WSU Library Instruction

General Orientation and Tours

Week of Welcome - Start of Semester - Spring 2008

Information/Reference Desk at Holland and Terrell Libraries:

A special information desk, located in the Terrell Library Entryway, will be staffed by librarians on Friday January 4 from 9-2, Sunday January 6 from 1-3, and again January 7th and 8th from 7:30-2. Stop by to learn more about the resources and services WSU Libraries has to offer. Lost, we can help with directions to your next class. We'll be there to help make the start of the semester as easy as possible for everyone. Stop by and say hello.

Gen Ed 300 Recruitment
- throughout the Week of Welcome and beyond

Gen Ed 300, Accessing Information for Research, is a popular one-credit course offered as a cooperative effort between the General Education Program and WSU Libraries. Please go to our Gen Ed 300 home page for more information about this course and registration information.

Schedule a general library orientation or tour

Architecture Library, Brain Education Library, Fischer Agricultural Sciences Library, Health Sciences Library, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections, Owen Science and Engineering Library

Tours at any of these six libraries/units are available by appointment. Please click on the name of the library/unit above to find contact information.

Holland and Terrell Libraries

1. You can take a self-guided walking tour of Holland and Terrell Libraries. The orientation tour features numbered signs throughout the library and a corresponding handout of descriptions. The handout, titled "Your Library Tour" can be found in the guides rack at the main library entrance gates. The library's hours of operation information will aid you in planning your tour.
2. You can also schedule a guided tour from a librarian at Holland and Terrell Libraries. Please contact the Library Instruction Department at 509-335-7735 or email at libinstr@wsu.edu. In your message, be sure to:
   1. leave your name and contact information
   2. tell us the number of people who will be on the tour and any pertinent information about them
   3. provide a first and second choice of dates and times for your tour - tours generally last 20 to 30 minutes

3. It is important to note that tours provide people with an introduction and physical orientation to the library, but do not include formalized instruction or hands-on computer activities. Use the Class Scheduling Form to schedule an instructional session.

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