Library Instruction

We encourage you to contact us before or near the start of the semester, as workshop slots fill up quickly. Due to staffing and space limitations in the library, concurrent scheduling may not be possible, so please have a second choice of date ready just in case.

• Multiple scheduling methods are available including:
  • By phone - Andersen Library (262) 472-1032; Lenox Library (608) 758-6533
  • By email - refdesk@uww.edu 
  • In-person - Andersen Library Reference Desk or Lenox Library Information Desk
  • By contacting your department's librarian liaison or Martha Stephenson, the library instruction coordinator, directly
• Sessions are scheduled on a first-come-first-served basis
• Advanced notice of two weeks minimum is required
• Provide us with details such as date, time, class length and time allotted, and research prompt in addition to the concepts or skills you want covered
• Schedule a session for the point of need, as students who have an assignment to focus on tend to get the most out of their library workshop
• Requests for a specific librarian will be honored if possible
• Instruction is typically on just a few concepts, skills, resources, and services. The Workshop Focus tab includes a list of commonly requests
• Specific concepts or skills may be taught using a flipped classroom model, so that in-class time is devoted using them, participating in critical thinking activities, doing students' own hands-on research, and receiving one-on-one help.

Contact us early in your planning process to request tutorials, videos, and class guides. Due to time limitations, it may not be possible to create requested learning objects with a short turnaround time.

We can create asynchronous learning objects in combination with face-to-face or online synchronous instruction, or as standalone instructional tools. When created in conjunction with a live workshop, the specific concepts or skills may be taught free up in-class time, allowing for participation in critical thinking activities, doing students' own hands-on research, and receiving one-on-one help.

• Multiple scheduling methods are available including:
  • By phone - Andersen Library (262) 472-1032; Lenox Library (608) 758-6533
  • By email - refdesk@uww.edu 
  • In-person - Andersen Library Reference Desk or Lenox Library Information Desk
  • By contacting your department's librarian liaison or Martha Stephenson, the library instruction coordinator, directly
• Advanced notice of four weeks minimum is required if new videos or tutorials are needed
• Provide your librarian with details such as access start and end dates, and research prompt in addition to the concepts and skills you want covered
• Schedule learning objects for the point of need, as students who have an assignment to focus on tend to get the most out watching videos, taking tutorials, and reading guides
• Videos and tutorials typically focus on a minimal number of concepts, skills, resources, and services. The Workshop Focus tab includes a list of common requests
• Course or assignment guides such as this one collect information and links to databases, sources, citation resources, videos, tutorials, and more

• The librarian will meet you and your students in the open area near the Circulation Desk and Thought Station for in-person visits unless other arrangements are made
• Instructors are strongly encouraged to accompany students to maximize the effectiveness of the session