Services for Faculty

Welcome FIT faculty! 

Click here for up-to-date details on all current FIT Library facilities, services, and support for faculty and students. Contact a specific library unit or use Ask the Library if you have any questions about these or other services.

Services

The library as a whole—and individual units—offers services and materials to support classroom faculty and our shared goals.

Research and Instructional Services | Access Services/Circulation, Periodicals and Electronic Resources, and Acquisitions & Metadata Services | Library Liaison Program  | FIT Digital Image Library (FITDIL) | Digital Initiatives

Research and Instructional Services

The Research and Instructional Services unit supports Information Literacy and provides research assistance for students and faculty. Take advantage of these services and resources to get your students research-ready.

Access Services/Circulation, Periodicals and Electronic Resources, and Acquisitions and Metadata Services

Our Access Services/Circulation, Periodicals and Electronic Resources, and Acquisitions and Metadata Services units offer a range of services that provide support for the curriculum and access to research materials.

 Library Liaison Program

The FIT Library Liaison Program provides a primary contact within the Library for each academic department.

Our goals are:

  • advocating for increased support for the curriculum
  • collaborating in support of curricular initiatives
  • promoting library services and resources to the FIT community
  • informing the collection development needs in subject areas. 

In other words, if you have a question or need related to the library, you can always ask your Liaison!
Find your Liaison here

FIT Digital Image Library (FITDIL)

FIT Digital Image Library (FITDIL)  is an internet-based digital repository database of over 130,000 digital images intended for both research and instructional use by FIT students and faculty.

FITDIL User Guideprovides tips for using this resource. For other questions regarding FITDIL and its use in the classroom, contact Hiroko Suda, FITDIL Database Technologist, (212) 217-4378.

Digital Initiatives 

Digital Images at the FIT Library is committed to collecting and preserving video recordings of the numerous events held on campus—including lectures, exhibitions, discussions, and industry guests—each contributing to make FIT a unique educational institution. Recordings of these events are shared with a wider audience via our Archive on Demand (AOD) platform.

Find out more about AOD