Special Collections provides reference and research assistance during its business hours. Appointments are encouraged for any research need that may require a significant amount of time.
Special Collections offers customized instruction in the content and use of our collections. Please contact a Special Collections staff member to work out specific arrangements or you may use this library instruction form.
See our Instruction page for more information on our instruction offerings.
Special Collections has materials in our collections that may be used for OER. If you are interested in exploring this option, reach out to us or to Ginelle Baskin, Walker Library's Student Success & Open Education Librarian, to start the discussion.
Special Collections is able to offer practicum/ field work experience for MLS graduate students. We offer projects that provide field experience in a variety of areas in a special collections setting. We are only able to take on one student per semester.
Some examples of experience we can offer: collection processing, cataloging, inventory, material conservation via enclosures, archival arrangement, and exhibit curation.
Interested students should follow the application guidelines available on the James E. Walker Fieldwork/Practicum page.
