Welcome to KPU Library: Faculty and Instructors

KPU Library supports KPU faculty and instructors in their teaching, research, and academic endeavours. 

Library Resources Every KPU Instructor Should Know


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Liaison Librarians
Liaison Librarians

Connect with a subject specialist and learn about how the library can support you and your students. Your Liaison Librarian is an expert in the resources of your area of study and is happy to help.

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LinkScanOpen
Link.Scan.Open. (LSO)

Link.Scan.Open. is a service that helps digitize or provide connection to material from our library’s collection so it is accessible for you and your students.  

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OPUS
OPUS: Open Publishing Suite

Open Publishing Suite is an award-winning set of services that supports the use and creation of Open Educational Resources. We can help you find open resources to support your instruction and research, and even help you create and adapt an open educational resource.

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Equipment & Media Services
Equipment & Media Services

KPU Library has an equipment lending program! We can lend you equipment ranging from photography supplies, presentation aids, even whiteboards. Each of our campus libraries has an Equipment & Media Services desk. 

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ZTC Ready
ZTC Ready

We can help you reduce your textbook costs and even get you to Zero Textbook Costs. 

For instruction


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Tutorials
Library Instruction Support

KPU Library offers support to instructors and students by providing sessions on library orientation, research skills, academic integrity, and citations. Integrate one or more into your course and help prepare your students on their academic journey.

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Tutorials and Activities
Tutorials & Activities

KPU Librarians have created tutorials and activities for you to integrate into your teaching and courses. Ranging from videos to a badged moodle course, we help create tutorials that focus on building research skills and academic integrity. Our most popular tutorials include: APA Style CitationsChicago Style CitationsMLA Style Citations, Indigenous Information LiteracyDoing Research, and Academic Integrity.

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Guides
Subject Guides and Citation Guides

Best-bet guides for finding information in your field. Our Subject Guides are written by your Liaison Librarian, and features things like database and website recommendations, citation tips, and more. 
Our Citation Guides have info and guidance on how to cite in APA, MLA and Chicago. 

For research


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ILL
Interlibrary Loan

If we don’t have it, but another academic library does, we can get it for you!

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Copyright
Copyright

Learn about how copyright law governs what you can and cannot distribute in your classes. 

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Data Services
Data Services

We have raw data sources and analysis tools and tips to make sense of it all!

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Research Services
Research, Scholarship & Publishing at KPU

We support your research, scholarship and publishing endeavours. Check out what is available to you. 

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KORA
KORA: Kwantlen Open Resource Access

KORA is KPU's institutional repository for collecting, preserving, and providing free online access to scholarly and creative materials created by the KPU community.

Related Information

Library Facilities

Floor plans and information about our spaces.

About the Library

Read our Strategic Plan, our commitments, goals and actions. 

KPU Archives

Need historical information on KPU? Visit KPU Archives and speak with our Archivist. 

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