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Teaching Support
Library Instruction
Visit our library instruction webpage for more information on requesting a instructional session for your course.
The library has subject guides and course guides prepared by subject specialist. These include resources such as databases and/or journals for a subject or course.
Course Reserves - ARES
Faculty and staff who need material for the current and upcoming terms should contact library_reserves@carleton.ca. Students should check Ares for material and contact staff with any questions.
Citation Help
Resources on citing your sources and using citation management tools
Interlibrary Loans
ILL service is currently available. Requests should be submitted through RACER. Please email any questions to racer@library.carleton.ca.
Archives & Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections (ASC) actively pursues, acquires, and makes available archival collections and rare books in support of research and scholarship at Carleton.
Archives & Special Collections is offering contactless access to collections. At this time, appointments are only available to Carleton students, faculty, and staff. If you are interested in making an appointment, please contact asc@library.carleton.ca and provide information about the material you would like to consult. Please include a call number or archival reference code where applicable. Search for archival collections here, and you can find rare books and special collections, such as the Ottawa Resource Collection, through an Omni search.
Appointments are available from Tuesday to Thursday for a duration of two hours. Please contact Archives & Special Collections a minimum of 48 hours before your desired appointment date.
All general inquiries and reference questions concerning Archives & Special Collections should be sent via email to: asc@library.carleton.ca.
Copyright
Information about copyright and teaching, including use of readings, films, web materials, handouts, etc.
Data Support
- Numeric Data: Provides quantitative research, resources and services.
- Qualitative Data (Nvivo): NVivo is a software package that helps with qualitative data analysis.
- GIS Data: Provides geospatial data, resources and services.
Library Partners
- The Centre for Student Academic Support (CSAS) (e.g. Writing Services) is providing their services remotely.
- The Discovery Centre is providing their services remotely.
- Printing and Photocopying machines (CU on the GO) are available on every floor of the library.
Research Support
Research Consultations
Consult with your subject specialist. We can bring you up-to-date on new resources, help you track down that elusive reference, and show you tricks to get the most out of your searching
Purchase Suggestions
- Request books and other materials using our Purchase Suggestion form
- Request that the library purchase a book you've had published, or donate a copy through Books Published by Faculty Members
Copyright and Author Agreements
Copyright for research including authors' rights, publishing agreements, Creative Commons, Open Access and licensing.
Research Data
Get support for developing your Research Data Management Plan and for depositing your data in a repository such as Dataverse.
Scholarly Communications
Scholarly Communication Services helps scholars use, create, and publish scholarship in ways that promote its dissemination, accessibility, and impact. It includes open access publishing support and repository services, open access publishing, open journal hosting, open education resources and measuring your research impact.
Data Support
- Numeric Data: Provides quantitative research, resources and services.
- Qualitative Data (Nvivo): NVivo is a software package that helps with qualitative data analysis.
- GIS Data: Provides geospatial data, resources and services.
Evidence Synthesis
- The library supports evidence syntheses including systematic and scoping reviews.
- The library provides tools and training, for this type of research.
