Reference and Instruction Services

Reference

The Education Library provides reference assistance and individual research consultations as well as formal class instruction and workshops. Other library workshops can be found at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/jgs/instruct.html.

The Reference Desk, located adjacent to the Circulation Desk and library workstations, is staffed during the following hours: 

Monday-Tuesday, Thursday	11:00 AM-12:00 PM; 1:00-5:00 PM; 7:00- 9:00 PM
Wednesday	11:00 AM-12:00 PM; 1:00-2:00 PM; 3:00-5:00 PM; 7:00-9:00 PM
Friday	11:00 AM-12:00 PM; 1:00-5:00PM

These hours are subject to change. Normal hours and any changes are posted on the Reference Desk.

The Reference staff will be happy to assist you in all aspects of library instruction. Feel free to ask for help in answering reference and research questions, library instruction, accessing the online catalogs from home, and using any library resources.

Research consultations and formal class instruction

The Education Librarians are available for consultation with individual students or faculty by appointment. Please contact:

Iona Malanchuk, Head, Education Library ionmala@ufl.edu
Marilyn N. Ochoa, Assistant Head, Education Library mnochoa@ufl.edu.

Fall 2009 Orientations--Schedule

All sessions are held in the Education Library Classroom. No reservations are necessary.

Using RefWorks: The Basics

Wednesday, September 9 - 12:00-1:00 PM

Thursday, October 1 - 12:00-1:00 PM

Tuesday, November 3 - 12:00-1:00 PM

Getting more out of RefWorks: RefGrab-It, Write-N-Cite, and RefShare

Wednesday, September 16 - 12:00-1:00 PM

Thursday, October 8 - 12:00-1:00 PM

Tuesday, November 10 - 12:00-1:00 PM

Ares Training for College of Education Faculty

The Education Library will be holding two classes for faculty on navigating the library's course reserve system, Ares. Learn how to create a class, submit course reserve requests online in multiple formats, add tags to organize readings and much more. You will also be shown how the libraries can assist you with copyright restrictions and how your previous classes can be archived in our system for future use.

Classes will be held in the Education Library classroom during the following dates and times:

August 18th: 3PM-4PM

September 1st: 10AM-11AM