Teaching Support
Library Instruction
Book a library instruction session for your class, including sessions in Special Collections and University Archives. Find out how the library can support your teaching.
Library Resources for Blackboard
Find out how to embed library resources into your Blackboard course.
Article Linker
Create short links to articles to which the library subscribes and grab the citation as HTML for your online reading list.
Course Reserves: Books
(Call 619-594-6793)
Find out how to put a book on reserve for your class.
Course Reserves: Media
Find out how to put media on reserve for your class.
Course Guides
Librarians have developed course-specific guides, with links to relevant resources.
Plagiarism Tutorials
Librarians have developed tutorials on plagiarism and paraphrasing, which can be used in conjunction with a class assignment.
SDSU Syllabus Collection
Online syllabi collection for San Diego State University.
Library Collections
OneSearch (direct link)
OneSearch provides access to the 8 million items previously found in the SDSU Online Catalog, along with results from nearly 200 journal database packages. Faculty may check out books for 365 days, with one renewal. Additional information about borrowing services.
Library Purchase Request Form
Recommend material that you feel should be added to the library collection.
Request materials from other libraries
- Circuit is the San Diego-wide borrowing system for books.
- CSU+ is the CSU-wide system for books and media.
- Interlibrary loan is for books, articles, and media.
Research Support
Find Your Subject Librarian
Find the librarian with expertise in your subject area.
Research Guides
Librarians have developed subject-specific research guides, with links to relevant subject databases and related resources.
Research Services
Help for your questions about library resources in person, by phone, by text, by email, and by 24/7 online chat.
Remote Access
Faculty may access library resources from off-campus, after authenticating with your SDSUid and password.
Proxy cards
Proxy cards permit faculty to designate individuals of their choosing to borrow library material in their name. Forms are available at the circulation/course reserves desk.
New book alerts
See what's new in your subject area. Click the share this page/RSS button to add it to your RSS feed reader.
Citation Management Research Guide
Describes the SDSU recommended software packages (both free and fee) for keeping tracking of all your articles, books, etc.
MyRI: Journal Impact Metrics & Ranking
Explains journal metrics and describes journal ranking tools available at SDSU. One of 3 guides in the Measuring your Research Impact (MyRI) series.
Data Management Plan Support
Find out about library data hosting and description services to help satisfy grant applications.