Research and Instruction
Research Assistance
Research librarians and assistants are here to help you with your research and academic needs. We offer several services and tools to make your research experience successful.
- The Ask Alkek desk is located on the 2nd floor - hours
- Phone: 512.245.2686
- Chat or email
- Request a Research Consultation
- Course Guides
- Subject Guides
- Tutorials, see our YouTube channel too!
- Writing Citation Guides
- Workshops
Schedule Instruction
Research Librarians can provide hands-on instruction sessions. Based on availability of staff and spaces, we will do the best to accommodate your requests during busier times of the semester.
Library Instruction Request Form
- Please give at least a 2 week notice
- For class sections and small groups
- Schedule a session in the library or have a librarian visit your classroom
Roving Research Assistance
Research librarians can come to your school, department, residence hall, computer lab, or anywhere else you need us to be to answer research questions. Roving Research Assistance request.
Need Librarian Expertise in Your TRACS Site?
Faculty can work with librarians to enhance student research skills in TRACS-supported courses. Our course embedded librarian program allows faculty members to tap librarian expertise for specific courses in all subject disciplines. If you add the librarian who teaches your class as a participant in the role of University Librarian they can add:
- a customized Library Resources Page
- links to Research Tutorials
- links to customized Course Guides
- links to Subject Guides
- links to Library Databases for articles
Contact Us
Ask A Librarian
Librarians by Subject
Location
The Ask Alkek Desk is located on the 2nd floor.
