Library & Information Science

As the liaison to the College, I am here to help all faculty and staff in the College as well as students. Please let me know how I can help you with you or your students' research needs or if I can answer any questions about library resources and services.

Latest news from UK Libraries

Upcoming UK Libraries Events

Feel free to email me or schedule an appointment with me (in person or Zoom).

UK Libraries is offering online research workshops on data management, bibliometrics, scholarly publishing, systematic reviews, and more.

All are welcome to register for workshops scheduled this semester or view past recordings.

Located on the Ground Floor of the King Library Annex, The Stacks is a unique space with specialized equipment, resources, and events dedicated to digital and data-intensive scholarship.

Our librarians offer consultations, instruction, and support services to students and faculty at every stage of the research lifecycle, with expertise encompassing all facets of digital scholarship, including:

• Research data management
• Data applications and visualizations
• Digital humanities
• Digital and open access publishing
• GIS and digital mapping

Whether you want to use and create open educational resources or are looking to remove the cost barrier of course materials for your students, UK Libraries can help!

Find or create open textbooks and other open educational resources for your courses (it is not too early to start planning an OER Grant Program proposal)

Schedule an individual consultation or a workshop for your department on open educational resources with the Affordable Course Content Librarian

Use course reserves and the Library Textbook Collection to provide assigned materials for free

Join the Open Education Interest Group (an asynchronous discussion group, no time commitment required) to connect with others at UK

Contact the Affordable Course Content Librarian with any questions.

Course Guides

Interested in a guide like this one tailored to your specific course?

Some examples: COM 351, ISC 325, JOU 208 

Please send me an email, and I'll be happy to work with you to put together a guide for your class.

Canvas Modules

Interested in a library research module or library information in your Canvas course?

You can use our open enrollment canvas courses in their entirety (Open Information Literacy or Open Academic Research), or I can design a tailored, shorter version for your class research assignments.

Please send me an email, and I'll be happy to work with you to put together instructional materials in Canvas for your class.

Instruction Sessions

Interested in a library instruction session for your course?

Please complete this Instruction Request Form and feel free to contact me if you have any questions. 

The Information Literacy Guide describes the importance of integrating information literacy concepts into your course and includes suggestions for sample assignments.

Course Reserves

If you would like to place physical or electronic materials on reserve for your students, information is available on the Reserves page.

Research Consultations

I am happy to work with you or your students on search strategies including developing search terms, choosing appropriate databases, managing citations, and so forth. I have some availability in consulting with you on literature, scoping, and systematic reviews and can advise on research and publication issues.

Feel free to email me or schedule an appointment with me (in person or Zoom).

Purchase Requests

As the liaison to the College, I am happy to take your requests for library materials you feel should be added to our collection, particularly for one-time purchases such as e-books or books.

Please send me an email with information about the item to be considered for purchase or complete this form.

Interlibrary Loan

If the University of Kentucky Libraries does not have access to an article or book that you need, our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service can usually borrow a copy from another library for you to use. Information about the service can be found on the library's Interlibrary Loan page. 

NOTE: Your library card number is on the back of your UK ID card.

EndNote

EndNote is a citation management software package that can help you keep your research materials organized as you research and write. Many of our databases will export citations directly into EndNote.

The software is available for download though the UK Download page. More detailed information is available on the EndNote research guide.