Make library-owned and personal copies of print materials available for limited checkout.

Work with library staff to create reading lists of library materials and outside resources. Digital materials will be uploaded to Canvas.

Borrow books, articles, and other materials from other libraries

Contact Circulation to designate a proxy (UMW student or employee) to conduct library business for you.

Visit participating Virginia academic libraries to borrow materials.

Our research librarians provide course-specific research instruction to classes.

Refer your students to a subject librarian for help with research and citations.

Locate free and low-cost alternatives to traditional, expensive course materials.

Contribute to the institutional repository, and find information on predatory publishing, impact metrics, and more.

Schedule a class trip to Special Collections & University Archives. Librarians are available to provide general introductions to the space and collections, as well as course-specific sessions with related items from the archives or rare book collection.

Work with Special Collections staff to design class projects using materials from the archives and rare book collection.

Schedule a consultation to discuss digital projects and training on the lab’s equipment and software.