Collection Development and Strategies Department

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Here Are Just of Few of Our Must-Know Resources

Whether you're looking to get books and materials added to our collection, new faculty in need of research funding, or even accessing our nation-wide network for a rare material-- your Auraria Library is your indispensable partner. We help you get your research, project, paper, and world-changing idea supported with academic sources and materials.

Enjoy these top picks, brought to you by our librarians in the Collections Development and Strategies Department. They work hard to make sure the library has all the materials and resources you need to do your amazing research.

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Fresh Picks From Our Librarians

Every month, our Staff Picks showcases hand-picked books, ebooks, media, databases, videos, journals, and more from our collection. They all highlight a particular topic, popular with our librarians. Find a topic that resonates with you and enjoy discovering more about it:

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Databases Galore!

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Auraria Library has almost 400 databases where you can easily find organized collections of articles, journals, news, streaming videos, primary sources, data, and more. Each month, our librarians like to showcase a database that might be helpful for your research or interests:

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Campus Movie Night?

Did you know Kanopy videos have noncommercial public performance rights, meaning you can stream them for an audience on campus as long as you do not collect an entrance fee? If you are curious about the public performance rights of any other streaming platforms, reach out to the Licensing & Acquisitions Manager!

See Box Office Hits

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Borrow From Other Libraries

Interlibrary Loan

The Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service allows Auraria Campus students, faculty, and staff to request to borrow books, articles, and other materials not owned, or not available, at Auraria Library. The library taps a nation-wide network to borrow needed items, and most articles and book chapters can be delivered electronically right to your ILL account.

Access Our Nation-Wide Network

New Faculty! Get Your $1000 of Library Materials

Auraria Campus’ new faculty can request up to $1,000 of materials and resources in support of their research and creative activities. New faculty who started their appointment in July 2022 or after, are within their first two years of appointment, and are listed as new faculty by their respective institutions qualify for this funding opportunity and can fill out the New Faculty Research Materials Request form.

Request $1,000 in Funding

Can’t Find a Library Book?

StackMap

Find it with StackMap! It's like GPS for the library. StackMap makes it easy to find print materials after you look them up in our catalog. Just click the ”Find It” button after you search our catalog and a map will show you the exact location of the book on the library's 2nd floor.

Try an example search here and look for the "Find It" button.

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Need a Book? We Can Buy It!

Auraria students, faculty, and staff can recommend an item (print book, eBook, journal, database, streaming video, or other resources) to add to our collection. Our librarians will review the recommendation to see if it's a good fit for the library's collections. If so, they'll purchase the requested item and have it in our library collection for you to access.

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