The WCC Library offers many services to support instruction, including:
This list is not complete. The Library welcomes all types of collaboration with instructors, so please contact us if you have an idea about how the Library can serve you and your students.
To best assist your students with assignments requiring research or a visit to the Library, please consult with a librarian in advance. Librarians can:
Contact your discipline liaison librarian to discuss any of these possibilities.
The Library offers presentations and learning activities tailored to your specific courses and assignments – and in a variety of learning environments. Please contact us at least a week in advance (two weeks is even better) so we can best prepare to meet your students' needs and learning outcomes. (Note: In support of student learning, your attentive presence and participation are expected during library instruction sessions.)
Here are examples of common library instruction topics, and a rough estimate of the time the topic can take to cover (depending on the learning objectives):
Use our Reserves service to make supplemental materials and equipment available to your students. You can put personal or library copies of books, articles, videos, and other items on Reserve. You designate whether those materials are available for use within the library only, or can be borrowed for 2 or 7 nights. (Note: To provide safe access to Reserve materials during the pandemic, the library offers limited scanning of print reserve items.)
See our Course Reserves page for relevant policies, the submission form, and instructions.
We always welcome your suggestions for books, films, and other materials that support your curriculum.
To make a suggestion, please contact your discipline liaison librarian:
Arts & Humanities: Ellie Seaton
Hawaiʻi: Cindy Texeira
Social Sciences: Sarah Gray
STEM: Tara Severns
The Library also has books on andragogy and other teaching resources.