Overview
A Steenbock liaison librarian works as principal contact for each department and program we serve. Your liaison is a specialist in library materials for your discipline, and is ready to help with any questions you may have about using our collections and services. Services that library liaisons provide include:
- Help with library services and policies (e.g., Library Express, faculty runner cards, borrowing books from other UW System libraries.)
- Set up email alerts to tell you about new articles matching your topic criteria, and tables of contents of your favorite journals
- In-depth reference consultations—in our office or yours! (e.g., help with strategy and database choices, setting up your own alerts)
- Customized instructional sessions and course web pages for students (e.g, hands-on training in using specific databases in your subject area, using Web of Knowledge for cited reference searching, evaluating websites)
- Citation verifications
- Assistance with purchase requests
- Consult on questions related to publishing your research (e.g., identifying target journals, managing copyright, measuring research impact, open access publishing)
- In-depth orientation for new faculty, staff, graduate students, and project and research assistants