Teaching Support
Library Instruction
Librarians are available to teach research sessions customized for your students and course(s) during or outside of class hours. Schedule an appointment with a Librarian and let us know when you would like us to speak with your students.
Research Guides
Assigning a research project for your students? Request a Research Guide tailored to an assignment or subject area.
Course Materials
You can request that books from Ginn's collection, as well as your own personal copies of books, articles, etc., be held on Reserve in the library for your students to use. See the Course Readings page for more information.
You may also want to learn about policies related to library reserves, including Fair Use.
Video
Browse the Tufts Libraries film collection and stream videos via Canvas for your students to watch.
Research Support
Research Assistance
Consult a librarian about your research interests and project. Ginn library staff can help with locating and accessing information (articles, data, etc.) and verifying elusive citations. For more information on our research support services, contact us.
Copyright Guidelines for Canvas
Learn about copyright management, fair use, and open source publishing on the Tufts libraries' Scholarly Communications page.
Data Management
Consult with Tufts data experts on data management planning and storage.
Collections and Borrowing
Book Scanning
Need a book chapter or article in pdf for your own research or for a class you are teaching? Let us know what you need and we will scan articles or chapters for you.
Using Other Libraries
Fletcher faculty can gain access and borrow directly from many libraries in the greater Boston area.
Requesting Books
Request to borrow materials from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan.
Recommend a book, journal or other resource for Ginn to purchase to add to our collection.
Teaching with Technology
Tufts Educational Technology Services (ETS) supports faculty with using technology resources in and outside of classes.
ETS offers assistance with course design and incorporating technology tools. They also offer tech support for:
- Canvas
- Qualtrics
- VoiceThreads
- Lecture Capture
- Kaltura
- WordPress
- ...and more.
The Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CELT) offers workshops and consultations.
Uploading to Canvas
Need help uploading a syllabus to Canvas? Ask Ginn Library staff for assistance.
Classroom Tech Support
Ask for help setting up a video conference (e.g. Skype or WebEx), or for assistance with the technology in Fletcher classrooms.
Managing your Citations
There are multiple citation tools you can use.