Instruction and Consultations

---

Library Research Classes

The Reference and Research Services Division of the UW Libraries offers a range of library instruction sessions for classes and individuals, with primary consideration given to upper division courses in the humanities and social sciences.

• Customized instruction sessions designed to introduce students to discipline-specific resources and advanced research techniques can be arranged by your subject librarian. You may also fill in this request form. Please allow at least 14 days to arrange a class.

• Classes for which customized library instruction has been offered in the past include
  • Geography 371: World Hunger
  • English 498: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels
  • English 546: Psychoanalysis and Colonization
  • History 474: 19th Century Britain
  • REECA 490: Electronic Resources and Research Methods in Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies

• Library instruction sessions employ a wide range of instructional methods and may feature one or more of the following:
  • a customized bibliography of resources available for the course assignment(s)
  • demonstration or hands-on instruction with library databases or other appropriate resources
  • demonstration or hands-on instruction with the World Wide Web
  • demonstration and discussion of research strategies and techniques
  • active learning activities to develop and apply criteria for critical evaluation of sources

Consultations

The Reference and Research Services Division offers individual research consultations to faculty and students of the University of Washington.

Faculty Consultations

Faculty should contact their subject librarian for consultations. These consultations can include an introduction to the University Libraries, discussion of particular library assignments, an introduction to databases and the internet amongst other things. If you do not know your subject librarian check the list of subject librarians.

Students

UW students can request an appointment with a reference librarian at the reference desk, by contacting a subject librarian or using an online request form. Librarians can go over library sources (both electronic and print) which will be useful for your research, provide a general introduction to the University Libraries and provide help on using library databases and the internet. If you do not know your subject librarian check the list of subject librarians.