Does Rod Library provide one-on-one consultation for persons engaged in focused research?
Rod Library offers research consultations to UNI faculty, students, and staff who need extensive reference or research assistance. A research consultation should be arranged in cases when the patron’s research needs cannot be adequately met in the course of the typical reference assistance provided at Rod Library’s general reference desk. In a research consultation, the patron meets with a reference librarian (usually in the librarian’s office). The librarian will discuss the patron’s research needs and suggest appropriate library resources, including electronic databases, likely to contain information related to the patron’s research question. The librarian will also demonstrate how to use these resources and help the patron develop effective search strategies. The goal of a research consultation is to provide the patron with the necessary tools to conduct his or her own research. Research consultations are not a substitute or alternative for group library instruction which is offered
