Reference & Instruction Services
Axe Library Reference Department
The Reference Department offers many services to students, faculty and community library users.
- Ask a Reference Librarian in-person or online if you need help.
- Assistance in finding information on both general and specific research topics. Services are provided in-person, IM, phone or e-mail form.
- Developing search strategies for research papers.
- Teaching patrons how to search the Library Catalog and Online Databases.
- Locating historical information and statistics.
- Answering questions about the services and resources of the Axe Library or Technology Library.
- Providing individual and group instruction on the use of library resources and the internet.
- Accessing and searching specialized databases.
- Learn the Beginner's Library Guide
If you have any questions please reach out. We are happy to give you a hand.
Instruction Services
The goal of library instruction is to promote information literacy. While learning to identify appropriate information sources is important, being able to critically evaluate sources is necessary for survival in today's information age.
In order to help users fully use and evaluate information sources, Axe librarians provide instruction to classes as well as individuals. Services also include designing exercises, creating guides to resources, and teaching search strategies.
- Assist you in scheduling a library study space, for large or small group collaboration
- Classroom instruction
- 24 computers for hands-on interactive instruction
- Schedule the library instruction classroom
- Visits to your classroom
- For a brief overview or demonstration of resources
- Library orientation
- Physical tours through the library to highlight resources and service points
- Faculty/Library collaborative assignments
- Create meaningful learning activities to develop library and research skills
- Research consultation
- Set up consultation sessions with individual students to help them with research strategy and searching
- Subject guides for your class
- Faculty training
- Support instructional activities in the classroom