classes (U.S. campuses)
• Student pick-up of faculty materials (St. Louis campuses)

To take advantage of these services, email circ@webster.edu. 

For more information on using copyrighted materials in the classroom, visit our guide to copyright and fair use. 

Please direct all printing requests to the Mail and Copy Center. 

Please visit our Faculty Publishing, Research, and Scholarship guide for details about the many ways the University can help you with scholarly publishing:

These suggestions apply to all eResources that you use to support your teaching, including: ebooks, streaming videos, and other items from the library's collection; periodical articles from library databases; open-access textbooks and Open Educational Resources; and other online resources (e.g. YouTube videos and websites). 

• Link students to their program Research Guide for curated lists of best databases and books on their subject, and search tips. 

• If you have pre-selected course readings from library databases or websites:

  • Include a complete citation when listing or linking materials on World Classroom (WCR) or the syllabus to help your students (or library staff) search for the item if the link doesn't work. (Many library databases have a 'cite' tool which generates a citation for you.)

  • Scan and upload PDF files to your World Classroom (Canvas) course page. 

  • For content from a library database, use a Permalink to the items record. The database may have a 'permalink' or 'share link' tool to capture a persistent URL that includes the proxy string. (The link should include the library proxy server string (library3.webster.edu) so that users are prompted to log in/authenticate into the database.) See the FAQ: How do I get a link to an article? for more information.  

  • If you need help capturing URLs or citations, please ask our Research Librarians or the Subject Librarian for your program.

  • Each term, check all links before sharing them with your students.

• Follow Copyright & Fair Use guidelines when posting or distributing all content to students. Limit access to only students in your course.

• Collaborate with your Subject Librarian to:

  • Share your research assignment or design one with us in advance (1 to 2 weeks, please) to ensure resources are available.
  • Link students to pre-recorded videos and training tips. 
  • If your students might benefit from targeted library instruction, work with us to create and front-load it into your class to save time and student frustration.