Services for teaching staff

• We need at least eight weeks notice in order to have reading lists and textbooks ready at start of semester. We may need to order textbooks from overseas or get copies of readings from another library
• We ensure access to textbooks and reading list material based on your Electronic Course Profile (ECP)
• Our online reading list system helps students easily access and manage their readings

More about submitting your reading list to the Library.

Thinking about an e-textbook? Avoid the pitfalls with our e-textbook FAQs or talk to your librarian.

We provide scholarly, copyright-friendly video which can be used in lectures or for flipped classrooms:

• most video is available as online streaming
• video includes instructional material across a range of subject areas such as health and medical sciences, primary sources for humanities, documentaries, feature films and more
• you can use Library Search to find video or browse specific databases by subject - see our guide to finding video
• we can record TV programs for streaming in classes or linking from Blackboard

• Learn.UQ (Blackboard) sites by default contain links to the Library and the Library reading list for your course
• Teaching digital and study skills in your course has instructions on how to link or embed the Digital Essentials and Assignment Essentials modules. These online modules focus on developing student’s digital and study skills. 
• The UQ Assessment Ideas Factory is a searchable database of assessment techniques. You can use the database to find assessment techniques to use in your courses. You can also contribute your assessment techniques to the database.
• Find Open Educational Resources (OER) that you can use in teaching, courses and MOOCs
• Always check copyright and licensing conditions before uploading PDFs to Learn.UQ. In most cases, you will only be permitted to link to a resource rather than upload the file itself. Get copyright advice if you’re unsure
• How to link to full text in Learn.UQ or elsewhere - ensure students can get access off-campus
• How to prepare Library video for embedding in Learn.UQ or elsewhere
• How to add courses and videos from Lynda.com into Learn.UQ

Find out about our services in support of teaching with special collections for your course. Inform, educate and engage students in topics across many disciplines using original material and objects.

Our copyright advice service provides guides, training and consultation on copyright issues related to teaching.

We provide many options for student training and skills development:

• Assignment Essentials focuses on helping students find, use and evaluate information for learning.
• Digital Essentials will develop students’ digital capabilities and knowledge.
• Your librarian can deliver tailored in-class training and workshops including:
  • finding quality, relevant information for assignments
  • introductory and advanced use of databases
  • introductory and advanced research techniques
  • classes featuring special collections from the Fryer Library
  • awareness of referencing and using referencing software for specific disciplines
• We offer regularly scheduled training classes for students in software packages, such as Microsoft Office, Infographics and R and RStudio
• We have online courses from Lynda.com including:
  • software packages such as Microsoft Office, statistics packages, video editing tools
  • group assignment skills such as working in teams, effective communication

• Our services for students include help, study spaces, past exam papers and assignment research assistance
• When students log into My Library, they see information related to their enrolled courses including their reading lists, past exam papers and subject guides
• Your librarian can contribute to faculty or school orientation programs
• The Library works with Student Services to support students with a disability

If you get lots of questions from students about Library related topics (e.g. finding information), ask your librarian what we can do to help.

UQ aims to create game-changing graduates with the skills to succeed in the 21st century workplace. The Information and Digital Literacy Strategic Framework, 2016-2020 (PDF, 308 MB) underpins the Library's support for the development of information and digital literacy skills across the UQ community. As part of the implementation of this framework, the Library has created two suites of online modules:

• Assignment Essentials — to build students' study and assignment skills
• Digital Essentials — to develop students’ digital skills

For further information about the framework see Information and Digital Literacy.

Prevent problems caused by students not citing properly:

• iThenticate is a plagiarism detection tool available to UQ staff and Higher Degree by Research candidates, used to ensure the originality of written work before publication.

  • Access iThenticate
  • Why use iThenticate?
  • Staff guide to get started with iThenticate
• Refer your students to our online referencing style guides for common referencing styles
• Make clear in your Electronic Course Profile what referencing style is required - this helps us direct students to the right guide
• Tell your students about our free access to Endnote and our referencing software training and assistance

Be aware that the Library does not check referencing for students - those queries are always referred to the lecturer.

When proposing a new course or program, you must include evidence of consultation with the Library.

Find out more about how the Library will assist with your proposal.