Research & 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 of Alkek Library. Call us at 512.245.2686 or Chat/Email.
The RRC Library's Information Desk is located in Avery 255 on the Round Rock campus. Call us at 512.716.4700 or Chat/Email.
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.
- Please give at least 2 weeks notice
- For class sections and small groups
- Schedule a session in the library or have a librarian visit your classroom
For ENG 1320 class requests: ENG 1320 Library Instruction Form
For all other class requests: Library Instruction Request Form
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.
Need Librarian Expertise in Your Canvas Site?
Faculty can work with librarians to enhance student research skills in Canvas supported courses. Our course embedded librarian program allows faculty members to tap librarian expertise for specific courses in all subject disciplines. By adding the librarian who teaches your class as a participant in the role of 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
The Ask Alkek desk is located on the 2nd floor of Alkek Library.
The RRC Library's Information Desk is located in Avery 255 of the Round Rock campus.