The UW Libraries is pleased to welcome you back to campus for the 1996-1997 academic year. This issue of Library Directions features library services that are intended to make your teaching and research easier by bringing the library to your desktop. The new UWired Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology in the Odegaard Undergraduate Library, which is described in this issue, is designed to assist you in integrating technology into your teaching activities. Other features describe a variety of Libraries activities that help us fulfill our mission to improve the educational program of the University through excellent library services and collections.

This issue also details the extent to which the University Libraries serves as a resource to the community at large, a role we are pleased to fulfill.

As you settle in for the new school year, please let us know how we may better serve you.